Well it's been quite some time since I've hosted a soiree of any kind. My last one was a dinner party I had at my old house, and had some new friends that I met at art school over. At the time, I thought it was a great idea. There were about 4 couples and some random singles. A good mix, or so I thought. I decorated the eat-in kitchen with candles and twinkly white lights, cooked a fabulous if-I-say-so-myself Boeuf Bourguignon that would've curled Julia Child's toes, served with rustic French country rolls, a variety of wines..and you know what, it was a bore. A bore I tell you! You couldn't have bought a conversation with those dolts! Save for an eccentric aging diva who made her entrance wearing stilleto's and a boa wrapped around her throat, I kid you not. My ex-hubby got completely sloshed and passed out, some of the guests stayed so long, I thought I'd have to charge them rent...do you see where I'm going here?
I've got a new house now, bigger and more "grand." I'm going to deck it out with lots of orange lights, pumpkins, luscious smelling candles in flavors of Fall; cinnamon/nutmeg, maple syrup, cinnamon bun - the kind that make you hungry, toss in some Halloween decor of course, wrap my staircase in swags of orange, gold and red leaves - more twinkly lights...and if the conversation gets dreary, I'm counting on those candy corn martini's to save the evening!
What's on your menu this Fall?
