Epiphany

Alaina leads the candle procession Tomorrow is Epiphany, or Three Kings Day to some.  I spent Thursday afternoon making hot chocolate, getting the robes, candles, and other props ready for our celebration. The Ranchers were to meet at 7:00 in front of the Pavilion.  Luckily, it was a mild night for the beginning of winter.…

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We were jolly by golly

 Jason, Kara, Gigi, Mike and Valerie made it happen!  Last night we had our annual Christmas dinner and secret Santa party.  Gig and the foodies outdid themselves, as usual, and Southside Market kicked in and smoked three yummy turkeys for us. And a first!  The Christmas ham came from Eenie, Meenie, or Miney–our…

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Come Ye Thankful People, Come

Annette, Scott, Natalie, Rebekah, Kelly, Sterling, Anita & Elizabeth at Thanksgiving Dinner And they did! Those that didn’t missed an awesome feast last Thursday, as we held our annual Thanksgiving community dinner at the Ranch and made it the first of what I hope is an annual appreciation dinner for our staff. Mike & Kara…

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Last night

The Village at Twilight This week was a hard week. Our cook quit abruptly a few weeks ago, and we figured out that our Pavilion kitchen had been suffering from…shall we say, a lack of stewardship…for some time, so I’m handling all the food ordering, shopping, menu creating, and consequent flack-catching for the Ranch for…

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