Twelfth-night party

We're just going to bed after our Twelfth-night party. It was a great success. We had 14 people, including ourselves, which is about the maximum for the space. They loved the food, which included snacks of assorted crackers and dips, raw veggies, salmon salad, cheese, etc., then three kinds of soup: lamb barley, chicken corn chowder and vegan squash curry, breads and an amazing assortment of desserts: tartes, cookies, etc. But mostly we sang - people brought a wide assortment of songs, some familar, some not, but nothing "standard." It was a great group of singers and we had a great time! Clean up wasn't too bad. We had a heavy snow squall in the afternoon which had us worried about people getting up the driveway and parking, but Zach came through and plowed and sanded just before people arrived and all was well. One couple said,  "this was a great idea - we're going to do one too." That is a good measure of success!

 

                The snack and dessert table

       Guests visiting

Robin talking with Mary Alice in the living-room. 

With tree and lights and candles the house looked very festive!