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Saturday, November 6

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We were up early to be at a neighbor’s house by 4:45 AM – to take him to a 2-hour kidney dialysis appointment. It is good to be retired and have time to do something like this.

After dropping him off at the health center, we went to a nearby restaurant – Park Diner Place (formerly Zinn’s) – to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. We told the waitress that we would be hanging out a while because we didn’t have to be back to the health center until 7:15.

Someone else was arriving as we got back to the center.

It was a cold, frosty morning.

The sun was coming up as we drove toward home.

After taking him to their house, we did some Saturday work and relaxed until early afternoon when we left for the memorial service for our TFC friend Bob Russell. I took my camera along because I knew we would be driving through some interesting Amish country.

Steel-wheeled vehicles are used on Amish farms. Some farmers use mules and work horses, but we see more and more of them using tractors or skid loaders to pull equipment on the road. This area is filled with tourists because many of the farms are owned by Amish families.

Driving up the hill to Calvary Monument Bible Church near Paradise is always pretty – no matter what time of year. Betty and their daughter planned a nice service that honored Bob – but more importantly the Lord he served. Because we only learned to know Bob and Betty after he retired from trucking, we enjoyed seeing pictures from his younger years.

We learned to know them after he retired from trucking and helped us when we took a TFC chapel to summer truck shows. Betty and Bob are in the center of the picture.

We usually set up a canopy and a lot of chairs outside the chapel so our friends and other drivers could visit while taking a break from walking around the lot looking at trucks.

Bob loved when people came by and asked to see the inside the chapel, or needed to talk to a chaplain.

Following the service we stayed for a time of refreshments where we had opportunity to talk to Betty, their daughter and friends in the fellowship hall. Cerwin decided to go home a different way so we would see another part of this Amish country.

After leaving the Amish area, we came upon the very busy Route 30 where many tourists stay and shop. While we worked our way through slow traffic, this vehicle attracted us. I felt like I was watching a segment of Mash. 🙂