An · Invitation · From · The · Dunns

Atticus Dunn

turns one.

second breakfast

17 · May · 2026 · A Sunday Morning

A round green hobbit door set into a grassy hillside.

17 · MAY · 2026

a sunday morning

AN · INVITATION

Atticus
turns one.

We are hosting second breakfast.

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·II·
“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
A winding country lane through the Shire.

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.

·III·
“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.

A hand-drawn Lord-of-Maps-style cartographic map of a pastoral Shire-like region with a Grand Rapids–shaped river system.
BAMBOO
second breakfast
·IV·
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Thorin Oakenshield
A Bilbo-party prep scene: striped pavilion, trestle tables, bunting.
Atticus, age one.
Atticus Dunn
AGE · ONE

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.

THE TABLE
  • Eggs · Bacon · Toast with jam
  • Sausage · Mushrooms · Coffee
  • Something warm for the children
THE CHEER
  • A play yard for the small ones
  • Bicycles on the rooftop
  • Long tables and longer talk
·V·
A writing desk inside a hobbit-hole, letter and candle ready.

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.

·VI·
“If you are a friend, speak the password, and the doors will open.” Doors of Durin
A Shire inn gate with long tables set beyond.

VI · THE GATE

Come to the patio.

Bamboo Grand Rapids

2 Fulton Street West · outdoor patio, weather permitting

WHEN

Sunday, the 17th of May, 2026

ten o'clock until noon

ON ARRIVAL

The door will be locked. Send word and we will come let you in.

248-238-8649 · 248-238-8687

& NO GIFTS

If you are moved to give, add to Atticus's college fund.

Gift code 30F · 975

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With love, from the Dunns.