And we feasted
Everyone was able to be home and enjoy our Greek feast this evening. The festivities began with a presentation of "Theseus and the Minotaur". The audience gathered and read the programs while waiting for the play to begin.
And then the narrators took the stage.
K. and H. were the kings of the two cities and G. was playing Theseus.
The narrators doubled as Ariadne (Y.) and Athena (L.)
When an audience member became a little unruly, Athena felt the need to step in and remedy the situation.
The big battle between Theseus and the Minotaur (K.)
And the bows.
After the play, we headed inside to fix the food. We had grilled chicken, Greek salad,
a roasted eggplant dish,
pita bread, and baklava for dessert.
K. created the centerpieces by constructing the Parthenon and a trireme ship out of Lego.
A good time was enjoyed by all. It was particularly lovely to have everyone there and filling sixteen seats at the table. I love that my older children still come around to act as a cheering section for their younger brothers and sisters. It was a great end to our study of Ancient Greece.
At the end of the day, I still had one job left. H. had spent the day meticulously picking dandelions and separating the yellow petals so I could make more dandelion jelly. I did the job last year and it is not a lot of fun. H. did a great job and managed to pick a whole quart. I've learned from experience that the petals do not last overnight, so I needed to make the dandelion tea tonight which is much easier to save. It was far too much work to waste it.
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