Knitting wound up here

Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the dear woman who was going to host the Valentine's party could not do so, and I lept into the breach with unseemly eagerness. I baked a chocolate cake with yogurt cheese topping and dark-sweet cherries for decor.

The tea was a lovely oolong that I just had to have for Valentine's day. Iron Goddess of Mercy Tea. There were only five of us, and we drank almost two pots full.
I frosted some cookies, LG brought some cookies, and on the suggestion of my DH I made crustless quiches in a muffin pan. Yumm!! He has the BEST ideas!! I set the table with buffet plates and used my favorite napkin rings from my collection.

Since it's Valentine's day, flowers cost an arm and a leg. Instead of buying flowers, I took two "Flower of Prosperity" tea balls, put them in pilsner glasses, and added hot water.

Minutes later, I had a unique table decoration that I could drink. They're quite pretty in real life, but my camera skills . . meh.

With a red cloth under the lace, and a pretty plate stand to elevate the cake, I managed to turn out a rather nice looking table even if I did pull it together at top speed. And the party was, as ever, splendid! It's the guests that make a great party, you know.

Next month, it's happening here, and the theme is birthdays. Everyone has 'em so I figure we ought to celebrate them together. I'm going to ask everyone to bring a small wrapped gift - less than $5, and drop it in a basket. During the party, we can each pick a gift from the basket and get to unwrap it. And I'm going to try to have balloons! What else might be fun for a birthday knit-in? A rousing game of tie-the-willy-warmer-on-the male-stripper? One of these days, I AM going to have dancing boys!