Tuesday, July 14 I went outside about 5:15 AM hoping to see the space station going overhead. It was supposed to be easily seen in our area. However, for some reason I didn’t find it. I have seen it before, but not on this morning. I did see Venus. the moon and a lot of […]
Sunday, July 12 I loved watching the Amish carriages coming up the road between the cornfields – on the way to their church services. If the corn gets any taller, I won’t be able to see the carriages and vehicles. By evening the sky turned dark and we had a good rain. Some people were […]
Saturday Evening, July 11 This meal was our gift to Roy and Deb for his summer birthday – and was the first time Cerwin and I were inside a restaurant since COVID-19 restrictions began in March. Roy loves to try new places – which means none of us were here before. It almost felt like […]
July 19 Sunday School – Teacher – John Minnich Subject – The Wisdom of Jesus – Mark 6:1-6 People were astonished by the wisdom of Jesus. Astonished that He gave people a second chance. Jesus Christ is the personification of God’s wisdom. I like to keep the awesome wisdom of God in front of me […]
Friday, July 10 Because I am a lover of rain – especially during the summer when crops and flowers are thirsty – I grabbed my umbrella after lunch and went for a walk around our yard. Hosta flower dripping with rain drops. Butternut squash in the field across the road. A large puddle between the […]
Friday, July 10 It was a cloudy, rainy day when I noticed this male Red-bellied Woodpecker on the right feeding the one on the left. The feeding was always done behind the log, so I couldn’t photograph the actual feeding. At first I thought it was a mating tradition, but our daughter Deb thought it […]
Thursday, July 9 When I was outside enjoying the evening, I was drawn to the beautiful sky. It was a delightful ending to another day.
Thursday, July 9 Isn’t it amazing what happens to your food cravings when you are listening to the morning news on July 9 and the anchor mentions that this is National Sugar Cookie Day! Then I remembered that I still had sugar cookies in the freezer – from when Diane was here and we went […]
Wednesday, July 8 Remember in yesterday’s post I said we only had a small amount of rain on Monday, July 6? Well, we got a fabulous rain two days later. The crops will be liking this and creating a good root system. It wasn’t a good day for relaxing in my patio chair. Hummingbirds seem […]
Monday, July 6 Deb gave be a bottle of “Extra Sweet” Tea at our July 4 celebration. She knows me well. Extra Sweet is my style. 🙂 We were pleased to see storm clouds by the evening of July 6. As thunderstorms go, some areas got a lot more rain than we did – but […]
Friday, July 3 This is what I saw at 3:30 am when I walked outside to take in the early morning beauty. Yes, I know 3:30 am is early, but I love mornings and am often sleeping by 9:00 pm. A full moon certainly gets your attention on a clear, warm morning when the sky […]
My Dad as a preschooler. Daddy as a student at Locust Grove School – a one-room school that is a residence today and right next to our property. He told me that he didn’t enjoy school very much and would have preferred working on his parent’s farm – the Homestead next to us that is […]
These are fairly invasive and spread quickly, but work perfectly in our woodlot memory garden. From the Internet: The Gooseneck flower (Lysimachia clethroides) is native to East Asia. Gooseneck loosestrife is a 24-to-30-inch foot tall, fast-spreading, herbaceous perennial in the primrose family. Plants continue flowering as long as the soil stays moist and temperatures do […]
July 12 Sunday School Everyone was in the sanctuary for Sunday school, which was set up for the purpose of giving each of us – especially the children – a feel of having been to Bible School since it had to be cancelled due to the virus. We sang lots of fun and meaningful Bible […]
Friday, July 3 I woke up with the need to go somewhere. I think the fact that we cannot go to Belgium this summer is in my subconscious and I was feeling sorry for myself for missing out on a vacation. 🙂 Where could we go on a short road trip? Then I got a […]
Thursday, July 2 It was a beautiful morning to have coffee and an egg sandwich on our patio. I took these pictures between 6:35 am and 7:15 am. My broad view toward the south. Our two, very tall shellbark trees. The sky was clear and blue. Blackbirds and robins were out looking for breakfast. Several […]
We are blessed to live about a mile from a bison farm and recently learned that they have meat for sale. Cerwin stopped in the other day to purchase a pack of sweet bologna and bison burgers. It is a very lean meat and delicious. If you live in the area this is their contact […]
Wednesday, July 1 Our driveway flowerbed is at its height of summer beauty with Shasta Daisies, Daylilies and blooming Hosta. The crepe myrtle (red leaves) will bloom later and probably be the only thing blooming in this bed by the end of August. Pretty Hosta flowers Yellow Daylilies The Shasta Daisies are what one notices […]
