As usual on a BBQ day it was all go go go all day. Never seem to have enough time but it always seems to come off great.
The plan was for a fairly early start because of the early sunset and not knowing how well the weather would be.
Had to tidy up the garden by removing all the fallen apples & leaves from the grass and path. Was annoyed that I couldn't seem to find the large garden hands I'd bought. Couldn't find them in any of the sheds or the house. The BBQ area needed sweeping up of leaves as well.
Needed to make the BBQ back up after it had been dismantled last time after cleaning. The pizza oven was cleaned out and setup.
Bought a load of supplies from Morrisons as usual, although I did tend towards stuff for a colder party this time. Couldn't find any of the vanilla cheese which had gone down so well at the previous two events. Only bought 1 box of cider this time as I knew we'd drink more if it was available.
Maison & Jane said they'd be bringing some baked squash soup. Jane worried about the quantities. What if we end up with too much or there isn't enough for everybody. What can you do?
James, Pip and Ollie arrived just as I was taking a break before the main people arrived. They said they couldn't stay because Ollie wasn't up to late evenings. Shame. I showed James around a bit.
Almost on time other people starting arriving. Richard L arrived with Issy early on. Alastair arrived with Sam on the back of a bike. Not too long after that more and more people arrived.
As is usual these days there were plenty of rugrats flying around. I had some light sticks I'd bought some time ago. Couldn't remember where from though. Might've been Marine Bazaar. They were of some interesting colours, pink, orange, purple etc. with interesting patterns on them, such as spots and stripes. Each child got one, and it was great to see only light sticks flying around the dark garden.
The soup that Maison & Jane brought went down very well. no worries on a chilly evening.
I thought the evening was one of the best we'd had.
The plan was for a fairly early start because of the early sunset and not knowing how well the weather would be.
Had to tidy up the garden by removing all the fallen apples & leaves from the grass and path. Was annoyed that I couldn't seem to find the large garden hands I'd bought. Couldn't find them in any of the sheds or the house. The BBQ area needed sweeping up of leaves as well.
Needed to make the BBQ back up after it had been dismantled last time after cleaning. The pizza oven was cleaned out and setup.
Bought a load of supplies from Morrisons as usual, although I did tend towards stuff for a colder party this time. Couldn't find any of the vanilla cheese which had gone down so well at the previous two events. Only bought 1 box of cider this time as I knew we'd drink more if it was available.
Maison & Jane said they'd be bringing some baked squash soup. Jane worried about the quantities. What if we end up with too much or there isn't enough for everybody. What can you do?
James, Pip and Ollie arrived just as I was taking a break before the main people arrived. They said they couldn't stay because Ollie wasn't up to late evenings. Shame. I showed James around a bit.
Almost on time other people starting arriving. Richard L arrived with Issy early on. Alastair arrived with Sam on the back of a bike. Not too long after that more and more people arrived.
As is usual these days there were plenty of rugrats flying around. I had some light sticks I'd bought some time ago. Couldn't remember where from though. Might've been Marine Bazaar. They were of some interesting colours, pink, orange, purple etc. with interesting patterns on them, such as spots and stripes. Each child got one, and it was great to see only light sticks flying around the dark garden.
The soup that Maison & Jane brought went down very well. no worries on a chilly evening.
I thought the evening was one of the best we'd had.
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