On the Saturday following MERC camp we invited friends over for dinner: Karen, Luke, Isaac and Pearl. Pearl is in Quentin’s class and she was at MERC camp too, along with her mum, Karen. (This dinner was in part a celebration that Karen and Beth survived the fun and chaos of MERC.) Isaac, who we also refer to as Big Isaac (for obvious reasons when you see him) is in Xavier’s class.
Gerard prepared a Mexican menu with quesadillas, black beans, tomato salad and guacamole. After we devoured la comida mexicana, the children collected firewood - our landlady, Kathy, recently introduced the children to firemaking in the driveway and, ever since our first open outside fire, the kids have been begging for another.
And so it was---we gathered around the fire wrapped in sleeping bags because it was a very chilly evening. We enjoyed a moon framed by a halo and huddled around the warmth of the flames.
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