Rain Drops That Looked Like Diamonds
~~~ Sunday, December 11 ~~~ When I looked outside in the early afternoon, I was captivated by the sparkling rain drops. Photos never do justice to nature, but you can get an idea of what I saw.
Month: December 2022
A Meal and Christmas Caroling
~~~ Saturday Evening, December 10 ~~~ At our church Christmas caroling is done by a variety of small groups, Sunday school classes and the youth group. Each group or class receives a list of names and nursing homes to visit and bless with Christmas songs. The lists include those in church who are 80+ which […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Gloria
https://www.facebook.com/gloria.high.54 We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Christmas Gifts – Packed with Love – from Our Church
~~~ Wednesday, December 7 ~~~ The Fruit Basket Committee and many other volunteers were part of preparing grocery boxes, poinsettias, and fruit baskets for those whose names were given to the committee. They packed 29 grocery boxes. These go to church members, friends and neighbors – maybe because of hospital experiences, illness or other things […]
Christmas Soup
~~~ Tuesday, December 6 ~~~ This is what I did with a pound of hamburger and leftovers from our family’s Christmas Lunch – baked potato and salad bar – two days earlier. Vegetable soup made with onions, sweet peppers, carrots, celery, chives tomatoes and anything else that helped to create a delicious soup. It made […]
I Heard the Bells
~~~ Monday Afternoon, December 5 ~~~ Diane took us to Penn Cinema to see I Heard the Bells which was produced by Sight & Sound Films. It was based on the song I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I will never listen to that song in the same way […]
Our Family Christmas Celebration
~~~ Sunday, December 4 ~~~ We had a special Christmas with more than 30 of our family members here and especially enjoyed watching these three great grandchildren who were together for the first time. Emmy (left – born May 16) and Stetson (right – born April 29) were here for our summer gathering in early […]
Jon and Janet’s Wedding
~~~ Saturday, December 3 10:00 am ~~~ There is quite a story behind this wedding. Jonathan is our nephew – the second son of Cerwin’s sister Doris and her husband Bob. It was about this time two years ago that we learned that Jon’s wife Jen had pancreatic cancer and would probably have only a […]
Birds, Birthdays, Baby & a Sunset
~~~ Friday, December 2 ~~~ I’ll start with the birds We (Cerwin, Diane, Heze and I) celebrated Lydia’s birthday – which was on December 2 and Kayla’s which was December 3. Lydia and Kayla – sisters-in-law. Kayla, Stetson and Heze Our favorite Stetson is quite the cutie. Add to the delights and fun of our […]
An Evening at Ichiban Japanese Steak & Seafood Restaurant
~~~ Thursday, December 1 ~~~ Our day began with a beautiful sunrise at 6:42 am. I already showed you the next part of our day when Diane and I took Jazzy along for groceries (yesterday’s post). By the time we got home from grocery shopping, Hezekiah, Kayla and Stetson had arrived from Tennessee. Diane was […]
Shopping with Jazzy
~~~ Thursday, December 1 ~~~ Our daughter Diane arrived (from Maine) the day before to help with our family’s Christmas celebration. She spent the morning at Nate and Abby’s to be with their three children (soon four) so Abby would have time for appointments and shopping. When Jasmine heard that Grammy was going shopping with […]
Rainy Day Birds
~~~ Friday, November 30 ~~~ I was surprised that the birds were so busy on a cold rainy day. Focusing on the windowpane instead of the birds. I’m glad birds like cold rainy days.
Corn Harvest
~~~ Tuesday, November 29 12:37 pm to 4:10 pm ~~~ This was about the time I heard the machinery that was harvesting the corn. By the end of the day we had a view of all the homestead buildings.
Goodnight Moon
The other night I went outside to say goodnight to the world before going to bed. This is what I saw. I went back inside for my camera so I could capture this beauty. A waxing crescent with a bit of haze. I changed my camera settings to see which photo I liked best. I […]
Late Fall Contrasts
Late fall and winter days are often a variety of contrasts in colors – sometimes it seems to be cold with only black and whites – other times there are beautiful sunrises and sunsets. The other day, following the funeral for Cerwin’s cousin Ruth, we continued on to Roy and Deb’s house to deliver a […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Kayla
https://www.facebook.com/kayla.henley.94 We love you! Grandma and Grandpa High