THE PRE-PARTY PREP:
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| Setting up the Vunder-Bar. It was a make-your-own-cocktail night to go with the Blue Jasmine quote: Who do you have to sleep with around here to get a Stoli martini with a twist of lemon?. |
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| There would have been no party without Kinga, quietly doing all the things that I usually miss. |
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| Vanessa came as the host - Ellen DeGeneres. She also made a healthy drink to offset the effect of the other drinks we imbibed.And she also made a whole fruit Marguerite. Yes! |
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| This year's thematic homage. |
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| Since 2002 we have awarded a statue for the highest score on the Oscar ballot. Its motto: GAUDIUM CERTAMINIS - The Joy of the Struggle. NOTE: We also seem to like our statue to be fully clothed. I don't recall exactly why. I think it had to do with Bill. |
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| Popcorn at the ready. |
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| Quick, quick - the red carpet embellishments. Thank you Colleen & Karen. |
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| Carpet sewn by Phyllis, flowers by Colleen & Karen. |
THE RED CARPET
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| The Moi - What can I say? |
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| Bronwen - I have known her since she was days old. Tres glam. |
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| Phyllis - One of two friends at the party who I have known for five decades. Yikes! |
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| Laurie & Diane - channeling the Dallas Buyers Club. |
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| Lee and Angela - the grand entrance. |
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| Marlena captures the rapture. |
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| What's a boy to do when it goes on for so long? Becket won the award for toddler in a supporting role. |
AND THE WINNER IS
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| Clearly at this stage of the evening we were losing focus. Diane scored 22/24 on her Oscar ballot, which may be a Roberts Creek record. (Unless Rosemary attained it in years past.) |
Some people know how to party! Sounds like fun!
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