I love being a host. It's so satisfying to put a group of people in a room and and watch them talk. I love feeding them, and talking to them, and introducing them to one another. I love being the catalyst, the centre of the web. It's what I loved about producing theatre - being the facilitator, creating the space and conditions for other people to do things, which in turn makes something larger than the sum of its parts. It's what is fun about being a civil servant, in a way, and why I want to run a food businesss - the creation of conditions for good things to happen.
We got it right with this party - all the time we spent sending invitations designed to make people laugh, ratchetting up enthusiasm, making cake, well and truly paid off.
The house was full, everyone talked, the pumpkins were carved, the skulls were decorated, games were played. People met new people.
Great evening.
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