Anne Light and Mari Peepre supervised the ample potluck contributions which encompassed salads, pirukad, smoked salmon sandwiches, herring, veggies, cold cuts, cakes, cookies and beverages. All was enhanced by blue floral decoration and cheerful cornflower themed serviettes. Tables with seating were scattered indoors in the light-filled living room and outdoors in the green, blooming garden, including a pergola cover for the, ahem, odd raindrop that may decide to fall in this part of the country. The rain stayed away, and people moved around from table to table, sharing stories and news, renewing old acquaintances and making new ones, conversing in both English and Estonian.
The conversations were animated, exuding an extraordinary mood felt by all of the 30 guests, who ranged in age from under 5 to over 80! The energy level was palpable – perhaps partly at the social relief after Covid isolation, partly by the psychological tie of Estonia to Ukraine’s current situation, but mainly by the interesting individuals present. The thank-you emails continue to arrive to Anne and Mari.
There are hopes for another such gathering in late fall!
Helgi Leesment and Anne Tork
FOTOD – Leesment, Peepre, Light ©2022
