17 · MAY · 2026
a sunday morning
AN · INVITATION
Atticus
turns one.
We are hosting second breakfast.
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“It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Bilbo Baggins
II · THE ROAD
A short walk from the door.
ut of the hill, down the lane, past the fields. The path is quiet in the morning. Bring a coat if the sky is grey.
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something.” Thorin Oakenshield
III · THE WAY
We'll pretend that Grand Rapids is the Shire for the morning.
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Thorin Oakenshield
IV · THE THESIS
He is large
for his age.
Atticus eats one breakfast, and then, about an hour later, another. We are going to do the same, together, on the patio.
- Eggs · Bacon · Toast with jam
- Sausage · Mushrooms · Coffee
- Something warm for the children
- A play yard for the small ones
- Bicycles on the rooftop
- Long tables and longer talk
V · A REQUEST
Send word.
t helps us to know who is coming, and whether there is anything we should keep off the table. A short note is plenty.
“If you are a friend, speak the password, and the doors will open.” Doors of Durin
VI · THE GATE
Come to the patio.
Bamboo Grand Rapids
2 Fulton Street West · outdoor patio, weather permitting
Sunday, the 17th of May, 2026
ten o'clock until noon
The door will be locked. Send word and we will come let you in.
If you are moved to give, add to Atticus's college fund.
With love, from the Dunns.