Dried fruit platter

 

I can't really be sure I can't quite remember exactly what day it was but I'm pretty sure it was yesterday, Thursday morning during the coffee group. I was thinking it could have been the day before at the Christmas luncheon but that was pretty late in the day and when or what I remember is that my dentist came over earlier in the day like in the morning which would make it have to be yesterday at the coffee group. You know that I have this coffee group every Thursday morning and I really like the reason to meet. I go through these feelings of hot and cold about the people that come to the group but I like the concept of the group itself and the fact that it's Thursday morning, the day before Friday. Starts about 9:30 and probably runs till around 10:30 sometimes 11:00 if it's really active that's hardly ever the case. I'm one of the only or actually I am the only male that attends this function on a regular basis. Start the stimulating conversation or the coffee itself though the coffee is good and the infrequent treats they they have actually they do pretty good the group that's doing the group now that provides refreshments. They're very humble and sweet Treats not necessarily candy but cooked Goods baked goods cookies and occasional cake or two. It's kind of fun. The group stays away from anything political or antagonistic or something that could cause serious issues. So I really don't communicate on anything super serious. But I first came to this property the Thursday morning coffee groups were better attended a lot more folks and a lot wider skin. That's changed over the last year or so now we have a number of folks that are from the minorities. Basically Hispanic and some Native American every once in a while we have one of the black people show up and it's a pretty nice group. Everyone throws in a dollar every week supposedly that buys the refreshments for the next but it really ever does that. Actually if somebody did some real searching they can find stuff that would more than meet the need. No someone are really functional they could actually get stuff donated over that would be nice too. But that is not happen is yet as it is. Anyways this last Thursday I believe it was yesterday for sure- - kind of freaks me out because I thought it was earlier in the week than that but it has to be yesterday - - I was sitting at the table communicating with some of the other folks and look up and suddenly there was a face that I recognized I couldn't really place it immediately and then I realized it was my dentist! He was standing there smiling at me with this big round gift in his hand or around container it was one of those fancy dancing fruit containers you know really high end dried fruit apricots, dates, something green, orange slices I guess, bananas flattened out all kinds of fruit leather aim to look like a okay of flowers that's some sort. Finally I realized it was my dentist from across the street! And that's how I introduced him because I couldn't remember his name his first are his last I was totally pulling the blanket I felt real bad. But he and I had some great conversation and I opened up the fruit wheel and started passing it around to the folks at the table. Everybody picked out a few pieces that they wanted still left me with quite a bit probably put more than I really need but I'm so stingy I'm just excited to have that at my household more than that however I'm excited that this guy came over across the street to give it to me. I've always liked him as my dentist and I always like his setup that he's got going over there it's been in the same building for years and years totally owns the property and stuff. More than that and I may really be talking to my hat here but it seemed like he gave me some real credibility that somebody out there really liked me enough to come and give me a Christmas present in person and a fairly expensive Christmas present that. They're all impressed I could tell as I introduced him as my dentist. And they are all kind of tickled that I knew somebody like that. I've always told him that I did particularly with my political work in the old days I don't think they believed me but now I think I've got a lot more credibility going now with a dentist that actually showed up with a Christmas gift, do I count this as a Christmas miracle? Not really but the more I Ponder the more I just wonder this might be my Christmas miracle for the year this year Christmas 2025….