BBQ

They organised a Big BBQ for Family and Friends. And hit just the right moment between morning and evening rain. He and SOFWLUTR and HWL did all the cooking. Not the work, the fun bits - The cooking. She and TWWLUTR did the all the preparations the day before. (But He paid for it. Doesn't know just how much yet though.) Myself was allowed to help. Very yummy: Chicken breast (lime & coconut), sausages (assorted with smokey bbq sauce), rib eye steak (to die for), and venison (even more so. She had marinated it in wine with herbs).

Lots of other uninteresting bits like salads appeared on the day and were arranged on the garden tables. And various breads. SOFWLUTR put them on top of the bbq lid to warm up and then found some had disappeared. Was discovered under a bush with a robin one end and a blackbird the other both tugging hard. He tore both ends off to neaten it up, brushed it down and put back with the rest.

She got decidedly squiffy and nearly fell in the pond where the white wine had been put to keep cool. Was told very sternly to sit down which (when She had taken an open bottle with Her to share with HWL) She did.

Since Friends had been invited, Myself made sure TB and OLAHF knew they too were welcome. Too much meat makes TB very sick so it hid under the table and gobbled any little bits that came its way. (People above couldn't tell who they were feeding so the ploy worked well. But it was horribly unwell later. Luckily not in My garden.) OLAHF got very tired of waiting to be fed so wandered over to the bbq by the greenhouse and helped itself. Good idea. Myself went and joined in. Some of the pieces (chicken with lime and coconut) weren't so tasty so we left those and concentrated on the steak and venison. When He came back over to get more He wasn't awfully pleased at all the bits on the ground but just like SOFWLUTR tidied them up and put them back on the serving plates.

It all went on well into the evening until the rain started again and everybody went back to their homes. He carried the bottles that were left into the house but just covered up all the remains of the food. Was rather surprised this morning that hardly anything was left. Collected whatever still looked edible and threw the rest away. Myself could have told Him the rats banquetted during the night but He didn't ask. Believe They intend to eat the leftovers this evening.

Myself is incredibly glad She will never know the half of it.