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Family Gathering at Grandma and Grandpa’s
Memories: My love of gatherings started when I was young. We cousins would be seated at our card table / dining tables. In this photo, taken in the living room of Grandma and Grandpa’s basement house, there were seven of us cousins and two of our aunts. The age range in Dad’s family is interesting to say the least! One of our aunts was born a couple years before the arrival of the first two grandchildren and our youngest aunt was born in the midst of the next three grandchildren and a couple years before cousin Diane and me .
Memories just created from Friday, December 13, annual celebration. We, the Friday morning knitting workshop (FMKW) group , have celebrated for years and this year our group numbered 17 sans 1 who had dental emergency…we missed Karen K. We dress up, we toast, we eat, we enjoy the years of friendship, we gift special gifts and we “white elephant” gift. Our “white elephant”version allows one to bump once during a round….everyone wanted Jan’s gift choice but it was so beautiful no one wanted to be “mean”…although I really thought about it. The gift that Connie received – a capricorn lobster stuffed with a skein of sock yarn caused much laughter.
We met at a new venue for us this year, Solano Bar and Grill on Solano Ave. There were many things that worked well for our size group….we preordered a few days from a banquet menu, we had a semi-private room which really accommodated the wonderful noise that we create, the service was great….. we all had a great time. Cheers to this wonderful season!
p.s. tried to present photos in order of happenings!
Karen – Handknit sweater jacket
We knit
Wetoast
Party Shoes…on our way to lunch
Ellen – Beautiful scarf
Ellen and Jean
Christmas/Holiday 2013
Janie
Debra’s gift
“Let me enterain you”
Cameron’s gift
Cameron’s gift
Connie’s gift = much glee
Connie’s gift = much glee
Enjoying Connie’s gift
Enjoying Connie’s gift
Connie
Ellen
Patricia and Rachell
Patricia
Sheri and Sarah
Sarah, Karen H, Ellen
Karen H
Sheri
Bonnie
Merle and Jan
Cameron and Kimberly
Purple Mohair
Jean
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