My oldest son, known far and wide as The Bear, has a heightened sense of
fun. When he's not being Mr. International Law Attorney in Milan, he's being Mr. Wine,
Mr. Extra Virgin Italian Olive Oil, Mr. LaScala, Mr. Lake Como, Mr. Italian Sensibility.He is, in fact, Mr. Enchanted April.
And, Mr. Steeltrap Memory. At dinner,
I never know whether we'll hear a full rendition of Monty Python's swallow and
the coconut complete with all the voices or a thoughtful analysis of how the
Italians ended up hanging out with Hitler. Fascinating young man.
A couple of years ago, I was visiting
at Christmas and the following ensued:
"Here, hold this and follow me," he
said, as he handed me a Champagne flute. We walked out onto the balcony. And,
with a flourish, he hauls out a sabre. Yikes, I thought ~ that looks deadly.
"Now, get ready."
"Get ready for what?" I said.
"You'll know," he said. With a sweep of
his arm, he quickly and firmly slid the saber up the neck of the bottle of
DOC Prosecco and P*O*P! The entire cork with its cage and the neck of the bottle
flew off and sparkling wine bubbled out into my flute.
I mean, how fun is that!!!
I am a firm
believer in having a case (or, in these lean times, at least six bottles) of a
nice Champagne or DOC Prosecco on hand to be able to celebrate any occasion large or
small in style. Your best friend just decided to join the gym? Champagne. You've
finished your taxes? Champagne. Your neighbor just met a lovely woman? You're
gonna need Champagne. And, if you just can't think of how to spend a couple of
hundred dollars, you might consider a Champagne sabre . . . or, a very large
kitchen knife.
At the rate we are launching Champagne
corks off my son's balcony, I predict, we will very soon have enough basketed
corks to decorate the Christmas tree. Now, that is something to celebrate!
Cheers! Salute! Cin-Cin!
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