Week 1 – Junkyard 4

The long table runs alongside the long wall ending at a sunny window.  Sheep cross the road in search of fresh grazing and a chorus of ews and ahs fill the air swirling with the sounds of laughter and cheery conversation.  Glass bottles of wine with ceramic and rubber stoppers act as sentinels lined up straight down the length of the gold tablecloth.  Clear rotund water pitchers subservient to the wine round out the place settings.  Arms reach across the table as people pour for each other generously.  Upturned mouths struggle to chew around their smiles and occasionally heads fly up in great guffaws as laughter explodes.  Each course a perfect example of the seasonal foodstuffs found in the region.  By the end of the firsts, chairs are scooted back from the table and satisfaction takes control of the room as smiles deepen and heads shake from side to side.