Where should we meet for dinner? We were meeting the UU and The Beautiful Gay (TBG). They drove down from south of Gaylord (Michaywe) and we drove up from Houghton Lake. Our drives were roughly equidistant (half an hour or so), with ours probably being a wee bit shorter. It was a snow drive but not the terrifying kind.

We met at Spike’s Keg O Nails and I wish I had remembered to take a photo but we were all gabbling like crazy and I didn’t manage it. You’ll have to make do with this reflection of the interior of the cFam cabin with some outdoor items. Kinda like a double exposure almost.

We had never been to Spike’s before but Little Cat Z went there a while back and gave it a good recommendation. I was encouraged that they (very happily) substitute gluten free buns for their sandwiches. I mean EVERY sandwich. There’s a small fee but nothing unaffordable and one of our party does not do gluten so that was a bonus. You can also order every sandwich as a wrap unless it already comes as a wrap (mine did). Spike’s Keg O Nails may not sound like the name for a gluten free friendly restaurant. It sounds more like an old sailor’s bar. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. But it was great and our servers were wonderful!

I don’t avoid gluten but I like wraps as opposed to sandwiches with big slices of bread or large buns. A little bread goes a long way for me.

That’s about it for today. I am just out of steam. Packing up and moving out tomorrow. Alas. It’s really nice up here on winter weekdays when there are no tourists around.

P.S. I just have to document this. At one point TBG asked our lovely servers if they had noticed the ID twins. One of them said she would have pegged US (TBG and KW) as the identical twins. I take that as a huge compliment because TBG is so much more beauteous than I am. But as my (late, alas) Jewish friend Sari once called me (even though I don’t think I deserve it), TBG is a mensch. We are (of course) not identical twins and in a lot of ways we are not alike. But we are kindred spirits and I am honored to be able to call her my sister-in-law.

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