Time was passing by and it was time for Sarah and Ed to begin their journey west but before they could depart there had to be a few large meals and a discussion of Jane Eyre. TO begin, here were the foods that were being prepared by the non-participants in the book group

along with some wonderful desserts made here (and a few imported) and some cupcakes from the Bent Spoon as the preparations continued and the flowers were admired even as the Jane Eyre fans exuded (not sure what they exuded, it looks a little bit like disinterest) at the side of the master and the flowers and food led to these recipes which Ben and Jane executed very well as more food emerged and then Steven Just arrived and was joined by Peter Kramer for the martini of the day as the food was set out for all to enjoy including this plate I arranged for myself.

The next night was the last night before Sarah and Ed moved a bit south on their way west and so we celebrated at One 53 with a number of photos of us at our dinner and then returned home to pose for a possible New Year's card for 5771.

After Sarah and Ed's departure, I ran into Don Dixon '69 at the new Small World and took this picture to amuse his daughter (or vice versa).