That was my first though. They have a plausible reason to have a bunch of security and emergency personnel at their house to protect the family reunion.
I agree. For my family it would be weird not to invite everybody esp when it would only be 2-3 more people. We have family gatherings with all 7 of my mom’s siblings and upwards of 30 first cousins and maybe a few second and third cousins. Maybe Rose’s family is different. Maybe Meemaw spends time with her daughters and their kids seperately.
Heirloom tomatoes are veery productive and given proper care they can get really big. Most heirloom tomato plants have not been bred to stay small so with good care they can turn into huge bushes with a lot of fruit. Mine grew 5 feet tall and about 3 feet wide and kept giving tomatoes til almost November since we had a mild winter that year.
That was my first though. They have a plausible reason to have a bunch of security and emergency personnel at their house to protect the family reunion.