by coffee & cake
Yesterday, we had friends Marianna and Terry come for a visit. The time flew as we talked and talked over coffee and cake in the European tradition, as Marianna wrote, so common to Germans, Swiss, Finns and others. Soon we realized it was nearing dinnertime, and talk was still flowing, so instead of their rushing back to Terry’s cousin’s place over town, we went out to a local Greek taverna for dinner.
Some exciting entertainment was provided by a sudden extreme downpour, thundering like hail but not, and coming down the sloping glass skylights like a waterfall. Have a look at the photos at Marianna’s blog too!
This has been the third get-together for Marianna and I, thanks to meeting via our blogs. Last year the husbands joined us and we’ve cemented a nice friendship. Thanks for the visit, Marianna and Terry, and may we meet again soon!
Oh! and a Happy July 4th to all our American friends and family!
July 4, 2012 in Blogging, Home by Marja-Leena
I love the picture of rain on the window.
It’s great to visit with blog friends. Jerry and I mean to come up to Vancouver soon and will stop to see you and Fred.
Anne, oh, we look forward to that – just let us know when you are coming and we will have coffee and cake! Hopefully without the rain. Summer seems to have finally arrived with sunshine and clear blue skies and very warm temperatures.
I remember coffee and cake with my European friends. It looks as though you had a wonderful time and a very exciting dinner!
Susan, it is a wonderful tradition. I remember an aunt of my husband’s who had several cakes on the table when we arrived as a family for a visit in her home in Germany, many years ago – too much 🙂
I wish I’d been there! It all looks so welcoming and delicious, in every respect. Very best wishes to you all, Marja-Leena and Fred and Marianna and Terry.
Natalie, I wish you could have been here too! You are most welcome anytime, and I owe you after the lovely visits I had with you a few years ago.