DUNSMUIR HARPIST WOWS GARDEN PARTY

Dunsmuir Village Harpist - Patty

I pose the question, when is the last time you attended a garden party where a harpist was holding court?  Asked the Big Kahuna and he fessed up to never.  The old geezer must lived a charmed life and has attended many a gathering in UK where a harp was featured. Very big on chamber music they be across the pond.

The garden party was planned by a new neighbour to, Nancy, a lovely lady met at Senior Centre.  She was gracious to invite the old geezer and the thought of meeting more folks from Dunsmuir AND free eats was all it took to get washed up and over the fence.

The party started promptly a 6pm, and the guests were queued up in the drive way when I arrived.  There was a lovely lady manning the greeting table, on the was heavy with platters of ever so inviting finger food and dip.  Nancy rounded the corner and hoped that I would have no problem meeting some of the locals.  I did not.

Truth be told, many were well know to one another and did not bother to get between folks chatting.  I did meet a man and wife, he is on the local city council, another chap who had spent most of work life working in Hollywood and a lawyer.  There were a few others but in the main kept to the four who sat at table I ate at.

The purpose of the garden party was to welcome home a lady who had been living in China.  Seems she is back for a short spell and then returning to China.  Very "Berkeley" the lady seemed and she regaled the gathering with tales of life in China and her ability to order food in the cafeteria in Chinese.  Fancy that.

All seemed ever so clever and was reminded of the days when this old geezer hosted like garden parties in Walnut Creek and London.  Times are different now and the old geezer does not host, he just bellies up to the table and chow down the lovely eats and listen in on conversations.  It works.

Dunsmuir is a constant surprise.  Who would have thought?

My house sitting is til end of September, at which time the wee house will be much put upon and there will be no place to live.  Looking round Dunsmuir has not turned up and possible winter digs and and of the opinion a return to Hawaii might be in the cards.

The end of September is a wee bit off and am not viewing my return to Hawaii as a running away or a search for the perfect place, it is just familiar and might prove more easily settled in.

We will see how the cards fall...