A Place Like This

celebrations

  • Bury the Year 2008

    In my rose garden sits a plaque which says,"In loving memory of 2006". LIttle did I know that I had started a tradition. 2006 had been a very perilous year and all I wanted to do at the end of… Continue reading

  • Happy Holidays

                         I would like to wish all of you a very happy holiday season. Everything is ready and we are enjoying some wonderful family time. Today I’ve been listening to this wonderful song by Sarah Bareilles and Ingrid… Continue reading

  • When Tomtes Party

        This was O-boys last holiday party at Fort Craig. We have been fortunate that all 3 of our children have gone to Fort Craig. A school where learning is experienced. We had a great time diving into the world… Continue reading

  • Thanksgiving

     This Thanksgiving was just wonderful. My business partner Per Svangren and his family flew in from Sweden to experience an American Thanksgiving. We had about 3 days of constant cooking and fun. One of my favorite family traditions is our… Continue reading

  • Taking out october…Halloween !

    Every year we go to the Orr's for our traditional halloween feasting frolic. This year was no different and even had some new events ……like Cindy Wilson rolling down the street in a remote control coffin dressed as a witch,… Continue reading

  • Welcome September

                       We celebrated with our friends Larry and Julie at Lake in the Sky on Top of the World. It is a real place where we come often.                 … Continue reading

  • The day after Thanksgiving

    So I missed a post yesterday……I was very busy cooking but more importantly I was spending some quality time with family and friends.  Today, the day after Thanksgiving, we have opted not to have retail therapy on "Black Friday" but… Continue reading

  • Preparations in full swing

    This is one of our favorite celebrations of the year….Thanksgiving. So today the paprika girl (Ruthie) is baking about 16 pies…I swear this is a true statement. We almost always have a pie per person after Ruth gets done baking. … Continue reading

  • First cold weather traditions

    The cold weather has arrived and with it the start of our autumn/winter tradition.  The other night we fired up the sauna,and afterwards had some little sandwiches and tea.  On Sunday night we lit a fire and reinstated our tradition… Continue reading

  • Happy Halloween

    Today’s posting is dedicated to Erica, my trainer.  She is the one who has embraced the challenge of keeping gravity from showing on my body .  This morning was truly an intense and scary workout.  2 hours after the workout… Continue reading