Christmas in the northland, part 2

Then we drove west for a night at my father-in-law's and a night with R's full side of the family at a hotel in Bemidji. I'm really glad I managed to get this photo of the group (with everybody's eyes open)!

Opening gifts at Mike's:

These two guys with their long hair...

... and their love of video games.

She looks like she's at a resort in the Caribbean. Nope, that's frozen Lake Bemidji:

These two are so cute together!

 

And that's about all I have from the visit because it took a sharp turn when people started dropping like flies with a stomach bug and we had to rush home so we wouldn't get sick during the four-hour drive. It hit us that night :-(.

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RIP Grandma Krezel, 1932-2022

This is not necessarily my favorite photo of my grandma, but it is one I haven't posted yet. She passed away on Friday at 90 years old. She was a hard-working, loving, generous person and a faithful visitor of this blog. She will be missed.

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50 years

Congrats to my parents who are celebrating 50 years of marriage today! I took these photos on their 45th anniversary:

I'll capture some updated photos when we celebrate together tonight.

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Happy 40th birthday to R!

One of our core peas turns 40 today. I spent all of my blogging time this week working on a Facebook tribute, so check that out.

We were planning to celebrate by hosting a gathering of friends at Cafe Lurcat this weekend, but that is postponed until August due to the pandemic. And let's hope we can even hold it then.

One thing is for sure: R is loved and we will do what we can to show her that today.

Happy birthday, honey!

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Winnipeg Folk Fest 2019

Well, I hope I didn't build these photos up too much. They were taken with my old camera because I didn't want to expose my new one to the elements, and it was a little difficult to take that step backward. I did carry around a large and very expensive lens all weekend in order to get some close-ups of the performers. I'll mix in a few of those with the family photos.

Poor Veronica:

Omri seems concerned about a possible rain storm:

The main stage, Thursday evening:

Death Cab for Cutie:

Gnome hunters (hey, that could be the name for a band):

Lunch at the hammocks:

Gustavo, performing the same show he did four years ago... the kids love him!

Johnathan Rice:

R got a #1 tarp ticket, allowing us to get close to the stage for Friday night!

The Devil Makes Three:

Tarp time:

Jason Mraz:

Beautiful night on the prairie:

The green cat:

I thought Death played chess, not Crazy 8s.

The Cactus Blossoms:

This is the Kit:

Snail Mail:

A moment of sibling love?

Taking advantage of the new Instagram-friendly sign:

Two tired kids:

Omri grew wings:

Back at the camp site early on Saturday night, with cheese balls:

Next morning with Grandma:

This hamster face paint creeps me out:

Not one of our kids... I just like the sign:

Really long kite:

Gathering at the gnome home:

Danny Michel:

Down time:

Veronica with her wand from Grandma:

Omri got one too:

Kathleen Edwards:

Tio Mauro and Tia Chelsea:

Ready for Kacie Musgraves!

Kacie Musgraves' performance during the golden hour (her Grammy winning album is called Golden Hour) was a highlight of the festival for me:

'Twas a good fest!

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