Mom’s Visits to New Albany

FEB & MAY-JUN: Recovered from her Xmas bout with the flu, Mom came to Ohio with me to relax and recuperate. Ambrose & Irene Ng and Ping & Virginia Chen invited us out and held dinner parties at their homes for us. We enjoyed seeing Edwaard Liang & his BalletMet’s new The Great Gatsby. Traditional Chinese Hot Pot dinner at Bethia & Andy Dehus’ home with young foodie friends. Many meals at Mom’s favorite dining spot, New Albany Country Club, including the sumptuous monthly Sunday buffet with friends, and meals in Easton, that we tried to work off in the NACC spa. Many trips to Scioto Downs Racino & Hollywood Casino, where Mom’s many bonus wins help keep her “entertainment fees” to a reasonable level.

AUG-SEP, NOV: Mom returned with me to New Albany and we again enjoyed many meals at the country club, entertaining Midge & Tally Krumm and other friends there. She came prepared with white outfits for this year’s Fete en Blanc picnic, with Mary Duffey, Tony Logan, & Sherran Blair. We joined Ping & Virginia Chen and S.L. & Theresa Lee at Ambrose & Irene Ng’s home for a delicious pot luck dinner. Mom came back in Nov. for more exercise at Hollywood Casino while I indulged at the nearby Supreme Buffet with AYCE sushi and stone crabs! NACC blessed us with even better food, with famed Columbus restaurateur Kent Rigsby taking over as the club’s Executive Chef. Still, the best food was at friends’ homes, as exemplified by the home-cooked pot luck dinner at the Chen’s with S.L. & Theresa’s Wintermelon Soup cooked in the whole melon. Our feasting culminated in fabulous Thanksgiving dinners at Irene & Ambrose’s home and NACC’s lavish and bounteous buffet.