By Candlelight

Last week we went out to dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant, Cafe Gibraltar in El Granada. The atmosphere was wonderful. I've always loved everything I've eaten there. That night it was rabbit and duck, superb dishes. We were celebrating our anniversary and shared a bottle of wine. After dinner we had a Greek Float. It had Ouzo gelato with a fig compote, an original and savory dessert.

Our dinner was almost over, we had enjoyed the live music, an upright bass and electric piano, the atmosphere, the food and the company. The couple behind us was much older, in their 80's or 90's. He had a walker and struggled with his reading glasses. When the bill came, he pulled out his American Express and tried to read the bill. You could tell they were both having problems seeing the writing on the receipt. They finally held up the candle to try to read it. Now remember Boyd and I had shared a bottle of wine. Boyd said, "When I can't read the bill, you take over and pay it." We laughed. Our bill came and Boyd couldn't read it...he brought the candle closer. Thermal paper burns really fast...