Saturday, September 19 Remember this photo from yesterday’s post when Cerwin was spraying our trees for Lanternflies – hoping to shorten their lives? When I was weed eating toward evening, I noticed that one Shellbark tree in our front yard had hundreds of lanternflies crawling around on the trunk, Cerwin was surprised because he didn’t […]
This Week at Our Place. As Cerwin and I get the house and yard ready for the upcoming winter, we have been doing extra work in our yard and on the exterior of our house. Cerwin started by trimming our very large, overgrown firebush at the back of our yard. I don’t think it has […]
Friday, September 11 I heard equipment just before noon, and noticed that corn was being harvested in the field across the road from us. The crop in the foreground is the field of butternut squash. As the trench was filled, someone drove a tractor over it continually for hours to compress the silage. Notice a […]
September 8 – The day after returning from our West Virginia Trip. I was pleased to look out our kitchen window to see an adult red-headed woodpecker feeding a young one. Because I only began seeing these woodpeckers on a regular basis this summer, and started reading about them, I just learned that the young […]
September 13 Sunday School Obedient Love – Genesis 41:25-33 Teacher – John Minnich When studying the story of Joseph we learn several things from previous chapters: The Lord was with Joseph. God blessed Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. Joseph was diligent wherever he was: in the house of Potiphar, in prison or when in second […]
Monday, September 14 An Amish family who lives nearby have several longhorn cattle. Since they were close to the road and looked good in the late afternoon lighting, we stopped for a picture. I didn’t think about it at the time that it fit into my theme for this post. 🙂 I love having creative […]
Monday (Labor Day), September 7 We still had many hills, valleys, and curves to travel as we headed east from Parkersburg in western West Virginia. After four days of traveling through this state, we decided they must purchase these arrow signs in bulk, because they are everywhere – warning of a sharp turn ahead. 🙂 […]
God has been good and faithful through every joy and struggle. I love doing life with God and with Cerwin.
Sunday, September 6 We had 4 PM reservations for a ride on the Island Belle in Parkersburg, WV, so enjoyed the scenery as we traveled 136 miles to our motel. Cerwin was happy to be on an interstate for most of the drive. 🙂 We arrived at our motel in Parkersburg about 3 PM – […]
Sunday, September 6 I was awake early (5 AM) so got ready for an outside walk. This is the attractive hallway outside our room. There are three other rooms in this building – each on the right side of the hallway. This is the Guest House – just across the driveway from the Carriage House […]
Saturday, September 5 Following our visit to Cranberry Glades (yesterday’s post) we headed toward Cranberry Mountain Nature Center near Marlinton. We were disappointed that it was closed, due to the virus, but noticed some pretty mushrooms in the yard. Someone – at Cranberry Glades – told us about the Falls of Hills Creek, so we […]
Saturday, September 5 By the time we got to Marlinton, we were looking for a place for lunch and noticed Greenbrier Grille & Lodge – next to the Greenbrier River. We chose to eat on the deck where there were lots of ducks – about 12 feet below us. There were bags of corn that […]
Saturday, September 5 I went outside our motel about 7 AM to see what morning looked like in Mingo, West Virginia. I decided that some of these people never see a sunrise, because the sun has been up a few hours before it comes over the mountain. Will Fanning opened this motel/restaurant/pub on October 14, […]
Friday, September 4 Several weeks ago Cerwin mentioned that we should plan a road trip as our trip to Belgium was cancelled due to COVID-19. We chose West Virginia because it isn’t far away and should be a fairly safe place to go during the virus. This was also our 57th wedding anniversary trip. (Our […]
Wednesday, September 2 I love a dreary day. It feels relaxing. “The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Give thanks for the rain in your life which waters the flowers of your soul.” Jonathan Lockwood Huie A dreary day is a good day to take […]
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