Our brand new red bud tree is beginning to bud. We planted this in memory of Cerwin’s mother. Our dogwood trees were beginning to display their flowers. Our red maple was pretty in the evening sun as leaves were opening. The Eastern Bluebirds were back. The tulips are on their last days. It had no […]
Wednesday Afternoon, April 12 I was pleased to look out our kitchen window and notice our Amish neighbor working his field across the road from us. At first I thought it was Eli, but then noticed that it was his son, Jacob. Eli has not been farming the land in the past few years – […]
Wednesday Evening, April 12 Cerwin, Carl, Nancy, Broc, Braden, Bonnie, and Steve We were pleased to get our favorite table (Table 25) at Brickerville House Restaurant when we blessed Carl and Nancy Groff with a restaurant meal – and their choice of a family from our church that they would like to get to know […]
Tuesday, April 11 Yellow is not a good color for me to wear because of my skin tones, but it’s a great color for my eyes to see.
Monday, April 10 My stepmother gave us a beautiful geranium. I am anxious to plant it in a flower bed on our patio so we can enjoy it all summer. I was glad to see a bluebird pair. We rarely see them but know they are in our woods I think he was looking for a […]
Tuesday Evening, April 8 – Union Fire & Hose Company, Dover, PA We showed a slide program of truck rallies and ministry announcements as people gathered and ate their meal. Bill Menges, York-Adams Contact Person, welcomed everyone. He wanted to get several young people involved in the program, and asked this young girl to open with […]
Saturday morning, April 8 I had roast beef and chicken in the refrigerator – both gifts – the roast beef from our daughter Deb & son-in-law Roy and the chicken was from two chicken barbecue meals from my sister Nancy & her husband, Marlin. After checking my pantry and pondering over the possibilities, I cooked a bag of […]
It’s lawn mowing time and our grandson Ian is looking for a few more jobs.He also has a Toro zero turn for large yards. If interested call or message him at 717-810-7318 or if you have Facebook, message him at Ian High.
Saturday, April 8 Fire bush leaves are popping. Robins are plentiful Cerwin preparing to mow our yard for the first time this spring. I love when the sun shines on our pretty red-bellied woodpeckers. This one is a male. The red covers his entire head. The forsythia bush is adding color to our roadside bank. […]
Wednesday, April 5 Our niece, Karen, texted me saying that she would like me to come to the farm and take a picture of some writing on the wall. Karen, her husband and son bought the Hershey Homestead (house and farm) from my brothers and are redoing the middle section of the house. They plan to move […]
It was a rainy morning, so I decided to take my camera along on my drive to the Lititz Post Office – to deliver a bulk mailing for TFC. I was hoping the Canada goose couple would be swimming in the farm pond so I could title this “Swimming in the Rain.” 🙂 They come […]
Wednesday Evening , April 5 When I saw this sky outside our living room window – which faces southeast – I knew there must be a pretty sunset. I was not disappointed when I went outside. Still looking southeast. South Southwest West North It has been a long time since I saw a sunset that […]
Monday, April 3 This female Red-bellied woodpecker looked pretty in the morning sun. The day got even better when my sister brought 6 freshly-made eggs – 4 peanut butter and 2 coconut. The peanut butter eggs have decorations that begin with the letter P – pink and purple. I eat the coconut and Cerwin eats […]
Sunday, April 2 This female downy just sat and watched as I took her photo from our car. I think she is enjoying the warmer weather. Inge, this is one of your daffodils – at the gravesite of your feline friends Timothy and Barnabas. Daffodils in our memory garden – from my dad. I brought three […]
Sunday, April 2 Kristen made homemade noodles for Jana’s choice of fettuccini for lunch. This looks like ingredients for a delicious salad. Sparkling grape juice Jana putting rolls in a basket Colt hoping that someone will give him a snack. Those at our table: Cerwin, Jana, Deb, Jared, and Josh The other table – clockwise: Kristen, Mother […]
Monday Evening, April 3 We were in Maine during the New Year when we learned that a brain mass had recently been discovered, then a few days later another mass was found in David’s lower right lung. (David’s sister Mary Jane and her husband Dennis are part of our church family in Lewiston, Maine.) The information did […]
