Katy Dickinson

http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20080422 Tuesday April 22, 2008

Caboose Party

There are still many projects to finish the restoration of WP668, our backyard caboose, but it is beginning to be usable. Once the new floor surface goes in, it will look much better. Our daughter Jessica gets credit for holding the first party in the caboose, on New Year's Eve 2007. She invited a hoard of teenagers over for a dance. They didn't care that it was cold, the bay window wasn't in, the floor was covered in plywood sheets, and there was no paint! All that mattered was that they could play their music loud and hang out with each other.

Our second party was last Sunday, when John and I invited our Agape dinner group over. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church has a program for parishioners to get to know each other better by meeting for dinner once a month at each other's homes. It was our turn to host last Sunday. We moved in the old iron stove and some train lanterns for atmosphere, plus the three area rugs we bought for the caboose at Fabindia while we were working in India a year ago. We had wine, crackers, and cheese in WP668 and then moved back into the house for dinner. It went very well.

John and I are moving up to hosting the Caboose Brunch next month and then a Caboose warming party this summer. Here are some photos:

New Year's 2007
New Year's 2007 party in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2007 Katy Dickinson
New Year's 2007
New Year's 2007 party in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2007 Katy Dickinson
New Year's 2007
New Year's 2007 party in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2007 Katy Dickinson
Almost Ready to Party
Almost Ready to Party in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Iron stove, lanterns
Iron stove and lanterns in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Ready for Guests
Ready for Guests in WP668 caboose
        photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson

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