Then it was on to get ready for the party. Jez had said he was going to arrive early with firewood for the oven. Of course, early to a Sri Lankan means right on time. Surprisingly, my neighbours showed up 15 minutes ahead of schedule. They are very nice people as well.
Anura, the man neighbour never seems to work and I have always wondered what he does. Turns out he is in the army and was injured during the last campaigns of the war. He is on a full pay disability pension until 2023 at which time he will retire. No wonder he doesn't work. Anyway, his wife is very nice although he speaks almost no English. She brought me a lovely present of two necklaces and a necklace and earring set.
Apart from them and the "early" Jez, everyone showed up hours late and some did not come at all. Mike and the girl friends ended up coming back. They had tickets for a dance and originally said they could not come. For some reason, they came back so that was great. In any event, there ended up being 15 of us, so it was a good crowd. The pizza oven was in full action and the pizzas were great. The Kitchenaid pizza dough recipe is foolproof. Thank you Tom Lamond for that. The sauce I made was perfect and Jez's cheese was out of this world.
Sunali gave me a beautiful antique incense burner. Now I will just have to get some incense. Amal brought a bottle of vodka, so I finally had a good martini. Yvonne brought the cake from Colombo which was delicious. Veenitha was here all day yesterday and stayed the night. I did not go up to bed until 1230. Even before that I was insisting that Veenitha go to bed as she has been working hard all night. She insisted that she had to wash every dish and sweep and mop the pantry and kitchen floors before she went to sleep. What a godsend!
Here is the oven in full burn:
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