Friday, December 25 This was our group of nine family members who were free to have Christmas lunch in Landis Homes Azalea Room with Cerwin’s mother. Clockwise: Cerwin, my empty chair, Juanita, Deb, Roy, Mother, Velda, Mel, Uncle John, Josiah. From the other end of the table. Josiah and Uncle John enjoying conversation. Those who read […]
Thursday Evening, December 24 Jere and Kristen invited us to join them and Roy and Deb in their Christmas Eve tradition of going to see a family movie at Penn Cinema and supper at their house. Ian, Josh, Jared, Jana, Jesse, Allie It was almost like having a private viewing, as it was our group and maybe six […]
Tuesday, December 22 I noticed these mourning doves just before lunch. Did you know that a group of doves is called a bevy? Or, according to Wild Birds Unlimited: A group of doves has many collective nouns, including a “bevy”, “cote”, “dole”, “dule”, and “flight” of doves. An interesting fact about the Mourning Dove is […]
Monday, December 21 It was a beautiful, cold morning. Aunt Naomi is a younger sister of Mother High and has been bedfast for many years. This picture from our visit in 2013 is the last picture I have of her. The burial was in the church’s cemetery following the funeral. I stayed in the warmth […]
A short lesson on the tufted titmouse and dark-eyed junco who frequent our feeders this time of year. I see these small gray birds quite often and love watching them. My Stokes Field Guide to Birds – Eastern Region – tells me that they are about 5″ in length. They eat insects, seeds, and berries – and I can […]
We Love You, Daddy & Mother
Wednesday, December 16 – Noon We knew Mother High wanted to see her brother John on his 100th birthday, so I reserved a table in Azalea Dining Room at Landis Homes for lunch. Mother wishing John a happy 100th birthday. Mother is 98 – the sibling next to him in age. I love watching these two together. Cerwin’s sister Velda […]
Tuesday Evening, December 15 But, first the pretty Tuesday morning sky. Arriving at Manheim Central Middle School Welcome: Mrs. Debbie Rill, Assistant Principal ~~~ Photos were taken from the balcony without a flash. String Orchestra – Mrs. Shenna Shirk, Director Snowflake – Yukiko Nishimura Cold of Winter-Le Froid de L’hiver – Soon Hee Newbold Dance of the […]
Monday Evening, December 14 The Christmas caroling committee at church assigned Landis Homes to our Sunday school class. Because one of the ladies from our church lives in the same area as Cerwin’s mother, I called the nurses station and asked if some of the residents could be brought to a large area of the […]
Saturday, December 12 When Inge mentioned that she would like to meet the Nut Hut animals, we made it happen for her. Her first meeting was with Annie Oakley – the prairie dog. She wanted to meet each one, but Batman was the one she really wanted to meet. I love the look of pleasure […]
Saturday, December 12 I love pretty Saturday mornings in December. Inge has been wanting to see the animals at Roy and Deb’s “Nut Hut” and this was the day – but first we had lunch at RD’s. Inge (from TFC’s International Office), Deb, Roy, and Cerwin. They make the best sweet tea. My lunch I […]
Friday, December 11 This is our normal view of a winter sunrise. However, on this day I decided to walk beyond the trees and show you the sunrise from the field. I just got this finished counted cross stitch piece back from the framer and had Jared hold his picture. Now I have only one […]
Thursday, December 10 Yes, I know, most of you are posting Christmas pictures, but because I post pictures for relaxation and pleasure, I am still working on pictures from early December. 🙂 Dry, old leaves from summer – that just don’t let go – kind of fascinate me. The same fascination goes for shellbarks that are still hanging […]
Thursday, December 10 I like how the camera captured the sun. It almost looks like a cross. A few hours later the sun was hidden by clouds and fog. Each morning has a color of its own.
Wednesday, December 9 When I arrived – about the time for fruit basket packing – the grocery boxes were already packed. This is what goes inside one large grocery box: dinner rolls, 3 cans canned corn, spaghetti sauce, 2 cans turkey gravy, 2 boxes stovetop stuffing, pancake syrup, brownie mix, icing, 3 lbs. potatoes, peanut butter, […]
Wednesday, December 9 After Mother High was moved to the ground level of a personal care unit at Landis Homes, we (her children) asked if she could have a birdfeeder outside her window. They said she could. At first we took one of our feeders that prevents squirrels from eating the birdseed, but squirrels were the only […]
