Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer!

Grey Skies Have Turned Sunny!
It’s Time To Turn Them Back!

An Invitation To A Smokin’ Event

Vincenzo’s
4th Annual
Big Stinkin’
Cigar Party!

SATURDAY * JUNE 10, 2006 *
3 p.m.— 8 P.M.

Rain Date: Saturday, June 18

“If I had taken my doctor's advice and quit smoking when he advised me to, I wouldn't have lived to go to his funeral.”-- George Burns at age 98


Start the summer right. I’m going to be serving steaks, hamburgers, chicken, baked ham, corn, side salads, pasta, Italian sausage and peppers, some dessert and….well, it doesn’t really matter. No one’s going to be able to taste anything anyway. Except for the jambalaya – that’s some spicy jambalaya!

This is a cigar party, with big Robustos, a few Panatellas, a bunch of Churchills and a whole lot of blue haze. I’ll supply the stogies, but you’re welcome to bring your own brand, if you prefer. We’ll be on my outdoor patio and lawn, and the neighbors will be alerted so they won’t call the fire department.

You don’t have to smoke cigars to come. But if you do, you can’t complain. As a matter of fact, you have to tell the rest of us how debonair we are.

Along with the fine smokes, I’ll also have bottles of wine, some cognac, good whiskey and margaritas. I suppose we’ll also have soft drinks, but I won’t be having any of those. And for those athletically inclined, we’ve got hoops, both basketball and croquet. (One tip: it’s a lot easier to play croquet than basketball when you’ve got a cigar in your mouth.)

I’ve already got lots and lots of cigars. I do, however, need to know how much food to cook. So please RSVP to let me know you’re coming. And feel free to bring your spouse, your friends, your kids. We’ve got plenty for all.




DIRECTIONS TO VALVO HOUSE


Vincent & Linda Valvo
80 Mountain Terrace Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-1801
CELL: (860) 922-3441
vvalvo@comcast.net

From Route 84 going west, take exit 43 (West Hartford). Turn left onto Park Road and follow the road through five lights (the street changes names twice: to Sedgwick and then to Mountain Road). The fifth light is the intersection of Mountain Road and Farmington Avenue.

After the light, take the second left off Mountain onto High Farms Road. Follow High Farms to the NO OUTLET sign, where you will turn left onto Mountain Terrace Road. Bear right at the stop sign. Very shortly, the road will bear sharply to the left. Once you go around the curve, we are the first driveway on the left ‑‑ a red Dutch Colonial house at 80 Mountain Terrace Road. Because it is a shared driveway, please park on the side of the main road.


From Route 84 going east, take exit 39 (Route 4 Farmington). At the first light, turn right onto Route 4 (towards the UConn Health Center). Eventually, you will pass the West Hartford Reservoir on your left. The second light after the reservoir is the intersection of Farmington Ave. and Mountain Road (it is also the first light immediately after Stop & Shop). Turn left here onto Mountain Road.

Take the second left off Mountain onto High Farms Road. Follow High Farms to the NO OUTLET sign, where you will turn left onto Mountain Terrace Road. Bear right at the stop sign. Very shortly, the road will bear sharply to the left. Once you go around the curve, we are the first driveway on the left ‑‑ a red Dutch Colonial house at 80 Mountain Terrace Road. Because it is a shared driveway, please park on the side of the main road.


From Avon/Simsbury/West Hartford North: From Avon, take Route 44 to Mountain Road. Turn right onto Mountain Road. From Simsbury, take Route 185 to Mountain Road. Turn right onto Mountain Road. After the Fern Street intersection (First light from Avon, second light from Simsbury), take your second right onto High Farms Road. Follow High Farms to the NO OUTLET sign, where you will turn left onto Mountain Terrace Road. Bear right at the stop sign. Very shortly, the road will bear sharply to the left. Once you go around the curve, we are the first driveway on the left ‑‑ a red Dutch Colonial house at 80 Mountain Terrace Road. Because it is a shared driveway, please park on the side of the main road.


Got lost? Want to call to say you’re coming early, or running late? Home phone is (860) 561‑1801.