Perfect on a cold night...

I'm at my friend, Patti's house. She has built a crackling fire. Outside it is windy and bitterly cold. Inside, however, it smells like heaven. She is fixing clam chowder for dinner. She just offered me a glass of wine. Aaahhhhh... How perfect an evening. She and her husband Rich call there place The Franklin Arms. They love to have people come and enjoy their wonderful home space here at Shiloh Stables. Patti is retired and living the life of her dreams. And I, (fortunate soul that I am to know her), am here treating myself to some very relaxed girlfriend time. Good friends, good food, special times.