party – Creative Meanderings

It’s social season as the weather improves with warmer temperatures and sunshine ☀️. It’s not yet deadly hot, so it is ideal for eating, drinking, and being merry.

Usually, I prefer a smaller quainter lunch so when I initially started organizing this one, that was the plan. Then, before I knew it ten people turned into 24 (including us)! We provided the setting and meat dish while others brought their table contributions. We definitely ate well! 😬

We also took advantage of our open terrace space this time so that people could spread out. It was a seeming success and no one left hungry or very sober. 😅

It was a great way to spend an afternoon before I head off to the States again for a couple of weeks.

~T 🔥🐉♋️

We love a party – yes, even me, the introvert!

Although I tend to prefer smaller group gatherings for catching up with people, I do enjoy bringing people together and seeing what sort of social interactions will arise to give me food for thought. M loves a large party to play host and to flit to and fro. So, it’s a good combined activity for us to organize and put on. Luckily, it seems we aren’t bad at it as everyone seemed to have had a great time.

Our last big gathering was a sit-down potluck-style meal of 35 around our big tables for Easter. So, this time, we did a stand-up event with catering and a live reggae (Bob Marley cover) band. It was mostly inside, which drove some people outside when the music was playing. If we could have trusted the weather, we would have set up the band outside instead, but it was our first go at it and now we know.

The event was without a specific purpose, but we combined a bit of Halloween fun with a pumpkin design contest, celebrated a birthday, and mixed lamentations and relief at the changing season. Overall, it was a great night that took a couple of days to recover from the late night (for me) and the alcohol consumption (for M). 😅

Here are a few pics that highlight the night!