The Brooks Family Comes to Dinner

LtoR: Alice, Leo and Xavier

Saturday, Mary and Leo brought their family up to see matinee for Dear Evan Hansen and then they came over for supper.


Richard put some of his garlic deer sausages in the slow cooker and Mary brought buns and chips.



That made the meal pretty easy for me. I didn’t have to do anything.

... this part of the table is mine alone ...

Naomi brought her friend, Riley, along as well, so there were 13 of us, including Kelve whom they picked up on their way back from the Jubilee Auditorium.


We couldn’t decide if it would be better to meet at Richard ‘s and Miranda’s house or at mine.


They have more space.


I have more dishes.

Mary delivering food to the table.
Food?  That would be chips.

I love having everyone crowd around the table and the island.


I like the multiple conversations that go on, that buzz that is more than white noise, and more than the number of conversations that anyone can keep track of.


I did hear a small silence when Michael announced that he had just found out that his Grandmother gets up in the middle of the night and eats ice-cream and that is why there isn’t always the same amount of ice-cream in my freezer as when they left it there the night before.

LtoR: Kelvin, Riley, Naomi

I was stunned that he has been keeping track of the level in all of the 2 litre tubs I have in the freezer.


After the silence, Leo said, “So that is where Mary gets it from.”

Rhiannon teaching  Betty and Michael
to use their stemware  with an evil
finger pointing off to the side.

Arta