And on the second Saturday

 Maple stars, pumpkin bars, chicken and rosemary  sandwiches, apple cake, chocolate bars, and Lynn gotridof her excess zucchinis by turning them into muffins and bagging them up festively. You might turn down a zucchini, but who can resist a muffin?

I can seat 10 people in my dining room.  If more than 9 people say they are coming, I set up in the living room as well. (My fantasy dining table seats 30)  And  it worked out pretty well today.  The new sofa is not one to swallow you whole, so people who are a mite creaky in the knees can still manage a dismount without a crane and tackle.  You need to think of these things as you age.

Living room diners.

More living room partyers .

 And the noisy crew in the dining room.  Feasting, politics, jokes, singing of happy birthday, yarn exchange, knitting.  I showed off my double knits.  Beth showed off the sweater she just finished blocking (still damp, this is a BRAND NEW sweater!) Jackie is learning how to knit a moebius scarf.

The yarn exchange didn't go quite as I had anticipated.  I wound up with a big basket of new yarn that no one loved enough to take home. Well, lots more hats for the orphans, then.  I can practically knit those in my sleep.