Today it was my turn to bring treats to our cadre seminar. When I signed up in June I knew without a doubt that I would bring my all time favorite treat, kolaches. What more could a group ask for on a Sunday morning? However, it was very interesting the conversation that these delectable treats would spark.
One of the guys from my class lives not too far from Wilbur, the supposed Czech capital of Nebraska. (Apparently they've never been to the Bohemian Alps!) He was commenting on the fact that life in Wilbur (10 miles away from his home) is just completely different from where his family lives. "There's something about that culture," he said. "They work hard, but they don't get too worked up about much of anything. They just seem to take each day in stride."
That got me thinking about the people that inhabit my community. When I look at the members of my community, I think that Casey's statement is a fair assessment. These people know about working hard, one day at a time, and making the best of what they've got. I think of the little old Czech lady who lives next door to my friend. She can barely walk, but she is out there in her floral-print polyester pants in the 100 degree heat picking produce in her garden. One day she asked Lori if she is Czech. When Lori told her that she wasn't, Mary told her she just assumed she was a good Czech girl because she wore an apron all of the time!
To us, when we donn our aprons, we are ready for some serious work. Which is why an apron is so important when baking kolaches....it is serious work! I am beginning to think that maybe kolaches are a Czech pastry because it takes that laid-back, hard-working personality to persevere through the art of perfecting them!
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