Tonight's Sunday Scribblings prompt is Fantasy Dinner Party. It is more guided than usual, asking the question, "who would you invite?"I've been reflecting on this all day, composing mental guest lists in my head. Guest lists are definitely my achilles heel, as I suffer great anxiety trying to create pairings to promote guest chemistry.
As this is my fantasy, we'll just assume that the guests will gel, regardless of difference in interests, living periods, or any other potential conflicts. I would gather a small group of Americans who share a love of Paris around my table. I'd love to have some literary giants like Hemingway and Fitzgerald, just to have a chance to hear them talk about their craft. I'd also love to break bread with Julia Child and to hear her down to earth laughter. To take most of the conversational pressures off of me, I would invite a couple of living powerhouse francophiles living today such as Adam Gopnik and maybe even David Sedaris.
When everyone was assembled around my farmhouse table and the steaming bowl of Boeuf Bourguignon Soup had been placed in the middle, next to the crusty baguette, the shiny green salad, and the brimming red wine goblets, I would just sit back and take it all in, luxuriating in being a quiet spectator.
How about you? Who would you invite?
12 comments:
Wow that is a good one can I be a fly on the wall for that one?
Tonight, I think I'd invite Julie and Julia... you know to give Julie a chance to wish Julia happy birthday in person and see if perhaps a two sided apprectiation could finally be obtained.
I'd make it a potluck, because, well, you know.
I'd have to pick up some toys and scrub the floor, but since this is my fantasy, perhaps that would just happen magically.
(Oh and p.s. - yes, kindergarten in 10 days, but for T, not Z. He's SO excited! Is Jack beside himself?)
Save some of that soup for me!
I would be a fool to refuse an invitation to break bread with Hemingway and Fitzgerald. I'll be there
i'm with old grizz. can i come? :D
You a need a side table of evesdroppers. I want to come too. Or maybe we could have a potluck dinner at my house and set up two tables. I loved you list.
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A thughtful bunch! And the food sounds yummy!
Good food and definitely a night of good conversation, I'd like to listen in too!
I've always wanted to see Paris. :) What a great choice of dinner companions..
You know as far as dinner companions of my choice sometimes I think it would be fun to invite my grandmother when she was my age, my mom at my age, (and not have them recognize each other.)
I just think it would be so interesting to hear how they thought about things at my age and the fun stories they would have to tell. I would have my sister come to so she could join in the fun. We would have luscious steak grilled, my mom's famous potato salad, deviled eggs, my sister's yummy salad, my famous lemonade, and my grandmother's famous strawberry rhubarb pie. We would have a lovely feast outside in my grandmother's garden and enjoy and evening of great stories, laughter and food!
if that is fantasy, i m riding on it too!
Pop Comes the Baby
I don't know most of those people over here but the table sounds nice.
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