Month: May 2026
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jared
We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High
My 65th School Reunion
Monday, May 18 Manheim Central Class of 1961 The Gathering Place, Mount Joy, PA It was delightful to see classmates from 65 years ago. Most are between 82 and 84 years of age, so almost as many are deceased as are living. Some live in other states and were unable to attend and others are […]
Emmy’s 4th Birthday Party
Saturday Evening, May 16 We arrived at Jeff’s (Emmy & Lainey’s grandpa) place a bit early. He was entertaining the girls with golf cart rides while their parents (Nate and Lauree) prepared the meal. Dustan (our grandson-in law) and me relaxing with two of our youngest great grandchildren. He is holding their youngest daughter Estella, […]
Northern Mocking Bird
It posed so nicely then flew to a patio chair and posed again. The streaking in the background is from shadowing on our kitchen window. I see mockingbirds almost every day.
Babysitting Four Great Grandchildren
Friday, May 16 One of the first things Renee, Garth, Natalie, and Jasmine did when they arrived (8:45 am) was climb unto our kitchen windowsill to watch birds. Jasmine (right) had the bird book and told the others what kind of birds they are seeing. One bird they like is the male, red-bellied woodpecker. Their […]
Red-headed Woodpeckers
They are one of the prettiest birds that come to our feeders. It is fun to see them again, because they are not here over winter. On this day I saw two at the same time. This one perched on the light post while the other ate suet at the log feeder. I have no […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Emmy
https://www.facebook.com/lauree.high.5 We love you and are so happy that God placed you in our family. Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Mother’s Day Evening with the Myer’s & Zucks
Sunday, Evening May 10 We enjoyed a Two Cousin’s Restaurant supper (stromboli, pizza, and a few lunch leftovers) with Mark and Diane’s two Pennsylvania daughters, Lydia and Abby. Left to Right: Nathaniel, Anthony, Lydia, Jasmine, Cerwin, Natalie, Diane, Renee, Mark, Abby, and Garth. Garth enjoying supper. Daughter and Mother – Lydia and Diane. (Diane had […]
Mother’s Day – Part 3 – The Posed Photos
Sunday, May 10 Our children: Jeff, Diane, Deb, and Jere Our children with me Our children with Cerwin and me Our children with Cerwin Me with our daughters Our daughter-in-love, Kristen, added to the girls Diane’s daughter Lydia added All family members who were at our house for Mother’s Day lunch (l to r): Kristen, […]
Mother’s Day – Part 2 – The Gifts
Sunday, May 10 My favorite gift on Sunday was having nine family members around our table: children, in-loves, and two grandchildren. But it was delightful to feel their love by the gifts they chose for me. I received two dozen red roses from Cerwin a few days early. Following worship services each of the ladies […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Austin
We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High
Mother’s Day – Part 1 – The Meal
Sunday Lunch – May 10 My only responsibility was to set up the tables for the meal. Since Mark and Diane arrived from Maine on Friday evening, they did some of the table lifting and arranging. Deb said I should set up for twelve people. (She said there will be 11 – possibly 12 people.) […]
Anthony’s 12th Birthday Party
Saturday Evening, May 9 (his birthday was the next day) He is excited to be old enough to go hunting this year. He has been going to hunting classes and is doing quite well. He chose a donut cake This is an unposed photo of his birthday guests. 🙂 Singing happy birthday as his mom […]
Visiting Our Newest Great Granddaughter
Thursday, May 7 Nate and Lauree are blessed to now have three daughters: Emmy, Lainey, and Rylee. Rylee Brooke our 22nd great grandchild was born on May 3rd. What fun to hold a tiny baby again. She is a beautiful baby.
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Anthony
We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Great Lunch with Inge
Our friend Inge looks for any excuse to go to The Gaucho’s Way Brazilian Steakhouse (part of Park City Shopping Center, Lancaster) and offered to treat us to a meal there because of things we had done for her and for Cerwin’s birthday. It is a special treat to her because she was born in […]
Harvesting Rye and Preparing for the Next Crop
I posted about cutting of the fields of rye in front of our house – about a week ago. The next few days were cool and rainy, do it did not get harvested as soon as it could have. There was finally a sunny day on May 1. It looked so pretty in the morning […]