WHAT A BRUNCH SPREAD. Cut flowers, starched and ironed linens, antique water glasses, the good dishes. Open doors ushered in mid-summer morning breezes. A welcome gift from a crisp, clear night following another scorching high-desert day. Pot roast, carrots, and spuds mounded on brightly patterned platters. Comfort food. Fruit tart accompanied by multiple rounds of mimosas.
The occasion was the first meeting of East Coast and western fishing buddies and wives; opening ceremonies to a long-anticipated week of
