God Jul!

From Harbal, December 11, 2024.  That’s Norwegian for “Merry Christmas”.  For me and Kathy, this season stirs our (25% Norwegian) Scandinavian souls.  The year past tickled all of our national origins, so here I share with you some of the highlights. My sweetie loves Christmas.  She got down to it after Thanksgiving, finding another tree farm for our 9’Continue reading “God Jul!”

mega ghee

It began as something for the Spei family mid-February Christmas celebration extravgangza.  The February date allows individuals to have their close family Christmas then be available sometime after Valentine’s Day for a bigger blowout.  My birthdad, Dick Spei, was a gourmet/gourmand who taught all his offspring to approach each meal as if it were their last, adviceContinue reading “mega ghee”

party on!

Andy Williams was right.  “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” (1).  While The Day isn’t till Monday.  I’m sure most of us have been celebrating for a while already.  Trees and lights start to go up around Thanksgiving, and Christmas music, and of course the ads, have been peppering the airwaves since before that.  But it’s really startingContinue reading “party on!”