the Rimmer family pages

With our neighbours, we have begun the work of reclaiming an over-grown communal area and turning it into a vegetable co-op. Reclaiming social space for growing vegetables...and making friends with neighbors. Our work is starting to bloom!

We spent Pentecost with our St. Columba's Church family on Inchcolm, that means, Columba's Island. It is an island on which St. Columba lived in the mid 500's when he first came to Scotland. It is the 'Inch' named in Shakespeare's Macbeth on which the Viking king Svend, Canute's father, paid a few thousand to have his viking warriors buried. And this Pentecost, it was the beautiful setting for the feast day.

For Luke's 4th birthday, he wanted to go to the Edinburgh Zoo...like they needed two more monkeys.

It's Epiphany...time to take down the Christmas decorations, and celebrate Helligtrekroner - Three Kings! We want to thank our American/French friends the Johannsens for the great tradition, and we hope you have a bright Epiphany!

2009/10 brought a white Christmas in the City of Edinburgh. Here's some pictures that I took while wassailing through the city. It's a good British word...we should bring it back. "Love and joy come to you, and to you a wassail too, and God bless you and send you a happy new year!"

The mountain at Edinburgh's center is mentioned in the Welsh/Gaelic epic, "Y Gododdin" as the seat of Arthur. Today we climbed it, and took a seat at the summit. I'm sure Arthur didn't mind.

Abby is a UK citizen now, and all it took was...

Here is our trip to Edinburgh...

Here are some pictures from our Advent and Christmas celebrations. Some from Rygaard's Skole, Paul Michael's school. Some from home. And many of our Church family celebrating the seasons.

Skagen is the northern most town in Denmark, at the tip of the European continent (Jutland). For centuries, artists have flocked to this town for to paint with the colors of the vivid northern light, and the unique images of the Atlantic Ocean North Sea and Baltic Sea crashing together at literally one point. And for us, it made a great little holiday.

Summer has been a wonderful season for family, friends, and re-creation!

We are so thankful for Luke's first year of life, and for recent thanksgivings, we are so glad to have the chance to celebrate it with our friends and family of faith!

Our family took the winter break to travel to Lutherstadt Wittenberg, to share time with friends, and visit the Luther sites...

Paul Michael's 4th Birthday party...friends, food, and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Here are some shots of Advent and Christmastime. We'll keep updating them as the celebrations continue!

Trying to get a Christmas card portrait is tricky business...watch it happen...