Today my grandma decided that I needed to see Silverton before my visit was over. So off we went. There is a train you can take up to Silverton but she thought it was done running for the winter so we drove (about 45 miles) instead. When we got there it was obvious that the train was running but the drive was beautiful anyways. I wasn't ( Read more... )

Yesterday was Friday. It was also Halloween. In the spirit of that most sacred of holidays (at least to my young cousins) we made and decorated cookies. It was about the time that the dough had chilled and been rolled out that we realized that there were no cookie cutters in our house. So we got out some butter knives and revved up the old ( Read more... )

Margaret, Mary, Grandma, and I made Pilmeni today.  It is a russian dumpling stuffed with ground turkey, onion, and spices.  You make a bunch and boil them and eat with ketchup or sour cream.  We made so many that we invited Paul (my uncle, their dad) and his girlfriend Kate (who I haven't met yet) to come over for dinner.  Tomorrow I'm taking the ( Read more... )

My grandma just showed me a bunch of pictures from Nova Scotia where Gordon was born.  He was such a funny looking baby!  Nothing like family photos...

The bread store that my grandma likes to go to is about 20 min each way from her house.  (She goes there no matter how much bread I make for her... did I mention she loves bread?)  Today on the way there she told me about how her family came to America.  I decided that it is interesting enough to post here for your enjoyment ( Read more... )

My grandparents belong to a dinner club, which basically means that once a month they eat out with a group of retired people.  You have to be over 55 or a guest of a club member to attend.  We went to a restaurant called Red Snapper and the food was really great.  I had drunken hawaiian chicken with death-by-chocolate for dessert.  I also had a $20 ( Read more... )

I just got back from Mesa Verde.  It was amazing!  So beautiful and mindblowing!  We took a little trail to see one cliff dwelling and bought tickets for a tour to see Cliff Palace.  Most things were closed because it wasn't summer, but I still saw plenty.  For the tour, we went down these stone steps which were carved by archaeologists around 1910 ( Read more... )

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I went into this movie with only the slightest inkling of what it was about. Yes, the name is rather self-explanatory, but the movie wasn't what I expected. It didn't totally wow me but it was very well done, well acted, and brought up things about his life that I hadn't previously known. It would be interesting to find out what exactly was fact ( Read more... )