It was Suzanne's birthday which was grounds for some great celebrations. The
night before, we gathered together the Havurah elders and made our
way towards the mist
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to take a group picture
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before passing through the mist
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to Rat's
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for the celebration.
Among us, we ordered 3 first courses, the beet one
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the meat one
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and the gorgonzolla cheese one
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On the half hours throughout the meal, popovers
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arrived. Depending upon the order of delivery to the 5 dining rooms, the
freshness varied. Next came the main courses,
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of which I only remember the ``fried chicken'' portobello
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that I had. The food got conversation going as Seva
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Suzanne
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and Peter
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entertained the thought of a cheese cart
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to the amusement of Steven
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Sara
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and me
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(not a bad self portrait).
Once we got the crackers
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and breads
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and our cheese plate
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we were freed to study the salt and pepper shakers
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and eat down the cheese
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to the amusement of our waiters
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for the evening. It took one
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then two
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and even a third try
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before I could get the sugar picture right and my first attempt
to get a plate picture
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didn't work. After the chef's dessert
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I went to the men's room looking for a sign and found this rat
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hence the name. I came back to participate in
ordering the desserts
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after which Sara posed the plate
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so I could get a good picture.
After dinner, we explored. Peter meditated
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as Steven
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went into the willows
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to glance at this sculpture
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while Suzanne, Seva and Peter
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discovered the music machine
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and entered their selection
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for all to hear.
On further exploration, we met these people
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and as Peter befriended them
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Suzanne joined the crowd
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and eventually we sat for a group picture
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taken by this kind gentleman
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before exploring further to this sculpture
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and then this
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which suffered in the darkness. After a debate,
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we decided to skip the formal setting
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and join the picnic
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where after a nice picture
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we said goodbye to her
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and headed home.
The next day