the end of thanksgiving weekend
It was a lovely weekend. Onward. Love, Val
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November 2020
thanksgiving weekend
We got the tree up. Jay loves this tree more THAN EVER. Aaron carried this heavy thing upstairs. Julia and I set it up. I put the lights on. James and Julia both worked on that top of the tree decoration. There was zero drama, no concern about the height of the tree, no pine
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thanksgiving, 2020
Pictures, not in order, of our very tiny Thanksgiving. The meal was delicious, and Thanksgiving is a challenge, so many individual food items, all hoping to get on the table at the right temperature, but we did it. People were patient and kind, ate their food, didn’t complain. The pie on the left is one
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so, the corn
Corn looking good. First batch, okay the story is: Maria sent him the grocery list by text, but also the recipe by email. He never read the recipe. I have never made scalloped corn, but am aware of how it is done, that the butter has to be melted, the roux, the milk stirred in.
pure sweetness
Alicia purchased this gift for Heidi and Joe’s youngest baby off etsty. It’s incredibly sweet and cute. Entirely crocheted, perfectly perfect. And this is the funny representative of questionable ideas. Yes, I love her most dearly. She filled the ice cube trays with soapy water. Let that sink in for a second. Her mother found
sundae water
She was making concoctions in the kitchen, not my favorite activity, but seemed harmless enough at the moment. Well she made this, ice water, straw, banana slice garnish, said it was, “Sundae water.” Well, then the little sister had to have Sundae Water, so more concocting. Later in the afternoon we had this: She told
some people we were glad to see
They stopped by to drop off the wreath we bought from the fundraiser, and we were so happy to see them. We all stayed outside, and they ate Taco Bell in lawn chairs in winter coats. Elin heard the car doors and perked up, and when she saw the kids she was giddy delighted. In
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so, results
They sedated her and medicated her for pain, and did x-rays and yes the ACL is torn away. That will be $550. The surgery to repair this busted up knee? 4k Still stunned. Today we picked up a used dryer that matches the used washer and all is good out in the kitchen. Looking good.
a quiet week
It was very quiet, boring. This made me laugh–to be a kid, on a random Thursday morning, in a pandemic, stuck at home. That’s the life we live. This photo I call Spontaneous Napping. Girl got tired. Couch cushion in the sun felt divine. I texted Joe and he came upstairs and plucked her from
the last of the season
We’re closing up the cabin this weekend, calling it good for the year. There’s some ambivalence, but also we’re glad we were able to have a season up here at all, looked pretty dicey back in April with covid. Elin was afraid of these noisy geese. We had Chinese for supper, sesame chicken, and cream
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