I went down to New York City to buy Christmas presents for Catherine (Murphy). One of the places I always go to is Eskandor on 10th Street.]]> Carol and Helen had a party in honor of Bob Dylan's Nobel prize for literature. We were all asked to bring Swedish food. Needless to say, Bob wasn't there. See the following entry.]]> Carol and Helen had a party in honor of Bob Dylan's Nobel prize for literature. We were all asked to bring Swedish food. Needless to say, Bob wasn't there. See the previous entry.]]> Peter and I met Lisa Thomas at Eugene's to go over the artwork for possible auction at Stair gallery in Hudson, NY (where Lisa works). Karen, ?, and Rene were at Eugene's setting up for the estate sale on the 16th.]]> I was doing some banking and ? brought a cake in for ?'s Birthday.]]> After meeting at Eugene Carrol's house for Tom and Joyce to retrieve some items, the four of us went out to dinner.]]> This was the day before the estate sale at Eugene's. They were still setting up.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the following seven entries.]]> Gret Starett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous entry and the following six entries.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous two entries and the following five entries.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous three entries and the following four entries.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous four entries and the following three entries.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous five entries and the following two entries.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous six entries and the following entry.]]> Gret Starrett Smith and David Levi Strauss's Winter Solstice Party in High Falls, New York. See the previous seven entries.]]> We were doing shopping in Rhinebeck and went into The Paper Trail. We ran into some people we knew who were also shopping. Jean and Sasha came shopping directly from the airport.]]> We met up for lunch with Billy and Arthur halfway to Montreal. See the next entry.]]> We arrived in Montreal late afternoon, and after checking in at The Gault Hotel, we went to dinner at Chez Delmo, a fish restaurant not far from the hotel. The see the quality of the meal was mixed. I had Dover Sole, which was terrific. Billy had fish soup. Arthur had mussels in a very rich cream sauce, and Cathy had linguini with clam sauce (which was not that good). See the previous entry.]]> Lunch at Le Hartley Restaurant, Hovey Manor, North Hatley. We had an incredibly terrific lunch. The chef was Francis Wolf who had worked with Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Palmer, and Gary Danko. Catherine and Arthur's lunch was spectacular. I had ordered wrong because the hamburger as described seemed like it would be better than it actually was.]]> On the back porch of Manoir Hoven. I found Hovey Manor on the internet when researching places near Montreal that are reflected in Louise Penny's invention of Three Pines.]]> These are some of the people who work at the front desk at The Gault. This was the fourth time we've stayed here. We didn't go to Montreal last year because Cathy (murphy) was recovering from her first knee replacement of 2015-16. For three years before we went to Montreal for Christmas with Arthur Salvador and William Finn. Nadia and Josie are both concierges. I spoke with Nadia several times before we arrived to settle various arrangements.]]> We go to this restaurant on Christmas Eve every time we are in Montreal at Christmas. Dinner was spectacular. We tried something we'd never had before]]> Moroccan Shrimp. They were insanely expensive but amazingly good.]]> We've been to this restaurant about four other times, always for dim sum. This time, after going to see La La Land, we went past the time when they served Dim Sum so we ordered from the menu. The food was very disappointing. We will only go back here for Dim Sum.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the following seven entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the previous entry and the following six entries. See the previous entry and the following six entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's yearly Chanuka get-together. See the previous two entries and the following five entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the previous three entries and the following four entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the previous four entries and the following three entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the previous four entries and the following three entries.]]> Maryam and Michael's Yearly Chanuka get together. See the previous six entries and the following entry.]]> The Stillman Family at a Yearly Chanuka get together at Maryam and Michael's. See the previous seven entries.]]> Dinner at David Levi Strauss and Gret Sterrett Smith's House.]]> I went into Baby Cakes to get a latte to go, and ran into ???.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the following five entries.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the previous entry and the following four entries.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the previous two entries and the following three entries.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the previous three entries and the following two entries.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the previous four entries and the following entry.]]> Elena and David Invited us to their New Year's Party. See the previous five entries.]]>