Tonight we had Burr and Natalie over to share some of our fresh salmon steaks from Washington. Mark cooked the steaks over our newish grill, which gave very nice char marks and cooked the fish very evenly. None of us had ever had salmon steaks and didn't realize that there were still some clear bones. Overall there weren't many bones, but there were enough to encourage the eager to be wary. In addition to our steaks we had garlic mashed potatoes and fresh corn on the cob. Overall it was a dinner fit for a king and a wonderful experience to share with friends.

Everyone is busy this time of year, so we only had time for one game, the Queen's Necklace, which turned out better now that we had a feel for what was going on (only Natalie hadn't played before, and she ended up winning). It really varies between 2 and 4 players, with only 2, we end up having large hands, but with 4, sometimes you get half as many, and you never get a second chance at a card.