Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Thursday, January 2 I was delighted that a male pileated woodpecker came to Mark and Diane’s suet feeder quite frequently during the day – especially morning and evening. They are crow-sized – about 18″ long – and often make a lot of noise. Diane recognized the sound when he was at the feeder – which […]
January 1, 2020 We left the house just before 5 AM for our trip to Mark and Diane’s house in Maine. New Year’s morning is a good time to travel. We were on the road for fifty minutes before we met other traffic. 🙂 This picture was taken on I-78 – not a back road. […]
Tuesday, December 31 This is what happens at our house when it’s the last day of the year and we are leaving the house for five days. End-of-the-year-clean-out-the-refrigerator-soup. 🙂 I started out with a pound of hamburger, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, a small bag of uncooked rice, a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, a […]
Monday, December 30 Have you ever been guilty of saying, “I can’t wait until it stops raining – then I will be happy?” But because of your attitude, you fail to notice the beauty of the day. I have – and forgot about that part of my life until today when I was adding thoughts […]
Saturday, December 28 Visiting. Clockwise at table in foreground: Kate holding Hudson, Rob, Jessica (with their twins Isla and Iris), Kevin, Becca, Andi and Molly. Chris and Dot talking in the background. Clockwise at the table: Karen (black vest), Brenda, Nancy, Katie, Cerwin and Dale. Nancy (my sister), Dale (my oldest brother), Brenda (married to […]
Saturday, December 28 Time to eat! Foreground: Karen (Marlin & Nancy) and Brenda (married to my brother Steve). She is holding their granddaughter Elise (Vince & Kate). Jared and Ian preparing to make waffles. Front Center: Kristen, Amy, Jana (Jere & Kristen). Center three: Jana, Heidi (Kevin & Amy), and Deb. On the right foreground: […]
Saturday, December 28 – 9:00 AM This brunch was made up of the five Hershey siblings, our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Names of the five Hershey siblings for future reference: Doris, Dale, Clair, Nancy and Steve. It was a beautiful morning as we prepared our things for brunch at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church. We […]
Roy delighted us by taking a short “street trip” to show us a few landmarks around our nation’s capitol. Cerwin doesn’t remember ever being to the Capitol Hill area and I don’t think I was there since going along on a school trip with Deb when she was in grade school. Roy told us the […]
Thursday, December 26 Display of photo winners in National Wildlife Federation’s Photo Contest – continued from a previous post This photographer was at the right place at the right time. At first I thought there was no photograph in this frame. 🙂 I wonder how this happened. Was the turtle closed in it’s shell and […]
Thursday, December 26 We arrived at American Association for the Advancement of Science building at about 1:45 PM. Deb’s friends who traveled to Washington DC with us: Ryan, Bernae, Katie, and Pop Pop. The cover of the National Wildlife Federation brochure that listed information about the exhibit and the 47 photographers who gave permission to […]
Thursday, December 26 We stopped at the Lititz Post Office with the last TFC Global bulk mailing of the year – on the way to Roy and Deb’s house in southern Lancaster County. (Sam Rittenhouse, this is your mailing.) 🙂 This was the group who traveled to Washington DC with Roy and Deb. Left to […]
Lunch is ready! Roy, Jana, Cerwin, Ian and Jared. Deb and Austin are the partially hidden ones. Jared, Jana, Austin, Jesse, Deb, Kristen and Roy. Cerwin and Ian Our hostess and host – Kristen and Jere I took advantage of the side view while Deb took a picture. Roy and Ian Dessert Poor Colt. He […]
Wednesday, December 25 The living room when we arrived. Austin, Jared, Jesse and Ian on the floor. Pretty table decorations The hostess gift from Roy and Deb fit right in with Jere and Kristen’s decorations. The gifts Jana putting the finishing touches on a key lime pie. The ham is out of the smoker. Jana […]
At Our House Your amazing mercy ascends far into the heavens; your truth rises above the clouds. Psalm 57:10 The Voice