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What else has been going on around here…
- We Made It! December 22, 2025
- We Make Do, So Can You! November 2, 2025
- Twice in 3 Days October 31, 2025
- Processing Day October 26, 2025
- Raspberry Saskatoon Mead October 18, 2025
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Here’s a shout-out to the Dads in our family. Lots of hardworking, fun loving grill master, fish slayers around here.
First, in loving memory of my Dad CNW, of blessed memory, and Richie, aka Rickerd, my awesomest Step-Dad who has the best moustaches. And Dean, my hardworking Man who no doubt will be grilling something this weekend!!
Then there’s my bros: the bio, step and in-laws… Bryan, Matt, John, Bill & Sean. I’ve got a lot of ’em.
Other special dudes and honorable mentions, Mark, Marion, and our SND crew Dads: Jake & Sheldon.
Everyone of these fellas adds something special to our lives & we love them.
Happy Father’s Day from Cohoe Beach!
Purim 5782.
We had great fun at our Purim Party. Our theme this year was The King’s Garden. Thing 1 won the prize for the Mushroom costume that she made, I was runner up as Mother Nature. Everyone had a lot of fun.
As is our congregation’s custom, the children & teens performed a reading of the story of Esther in play form. It was a grand performance to all of our delight!
With half of our group being some percentage Irish we may also have had some corned beef & cabbage, in addition to hamantaschen and other festive foods. Quite the cultural culinary dining experience.
The drive home was full of discussion for next year’s costume ideas! We enjoy the creativity of making our own costumes! The hard part is always picking just the right one!
We hosted our friends last night for New Year’s, it’s become our annual tradition. They stay the night so no one has to drive home late at night in potentially inclement weather or with other unsafe drivers on the road. Then we have breakfast the next day, or lunch perhaps, depending on how long we sleep.
We had so much food last night! Both Mo and I made enough for an army! 😆 But 13 people is not army it seems. Lots of leftovers! But we had the good stuff!
Taquitos, egg rolls, wings, salmon ricotta crostini, buffalo chicken dip, beef Lil smokies, humus, veggies, cheese ball, chips, Texas Caviar, cows in carpets (what the kids have named our kosher hotdogs baked in crescent rolls), cherry bars, peanut butter cookies, candy, pistachio truffles, (with most of it being gluten free) and the drinks…. All the drinks. We had our very own junior “mix master” who whipped up some great mock tails for everyone to enjoy!
Jake came down with the dogs so the pups had a party of their own. Complete with hats and leis. (See previous post!) And after midnight he and the dogs went home (he lives across the street and up the hill).
I made two breakfast casseroles for brunch, a sausage-hasbrown & egg dish and stuffed banana bread french toast. Mo brought zucchini muffins and we had a refreshing peach shrug to drink, which happened to make a good belini with the left over prosecco from midnight! We make do!
We were creative with getting sleeping quarters set up for everyone but we did it! It’s a lot of fun to have our friends over like this. Reserved for special occasions (or very bad weather)!
It’s a great way to start the new calendar year! I hope yours was just as wonderful!
No dogs we’re harmed in the making of these photos.
Happy New Year y’all. Woof! 🐾
November is over. It feels like it’s just been a couple weeks. Time sure does fly.
In a few minutes it will be December and in no time 2021 will come to a close.
It was a busy month, jam packed with activity and fun! As well as a lot of work (at home) preparing for visits and holidays and such.
I’m feeling blessed. A fullness of love from my Seester’s visit and my Solstice Sisters party for my birthday.
Alaska on my mind... 