Life with Katherine

Holiday Entertaining..

When your house is decorated and the spirit moves you, be spontaneous and invite some friends over. Evite invitations make it easy to communicate, and for your guests to reply. Despite this busy time of year, I’m find it more relaxing to entertain than to keep ‘getting things done’. Celebrating the season with friends and family really is the best part of the holidays.

This past weekend, we invited about thirty guests to our home…kids included. The invitation was sent exactly a week in advance..and amazingly we had a nice group who could come. Here are some special touches for the evening..

..cinnamon and evergreen candles burning..
…fires in both fireplaces..
..plentiful and homey menu….artichoke canapés…beef shepherd’s pie, lentil shepherd’s pie , chicken and apple pie..a luscious holiday spinach salad with grapes and celery…English Trifle and chocolates.
…festive drinks…champagne to start followed by colorful martinis and special wines…
..coffee…and Clementine’s
…candles…candles…candles…and Christmas music throughout the house…
…packaged jars of dark chocolate covered almonds wrapped in sky blue and silver cellophane tied with ribbons to present to the guests as they left..

Spontaneous conversation, mixing young and old..new friends, super long time friends, family…sparkle..silver and gold…laughter…hugs and kisses…the last guest left at 1:30 a.m….and we tumbled off to bed.