The last guest to leave
The LaLa was officially house warmed last night and a lovely time was had by all, including me. Anne Churchill from Karma Kitchens did the food and it was very tasty – smoked trout mousse, lamb with kaffir dipping sauce, oyster mushroom pate – a bunch of yummy selections. Beth Ribblett from Swirl did a cheese selection that was dynamite with bread from Le Boulangerie. She also selected some good wines – Crios rose, Peachy Canyon Zin, Lafage for the white, and Hogue Cellars Genesis.
At 3 PM in the afternoon when I hadn’t heard from Heather who was going to bartend, I called Anne in a panic and said can you help me out? And her answer: Don’t worry, I can make things happen. But Heather did show up, she had just bartended at Pal’s the night before and left her cell phone there.
I had borrowed all of Jerri’s patio furniture and that completed what I had and then Roy cut the grass from the funky neighbor’s side all the way to his side and he put out an extra table and chairs on the bayou and Jerri put out a set she has. We put eight tiki torches to keep people from parking on the grass and it actually looked fun and festive. I had copper pots filled with citronella to light up the front and with a little more magic the LaLa was in the mood for a party.
Finally I put my red tutu on – and the party began. At six in the morning, sitting on the front porch with a few guests left, finally I said either we were going to breakfast or I am going to bed.