All dressed up

We've been meaning to have the guys down the street over for dinner for a while now, so when Robert ran into them at Sunday bingo he asked them for Monday night.

Monday was busy: cleaning, groceries, cooking, getting the CDs ready, vacuuming the pool, filling the ice bucket, getting the lights right and making an arrangement for the outdoor table.

The clock hit the appointed time and kept on ticking. A half-hour later, I asked Robert to hike over and tell them that if they hadn't eaten, I had dinner ready.

He came back to let me know they'd forgotten all about it and had company of their own, so I wrapped up half the food, froze it, poured the wine and served dinner a deux on the deck.

I'm happy to report it was a marvelous party.