American Music Theatre
Friday Night, August 11 Going to see Clint Black at American Music Theatre was Roy’s 2017 Birthday Gift. I know who Clint Black is, but was not familiar with his music, so I was looking forward to a new experience. Earlier in the afternoon Jere brought four warm cookies that Jana had just baked. We […]
Hawthorne Family Picnic
Sunday Evening, August 6 The pavilion tables are ready for the Hawthorne Family Picnic – my mother’s family. I asked our sister-in-law Dot if she would be interested in bringing flowers. She did a fabulous job of creating beautiful arrangements from their own yard. The food table decoration 5:00 pm – time to eat. Joyce […]
A New Birdfeeder
This is what I brought home from the Steam Show in Berryville, Virginia. I had the hanging apparatus – from a secondhand store – for several years and was looking for something to fit inside it. I had been using baskets, but they rot after a few months. I found this graniteware strainer at one […]
Sunday Afternoon at the Steam Show
July 30 Shortly after lunch we watched the Parade of Tractors – which lasted about half an hour. Those with whistles blew them in front of the announcer’s stand. I think my heart skipped a beat when I heard the name of this tractor – Hart Parr. This brought back a memory of my Grandpa […]
Sunday Morning at the Steam Show
Sunday, July 30 We were looking forward to the Sunday morning worship service on the fairgrounds – and were not disappointed. This service has been part of the steam show for many years. Singing, Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it. Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. I think someone said there were about […]
TFC’s Promotional Chapel at the Steam Show – Part 5
Saturday Evening, July 29 More views of tractors going through the grounds. It’s not every day where you see this kind of pattern on the ground from tractor wheels. The cement block guys invited this little fellow to help them. His parents were watching. I love the look on his face. Like. Are you watching […]
TFC’s Promotional Chapel at the Steam Show – Part 4
Saturday Afternoon, July 29 We saw a lot of boys driving tractors with their daddy or grandpa nearby. What a great experience for the boys. The speed – putt putt. Very slow traffic continued all day long – even during rain and drizzle. After the weather brightened up in the midafternoon, I walked around the […]
TFC’s Promotional Chapel at the Berryville Steam Show – Part 3
Saturday Morning, July 29 After spending time at the chapel – during rain – I went for another walk. First I stopped to watch the sawmill in operation. This was the power for the sawmill on this morning. It was not always the same engine. I loved seeing the fathers (or grandfathers) and sons on […]
TFC’s Promotional Chapel at the Berryville Steam Show – Part 2
Saturday, July 29 We had heavy rain during the night – 4 inches – and it was still drizzly, so Cerwin enjoyed his morning coffee in the chapel. During this picture he was talking to our son Jeff. He went outside when Billy Sanders came to start his old Caterpillar. Prior to 1931 Caterpillars were […]
Taking the TFC Promotional Chapel to the Steam Show – Berryville, VA
Friday, July 28 We were on the road by 5:45 am. We were meeting Chaplain Jake and Jane here for a 7:00 am breakfast. When the waitress saw me taking a picture she asked if I wanted a picture with all four of us. How nice of her. Back on the road. We followed Jake […]
Retirement of a Chaplain and a Chapel
Monday, July 24 When Jeff (TFC Executive VP) said he had an hour-long speech prepared in honor of Dick and Nancy Heaney, Inge (TFC Executive Assistant to the President and Highway News Editor) threatened to strangle him. I think she was ready for lunch. 🙂 To those who know the TFC Int. Office staff (clockwise […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jordan
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Travis’ Graduation Party
Sunday Evening, July 23 We felt honored to be invited to our grand-nephew’s high school graduation party. His sister, Ashlea, decorated the cake. Our niece Karen decorated with beautiful sunflowers. The deck and backyard were set up for visiting with Travis. My sister, Nancy, and her daughter (Travis’ mom) Karen preparing the food table. Uncle, […]
Jesse and a Toad
One day when Jesse was here, I asked him and Cerwin if they would help me cut the daylilies and Shasta daisies. Cerwin looked at the job I planned to do with scissors and clippers and said, “I can do that much quicker with a hedge trimmers.” …and he did. Jesse loaded them in our […]
Welcome Home Ian & Jared ~ Goodbye Jana
Sunday, July 23 We were invited to Jere and Kristen’s for lunch to welcome home Ian and Jared from the school/science trip to Jackson Hole (Tetons), Wyoming, and say goodbye to Jana who was leaving on a two-week backpacking missions trip to Europe. Hamburger fixings Flowers from Jana to her mom – a goodbye gift. […]