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·
“The Road goes ever on and on, out from the door where it began.” J.R.R.T.
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·

III · THE WAY

Grand Rapids, for a morning, is the Shire.

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
The pavilion is Bamboo. Keep the river on your left.
·IV·
“If more of us valued food and cheer 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·
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.

With love, from the Dunns.