Last week in Laramie we had an unexpected treat! We found out that some of our friends, Bob and Kathy Berwick, had just recently learned how to make lefse. When we mentioned how interested we were--they immediately set up a lesson for us. What fun!
Gary and Carol Ethan were our instructors. They are friends of the Berwicks and very Norwegian. They even owned a Scandinavian store a few years ago. They were great teachers and we thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon with them.
We learned the art of rolling out the lefse to just the right thinness--not adding too much flour along the way.
At first Gary used the lefse stick to move and cook the lefse but eventually we both got to learn how to do that too. After Jana's first attempt (pictured here) that didn't quite make it all on the griddle, we both even managed to fit it all on! Of course---the very best part was eating as much lefse as we wanted!!!! :) YUM!
Here Jana is sliding the lefse stick under her rolled out lefse so she can then lift it and carry it to the 500 degree electric lefse griddle. Then, below, she rolls the lefse out onto the griddle---trying to get it centered. This is NOT as easy as one might think!
The past couple of nights here in Laramie we've been enjoying a new treat! The college students have gotten involved with waterpolo. Since we've been staying with some of the girls, we were invited to attend a couple of games. The girls pictured here played the first night and only lost by 1 point. The following night the co-ed team played and were triumphant. I love this photo showing their good hearts. They are such GREAT girls!
Bathing beauties....er, no. More like fiercely competitive, innertube overturning whirling dervishes! Waterpolo is a high-paced, high-energy sport and our girls went all out. The good "guys" are in the blue hats and the bad "guys" are in the white hats.
Merra resting by the wall during a quieter moment.
Janae -- our awesome goalie. She could smack 'em down, or catch 'em most times.
Roxie battling for a goal. She usually made the goal every time too.
Whitney---sometimes one expression is worth a thousand words!
I'm not a very good photographer--Lindsay had just made a great pass down court when I took this.
Jessie seems to be clarifying the game plan here....her legs are shorter so she had quite a job moving around.
Janae has command of the ball here and is on her way....sorry, I thought I had her face!
Heidi's working hard pumping both hands and legs to make time getting after the ball.
Ali's cruising with the ball down "court". It is a very challenging game!
My favorite photo--at the end of the girls' game they all looked so happy in spite of losing by one point. They had a great time and their sportsmanship was outstanding.
