yet another of life's wonders you have schooled me on

Tonight's regularly scheduled programming has been interrupted by life.  Which involved a Quail birthday celebration.  Marked by the gathering of the covey and the ritual of story telling, eating, drinking, laughing and the like.  It also included a cheese plate.

A cheese plate accompanied by a Saint Vincent.  Which, while unphotographed, was made with stoli oranj, st. germaine, cappelletti, lemon, and sparkling wine.  Oh I do so appreciate a well prepared cocktail. 

There was also a piece of chess pie that for some reason I was thinking involved lemon, when in fact it consisted of a rich chocolate fudge-like brownie concoction in a flaky pie crust topped with whipped cream.  Oh. Me. Oh My.  

That is all I have to say on the matter.  Oh, and Happiest of Birthdays Quail Nancy.  I am writing down "chess pie" as yet another of life's wonders you have schooled me on.