Ryan and Sing at the table

We had made exactly the right amount of food because when the last surviving peanut butter pie was found in the freezer, it was made short work of, even by the few who proclaimed “not to like peanut butter,” if such a  thing is possible.  That evening Michael R. revealed his inner bartender, demonstrating remarkable versatility and precision in creating everything from picture perfect Manhattans to fruity sweet concoctions to accompany the warm night.

After music (and a second load of dishes) the gang all headed to the Kismet Inn for drinks and company.  As the night proceeded, shots started coming out and inner teenagers were released. Folks trickled back to their beds into the late hours with only Ben J. and Johnny accidentally walking into some other house, where fortunately there was also a party in action.

British food

On Saturday morning, the team was up and about for egg breakfasts and up just in time to greet our Saturday guest arrivals.  The sun came out around noon.  That afternoon, the deck proved most popular, as a steady stream of snacks flowed from the kitchen.  Ben J. added his culinary contribution of corn chips with sour cream and peanut M&M’s –and you thought British food was bland!  Michael, of course, treated bystanders to hot dogs at lunch.

The day turned into a very nice beach day and everyone was happy to lie out in the sun, frolic in the water, and more.  Adam J. won the day’s award for most helpful share member, showing love for our great wood shop on the ground floor. Coming back from a run, he found Ben wandering around with the surfboards that came over on the freight ferry that morning in a confused manner.  He proceeded to devise an ingenious system for racking up our boards using only the materials on hand in a safe and aesthetically pleasing manner.  This grew into a second project to install our new audio system with outdoor speakers!  Now we can have music on the deck too!  Three cheers for Adam!

Butterflied Lamb

At 5:00, the whole house headed off to enjoy the great view and cool breeze on Bicycle Bill’s roof top for the 4th annual (KGB) Burger-Off competition, an annual event held to determine who in Kismet makes the most delicious burgers.  Although we ate well, it didn’t stop Ben and Andrea from dressing the stuffed butterflied legs of lamb for dinner that night.  They were delicious.

Salsa eruption

After dinner, the jam session got into full swing.  Kevin had brought his guitar too and we had all the instruments out for a complete tribal sound.  The music inspired a reprise of last week’s love chain (completely organically) and the ladies danced away in the living room.  Jeremy also wowed us all with his smooth salsa moves that accompanied our instrumentation quite well. Johnny led the charge to the Kismet Surf’s Out face first down the ramp (thankfully, no serious injuries were inflicted) and the rest of the party followed out to the dance floor, where Jeremy and Reena were already well in action!

Sing-sational Scrabble player

On Sunday, the crowd thinned out a bit, but the sun broke through in the afternoon and it got even warmer than Saturday.  Ben remained unscathed in a beach Scrabble match with Sing, Jeremy, and Heidi.  Meanwhile, Dagmar happily read through our copy of Sharehouse Confidential on the beach.  The left over lamb was enough for both people on the 8:05 to grab to-go sandwiches as well as to turn into a great meal with an avocado and tomato salad by Cat and some mushroom au jus prepared by Ben.  Barbara came over with a bottle of cabernet, and we had a nice meal in the sunset.

After dinner, there was just enough time for Tom and Kevin to break out in blues guitars with Ben trying to keep up on bass.   All in all another perfect weekend out at Seven Seas!  Thanks everyone!