Episode 99 - Rest and Relaxation in St John's Creek

Sometimes you just need to slip away to a place where no one knows your name. For Toni and me, that place has become St. John’s Creek—tucked off St. Leonard Creek, tucked off the Patuxent River—a sanctuary within a sanctuary. It’s quiet, protected, and perfectly suited for kicking our feet up while the shoreline wildlife and the parade of birds overhead provide the entertainment. On our last visit, we discovered a tiny deserted beach, the kind that feels like it appears only for those who truly need it. It was too perfect not to return with a proper picnic. So we packed a basket with the good stuff, grabbed our beach chairs, loaded up the Miss Annemarie, and set off to create another moment in time. Our first course set the tone: delicate blinis crowned with caviar, caprese bites bursting with freshness, and blue cheese stuffed olives with just the right briny punch. The second course was a playful masterpiece—liver pâté topped with muenster, shielding a thin slice of kosher dill pickle from the almighty Mt. Olive, all resting on pumpernickel tea bread. For variety, we added crisp garden cucumbers atop a cream cheese–onion mixture, finished with fresh dill and tucked between slices of rye tea bread. Dessert was its own celebration: French éclairs, coconut wrapped macarons, and warm apple strudel. And because every great picnic deserves a flourish, we toasted it all with the finest pink champagne. Eventually, the radar nudged us back to reality. Thunderstorms were marching toward St. John’s Creek, so we returned to Moments in Time, packed up, and made our way back to Solomons. Once home, we weren’t quite ready to let the magic fade—so we grilled Asian infused sticky ginger scallion soft shell crabs for dinner. What a day. What a feast. What great Moments in Time. Oh my… oh my…my…my. Subscribe and share in our adventure! Become part of the conversation on Facebook by liking https://www.facebook.com/SV.MomentsInTime/ As always, please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.