The Pleasure of Seeing the First Morning of 2026
A Dark-eyed Junco enjoying the morning sunshine while eating mealy worms and sunflower seeds Another Junco relaxing on the back of one of our patio chairs.
New Year’s Day Lunch at Jere & Kristen’s House
I expect no one in Lancaster County had better pork and sauerkraut than us. It was the first time Jere tried making it in his smoker – and together we decided it should not be his last! Jere and Kristen had a small table of guests this time as each of their children – except […]
How the Weather Changed the Appearance of Our Birdbath in December
December 3 – frozen with a bit of snow December 5 – just frozen – we don’t have a birdbath heater because Cerwin thinks it is a waste electricity. 🙂 December 15 – snow covered December 19 – it was so windy there were waves in the birdbath. December 20 – the waves froze during […]
A Snowy, Icy, Cold Morning
Sunday, December 28 It feels like it has been windy, icy, snowy, and cold for the past month. I am certainly glad for a nice warm house. These chairs have been vacant for several months. They will have to wait until warmer days. The patio looks nice – but slippery when covered with snow and […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Diane
We are blessed that God placed you in our family. Love you, Dad and Mom
A Beautiful, Cold Winter Morning at Our Place
I love looking out our kitchen window each morning to see the landscape.
An Unplanned Photo
I was outside one night, when the moon was not shining, to see the starry sky. My camera was not able to capture what I wanted, but my eyes were thrilled to see all the stars in the sky. The longer I stayed outside, the more stars I saw. I kept changing camera settings, but […]
A Beautiful Winter Sunrise in Our Valley
I love looking at all the colors and changes as the sun rises.
Christmas Lunch at Jere and Kristen’s House
Thursday, December 25 Lunch being prepared in the smoker. (Photo by Jere) When we got there the turkey had already been sliced and Jere was working on the ham. Deb and Roy arrived looking like they knew it was the Christmas season. Those who enjoyed this feast: Cerwin, Jared, Yeira, Kristen, Jere, Austin, Jana, Nicole, […]
Christmas Morning at White Oak Church
Thursday, December 25 Following a short message which reminded us to not miss the best things in life by being busy with good things, Dave Wenger shared a great Christmas story with the children. He asked a few questions about Christmas which got interesting responses. The final part of the service was a great blessing […]
A Beautiful December Sunrise
Saturday, December 20 I love a beautiful sunrise.
The Gaucho’s Way
Thursday, December 18 Several weeks ago, our friend Inge asked us to choose a day that would suit us to go to her favorite Brazilian restaurant The Gaucho’s Way which is located in the Park City Mall (next to Boscov’s west entrance). Inge was born in Brazil and wanted to treat us to a meal […]
Christmas Carolers
We were blessed to have some members of White Oak Church’s youth group and two sets of advisors at our house on Wednesday evening, December 17 for Christmas caroling. We have a fairly large church, but I still “bravely” tried to come up with each one’s last name (I knew I couldn’t do their first […]
Interesting Happenings in Recent Days
It began on the evening of December 3 when the dishwasher we bought in 1999 stopped working – just after it filled with water. We figured that we got our money’s worth out of it, so went to Longenecker’s Hardware the next day to order a new one. (This is where we usually go for […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Becca
Facebook We love you and are happy that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High