Not so empty house

With both boys gone the house has suddenly gotten empty and quiet and will remain so until July 15 when Alex will come and stay until school starts again in the fall. To counteract the emptiness I decided to offer to have the Ångström department's summer party at my house. They gladly accepted and yesterday I had 18 guests. The food was catered (smoked salmon, potato salad, caviar appetizers) and my earth cellar, which functions as a summer fridge, was stocked with beer. I thought it was a brilliant way of having great leftovers for the next few days. Too bad I'd forgotten about all the clean-up today! In the pic: Gunilla with Marianne, the party mastermind.