Monthly Archives: February 2020

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Cover Your Assets

Sophia and Avery came to my house this week after school. Perfectly cozy:

The nest with a very large tv screen:

The new card shuffler was a big hit:

We’ve been playing Cover Your Assets. I warned them I would been playing much more aggressively this time. It didn’t work, I lost again. Jelly beans lined up for consumption:

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Apple strudel

Terry’s mother was Louise and my mom’s oldest sister. When they used to get together, they made apple strudel. We used their recipe. Getting the dough just right is personal judgement based on experience. The dough must be gently stretched over a floured sheet until …

you can read the recipe when it’s slipped underneath.

Then it’s filled with buttered bread crumbs (to soak up any juices), apples, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, sugar, and cinnamon …

and carefully rolled up using the sheet.

We made enough strudel for the TGIF and big pieces for Thais’ family and Justin. It was fun to make one of our mothers’ recipes but I know I’ll never make apple strudel on my own. Too much guesswork. I like recipes with exact measurements and directions.

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Cousin Terry

Because of snow in the northwest Terry didn’t actually arrive from Kelowna, British Columbia, until after midnight last Wednesday. We walked the 3 miles around the lake a couple of times and rode 17 miles to the end of Jack Rabbit Trail and back. That might have been a bit far for Terry’s first ride of the year.

Avery introduced Rusty the gecko to Terry. He also asked Terry, “Do you speak Canadian?” Answer, “I am speaking Canadian.”

On Friday, we made apple strudel and went to the TGIF at the Lodge.

Terry generously gave Sophia, Avery and Carson some Canadian money. Each of them has their own wallet:

After church on Sunday, we went out to Justin’s to visit:

We have a fun 5 days together, it went by fast. Thanks for coming, Terry!