The next day was party day. We were having a crowd of hundreds (well,
maybe 100) and so it was good that Don
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was starting to get things ready and the wait staff
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was prepared as the backyard bar
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was set, the flowers hung
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and the table set
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not far from the planter
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and other arrangements
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even as the inside bar
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got ready and glasses
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were unpacked. The family room
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will never be this clean again and despite our efforts at organizing the porch
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no one went out there. The kitchen had flowers
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so I went to put on the baseball tie
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as more flowers (or flower pictures)
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emerged and the herbs
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and other arrangements
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came to the kitchen while the buffet
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was set and the veggies and dips
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and arrangements for hummus
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and the bar
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were set so that the cheeses
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and hummus
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could come out. The display was beautiful
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but I never got to taste it though the bartender
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did share his wares with me but first the food truck
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had to offload
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so that Jane and Chef Larry
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could get together for her chicken tenders
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which didn't seem to be served to others.