The Villages - June 2022 - 14

Other parties took place at Moyer Pool and
Recreation Center, and still others were held on the
streets in their neighborhood.
" We actually had a hot dog guy and Mystic Ice
Cream, " she said. " A (musician) played - she set
up on the driveway. And then you have the golf
carts that come and people bring their chairs too.
You sit around and you chat. I met neighbors
up the street who I'd never met before. It's so
interesting to talk to people who have done such
unique things in life - like the man who extracted
silver from X-ray (films). When I hear all the
different professions and fields people have worked
in, I find it quite amazing. "
I met neighbors up the
street who I'd never met
before. It's so interesting to
talk to people who have done
such unique things in life.
- Rita Maristch
The McLaughlins
Dianne and Gary McLaughlin moved from Seattle
to The Villages three years ago. As members of an unofficial
gourmet dining club, the couple have dubbed
their restaurant " The Gourmet Bubble, " Dianne said.
" For obvious reasons - we live inside the bubble and
it is a gourmet dining club. Our logo is done in blue
and green as a nod to our past. Seattle's theme
for everything is blue and green. "
The couple took their turn hosting in
February, serving a " winter warm " menu
with alcohol as the featured ingredient -
the " warming " component.
" Every one of the dishes had some kind
of alcohol in it, and our party favor was an
adorable glass jar of homemade grapefruit
marmalade with a pink ribbon around the
jar, " Dianne said. " Attached to the ribbon
was a placeholder card for guests' seating. "
A sparkling pink and silver table set the
tone for a " bubbly " evening, with velvety
roses in shades of pink and white, an elegant,
fragrant touch.
" Very pretty, " Dianne said.
To kick off the event, a guest played chef and
served scallops, hibachi style. Friends gathered to
chat around the sizzling appetizers.
" (They) poured the alcohol in the pan and set
it aflame, " Dianne said. " Of course all the smoke
detectors went off in the house. It was hysterical. "
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JUNE 2022
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