The table was set Sarah and Ed and Ben were relaxing though Ed did feel that he should dress for the occasion even as the maror and charoset were put on the seder table and the wine was prepared for Elijah and asparagus and strawberries were being prepared in the kitchen as plates were being assembled for the first course as the watched pot wasn't boiling but many pots were cooking as eggs were prepared for a tradition we don't remember (but we know it's an important tradition) and cups were given to Ben even as the traditional wine found its place among the festival napkins and as the fish plates (sans fish) were being assembled, the meat was being cut just in time for the arrival of Willa and Bill (and, of course, Martha) who thought this picture of me had to be taken as Jane and her friends and Jeff (posing with Sarah) arrived so that hors d'ouveres could be served to the waiting crowd before OtherJane arrived and the seder (which was not photographed) could begin.

Then it was time for food and we (or some) began with gefilte fish and a mamouth salad that looked like this on my plate even as the soup was cooling and the meat was passed and served along with the vegetarian artichoke dish and potatoes that made this array on my plate before more meat arrived along with a kugel so that my plate took shape though the asparagus and tofu dishes were needed to complete the design on my plate as the assembled ate away and Bill and Jeff bonded which seemed to embarrass Bill even as the meal proceeded so that I could take a photo of Willa and this self portrait and then this picture of the people on the right of the table as the tofu was completed and the strawberries were brought out so that Jane could try the whipped cream before fruit, macaroons and cakes (all kosher for passover) came out to accompany the strawberries for our dessert.

Having recovered, I returned to work and several days later took a picture of Mike Smith who would be acting chair of the Philosohpy department.