This past weekend I went to a cousins gathering – at my sister-in-law’s cabin on Lake Lipsett (also called Lake Lipsie) near Siren, Wisconsin. Technically, some of us are really cousins-in-law or cousins through marriage. However, we made no distinctions.

There were seven cousins, all women, who attended. Many had not seen the others in many, many years.However, it took about five minutes to get reacquainted and then it was as if we had just seen each other. And so the talking and the laughter began …

We enjoyed pontoon rides on the lake  …

We saw eagles and loons (a favorite thing for me) …

We poured over family photos …

We had bonfires …

We drank wine … (with just a little trouble opening the bottles) …

 

We played cornhole …  (look at that arm follow-through) …

We talked and laughed …

And we enjoyed the beauty all around us.

The picture below  truly represents the glorious evening sunlight and our glorious weekend.

I highly recommend a cousins weekend. We did not talk politics. We did not solve any world problems. We did not listen to the news (we were too busy talking). But we did create precious memories that will linger …

Precious mem’ries, how they linger
How they ever flood my soul
In the stillness of the midnight
Precious, sacred scenes unfold.

Until next time – Thanks for reading!