Yes, I am giving a brunch tomorrow. And I am pretending that it is my Christmas party! As I explained on another thread, my house is very small with small rooms. But the yard is big and there is lots of garden furniture out there. So the Christmas party will be tomorrow - rather than when it is cold and snowy and everyone has to be inside. Too crowded for a nice-sized group. (Of course, family celebrations are fine inside anytime.)
So far, I have cleaned the bath and a half - and put roses from the garden in both rooms. The living room and entry are cleaned. The family room is cleaned - and the "adult drinks" will be in this room. So the big table has the coffee pot and cups. tea pot and cups, and lots and lots of stemmed glasses. The glasses are for the adults to select between orange juice; mimosas (orange juice and champagne); bellenis (champagne and peach juice); or mango martinis (mango mix and vodka). The different bottles look very festive. There are also lots of bottles of water on this table, along with a vase of roses from the garden. This table looks very nice - full of lots of delicious things.
Two of the turkey breasts are now cooked. (On the other thread, I mentioned that I got them for 99 cents a pound yesterday. So this is helping to keep the costs low.) The turkey breasts will be for people to make their own sandwiches on their choice of different rolls and kinds of bread. At this point, I am planning to get one or two baked hams also, for sandwiches. The food will be arranged on top of two buffets in the living room. There will be more tables outside, with special foods and drinks for the children.
OK, off to put in the next two turkey breasts and keep cleaning and arranging.
So far, I have cleaned the bath and a half - and put roses from the garden in both rooms. The living room and entry are cleaned. The family room is cleaned - and the "adult drinks" will be in this room. So the big table has the coffee pot and cups. tea pot and cups, and lots and lots of stemmed glasses. The glasses are for the adults to select between orange juice; mimosas (orange juice and champagne); bellenis (champagne and peach juice); or mango martinis (mango mix and vodka). The different bottles look very festive. There are also lots of bottles of water on this table, along with a vase of roses from the garden. This table looks very nice - full of lots of delicious things.
Two of the turkey breasts are now cooked. (On the other thread, I mentioned that I got them for 99 cents a pound yesterday. So this is helping to keep the costs low.) The turkey breasts will be for people to make their own sandwiches on their choice of different rolls and kinds of bread. At this point, I am planning to get one or two baked hams also, for sandwiches. The food will be arranged on top of two buffets in the living room. There will be more tables outside, with special foods and drinks for the children.
OK, off to put in the next two turkey breasts and keep cleaning and arranging.