Summer dinner party.

Last week we had a formal-ish dinner party. Our guests of honor were Per Steinar and his wife Randi, who were here visiting from Norway.  It was amazing meeting relatives from another part of the world. I’m so glad I was able to meet them this summer. We shared old family pictures and stories, and [...]

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Twenty-four.

Tonight I am baking a vanilla cake and making lemon buttercream frosting. Tomorrow I am going to be assembling them together to create a summer birthday cake. I have visions of  this delicious cloud-like masterpiece that will melt in my mouth after all my efforts are expelled. Yes, I know, I have high hopes. My sister, [...]

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Daddy.

Bonne fête des pères, papa. or Happy Fathers Day, daddy. . . . . . . . .      Thanks for being there for me, always. Thank you for your protection. Thank you for all those times we spent together building sheds, hammering nails, sawing wood. Thank you for those times we had our heads [...]

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A Day of Aprons.

     This last Thursday we had a handful of ladies over for a day of fun, encouragement, and instruction.  We had a lovely potluck lunch and tea… always lots of tea.  After that we got down to the subject of the day.  Aprons.  Everyone brought their own aprons to share.  It was fun to see them [...]

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