That was my weekend – lefse and fist bumps and Doctor Who. Sounds pretty high on the awesome scale, right? It was.
On Saturday, I packed up my lefse griddle and pastry board and drove to Owatonna for a midday lefse adventure. My gnome friends invited me over to cook rounds of potato goodness. It was a great way to spend a Saturday. Laughter and potatoes. Sabrina wrote about it on her blog and gives a better summary of the day than I could ever muster – check it out here.
On Sunday, there were fist bumps. So I’m sick. My cold keeps progressing through different stages and yesterday was the tickle-in-my-throat stage. Ugh. Because of my sickness, I try and model germ-free ways to greet each other and share the peace during worship; thus, I did not shake hands. [I think it’s silly to suspend the passing of the peace in the winter. Let’s share peace in other ways: wave, elbows, fist bumps, peace sign. Endless possibilities.] For the sharing of the peace, I waved. Then, at the close of service, as I greeted people in the back, I fist bumped everyone. It was hilarious. One of the ushers, a twenty-something, said afterwards, That was the funniest thing I’ll see all day. Old people learning to fist bump. To their credit, they were all very receptive and fist bumped like pros. [And, let’s face it, I added to their list. #49 on their list of Why My Pastor is Crazy and Weird.]
Lastly, Doctor Who. I get it. I finally get it. Doctor Who gets lots of hype these days, especially this past weekend with an anniversary special and all. I’ve tried for a long time to watch the show. I want to be in the know; I want to follow the crowd and love the thing that everyone else loves. [Wait a second …] Months ago, friends recommended that I start at the beginning. Okay. I did … but I didn’t get it. Turns out that was because they didn’t mean start at the 1960s beginning but the Christopher Eccleston beginning. That made a difference. I just made it through his tenure at Doctor and have begun David Tennant’s … and I get it. I like it. I’m going to keep watching while I quilt my British flag hexagon quilt. It feels fitting that most of it be constructed while watching the BBC.
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