The Storyteller | Mary Vee

This week I would like to tell you about two exciting "new." I leave the period there because I don't want to spoil what they are before you look below... First, I found a new restaurant--the Old Christmas Station located in downtown Frankenmuth, Michigan. I walked in the main door on the side of the building and found myself magically stepping into Europe. Music from France, Germany, and Italy, played with interludes from a German radio announcer. My German is a bit rusty, so I'm not exactly sure what was said, and I didn't care.  This cozy restaurant transported me to one of many restaurants I'd visited in France, Switzerland, and Germany.  A waiter came to our table. He was dressed in a white shirt, black pants as many waiters do in Europe. He didn't carry paper and pencil but slighly leaned forward as if fully engaged in the dining experience. We listened to his question and while we considered what we would order to drink, he stood with ...

My daughter saw a poster at her work: Lithuanian festival. She took a pic with her cell phone with all the details and told us as soon as she walked in the door. "Yah wanna go?" Hah. Did we want to go. Let me tell you about Lithuanians, they know how to have fun! Nestled in a community where the houses are only inches away from each other was the building where the festival took place.  A team of dancers, ranging from the little ones in this photo to adults standing behind the curtain, performed ethnic dances. The audience clapped to the beat and cheered the dancers on. Lithuanians who ran the kitchen had no idea such a crowd would come. It seemed every Lithuanian from hundreds of miles heard the news. They ran out of food hours before the festival was over! Our favorite Lithuanian dish: Kugelis, Cepelinai, sausage, and sauerkraut My son and I went to one line and told the worker what we wanted. We knew how to say the words and apparently convi...