On Saturday we had a brunch for Rand and Karen's "adopted little sister," Solveig and her husband from Sunol, CA, for a sort-of family reunion. Karen and Solveig have not seen each other in 40-50 years, so it was a real celebration. Rand was here for the brunch/reunion,
I got such a kick out of Kaj - is he an engineer or what?? Karen was setting the table and I put the lazy susan in the center. I wasn't sure it was centered so Kaj got a tape measure, measured all around and made sure it was right on the nose! What a hoot - picture below! I love having these two here!

The brunch with old friends went well and the six of us loved Kaj's smorbrod (open faced sandwiches)! Below are two pictures of his work - one in progress, the other of the finished product. He made a second platter of herring smorbrod that is not pictured. He made the marinade for two kinds of herring and both were delicious besides being beautiful! Karen was the sous-chef, preparing the garnishes, the fruit salad, generally keeping the kitchen straight, clean and both of us organized. Rand was here for five hours and seemed to enjoy himself. He was focused on the conversations as they moved from one topic to another, and wasn't ready to leave when I asked him. He stayed for another two hours before indicating that he needed to go home. He chose to stay in his wheelchair rather than transfer to a diningroom chair.
Tomorrow K and K will go to see Rand alone in the morning and then we are heading downtown to the San Jose Rep for a play in the afternoon. After that we only have two more days together before they head back to Madison, WI! I hate to see them leave.

Chef Kaj preparing the smorbrod - a work in progress!

The finished product! The equally impressive and delicious platter of herring smorbrod is not pictured.
Keep Rand close - he inhaled smorbrod all afternoon!
Love,
Connie