Whew

By surviving last night's Jane Austen birthday party for the sister in law I've completed the November gauntlet of social events in more or less one piece.

She wussed out and didn't make us play the aforementioned Pride & Prejudice board game, which was a sore disappointment. I'm planning on making her play when we have our belated Christmas celebration on New Year's Day.

Fun time last night, a ton of food as usual this holiday season.
Crumpets, homemade scones (two varieties, dried cherry and maple glazed), assorted jams and spreads, a fruit plate (probably not authentic, but the carb count was out of control and needed some reigning in), bangers, a cheese plate, and of course a wide variety of teas.

We also sampled a wide range of cinematic Prides, from the well known to the profoundly obscure (and strangely expensive) with several stops in between. Fun comparing scenes from the different productions. The new version can hold its head high- aside from the lame tacked-on American ending, that is.
But as with all grafted on 'focus group' endings, just walk out of the theater when you see the scar (in this case, take off after Donald Sutherland's final speech) and spare yourself.

The party was great fun, I think I'll have a theme birthday next year...boxing, perhaps? I could set up a little ring in the front yard and make the guests fight for my amusement, and then rob the actual winner with horrible judging....