XV

In Luzern a few days after getting married slopeside. Fifteen years, two countries, one farm, and five children later, all I can say is...love is a long, long road. (With apologies to Tom Petty.)



January 26, 1995 ~ ski in the morning, marry at noon, ski in the afternoon ~ the simplicity of wedding ceremony avoidance

"Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants."

Either you know of food activist, journalist, professor, and bestselling author Michael Pollan or you should know of him. I've long been in the former camp ~ and now that I heard him speak and attended a pre-lecture reception for him, I'll even go so far as to say I know him. Okay, that's a stretch. But he does drink OV milk. And we do have the same taste in eyewear. So that's something.
The title of his talk was "The Sun Food Agenda", described on his web site as follows:

"By replacing the energy of the sun with energy from fossil fuels, industrial agriculture has made food impressively cheap and abundant. But this achievement has come at a cost. Today, our food system is implicated in three of the most critical problems facing our society: the energy crisis, the climate crisis, and the health care crisis. None of these problems can be addressed without reforming the way America eats. In this inspiring multimedia presentation, Pollan connects the dots between food and health (personal as well as environmental), and introduces us to some of the visionaries who are “resolarizing” the food system. The Sun Food Agenda – involving change at the level of the farm, the marketplace and the culture- promises to improve our health, cut our dependence on fossil fuel, and help solve the climate crisis."

New Year's Plunge

Our family rang in 2010 with a run and a dip ~ at least, those of us who are daring did the whole shebang. (Whereas a certain teen, who shall remain unnamed, claims the act borders on craziness rather than daring. Maybe a bit of both?) The annual Resolution Run involves a lap or two around the lake followed by a quick trip into the 35-ish degree water.

The air temps were warmer than usual but it was windy. As for the water...oh. my. word. Suffice it to say my resolution to stop swearing has already gone by the wayside ~ several times over. Ahem. But taking the plunge with a couple hundred people was an adventure. My only regret is that I don't have a photo of Luke, our one offspring who dared to join his crazy parents. Happy New Year!

Christmas Guys

Now and Then
the big guys: Per Marten, Jan Christian, Luke Stefan

the little(r) guys ~ Kai Soren, Rafe Bastien

displaying their Christmas 2009 books