Actually I was kinda sad the past few days. I resigned/quit/gave up my volunteer cooking gig at the senior center here, and last week was my last lunch there. And I'm going to miss it. Really, but at the same time I'm relieved. So I guess I'm torn up between being sad and relieved.
No more menu planning, no more shopping, no more cooking, and that is something I really enjoyed doing. I loved the camaraderie of the volunteers, we had some good times, a lot of laughs, a couple of tears, some oops in the kitchen, and I'm thinking of the scorched sauces mostly, but nothing that was catastrophic in nature. Our meals were served on time, mostly. We did get a couple of delays, but really, we did good.
The other volunteers were awesome as well. I want to give a shout out to Don, who came in pretty much every week, and helped us out. He's 87 I believe, and has a bad back, but shows up with laughter in his heart. And then there is Wally, who also showed up most weeks, and also has a bad back, but did his part in the prep work. Ginnie, who showed a real aptitude for doing whatever we asked of her. Miss Dot, who made some awesome deviled eggs, several dozen a week, and brought them. Miss Merle, who is legendary around here for her baking prowess. Miss Reba who came and helped out a few times. And Sarge, who taught me so much before he had to leave. And we had our share of snowbird volunteers, Janey, who fell to with a will, Miss Pat, who came in early and stayed late. All the great people who stepped up to serve the food to the seniors, and finally, my fellow cook, Robin. She also taught me an incredible amount. We had more laughs, and she was one of the main reasons I looked forward to going in every week.
Thank you to all of you, and I appreciate your kindness in letting me come in and cook alongside you all.
No more menu planning, no more shopping, no more cooking, and that is something I really enjoyed doing. I loved the camaraderie of the volunteers, we had some good times, a lot of laughs, a couple of tears, some oops in the kitchen, and I'm thinking of the scorched sauces mostly, but nothing that was catastrophic in nature. Our meals were served on time, mostly. We did get a couple of delays, but really, we did good.
The other volunteers were awesome as well. I want to give a shout out to Don, who came in pretty much every week, and helped us out. He's 87 I believe, and has a bad back, but shows up with laughter in his heart. And then there is Wally, who also showed up most weeks, and also has a bad back, but did his part in the prep work. Ginnie, who showed a real aptitude for doing whatever we asked of her. Miss Dot, who made some awesome deviled eggs, several dozen a week, and brought them. Miss Merle, who is legendary around here for her baking prowess. Miss Reba who came and helped out a few times. And Sarge, who taught me so much before he had to leave. And we had our share of snowbird volunteers, Janey, who fell to with a will, Miss Pat, who came in early and stayed late. All the great people who stepped up to serve the food to the seniors, and finally, my fellow cook, Robin. She also taught me an incredible amount. We had more laughs, and she was one of the main reasons I looked forward to going in every week.
Thank you to all of you, and I appreciate your kindness in letting me come in and cook alongside you all.
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