26 Jun 2005
Midsummer, 2005

Ravenswood celebrated Midsummer last night, and I renewed an old acquaintance with the beverage pictured at the left. And now that I've found a local source, this could develop into quite a friendship. Wonderful stuff, indeed!

One of the really very cool things about Heathenry is that it's the only religion that I know of where a beer sampling table is usually set up at gatherings. There's a old joke that a United Methodist must bring a covered dish to get into heaven - we Heathens have to bring a bottle ... or two!

And it was a fine gathering yestereve, to be sure. But I had an even better time than usual, thanks not only to K, but to an email I received about my youngest daughter (Hilary) - from her in-laws!

Hilary moved back to Minnesota last year, an economic migration as much as anything else, but she grew up there, and so it was like going home to some extent for her. She lived with the in-laws for a bit, but is now starting to get it together on her own. She wears the Hammer, and celebrates (when she's able) with Runehof. Here's a bit of the missive that her mother-in-law sent to her dad:

Dave, I just wanted to let you know how proud Ken and I of your daughter. She is working so hard, carrying two jobs. When she is not working she is with the kids. She has never taken for granted the help Ken and I are able to give. If she needs/wants some free time she asks if we are available. We only have the kids overnight Fri - Sun now, when Hilary is working at her night job.

'Tis a father's wish come true - the values I worked so hard to communicate have indeed taken root. This was beyond doubt one of the best missives I've ever received! So my head was already swollen with pride long before the hard cider got to it ...

A Glad Midsummer to All!

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