Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’
Thursday, June 11 I went outside for my usual patio-walk-around while finishing my second cup of coffee and thought of that good old Rodgers and Hammerstein song from the movie Oklahoma. There’s a bright golden haze on the meadowThere’s a bright golden haze on the meadowThe corn is as high as an elephant’s eyeAnd it […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nicodemus
We love you! Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Yarrow and Yummy French Toast
Wednesday, June 10 Our Yarrow was too pretty to keep all the beauty outside. I love challenges with food. 🙂 Deb tried making pecan rolls for the first time and was disappointed that they were kind of dry. Buttering and grilling made them quite delicious. Then I got another idea to do with the four […]
What Do You Think He is Planting and a Few Birds
Wednesday, June 10 Jacob is tilling and cultipacking the field again. I am almost sure that this crop won’t be corn. By evening he was planting something with a three-row planter. I expect this may be butternut squash – like last year – because of the amount of space between the planters. On this side […]
Fieldwork and Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Monday, June 8 There was someone back in Eli and Jacob’s field – tilling and cultipacking the ground. I am interested to see what they are going to plant. There is a lot of dust, so the topsoil must be rather dry. Closer to the house – but looking out the same window – a […]
A Visiting Kind of Sunday
Sunday, June 7 Following morning worship we headed toward Roy and Deb’s house for an afternoon visit – stopping at Rosie’s for subs that Deb had ordered. We have a few Amish in our area, but they live in an area – south of Lancaster – where there is a large Amish community. It was […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
Sunday, June 14 Sunday School Teacher – Dwight Fahnestock Subject – Value Wisdom Scripture – Proverbs 2 Wisdom is the proper application of knowledge. What good is knowledge if you don’t apply wisdom. Listen to wisdom Receive wisdom – “Write down my directions” Pursue wisdom – “Go where I tell you.” Sometimes we don’t like […]
Another Grandchild on the Road
Thursday, June 4 Jared was excited to stop by to tell us he passed his driver’s test – and now has his permit. Jere gets to sit in the passenger seat again – for the fourth time. Cerwin was at Jere and Kristen’s house and didn’t know that I had gotten pictures, so took one […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nathan
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Continuing Saga of the Fields that Surround Our House
Thursday, June 4 Remember. I told you yesterday that the field was completely plowed by the time I got up in the morning. This is it. I love the sight and scent of newly plowed earth. I always find it amazing that this is the same earth that God created thousands of years ago – […]
The Saga of Plowing a Field
Wednesday, June 3 Yesterday I showed the plowing and spreading of manure on this field – across the road from us. The next morning someone was out plowing again by 11 am. This wasn’t any of our Amish neighbors (Eli or Jacob) but must be an English friend who enjoys field work. A short time […]
Lots Happening Outside Our Windows ~ Road and Fieldwork
Tuesday, June 2 It was about 9 am when I heard machinery and saw that the township was cleaning up the roadside. Then I noticed that our Amish neighbor was plowing the field across the road. Putting sod and dirt into the dump truck. This proves that the roadwork and fieldwork was happening simultaneously. Cleanup […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Dustan
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Evening Discoveries ~ Patio and Yard
May 30, 2020 That’s something you don’t see very often – a hummingbird perched on a shepherd’s hook. It was kind of far away, but you can see that it is a pretty male. Feeding at the patio feeder – also farther away than the window feeder. Our yucca will soon be blooming. There will […]
Three Signs of June in Pennsylvania
Peonies, Garden Tea and Strawberries We have three small peony bushes that are only two years old. Last year – no blooms. This year two peonies. Yay! Garden tea is growing profusely this year due to the spring rains. Diane asked me to let the tea go until she arrives on the 19th. Diane, this […]
Morning Coffee with Dad and a Rainy Evening
Friday, May 29 Our sons wanted to get together, and since restaurants are closed, decided to have 6 am coffee with Dad. I made them some quick and easy (Schwans) Pecan Caramel Rolls to go with their coffee. What fun to listen to these three encouraging each other and reminiscing. 🙂 Toward evening dark clouds […]
Notes from Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday, June 7 – Via Zoom and in Person Opening Thoughts for Sunday School – Matt Patches Sunday school lesson – Listen to God’s Wisdom – Proverbs 1 We live in a dark time when God’s wisdom is greatly needed. Sunday school Teacher – Kevin Longenecker We have two choices – Wisdom or fool. There […]
Four Robins: From Egg to Fledgling
I kept an eye on the nest – from our bathroom window – while mamma robin kept the eggs warm. She was always aware of my presence at the window. After trying a chair, I asked Cerwin to set up this stepladder so I could get pictures. It stayed there through this entire journey – […]