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On the day of The Party, Susan's Uncle Ken picked us up in a big old car that smelled of dog. Susan was already in and the three of us sat in the back because Mr Johnson was in the front seat. You had told Mother that you were going to a three-year-old's birthday party, so she had wrapped up some presents for you to give her. | On the day of The Party, Susan's Uncle Ken picked us up in a big old car that smelled of dog. Susan was already in and the three of us sat in the back because Mr Johnson was in the front seat. You had told Mother that you were going to a three-year-old's birthday party, so she had wrapped up some presents for you to give her. | ||
Soon after we left The Village he turned onto a farm track and we bounced and lurched along the ruts until he parked behind an old barn. There were a couple of other cars there so it was no surprise to find a small crowd inside. You know some of the people. Mrs Johnson is helping some other ladies set up a bar, and Mary comes over to greet you. Seeing that it's supposed to be a children's party there don't seem to be many kids. | |||
Uncle Ken brings us all a drink. It's sweet and fizzy, but leaves a funny aftertaste. "It's got some special herbs in it," he says when he sees your face screw up. You all finish and then go in search of something to take the taste away. Mary shows you a bowl of sweets so you all help yourselves. | |||
Apart from the bar being set up at one side on a couple of trestle tables, there is a kind of stage against one wall, made up from some bales of straw pushed together with a tarpaulin spread over the top. There are straw bales spread around for people to sit on and when you look up, you see that there are some spotlights hanging from the roof beams. | |||
Revision as of 10:10, 7 November 2022
On the day of The Party, Susan's Uncle Ken picked us up in a big old car that smelled of dog. Susan was already in and the three of us sat in the back because Mr Johnson was in the front seat. You had told Mother that you were going to a three-year-old's birthday party, so she had wrapped up some presents for you to give her.
Soon after we left The Village he turned onto a farm track and we bounced and lurched along the ruts until he parked behind an old barn. There were a couple of other cars there so it was no surprise to find a small crowd inside. You know some of the people. Mrs Johnson is helping some other ladies set up a bar, and Mary comes over to greet you. Seeing that it's supposed to be a children's party there don't seem to be many kids.
Uncle Ken brings us all a drink. It's sweet and fizzy, but leaves a funny aftertaste. "It's got some special herbs in it," he says when he sees your face screw up. You all finish and then go in search of something to take the taste away. Mary shows you a bowl of sweets so you all help yourselves.
Apart from the bar being set up at one side on a couple of trestle tables, there is a kind of stage against one wall, made up from some bales of straw pushed together with a tarpaulin spread over the top. There are straw bales spread around for people to sit on and when you look up, you see that there are some spotlights hanging from the roof beams.