Month: October 2022
Trip to New England, October 6-13: Home to New Hampshire
~~~ Traveling to New Hampshire Thursday, October 6 ~~~ We left home about 6:30 am and saw the pretty sunrise across the fields and trees to the east as we traveled Route 501 on the way to I-78. I love to see morning fog as we travel. This was somewhere in the Allentown area. My […]
Photos Around Our Yard
~~~ Wednesday, October 5 2:45 pm ~~~ When Cerwin told me that there were several orange mushrooms in the yard, I knew where they were and that they were Chicken of the Woods. I was surprised to find four of them – two large, one medium and a tiny one (in the front). There is […]
Fall Dinner Concert – Carlisle Truck Stop Ministries
~~~ Saturday Evening, October 1 New Fairview Church of the Brethren, York, PA ~~~ It was encouraging to meet our friends from this ministry and hear about the work at Carlisle Truck Stop Ministries. The welcome was by Dave Lehigh. We enjoyed a delicious meal and ministry information before the concert. Chaplain Mike gave an […]
A Family Evening at Jakey & Crystal’s House
~~~ Friday Evening, September 30 ~~~ We had a delightful evening at our niece (Crystal) and nephew’s (Jakey) home where both of their families were invited for a covered dish supper. It was a cool evening, so the wood fire on the patio was quite welcoming. About half the people chose to sit around the […]
This Beautiful Sunset Needed to Be Recorded
~~~ Thursday, September 29 7:00 PM ~~~
From My Camera: Photo Shoot with Roy, Deb, Barb and Mary
~~~ Continued from yesterday’s post Friday, September 30 1:00 PM ~~~ Getting the photo shoot set up (Deb, Roy -in truck – Mary, Jakey, Barb and Cerwin Jakey’s 1954 Ford used to be yellow – like the interior. Roy posing for a work portrait. Mary doing a test photo Found a tiny moth on one […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nicole
https://www.facebook.com/nicole.serfass.9 We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Brunch Before Our Photo Shoot
~~~ Friday, September 30 ~~~ Deb set up a photo shoot while Roy’s sister Mary was in the area and wanted us to be there too. Of course, one must have a brunch so we can hang out for a bit. Left to right: Barb (Roy’s mother), Mary (his sister), Deb (our daughter), Roy (our […]
A Couple of Things from Wednesday, September 28
I wasn’t feeding the birds very much during the summer for two reasons, the avian flu was in the area, and they can help carry the disease to chicken farms, also there is plenty of food for them because we live in farm country. The blue jays were the first to come back when I […]
Visiting with Nate, Lauree and Emmy
~~~ Tuesday, September 27 ~~~ We wanted to hear about Nate’s archery hunt in Colorado, so invited them to our house and had fun listening to the hunting stories. The four young guys hunted on their own and had some exciting experiences calling elk. They also had license for bear. One of them got a […]
A Cold Autumn Sunrise
~~~ Saturday, September 24 ~~~ Cerwin thought it was time to activate our propane fireplace.
A Welcome Visitor
~~~ Friday Evening, September 23 ~~~ It was sometime in the mid-afternoon that our doorbell rang – and there to our surprise was Tom Kemp from Washington State. While we were enjoying a great visit, I thought that it would be nice to invite him to stay for supper, but I was planning leftovers, so […]
Brethren Disaster Relief Auction – General Auction and Silent Auction
~~~ Friday, September 23 and Saturday September 24 ~~~ A general auction item that caught my eye. The general auction is a highlight of the weekend and raises lots of money for disaster relief. This little guy looks like he needs someone to love him. 🙂
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Mark
We love you! Daddy and Mother High
Brethren Disaster Relief Auction – Quilts
~~~ Friday Morning, September 23 ~~~ Because they no longer make a quilt auction booklet and need a photo of the highest selling quilt from the previous year, I no longer have to make sure I have a photo of every quilt – freeing me to take pictures as I wish. It is much more […]
Brethren Disaster Relief Auction – Variety
~~~ Friday Morning, September 23 ~~~ It’s always important for my taste buds to get an order of French fries after the heifer auction. 🙂 They were my brunch. After savoring each French fry, I walked into the craft auction arena to check out the many items that were displayed. I am always amazed at […]