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Merry Christmas from the Rietkerks

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Kristen

This past week, I saw an ad for a local church that asked people to consider 2020  as “the best year of our lives!” It seems a little too soon to make that declaration but I will admit that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Covid-19 Tagged 2020, covid, election, Merry christmas, racism, walk, zoom

A So Cal Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Kristen

Earlier this year, we pulled out the gumdrop bushes that dotted our front yard. The only thing they were good for was net lighting at Christmastime. So, what to do with 20 sets of net lights? Time to light up … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Christmas Tagged backyard, lights, So Cal, Southern California

Written on the walls

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Kristen

As a student at Mattie Lou Maxwell Elementary, I didn’t know anyone who had a chalkboard at home but if you had asked who wanted one, my hand would immediately have shot up. I loved the chalkboard in our classroom. … Continue reading →

Posted in learning Tagged chalkboard, garage, graduation, IKEA, Princess Leia, principles

This Covid Life

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Kristen

The last real day I remember was March 10. It was a Tuesday. I drove the 90 miles from Escondido to La Mirada to meet up with school friends. We had planned to get a coffee at a local Starbucks…which … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Covid-19 Tagged covid, shelter-in-place, work, zoom

Happy New Year from the Rietkerks

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Kristen
Posted in California, Christmas Tagged Disneyland, family, New Year

Merry “Tilma”Christmas

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Kristen

We had a wonderful time together at Bill and Eva’s house over the holidays. The kids are no longer kids anymore but we still find a visit from Santa Claus brings out the kid in all of us. Each year … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas Tagged Postma, Santa

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away. Hemingway said to a friend..." If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
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