Wine, cheese, and thou, now what is the setting?

Answer 1

Lets move it from the garden in Persia to somewhere in the USA...a warm spring day, on a wooded hill overlooking a lush valley, horses frolicking in the distance, fluffy white clouds floating across the sky. Soft music plays in the background. Checkered table cloth is spread on the ground, the wine is chilling in a silver wine bucket, crystal wine glasses sparkle as the sun catches them.

Answer 2

Remember that "thirty" is the new "twenty" and "forty" is new "thirty'. Unless these people are from the country club and dedicatedly old fashioned, leave out the chamber music and brie. Go with modern music, trancy and nice, get a large playlist on an ipod, with lots of music, in genre's, perhaps the mood will start soft, and get upbeat. I find that at any age we are all the same, people just want to cut loose and have fun. Have lots of stuff to look at and make conversation. A trip to Target and the poster store, and perhaps some mail order items, or pulling some relics out of the attic just to talk about them, might be a good idea. Large colorful things, like a framed comic book, a conch shell and snowglobe, can make the difference between conversation and stagnation. Don't forget that cheese can be challenging, especially some of the smelly rank ones. Be sure you know what your getting into before the room smells like socks. Gorganzola is crumbly but I like the way it tastes, marinated Mozzarella balls with sun dried tomatoes is always nice for those less adventurous types.. Fresh grapes and pitted cucumber will balance the cheese. Figs are nice too and are in season. Fresh Pineapples look nice, whole and perhaps one can be cut up. When you go olives, get the Pitted not-so-cured large green ones, they are the best. Avoid anything difficult, with sharp pits. We wouldn't want anyone losing a filling. See if you can make two setups spread at opposite ends of the room, this way everyone spread around and there isn't a place where someone might feel alienated. For wine, I like Cotes du Rhone and Sherry. 80's new wave is a cool theme, and is always hip. Throw in some 90's, and bring em back ol'school.. Mix in modern songs from iTunes and don't forget to play the crowd. However, if it is that kind of traditional party, then I guess this is all wrong, and bring on the Einekleinenachtmusik.

Answer 3

A villa in Tuscany. Sitting on the veranda, looking out across the hills that roll on forever. Watching the sunset.
The aroma of dinner wafting around the doorway, music too faint to be identified coming from a neighbor somewhere.
A promise on the very gentle evening breeze.
A darkness and intensity in your eyes.

Answer 4

A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread, - and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness -
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Answer 5

Molokai Hawaii

Answer 6

How about wine tasting in Napa Valley, the "thou" will be replaced with crackers.

Answer 7

The Christmas lights the only ones lit with some soft carols on the stereo, snow softly falling and you are snuggled up to your special guy or gal........ahh.

Answer 8

Christmas Eve with my husband near the Christmas tree with the fireplace softly glowing, we have done that since we were married.

Answer 9

Hmmmm.....a warm comfy room, dim lighting, a fire sparkling in the fireplace, and all surrounded by a castle! =D and i ish teh princess^_^

Answer 10

on a hill full of weeping willow trees.....with wild flowers in the distance...as the sun sets...u can see the ocean in the distance~~~~~~~~~~>