party!

Dec. 1st, 2012 08:05 pm
winterbadger: (coloured dice)
I had a great party last night, to celebrate St Andrew's Day. [livejournal.com profile] shy_kat and [livejournal.com profile] redactrice came as well as their friends Nick and AJ, the gruff but amiable [livejournal.com profile] gr_c17 and my friendly neighbours Krista and Erik. I had laid in a goodly supply of single malt (Edradour, Glenmorangie, and Ardbeg), which was well sampled, for the holiday, and we feasted on cheese and biscuits, raw veg, chips and a tasty spinach dip, lasagna, and takeaway from Pollo Campero (what holiday can survive without it? :-)

We also played a number of games (Melissa was insistent that AJ not be allowed to continue any longer in her Eurogame-virgin state), first Web of Power, then two rounds of Samurai. And Erik and Krista polished off a game or two of Fjords. We had Cantrip, Emily Smith, Silly Wizard, The Corries, The Tannahill Weavers, Battlefield Band, and Dougie Maclean on the playlist, with Old Bllind Dogs, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham, Andy Stewart, and John McCusker warming up on deck.

Thanks to those who came out for a fun evening!
winterbadger: (badgerwarning)
Good news from the quack.

Cut for medical details... )

In other news, the Teacher and I had an impromptu Derby party yesterday, which went very well. We had some of her friends and some of my friends, and heaps of very Kentuckyish food were made and eaten (with gusto), conversations were had, horses raced, and mint juleps were drunk.

Today we went out and had a very late brunch (partly because we slept late and partly because it was Mother's Day, so it took an hour to get a table). It was a lovely day, so we hung out. I had started reading her part of Winnie the Pooh earlier, so she got The Graveyard Book at Borders and read me part of a chapter. We tried to pick up her new bike and to get me a haircut, but all the shops were closed. We went to two open houses on the way home, deciding we didn't like the 5 (or was it 6?) bedroom colonial (nice house, but way too big for us) but that we really liked the early-20th century Sears Craftsman house we saw later.

She's working on lesson plans. I'm typing this entry :-) and may then have a short nap (!) or read until it's time for dinner.

A nice weekend, on the whole. :-)
winterbadger: (books2)
from my UK editors' list

> [discussions of parties for one has had for ones' kids, in which
> [someone mentions that sometimes a bouncy castle is provided

"Though that is rather militaristic, as Claire in the Community (Radio 4
comedy about social workers) pointed out last week. She asked if they had a
bouncy library instead :-)"

I know there are some people on my FL who would prefer (and be qualified to staff!) a bouncy library! :-)

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