maxine in ri wrote:
>
> I arrived late, having been dropped off in midtown near St Pats, so I
> can't say what went on before I got there, altho the Vodka bottles
> were only partially full at 20 minutes past 12.

Only to be expected. You know we're all lushes.

> Barb was holding court in the living room when I arrived. In
> Attendance upon the queen were Jack Schidt, Sheryl Rosen, Kate
> Connelly, Boron Elgar, Dog3/Michael, Marcel, Stan Horowitz, several
> friends of folks there, and Della, for whom Margaret must clean every
> Thursday before she arrives.
> Shortly afterwards, Curley Sue and her niece arrived, followed by
> Claudia, a sometimes rfc'er and next-street neighbor of Margaret's.
>
> Goodies that folks were nibbling included crispbreads, bread sticks,
> sundried tomatoes, some kind of cheese, sausages that Kate brought<?>,

Nope, the sausages were from Barb.

> yummy mushrooms and olives. Barb was right. The olives were great.
> Other food that was around were several trays of chocolates, nuts,
> chips, and those chocolate covered coffee beans.
>
> Sheryl accused me of being mean to her.

You say that as if it weren't true! Everyone knows
how mean you are. I'm sure Sheryl was telling the
truth.

> The buffet that Margaret provided was yummalicious. Shrimp platter
> with sauce, ketchup and mustard, lobster salad, tuna salad, health
> salad, roast beef, corned beef, pastrami, lox, cream cheese, H&H
> bagels, good New Yawk seeded rye and pumpernickel, and the garnish
> platter of tomato, cuke and purple onion slices. I'm pretty sure I'm
> forgetting something. The table was overseen by Polly the pumpkin.
> She got to wear the pearl earrings.
>
> After lunch, I met Tandora. She is absolutely lovely, and she liked
> me! I love the black stripe down the center of her back.

Hmmpf! You must have bribed her with something. Me,
she ignored. Just wanted to get back to her nap.

> My family finally arrived after we had started to make a dent in the
> dessert table. Even tho they had eaten at the Vedic Pride Day parade,
> they still found room for some sandwiches and desserts. The line at
> the Empire state building was much shorter than other days--only an
> hour.
>
> The dessert table contained 4 different cheeses, cheese&apricot
> pastry, rugulach, cheesecake, a chocolate mousse cake, and a lovely
> bowl of refreshing fresh fruit. And some chocolate chip cookies.
>
> Coffee and Bigelow tea from Connecticut were also served, as well as
> various sodas and juices.
>
> None of these folks talks anywhere near as much as they write, for
> which we can all be grateful. But they are all just as nice as they
> sound in their posts. Just the right amount of tartness to keep them
> from being sickeningly sweet<g>.

> Tomorrow is the NYC Marathon. Somehow, I don't think any of us will
> be in it....

Why would you thing that????

> maxine in ri
>
> After Margaret found she could not entice anyone to drink any more
> wine, she tossed out some Ritter candy bars.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?