Clue #42

Our 42nd annual celebration of New Year's Eve was one of the simplest and most delightful.  The Wilson and Parkinson Taylor cousins and I gathered on Bryan Avenue Monday evening.  Jill and Clay had a good start to the menu and Polly helped them polish it off.

The menu.

Distinguished Guests 

Left to right:
Miss Scarlet, Miss Peacock, Colonel Mustard, Mr. Green, Professor Scientist, Dr. Black, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Master Mango.

Mug shots of guests

Weapons

Left to right:

The Lounge (dang! I should have rotated it), The Hall, The Kitchen

The Dining Room (crazy me, upside down), The Conservatory, The Parlor, and The Ballroom.

Rooms

It was a great evening.  

However, the real mystery was the next morning.  Who had taken the last piece of Red Velvet Cake?  Out came all the mug shots, the weapons and the rooms and the investigation began.  It was finally deduced by those present that the most likely weapon was The Knife.  The scene of the crime was The Dining Room.  The most likely culprits were:  Miss Scarlet, Miss Peacock and Mrs. White.  Mrs. White! That's me.  I cannot imagine why I was a suspect, but nevertheless, I was.  

Over time while Miss Scarlet and Miss Peacock were walking the dogs Mrs. White was no longer considered a suspect.  When the two most likely returned Colonel Mustard confronted Miss Scarlet directly,  "Did you, indeed, eat the last piece of Red Velvet Cake?"  Her unabashed reply, "It was only a little part of a slice."  No matter, Colonel Mustard had the culprit and the case was solved.

Attention turned to other matters among the family canines.  Buddy and Juniper provided entertainment  tugging on a poor little fox toy.  A treat for each resolved the conflict.  Doxie wisely stayed clear of the contest.

Its been delightful talking to the rest of the family and hearing of them welcoming in the new year.  Our  Kentucky cousins stayed up for the first time till midnight after enjoying breakfast for dinner brought by    friends.  Bruce is back to work and MeeMaw comes Thursday to meet Gilbert and be a very welcome helper.  The Boise cousins had Italian with great Italian sodas by David, sounds tempting for next year.  The Oakridge cousins had pot roast and Yorkshire, yummm.  From what everyone reported it sounds like all had a grand time.  There is no better way to welcome the new year.  

Hello, 2013!