Long time no post I know. I haven't been doing much except enjoying the weather and hoping it won't end. Last week I realized the days were getting shorter, so I decided that it was time to have a summer party and invite round all the people I have been meaning to invite round all summer but hadn't. I called it the Perilously Close to the End of Summer Barbecue and Pool Party Party. It served two purposes: the first was the obvious social purpose, the second was a cunning plan to get the house and yard clean for the annual Mother In Law visit this weekend. It worked a treat. The pool boy cut the lawn and tidied the yard which left me several hours on Saturday to clean the house without his disapproving eye rolling, and the house stayed mostly clean for when his mum arrived this morning. The party was successful in that we ate lots, drank lots, had many bodies in the pool and ate leftovers for three days.
In fact some of the guests didn't leave until Wednesday, so it made for what seemed like a very long weekend even though I went back to work as usual on Monday, a little bleary eyed. I couldn't quite believe it yesterday when it turned out to be Friday already. In between, we all went to see Valley Summer Theatre's Woman in Black on Tuesday night. As we were all theatre or former theatre professionals I won't give you a review because I suspect we are all a bit harsh in our criticism for various reasons. I never like the sound for anything, the costumer thought the clothes didn't indicate the time period and the actor thought the accents were all over the map. We didn't pay for the tickets so I think it was definitely worth the price.
On Thursday evening a potter friend came to pot which was lovely because it got me out of my lazy lapse and made me organize the studio and get moving on making some things. October is the beginning of Christmas craft fair madness and I must get moving on making some items for that. Not this weekend though because as already mentioned, Betty is here for a visit. Today, we visited Kingsport and ate ice cream. Being the bad correspondent I am, I didn't take photos of any of this, so you will just have to use your imagination.
2 comments:
I can't help but be impressed by the sort of party that starts on a weekend and has some guests staying until Wednesday!! A short interlude for work on Monday must have been a useful opportunity to gather strength! A great idea to have a "Perilously Close to the End" party to mark the close of summer.. I suppose we need a "Desperate for the approach of Summer" gathering down here. I was amused by your wonderfully understated "non review" review of Woman in Black! "We didn't pay for the tickets so I think it was definitely worth the price." is a lovely line!
Surely you must mean the Joyously Close to the End of Summer party?
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