Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Dustan
(He’s the tallest one in our family picture from yesterday.) We love you. Grandpa and Grandma High
Our Family Was Home Today
Lots more pictures to come when our photographer Heather Mae has them ready.
Our First Iris
~~~ Thursday, May 19 4:00 PM ~~~ I was so pleased to see that some of our Iris were going to bloom. I got them from our neighbor Sharyn Stoner two years ago. They didn’t bloom last year. Notice the ant? Now it’s up on the bloom. I chose one for a vase, along with […]
Waning Gibbous Moon
~~~ Early Morning, Tuesday, May 17 ~~~
White Oak Congregation’s 250th Anniversary Committee Meeting at Kreider Meeting House
~~~ Tuesday Evening, May 31 6:30 PM We met at Kreider Meeting House because it was one of the first buildings constructed for our congregation. The other one, which was built the same year is about four miles away and has been sold to another church denomination. Kreider Church, Manheim, PA, is an historical site, […]
I Never Tire of Hearing the Clip-Clop of Horses Hooves Going by Our House
~~~ Sunday, May 15 5:08 PM ~~~
Baron Breakfast
~~~ Thursday Morning, May 26 – 6:45 AM. We were pleased to go to Manheim Central’s last Baron Breakfast with Jesse. It didn’t suit Jere or Kristen on this morning. It was his last Baron Breakfast, because he moves from Middle School to High School in the fall. ~~~ The Old Springhouse Bison were in […]
I Had Fun Watching a Brown Thrasher
~~~ Friday, May 13 & Saturday, May 14 ~~~ “I think this is the first time I visited these feeders this year.” “Maybe I should make sure I am welcome before looking for a meal.” “Looks welcoming, so I will keep looking.” “I wish the lady of the house would put this suet closer to […]
Visiting Emmy
~~~ Monday Evening, May 23 6:00 PM ~~~ Our 10th great grandchild Emersyn May was born on May 16 and when I saw that someone had organized a meal train for her parents Nate (our grandson) and Lauree, I quickly signed up, so we had a good excuse to go to their house. 🙂 Lauree […]
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
~~~ Thursday, May 12 ~~~ I love to open the front door and breathe in the morning air. On this day, I couldn’t help by sing, Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Oh, What a Beautiful Day.
A Birthday Party for Natalie
~~~ Sunday Evening, May 22 ~~~ Those who helped Natalie celebrate her first birthday – L to R: Cerwin (great grandpa), Luanne & Dale (grandparents) Anthony (brother), Nathaniel (father), Natalie, Abby (mother), Lydia (aunt), Jasmine (sister) and Adrielle (aunt). It’s always fun to be at a birthday party for a one-year-old because they have no […]
Now I Know Why Our Suet Is Gone So Quickly
I woke up early the other week – 3 AM – and as I do most mornings, I looked outside to see what was going on before getting my first cup of coffee. This is what I saw. I didn’t get a chance for a second shot before it walked off. Then I noticed a […]
Pretty Flowers in Our Yard – Early May
~~~ Sunday Afternoon May 8 ~~~ These pictures are from several weeks ago. There were so many happenings and pretty photo opportunities in May that I am still catching up. Yes, most of these are finished blooming by now and the tree buds are full leaves. Azalea Redbud We still have one very old Dogwood […]
Lunch with Donovan, Diana & Bennett
~~~ Sunday, May 22 Hearth & Harrow Restaurant ~~~ Waiting on Lunch – Diana, Bennett, Donovan After lunch I took Bennett to see the Train Room in this area of Pleasant View Communities – 4 times – and on an outside walk – 2 times. 🙂 “Train. Please, Grandma.” He wanted to go inside the […]
Baltimore Orioles
~~~ Saturday, May 7 A variety of times throughout the afternoon ~~~ I think this is the last time I saw Baltimore Orioles this spring. They must have been traveling through. 🙂 …and now there are two. Oh, look, an indigo bunting joined them. The rewards of birdwatching from our kitchen window.
Remembering My Grandpa Hershey Who Served in WW1
Milton L. Hershey my grandpa (not to be confused with Milton the chocolate man). Grandpa was only in France for a few months before the war ended, and the close call that he mentioned in his book happened on November 3, 1918. The war ended eight days later – November 11, 1918. Because God protected […]