Germany Represents!

At long last, Anneliese (Joshua's mother - my mother-in-law) came to visit. Joshua saw her in early December when he made a trip to Washington. I hadn't seen her for a year.

We usually play games when the Sr. Aysons visit. It's a good way to enjoy some time indoors together - as well as to compete. I had beginner's luck with Niners. But beginner's luck doesn't last long.

Playing Rummikub and Niners together.

Someone's always got to be the "different" one...

Joshua was proud to share his mixology creations with his mom. She watched him make it (this one consisted of cucumbers, kale, ginger, chard, 1 stevia packet, a splash of apple juice, and some ice) - so she knew what was in it. (Hey, we are all about full disclosure here.) I made SURE to have the camera around for the first big gulp.

Hey, hey, hey! Lookie here.
Anneliese is trying a green shake!

Down the hatch!
Hmm...bitter beer face.

Next up: homemade kombucha tea. Joshua now has two scobies downstairs. They are in two gallon containers and make the laundry room smell a bit like vinegar. I'm egging him on to talk about his scobies and kombucha in a future post. Anneliese needed something to help wash down the green shake. I think the 'bucha tea did the trick.

Anneliese likes the homebrewed kombucha tea,
a la Joshua's scoby plantation in the laundry room.

We also hit up downtown Littleton one afternoon. We went into several of the shops there - mostly looking, but we did some finding, too. It was great to be outdoors, walking around together, and window shopping. When we were through, Joshua volunteered to go get the car and Anneliese and I sat down facing west and got to view a most bodacious sunset.

We enjoyed a beautiful sunset!

On Anneliese's last eve here in Colorado, we went to mom's place for dinner. She made a butternut squash/spinach/pearl barley soup, salmon, veggies with turmeric, wild rice, and cayenne salsa. Muy caliente! I enjoyed taking it all in.

Post-dinner conversation at Linda's house.

She who takes pictures is never in them. Boo-hoo. Oh well - I know we had a great visit and am happy you came, Anneliese.