Henna and Pride and Prejudice
I had so much fun playing with henna and communing with my fellow henna-players at the recent wedding of a dear friend (I should say two dear friends!) that I decided to throw a henna party just for fun.
In addition, I'd been meaning to watch the 5-hour-long A&E miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice for months with a girl friend, and the long wait time on the henna (3 hours undisturbed) seemed to lend itself to sitting still to watch a long movie, so a joint party was born.
It was a pretty small affair, only four of us, but it was just about perfect in terms of what I was hoping for: lots of talking and laughing, very low-key and intimate socializing, with all the henna designs working out beautifully. To top it all off, we had delicious homemade scones with double cream as a starter, and fabulous cucumber sandwiches with fresh dill for lunch.
And while it's possible that none of us have anything to recommend us but being excellent walkers, I present some little tokens in favor of our being at least somewhat accomplished, though we have yet to net a purse or cover a screen:
In addition, I'd been meaning to watch the 5-hour-long A&E miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice for months with a girl friend, and the long wait time on the henna (3 hours undisturbed) seemed to lend itself to sitting still to watch a long movie, so a joint party was born.
It was a pretty small affair, only four of us, but it was just about perfect in terms of what I was hoping for: lots of talking and laughing, very low-key and intimate socializing, with all the henna designs working out beautifully. To top it all off, we had delicious homemade scones with double cream as a starter, and fabulous cucumber sandwiches with fresh dill for lunch.
And while it's possible that none of us have anything to recommend us but being excellent walkers, I present some little tokens in favor of our being at least somewhat accomplished, though we have yet to net a purse or cover a screen: