Avi and Ted Mayer make crostini...a little this, a little that...

Yesterday was pretty much all about the Fellowship. I was up for hours before anyone else and made some awesome Cowboy cookies for Elisa. Then I started on mini-quiches. I was trying to decide what I would charge if I was going to sell them. About $1 a piece....not sure people would want to pay that. It's a solid two hours or more of work, plus some expensive ingredients.

Allison arranges cookies

A little before 10, I took Cameron out for a walk, since it appeared no one else would be getting up soon. By the time we got back, Ray was up, washing my dishes, a good quality in a partner. He woke Elisa up about eleven. They left a little after 12. She went to a cookie swap in Buford. I warned her she should bring back 8 dozen cookies to replace the ones she took. It's fun to have variety, but most are not up to my standards...

ready for guests

I put the quiches in to bake as they left, ate some lunch, took a bath and got dressed, spent about half an hour on my paper. I headed out and then realized I needed to get the chickens in. Since it was early, they were off in the woods and not very anxious to come in. So I ended up leaving later than I wanted. I was going to go by my Dad's, but decided I didn't have time. I called him from UUFA and he came and got the things he needed...bouillon cubes and the cleaver. He took the truck (Ray had the Prius in Gwinnett County so I had driven the truck) and left me the red car.

studying auction items

At the UUFA, they were mopping the floors after Nifty Gifty, which they said went very well. I was sad to miss it. Jane and Herb and Aleta were there, ready to set up. Jane was a little stressed. "Where is everybody?" she said. I had to play the role of the calm reassuring person. "It's fine, we have plenty of time." "Where are the programs? We can't set up without the programs? Where are the tablecloths?" Anyway, it all worked out. There was more than enough food. I only pissed off two people with my intransigent insistence on no paper plates. One of them was the minister. We passed finger food. Her husband made Danish meat balls in cream sauce...kind of hard to eat with your fingers (on a toothpick). Michelle and Alison wanted the servers to carry paper plates and pass them out, glass ones being harder to carry around with a tray. People said they liked it, though, and there were plenty of servers.

festive

Meanwhile, back in the kitchen...

Ray and I were pretty restrained and didn't bid on much. There were plenty of people bidding for the things we might have wanted (restaurant gift certificates). I did bid on housecleaning, but someone must have bid more. Besides, I like Tonya...and I will have time to clean my house soon. There were several sets of fine china that had belonged to Janet Pomeroy and I couldn't resist bidding on one of them, plain white with a silver rim, service for 8, including serving items. Four boxes in my garage now. I am sure the other items were very valuable and should have been appraised. I can't stop thinking about them being sold for $20 or $40.

Myrna, Herb, Paul, and Ted provide music

David Sweat did the live auction in his tux. He did a good job, but there wasn't much to bid on...a weekend at Tybee, but we held back. My lower left back and hip were hurting from standing so much. Probably the shoes didn't help, although I didn't put them on until 5:30. I lay down in one of the pews and that helped. Then we paid and took our dishes and left. I was asleep by the time Ray got home with Elisa.