The right kind of party...
Now to be really cool, I would leave it at that, but cool is something I’m not (apart from the tattoo…
)
It had all the right ingredients – good food, good company, good entertainment for the children and good knitting.
It was Mary and family’s leaving party. After almost exactly a year in Cambridge while her husband has been on Sabbatical, they are back to Toronto. It was reading Mary’s blog that gave me the confidence to go along to my first KTog in Cambridge – thank you so much for that Mary.
The food… – well, I always go to pot lucks with food that I know I can eat, not really expecting to be able to eat anything else. But wow! Butternut Squash Risotto, Grilled Aubergines (with how much chilli?!), Sushi, not to mention the usual nibbles.
The company… – there were knitters there – we talked Texere yarns, and space dyeing, and ribbing, and jaywalkers, and kiri, and Crinkle cardigans and… – you know the sort of thing. And there was Mark who was in the year above John at college who is now married to Hilary who is a stitcher rather than a knitter – Cambridge can be a bit incestuous like that.
And Ruth learnt to ride a bike (with stabilisers, but still – at 27 months she is very determined!)
And Mary’s daughter Elaine wore a balloon hat (at least, she did for a little while):
And because it is Saturday, there was sky:
And because I couldn’t decide between the sky at the party and the sky at home…
six comments:
sounds like a wonderful party, I was really sad not to be able to get there. ruth is one adventurous young lady!rosie () (link) - 09 July '06 - 14:45
mm wine and pretty yarn.. lovely!pixie () (link) - 09 July '06 - 15:48
Your party sounded wonderful Anne. More pics please!!Wow….....i can’t believe that’s Ruth!!! Is she really riding a bike??? Caitlin seems such a baby still…she’s only just managed to bum shuffle downstairs…lol!
Denise xx
Denise () - 09 July '06 - 21:57
Wow. Go Ruth!Looks like a fab party, and I don’t think Cambridge can be more incestuous than Lincoln!
Daisy () (link) - 10 July '06 - 21:52
These are lovely photos (has anyone ever told you that you are really a photographer)? Ruth looks adorable.The mother in me wants to say “mind you don’t spill your wine onto your wool”.
Big Ruth () (link) - 11 July '06 - 19:20
Nice pix! I forgot about Saturday Sky.I love that tote bag.
Carrie K () (link) - 12 July '06 - 23:40
