Hulba.

Two Sundays ago we had a 'hulba' or engagement party in our kitchen. The girls spent at least [months] preparing and imagining decoration ideas for that one night. And I have to give them credit...they really did a good job. Past decorations have often looked a tad cheezy, this time they upped the class factor. I liked it. The sunday of the hulba we, the boys and girls collected tables from the kitchen basement and school to make room for all the people that would come and celebrate. Sing, and eat. We set up tables, and arranged all the neccessary cutlary and decorations on the tables. and that was it. The women took care of the food.

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I'm sorry if you were expecting photos of the actual celebration. I don't have any. Cameras are not allowed at the event.

Small people

At dinner, Jerry kept reminding me that I should go check out Fisher's Pasture. How the water had carved the river and diposited large trees, massive sand dunes, and other junk. I went past the hockey rink on my way to the valley, thereby passing these two jumping off a sandpile...for all the fun that is. They, half freezing decided it was a clever idea to follow me. But came only a quarter mile, when the cold set in and they turned back. Photos of Fallen trees to come later...