VEP

Just a little fluff & stuff today…

A Carthusian monk in the Carthusian monastry of “la Valsainte.” Photo taken by Simon Glasson, around 1930.

Our family has a strong affection for the Carthusian Monk’s.

A dear friend of ours, Charlie, introduced us to a fun-fact about these beloved monks many-many years ago – as we shared a toast together for the first time with the “Elixir of Long Life.”

One of their many Cheers, together!

Yes, our first taste of Green Chartreuse VEP, produced by the Carthusian monks, was indeed many years ago – yet has since become a cherished family tradition for our family at every important or meaningful life event.

You can always expect to share this warm, (some would say burning,) minty green liquor with us, to ‘mark the occasion’.

Tradition dictates: Everyone partaking in a toast of Green Chartreuse VEP must sign the wooden box, especially when it is their first time imbibing!
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a gentle approach.

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

A peaceful day at the lake with treasured company.

Peace is a word used to describe a sense of feeling calm and relaxed.

We may automatically think of ourselves as lying back on a deck chair in the sun with no work to do and no one around to disturb us or of paddling a kayak through the calm waters of a lake all to our own.

Yes, being relaxed is a wonderful thing!

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uninterested

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 32:8

God’s Words have (definitely) taught me a lot.

The Saints’ lives have taught me a lot.

Author Bob Goff’s books have taught me a lot.

Maya Angelou’s poetry has taught me a lot.

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