{"id":23046,"date":"2023-01-07T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=23046"},"modified":"2023-01-07T12:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:58:59","slug":"episode-711-sequel-to-martin-and-natalie-leuthis-wedding-seems-readers-like-weddings-even-the-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=23046","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 711 sequel to Martin and Natalie Leuthi’s wedding == seems readers like weddings (EVEN THE DOG!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EPISODE 711   MARTIN and NATALIE’S WEDDING \u2014 SEEMS MY READERS LIKE WEDDINGS, A SEQUEL<\/div>\n

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Martin and Natalie Leuthi are happy type persons\u2026the kind that try to see good in everyone.<\/div>\n
they planned their wedding they wanted everyone to have a good time.  <\/div>\n

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 I am trying to replicate their thinking\u2026<\/div>\n
worm my way into Martin\u2019s brain.  First off, he is a Swiss = Canadian\u2026or Canadian – Swiss<\/div>\n
depending on your preference.  Both nations have their idiosyncrasies in my opinion.  The Swiss<\/div>\n
side of Martn is his attention to detail.   He is so good at detail that he now builds jet turbines where<\/div>\n
the tolerances are fractions of the human hair.  The Canadian quirk in his personality is that<\/div>\n
he is a happy person, at ease with people.  He exudes confidence and fellowship.<\/div>\n

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And that is why their wedding was such a memorable event.<\/div>\n

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Did he break the wedding up into components?  I think so.<\/div>\n

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First = The Stag. <\/div>\n

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 \u201cAlan, do not forget the dog?\u2019<\/div>\n
\u201cThe dog?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI was giving a speech at my stag and a dog came up behind me, raised its back foot and pissed on my leg.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cAre you joking?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cNope , here is the picture to prove it.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cCan I use the picture?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSure.  It was a kind of reverse baptism the way I see it.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Second – Transportation<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhy did you rent that ancient bus?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cPeople are often late for weddings,,,the bus will get us all to the church on time.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Third – Location<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe chose a spot in the centre of Switzerland.  If people are coming they can use<\/div>\n
the wedding as a starting point for a tour.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cnobody does that.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cMy sister Gabriela and your son Kevin are planning that for you\u2026holiday in Flammerans.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cJoke?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWait and see\u201d<\/div>\n

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Fourth – The Church and the Minister<\/div>\n

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Nolan and Morgan Skeoch led the wedding procession<\/div>\n

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\u201cRemember the sermon before the wedding, Alan?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI do\u2026the minister had two wooden gears in his hand.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cRemember the gears fitted together?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSort of sexual image I thought at the  time.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cPrecisely and that was his point\u2026.a smooth running car depends upon<\/div>\n
the gears\u2026same applies to weddings.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cAnd  Morgan and Nolan were given a chance to shine\u2026hint to everyone<\/div>\n
that Natalie and I planned to have a tubule of kids\u2026and soon.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Fifth – The Reception<\/div>\n

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Martin greeted everyone from a place on high<\/div>\n

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Everyone got a Swiss Cow<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhat do you remember about the reception, Alan?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYou gave everyone a cow\u2026.we still have ours over the fireplace.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat could be more Swiss than a cow?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cChocolate bar.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201c the cow was more memorable.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cAnd remember how we greeted people?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cYes, you leaned out the window with arms extended.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cLike the Pope at the Vatican\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cPrecisely, we are not Catholic but can learn from the papal greetings of the faithful.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cIs that why we were housed in a convent?\u201d<\/div>\n

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Sixth – The Food and Drink<\/div>\n

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\u201cSometimes people drink too much at weddings.: dangerous.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201c:But you had lots o f wine.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cMore food than wine\u2026.I think we had three meals rather than one meal\u2026<\/div>\n
stuff People full of food and accidents are less likely.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Seventh = The Damce<\/div>\n

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Eigth =  Something Special – The Boat Cruise<\/div>\n
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The sunflowers must have some kind of meaning\u2026I missed that.  Perhaps a reader knows.<\/div>\n
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And the ALPHORN…<\/div>\n
\u201cSomething special for all age groups\u2026.kids to grandparents\u2026nothing nicer than<\/div>\n
an afternoon on a Swiss Lake with the Towering Alps in the distance\u2026more food<\/div>\n
available but less wine.  \u201c<\/div>\n
\u201cThe boat cruse kept us all together.\u201d<\/div>\n

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NOW WHAT IS MOST MEMORABLE?   IS IT THAT DOG???<\/div>\n
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Natalie and Martin now have three children, two dogs and a cluster of semi wild turtles living in <\/div>\n
a small pond in their back yard at Arisdof, Switzerland.  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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