We had a dinner at our house to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Weather forecast was only a 20% chance of a scattered afternoon shower so we set up outdoors on the patio about 30 minutes before guests arrived. Then a dark cloud moved in and a rumble of thunder in the distance…. quickly gathered up everything and moved indoors. A dozen people filled our dining room and the celebration took place. After a couple days of clean up ( a few plates still in the dishwasher) we can pack it all away until the next party! The white dishes are our outdoor dishes, which are stored in the basement. Cloth napkins and placemats are new and those drawers are full. So I better get back to the job at hand.
