Garden supper this evening. Would it be reasonable to suggest that guests might leave the table for the football?

[LemonRoses]

We have a ten people arriving for supper this evening. We plan to eat on the terrace, with a 7pm start to catch the last of any sunshine. Clearly if they arrive at 7.15, have drinks and warm spiced nuts/olives then sit down to a starter of crab, we’re not going to be serving the entree until well past 8pm.

I don’t know two of the couples. My guess would be that three, maybe four, of the men would want to see the match. I don’t think most of the women would be particularly interested.

My problem is I wasn’t aware there was a football match this evening and I rather suspect some guests will want to see it.

Do we;

• open the doors so people can pop in and out?
• suggest those that wish cut their food at table and then eat of their knees with a fork whilst watching the television?
• suggest we watch together later?
• not mention to football and hope nobody else does?
• arrange regular update messages from someone who is watching?

If a match is at 8pm, what time will it finish? Should we defer eating until after the match but add in more substantial canapés?

Blimey. I'm amazed you haven't had your couples cry off already. In my group of friends, none of us would organise a social occasion for a date when England were playing - unless it was specifically to combine the match with food either before or after - but then I'm surrounded by sportsmad males - and I and many of my female friends also love watching England play!

@CorianderBee

'Supper' What are you? Exceedingly posh? It's dinner

Who cares? Its a garden supper on the terrace. This is how I want to live.

I honestly thought this was a genuine thread but it seems I was wrong. It is a funny topic to make a joke about, far too reasonable and believable.

Oh well I do know that I often misunderstand things on here (probably in real life too but I sail through), and tend to take people on face value, until something is pointed out to me (I don't always understand that either).

Whatever, the party will be over now.

I have to say I do not see how or why missing a football match on TV matters when you can watch it on catch up endlessly.

As happens, it’s entirely genuine.

I'm sure it was a genuine event. You weren't genuinely needing advice on whether or not you should let the guests watch the match though, were you?

@LemonRoses

As happens, it’s entirely genuine.

I believe you @LemonRoses. I think you are fab. Everyone else is just jealous. Keep us informed of your next soirees. 🙏

I'm glad lemonroses. I'm far from the best judge of these things but what you said seemed pretty normal to me and you seemed like someone who was a considerate host.

Please tell us how the evening went.

Show off😂

Watching a match on catch up. 😂😂😂

Haven't read full thread but wondering what world the OP lives in where she thinks women don't watch or like football. My husband would've refused point blank to go to this but as soon as I knew England were playing on Saturday I'd have cancelled. We watched it in a pub.

@ufucoffee

Haven't read full thread but wondering what world the OP lives in where she thinks women don't watch or like football. My husband would've refused point blank to go to this but as soon as I knew England were playing on Saturday I'd have cancelled. We watched it in a pub.

I'd have jumped at the chance to go to an event at which football wouldn't even be mentioned. Not everybody is interested in it - and some not at all, like my husband and me.

@massiveportion

No one is "jealous" of the ramblings of a delusional fantasist. 🙄

I am. 🙂

Aw, it was a bit of lighthearted fun. I was more interested in the food than anything else. As I'm on bedrest with my water I enjoyed flicking between threads and the football and seeing MNers get excited

@massiveportion

No one is "jealous" of the ramblings of a delusional fantasist. 🙄

Rude, very rude (and no delusions and no fantasy). What's your reason for being unpleasant then?

ufucoffee A very ordinary world. I'm sure lots of women do - our particular guests don't. Most of the men weren't interested either.

@Idogiveadamn

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Hyacinth/Lemon Roses, you KILL me! Please, please can I come to your next Candle- Lit- Supper?

Of course, whereabouts are you?

I was interested in the food!
Please may I come to your next supper LemonRoses?

I think you should name change, OP. I've also been curious enough to see what kind of poster has garden suppers to catch the last of the sunshine... It wasn't pleasant reading.

@ufucoffee

Haven't read full thread but wondering what world the OP lives in where she thinks women don't watch or like football. My husband would've refused point blank to go to this but as soon as I knew England were playing on Saturday I'd have cancelled. We watched it in a pub.

LemonRoses lives in a world where she knows 3/5 women involved well enough to have learned they don’t care about football.

I’m wondering what kind of world the people saying this is fiction live in, actually.

My neighbor threw a last minute outdoor bbq last night for 5. We had:

Sour cherry gin cocktails with cherries harvested from their own tree.
Insanely delicious Pork burgers with arugula and romescu sauce
Caprese salad made with fresh burrata (brought by a neighbor who found out about the event 2 hours before)
Greek chicken skewers
Pasta salad with freshly made walnut pesto, olives and cannellini beans
Asian cabbage salad
Cream cheese dessert cakes

What’s so crazy about what LemonRoses put together with days planning involved? Because she wrote “supper” and “terrace” instead of “dinner” and “patio”?

Plenty of people do throw parties like she described. Even someone used to a complete different kind of party must be aware this happens, right?

What’s so crazy about what LemonRoses put together with days planning involved? Because she wrote “supper” and “terrace” instead of “dinner” and “patio”?

Because she has form for tall tales.