Thanksgiving is coming here in the USA. It’s a time to especially thank God for:
Your children and their father, Your dear husband who puts up with you every day (or for you dads out there: Thank God for the mother of your children who puts up with you every day) Are you fortunate to have a spouse and kids?
Thank God for your in-laws: For your son-in-law and your daughter-in-law, And for their parents. Are you fortunate enough to have a good relationship with you in-law’s parents?
We are blessed to have this sweet, nutty, fun-loving daughter in Switzerland. As we approach Thanksgiving, we especially are thankful that we had the strength and the stamina to visit her this month!
If you have a child who married someone from another country, I hope you know the joy of being able to travel to see him/her.
God is so good to bless us with the ability to go to Switzerland. We now are planning our Christmas trip to spend time with our son, Ty, and his family in California. Thank you, dear Lord, for the resources and the strength and the help with choosing our flights and being able to have that Family Time.
C’mas 2020
That CA family has grown by two more great-grandchildren since that photo. It includes Bob & me with our son & his wife, her parents, 3 of our grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter, Cosette. Family Time is so precious!
I pray that your holidays coming up find you surrounded by loving family and friends who are like “chosen family.” God bless you!
My most memorable road trip was in January this year 2024 … but now in Nov. 2024 is hard to beat!
Back in January, our son and daughter-in-law
loaned us their car for this trip.
We were so happy to be in
sunny California instead of home
In Montana right then … and the same is true now! We are happy to be in Switzerland on this Election Day ‘24 in the USA. It is so contentious there!
Back in January:
It was -23 and felt even colder with the windchill factor back home today. We were in Paso Robles, CA then with the sunny skies that were perfect for enjoyable wine tasting opportunities. The same is true now. Time with friends is what made that and this road trip so memorable, so special, so much fun!!
Our son-in-law, André, is a wine connoisseur!
Wish you could have joined us!
Sculpterra Winery
was filled with amazing sculptures.
You would have oogled and ogled
just as I did!!
Bruce, our wine guide,
poured some delicious tastings for us.
This was one of my favorites.
As a retired beekeeper,
Bob was especially interested
in their display of honeybee products.
Meantime, back in Montana,
the cold spell continues …
and we’re grateful our road trip
doesn’t involve driving there right now.
If you’re in the pattern
of this Arctic storm
with its sun-zero temps,
Escape now!!
Come join us!
We didn’t mind the 80’s plus folks…
And we’re loving the 70’s weather here in Switzerland 🇨🇭
It was my #2 grandson’s 31st birthday yesterday. We celebrated in a 5 star restaurant dripping with elegance.
That’s the birthday boy with his sweetheart, Céline.
Delicate appetizerYummy shrimp in curry sauceScrumptious ravioliFish with sautéed lettuce – beautiful!You just have to taste it! That’s a pomegranate sauce!!Too pretty to eat!Lemon puffs – mmm!!Happy Birthday, Nick!A beautiful setting right on the peninsula of Lake GardaAmazing!
