Bare Trees
There is something beautiful about bare trees in wintertime.
Holiday Concert
Sunday Afternoon – 2:00 pm – Manheim Central High School Auditorium This is where we went after lunch with Josh, Emily and Tucker. Tucker went with us, and when she saw some of the band members in the hall, she said, “Where is Ian? Where is Ian? I didn’t have much hope of finding him […]
Olive Garden with Josh, Emily & Tucker
Sunday Lunch, December 15 Emily messaged us that they got behind slow traffic (if I remember correctly, I think they discovered it was an accident) on the way from Philadelphia. What a surprise to be seated at a table next to our friends Mark and Marcy (wish I thought about taking a picture) and having […]
Field & House Maintenance
Friday, December 13 I looked out our window when I heard the sound of airbrakes and noticed this rig from Nolt Spreading. In this photo the driver is unhooking the trailer from the truck as he prepares to spread lime on the field across the road from us. Lime is spread on fields to improve […]
Notes from Sunday Worship
Sunday, December 15 Sunday School – Subject: David’s House 2 Samuel 7:1-17, 24:18-25, 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 and 21 Teacher: John Diffenderfer God used David to develop His plan for humanity – to build a group of people – a “house” for an eternal kingdom. David’s “house” or lineage is a picture of God’s redeeming love. […]
Don't Let Ordinary be Ordinary
Thursday Evening, December 12 This is what captured my attention – just before 5:30 pm – and caused me to reach for my Nikon and walk outside on a cold evening. I stood at the end of our driveway awestruck by the beauty of the sunset. As I moved my camera to the south, I […]
Tomato Soup from Christmas Leftovers
Thursday, December 12 It was the perfect thing to do on a cold, dreary December day – make tomato soup using leftovers from our Christmas taco salad. I had a bowl of cubed tomatoes, lots of onions and sweet peppers, so tomato soup seemed like the perfect choice. Plus, I added four cans of diced […]
The Next Day it Snowed
Wednesday, December 11 Mark, Diane, and Hannah – this is what Wednesday morning looked like when we woke up – the day after you left for home in Maine. The birds had to scratch through the snow to get to the seed. It wasn’t quite as challenging for the Downy since the suet was only […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Gloria
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Ichiban Japanese Steak & Seafood Restaurant
Monday Evening, December 9 We were able to celebrate several 2019 birthdays since the Maine Myers stayed until Tuesday morning. Birthdays celebrated: Diane, Nathaniel, Josiah, Hannah, Becky, Biankah, and Lydia. Diane waited the longest. Her birthday is January 1. 🙂 She had a plan for something to do in Maine, but because of Josiah’s accident […]
Our Christmas – Pictures of Our Favorite People
Sunday Afternoon, December 8 This year, instead of trying a photo of everyone in one shot, we did each family separately. The old couple Jeff and Chris’ Family (L to R). Gloria, Donovan, Diana, Lauree, Jeff, Nathan, Chris, Dustan, Jade, Jenna and Jordan Mark and Diane’s family. Hezekiah, Biankah, Hannah, Josiah, Becky, Mark, Diane, Anthony, […]
Our Family Christmas Lunch
Sunday, December 8 Following lunch we projected 326 old photos on the garage wall. That brought lots of laughs and remarks. 🙂 This is just a sampling. The six of us – probably in the late ’70s. Jeff, Jere, Cerwin, Deb, Me, and Diane. Five generations in 1986: My dad, Bruce Hershey; my grandpa, Milton […]
Our Family Christmas Lunch – The Food
Sunday, December 8 By Saturday evening the tables were set and prepared for 37 people. The table for mocha punch, water, sodas, lemonade and garden tea. Jade (and her momma) rang the dinner bell at 12:30 pm to get everyone’s attention. Kristen, Tucker and Jere went first – mostly because everyone else was still visiting […]
A Delightful Interlude to a Cold, Rainy Day
Tuesday, December 10 Several of the TFC Global staff enjoyed an Ambassador Advisors’ Client Appreciation Christmas Event at Spooky Nook Sports Complex. (Carol, Ruth, Inge, Joanna, me and Linda. Playing with the salad. 🙂 Our table. From the office: Cerwin, Joe Matthews, Carol Henson, Ruth Martin, Joanna Maart, Linda and Rich Desmond. Trucker friends: Stan […]
Things I See Outside Our Kitchen Window
Tuesday, November 12 Monday, November 18 Tuesday, November 19. I expect the bus was a bit early because it parked here for several minutes. Thursday, November 21 Friday, November 22 was the day to empty the manure pit at the farm. This happened for most of the day. Thankfully they were taking it to fields […]
Icy Sunday
Sunday, December 1 It was a cold, icy afternoon – the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day. There must have been something going on in the local Amish community, because we saw more carriages than normal for a Sunday after church. I love cold, rainy, icy Sundays!
Jeff's Successful Hunt – Plus Donovan and Gloria
Jeff had a good day of whitetail hunting on a neighbor’s farm today. We were at a grocery store shopping for our Christmas lunch tomorrow when he called, so we stopped by to see it (on the way to another grocery store) and hear about his experience. His son-in-law Donovan was with him and is […]