Food

The dinner table, before the hordes descend

The table, excellently laid out, and a delight to behold. Obviously this is before the masses descended!

Preparation

The hostess and host (inspecting the turkey)

Rick checking the turkey, while Patty stirs.

Patty, Randy and Bill (cooking vegetables)

An equal opportunity kitchen! Patty supervises, while Randy and Bill go about their business

The BIG bird - turkey, in this case (and there was another one!)

Stuffed! That is, the turkey was stuffed. And big.

Patty and Rick attend the bird, Judy and Bill preparing on the cook top

Even more helpers. Rick and Patty discuss the turkey, Bill cooks the vegetables while Judy places the melted butter on a pie. Alas, Judy cooked a pavlova, and since they are rare these days, I had one of those, rather than a piece of pie.

Bill with knife, Rick in the back, planning the turkey attack

Watch it there, Bill - that's a dangerous weapon! Bill and Rick discuss how to attack the turkey.

Come and Get It

Let's eat: clockwise from left: Patty, Sandy, Jim, Judy, Simon, Caitlin, Matthew, Bill, Barbara, Randy; David standing to right

Having served our needs buffet style, it was time to eat. From left, going clockwise: Patty, Sandy, Jim, Judy, Simon, Megan, Matthew, Sam (only just visible on top right), Caitlin, Bill, Barbara, and Randy, with David holding the bottle of cider.

Christmas Dinner