Month: April 2023
Golden Sunrise
~~~ Thursday, April 6 7:19 am ~~~ I am amazed by sunrises. They are never the same.
Weeding Needed
After the shingles were installed, I no longer had an excuse to put off the spring weeding. A week later it looked much better. The weeds were gone and the tulips were blooming. Now this bed is ready for mulching.
Easter Lunch
~~~ Sunday, April 9 Noon ~~~ Our Easter lunch had to be changed during the week after Jere called to say they and Austin and Jana had a flu (fever/cold) in both of their houses. It didn’t take Deb long to call to see what we could do because she didn’t want to not have […]
Easter Sunrise Service – by White Oak Youth Group
~~~ Sunday Morning, April 9 6:30 am ~~~ Someone was at church early to set up a cross and a lot of Tiki torches in the yard next to the back parking lot. I thought this was an interesting view: a Tiki torch in front of the cross. The youth group always invites the congregation […]
Supper at Agape Restaurant with Dustan and Jenna
~~~ Thursday Evening, April 6 5:30 pm ~~~ Agape doesn’t take reservations, so we gave ourselves plenty of time on Route 30 East which is quite busy during holidays and the tourist season. It wasn’t too bad, so we arrived about thirty minutes early. We were seated at a nice table where we waited for […]
New Shingles for Our House – Part 4 of 4
~~~ by Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements (rohrerbrothers.com) Wednesday, April 5 ~~~ The Rohrer’s were back on Wednesday morning to complete a few details. Blaine preparing the flashing for around the bottom of the chimney. On the peak of the house trimming shingles. Beautiful new shingles The chimney area was beautifully trimmed. […]
New Shingles for Our House – Part 3 of 4
~~~ by Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements (rohrerbrothers.com) Tuesday, April 4 ~~~ This is how the three Rohrer Brothers (Blaine, Corey and Dustan) occupied their time while waiting on the delivery of shingles. They arrived early and the shingles were a bit later than they expected. 🙂 The shingles were put on […]
New Shingles for Our House – Part 2 of 4
~~~ by Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements (rohrerbrothers.com) Monday, April 3 ~~~ By 10:30 am they were beginning to remove old shingles from the front of the house. Meanwhile, inside the house Jade was preparing to put a note on our refrigerator. She said so we could remember that she was here. […]
New Shingles for Our House – Part 1 of 4
~~~ by Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements Rohrer Bros. Residential Enhancements (rohrerbrothers.com) Monday, April 3 ~~~ The three brothers (Dustan, Corey and Blaine) arrived promptly at 7 am and began working on the roof. Dustan, our grandson-in-law, is married to our granddaughter Jenna. They began working on the back of the house, so the pictures have […]
Beauty in Our Yard
Though our yard need lots of care to prepare it for the summer, we have a lot of springtime beauty – like the pretty pear blossoms. We will have many pretty tulips later, but this one is blooming early. Our forsythia bush is never the prettiest in the country, but there are some pretty blooms. […]
Our Congregation Just Completed Eight Days of Revival Meetings
There were ten services beginning Sunday morning, March 26 and ending on Sunday Evening, April 2 Evangelist: Dustin Martin – one of our own ministers. The title for the series was, Searching for Meaning in a Desperate World. I took my camera along on Friday evening to capture a picture of a children’s story, not […]
Counted Cross Stitch Update
I recently had my deer stitching framed and gave it to our daughter Deb. I have stitched a photo of each of our 17 grandchildren and since Roy and Deb don’t have children, I asked her to send me a few photos that she would like me to stitch. This is the photo she sent […]
Spring Buds
I love to see bursting buds this time of year. They are a great sign of new life. I took these pictures in Lanny and Debbie’s yard where we met Sam Rittenhouse before going to the play, High Cotton (previous post). Sam now makes his home with them (his daughter). If I remember correctly, these […]