It's becoming a tradition for our friend Andy to read this delightful book aloud to our family at Christmas time. He does a beautiful job reciting the story of the visitation of the Belsnickel in the lilting dialect of his Pennsylvania German ancestry. 
Our granddaughter was enthralled. Thanks, Andy. 
a page from the book giving a little of the cultural background of this PA German folklore.
Also, our eldest daughter who lives in New Zealand is home visiting for the holidays. She made us a Pavlova, a traditional Kiwi dessert. 
What do you think, Rhys?
Can't wait to taste it!
Need we say more?Here's a link to a recipe AllRecipes for a pav if you'd like to try it. She omitted the coconut.
Woohoo - my fiancee is amazing!! :D
ReplyDeleteWell done babe, very very proud of you! Slightly embarrassed by the fact that I haven't made a pavlova myself :) It looks great!
Miss you guys xox
Rhys
Jodi, your granddaughter is beautiful and obviously already enthralled by the family traditions. Have a wonderful family holiday.
ReplyDeleteMaureen
Thanks for the tip Jodi,
ReplyDeleteI just ordered the book! I saw that they also had one called Pennsylvania Dutch Alphabet - that will be next time.
How nice that your daughter is home for Christmas! Have a wonderful holiday.
Margaretha
Rhys,
ReplyDeleteYou're right - she is amazing. Going to have a hard time mailing her back ;) oxo
Thank you, Maureen. Having the baby here is wonderful. A blizzard hit our area over this weekend, so we're buried in twenty inches of snow, and loving every minute of the family time together.
ReplyDeleteJodi
Margaretha,
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome - hope you enjoy the book. And thank you for the well wishes. Yes, it is very nice having our daughter home from so far away. I think we're going to have a tough time when everyone leaves. But never mind that :) Happy holidays!
Jodi