Happy Thanksgiving! We had a wonderful time at Danny's but I forgot my camera so... no photos!
Instead here are some I intended to post from the weekend Jill & I spent at DeKoven at the end of October.
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| St. Francis in the DeKoven garden |
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| Karen and Jill at DeKoven |
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| Looking out to the lake |
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| The chapel |
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Our rooms -- the former nunnery
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Odd sculpture - double bass
with a alligator head |
It was an Episcopal Women's Retreat and we both enjoyed the time away -- the content of the retreat was good too tho we agreed it was better because we both went. The main guest wrote a book listing all the women quoted in the bible and outlining their stories. Later, we
killed it on the Bible Women Jeopardy game -- Jill got all the answers and we got a lot of laughs. Like when the answer to "she put her baby in a basket on the Nile to protect his life" and I answered "Miriam! I mean -- Who is Miriam's mom?" The moderator said "The answer is Moses' Mother" -- and Jill & I answered
in chorus "she was Miriam's mother too!" Also when he asked, "She told Barak that a woman would be victorious in the battle" and I shouted out "Who is Michelle!" (The real answer is Deborah, Judges 4:9, this was of course, October when we all still thought Hillary would win...) The other ladies called us "the sisters" and wanted to know why we knew the bible so well.
Jill posted her Star Wars crochet but here are the ADORABLE bears she made for the Lawrence Hall Christmas Party. Also a photo of the bags I decorated for her: they are "ditty bags" that the Seaman's Institute to stuff with knitted hats and toiletries so I used tattoo designs...
We are looking forward to seeing all of you at Christmas time and catching up with your news. We are doing as best we can what with worries about the future of our country, not to mention anxiety about school (both kids) and lack of work (me). Love to you all, Karen
