February was a very special First Friday Art Walk for us. My cousin's son, Michael, had a special showing of his pottery at his very own gallery, The Blueberry Center Gallery, located in downtown Lincoln. I can't wait to own one of these pieces.
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| Michael does beautiful work and the hanging of his pottery was very well done! |
The Frosty Bike Ride was held on the 4th of February. Although it was windy and cold, the sun was bright and the roads were clear.
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| This lovely officer sang the Star Spangled Banner before the ride. |
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| Volunteers--some of my riding buddies. |
That same evening the Fishers joined us for dinner and an overnight. Pierce was in a hockey tournament in Omaha, so it was a good chance to get together.
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| Pierce got the hard hat award for being a hard hitting player. He got to add his name to the hat. |
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| Reece and Gretchen couldn't seem to get enough of each other. She and the boys ran and played for a very long time, thankfully wearing each other out! |
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| Rusty made gumbo and I made a kid-friendly salad for dinner with the Fishers. |
A few days later we had Sissy and TC for dinner. It turned out to be sort of a pre-Valentines event. FUN!
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| TC, a professional photgrapher, used my phone to photograph the cake. |
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| Four-layer chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting and raspberry filling. |
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| One of my many Valentine decorations. |
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| Our mantel with candles and a framed Valentine poem from former National Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser. |
On February 14th we went to a fundraiser for Abendmusik. It was a delicious four-course dinner with two kinds of wine, in an elegantly decorated room at First Plymouth.
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| Our table guests, Carolyn and Ray Zeisset, and Tom Trenney and his husband, Brent. |
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| The main course was served on china bearing the First Plymouth logo. |
After dinner we relocated into the main sanctuary where Tom Trenney played the piano and sang love songs to us.
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| One of the numbers was sung by Nebraska's most well known tenor, Drew Duncan. |
What a delightful evening! It is my understanding this Valentine special has been going on for four years. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for an elegant and entertaining evening next Valentine's Day.
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| I just had to snap a pic when Gretchen walked into this perfect, dog-show stack. (It is the month of the Westminster Dog Show, right?)
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One of our Senators, Deb Fisher, was giving a talk to local LIBA members. This seemed a perfect opportunity to let her know we were unhappy that she seems to be ignoring us.
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| TC did a short video of the protest rally. |
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| I made signs and was quoted in the local paper. |
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| Just another ho-hum morning looking out the window here on North 13th Street. |
