It was Passover, 2012 and the table was set for 19 (actually 20 but then we figured out that we didn't need the last place) ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120375 and the seder plate ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120376 and relishes ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120377 and parsley ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120378 and marror were ready ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120379 as were the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120380 as the seating was arranged ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120381 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120382 and the fish plates were organized in the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120383 as the carrots were prepared ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120384 and Josephine was stirring the oil getting ready for something ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120385 as the charoset (or was it chopped liver?) ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120386 carrots ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120387 and grated cheese were ready ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120388 as the 10 plaques appeared ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120389 as the table was ready ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120390 along with the sidebar ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120391 and the first matzah of the year appeared ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120392 as the cheese ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120393 chopped liver ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120394 carrots ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120395 grated cheese ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120396 and whipped cream ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120397 were accumulating ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120398 with the matzah ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120399 and brisket ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120400 and matzah crackers ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120401 and the appetizers were assembled ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120402 but we didn't want to forget the carrots ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120403 as Ben prepared to get dressed ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120404 and I looked at the stones ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120405 and glass balls ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120406 before going back to see the asparagus ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120407 as Josephine worked ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120408 and I admired the eggs ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120409 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120410 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120411 and chicken ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120412 and vegetables, all ready for the approaching people ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120413 as the macaroons ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120414 brought out Adam, Hannah and Laura ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120415 who were followed by Martha ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120416 Leslie, Chip and Henry ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120417 Kathleen and Mitch ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120418 Wellington and Jeff ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120419 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120420 And Tamar and tom ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120421 before Jane ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120422 and Katy emerged from their long drive ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120423 and once Bill arrived ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120424 we could be seated and conduct the service. ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120425

When we got to the appropriate place, i was served a fishless plate ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120426 as the others had their fish ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120427 letting me admire the seder plate ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120428 before the soup ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120429 chicken ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120430 and carrots were served ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120431 so that my plate could slowly come together. ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120432 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120433 At this point, Tom decided he needed to take some photos of our end of the table ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120434 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120435 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120436 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120437 and I took a picture of Leslie taking a picture of me ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120438 and then the desserts made their way through the table ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120439 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120440 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120441 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120442 ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120443 with the final dessert being the Afikoman which Wellington found. ../../../Sabbat/2012/04.06.12Passover//P1120444