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Birthday and crafts
May. 16th, 2011 09:35 amAfter the meeting on Fridaynight I offered Nathreee a place to sleep over, since she had to be in Rotterdam the next day anyway. Saturday morning I nipped down to the baker's and picked up some fresh rolls and after breakfast immediately set to baking.
I made the brownie (after the test run of the previous evening, this was very easy) and then the upside-down bunt with cranberry. The mixture of sweet and sour is really lovely. But that wasn't all: there was still a multitude of vegetables and fruits to be prepared. Seedless grapes, paprika, pineapple, carrots, cucumber, radish, strawberries, etc.etc. There were plenty of healthy snacks to go around!
After a game of Ingenious, I made the last preparations and people started pouring in. Steelweaver and Twi had made a lovely Asian pastry and the van Leij clan showed up with three mangoes and meringues for further noms as well as Nachtvisser who donated a lovely salad to the cause. These were added to the table and I made tea and coffee and handed out pie to the guests.
The weather was too cool to sit outside in the park, so we made do with our (none too large) livingroom, but boy was it ever fun. The Van Leij kids were quiet and wanted for naught, especially Jongste that swiftly and efficiently killed the paprika off. I asked NoKey to pick up some more, and Jongste helped cut them to pieces so there would be more paprika to nom for all.
Around five, most of the people coming from afar, wanting to go to another birthday, or those with kids left, and there were nine people who'd join us for dinner. NoKey and Nathreee went to pick up some chinese food and after dinner and another round of drinks, most people were as tired as we were and went home again.
The final score: all of the healthy stuff was completely devoured and I only had two bags of crisps left and the sausage I forgot to set on the table. It was a wonderful birthday. I really feel blessed that I could celebrate it with you all!
( Making chairs for Drachenfest )
I made the brownie (after the test run of the previous evening, this was very easy) and then the upside-down bunt with cranberry. The mixture of sweet and sour is really lovely. But that wasn't all: there was still a multitude of vegetables and fruits to be prepared. Seedless grapes, paprika, pineapple, carrots, cucumber, radish, strawberries, etc.etc. There were plenty of healthy snacks to go around!
After a game of Ingenious, I made the last preparations and people started pouring in. Steelweaver and Twi had made a lovely Asian pastry and the van Leij clan showed up with three mangoes and meringues for further noms as well as Nachtvisser who donated a lovely salad to the cause. These were added to the table and I made tea and coffee and handed out pie to the guests.
The weather was too cool to sit outside in the park, so we made do with our (none too large) livingroom, but boy was it ever fun. The Van Leij kids were quiet and wanted for naught, especially Jongste that swiftly and efficiently killed the paprika off. I asked NoKey to pick up some more, and Jongste helped cut them to pieces so there would be more paprika to nom for all.
Around five, most of the people coming from afar, wanting to go to another birthday, or those with kids left, and there were nine people who'd join us for dinner. NoKey and Nathreee went to pick up some chinese food and after dinner and another round of drinks, most people were as tired as we were and went home again.
The final score: all of the healthy stuff was completely devoured and I only had two bags of crisps left and the sausage I forgot to set on the table. It was a wonderful birthday. I really feel blessed that I could celebrate it with you all!
( Making chairs for Drachenfest )
