Hints and Guesses

I am exhausted, but my house is clean. It would be a shame to miss this experience by leaving the house.

In the end, thirty-five people came over a three-hour period. Making 24 biscuits out of a 12-biscuit recipe turned out to be the best option; I made three batches, which was a bit more than enough. We used forty peaches (almost half a bushel) and five pounds of blueberries, which was about a pound and a quarter less than needed. We ended up using most of four batches of the sour cream and whipping cream topping. I talked more than I’m used to.

The big surprise of the evening was sixteen-year-old Stepson #2, who volunteered—volunteered, mind you—to peel and slice peaches. Not once, not twice, but five separate times throughout the evening. While he has many good qualities, volunteering for work is not usually one of them.

And sorry, but not a picture the entire evening. I was either too busy talking, slicing, or eating.

Inexplicably, I am already thinking ahead to my next social event, which will likely be nothing more elaborate than Saturday lunch with a handful of friends.