Road Trip – Part 10 – Making Maple Syrup
April 13 through 15 I combined photos from several days to explain the way Bob and Doris gather sap and make maple syrup. I learned that there in no “normal” in the time it takes each batch to cook or gallons of sap it takes to make one gallon of syrup, because it depends on the sap and the weather on the day […]
Road Trip – Part 9 – Visitors & Sunset On The Lake
Monday, April 13 On Monday evening, after cooking water off of gallons of maple sap, we prepared for a visit from Bob and Doris’ son Jon, his wife, Jen, and their four children before they left for Pennsylvania (next day) to visit her family. While they were visiting, the next-door neighbor brought their brand new […]
Road Trip – Part 8 – Chaga
Monday, April 13 I am working on my blog about maple syrup, but want to do it in one entry (which will be large) so today I want to tell you about the new tea I experienced while at Bob and Doris’. The above picture was where I sat in Bob’s wood shop – blogging […]
Road Trip – Part 7 – Thunder Bay to Pennington, Minnesota
Monday, April 13 We left Thunder Bay in the rain on Monday morning but could see blue skies ahead. There is still ice on many lakes. Soon we were driving in beautiful sunshine and seeing beautiful scenery. When traveling from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to International Falls, Minnesota, there is a lot of road, forest, and not much […]
Road Trip – Part 6 – Pass Lake Chapel Dedication
Sunday, April 12 We began our day like the one before – enjoying breakfast in our motel with Sam, Janet, and Dennis. Then we went to Sam and Janet’s home church – Lakehead Baptist in Thunder Bay. Later, we and 25 others met at Pass Lake Chapel for the 3:00 PM dedication. Dennis (Director of Canadian […]
Road Trip – Part 5 – Thunder Bay & TFC Banquet
Saturday, April 11 Waiting for breakfast with Dennis (Director of TFC’s Canadian Ministires) and Janet and Sam (Lead Chaplain at Pass Lake) in our motel dining room (Victoria Inn Hotel) in Thunder Bay. The pool – next to the restaurant – made me miss our grandchildren. They would enjoy this pool – especially the younger ones. […]
Road Trip – Part 4 – Duluth to Thunder Bay
Friday, April 10 We went up to the 15th floor of our hotel to enjoy breakfast in the revolving restaurant. Cerwin’s oatmeal. Neither of us was very hungry since we had a large meal here the night before, but we wanted to see the city and Lake Superior in the morning light. My fruit The […]
Road Trip – Part 3 – Rochelle to Duluth
Thursday, April 9 Doing a quick update on our trip, because I am not sure if I will have time or internet for the next five days. The view of the TFC chapel and truck stop outside our motel room. We got into more heavy rain – turn on your 4-ways or pull off the […]
Road Trip – Part 2 – Terre Haute – To East St Louis – To Rochelle
Wednesday, April 8 On the road again. A cloud formation Truckers love this flat stretch of highway in Illinois. I look forward to seeing this cross in Effingham. There was still a faint moon at 8:30 AM. As we approached East St Louis, we saw many signs of spring. I can’t resist old barns. Our only […]
Road Trip – Part 1 – Home to Terre Haute
Tuesday, April 7 We were up early and on the road before I could take good pictures. Our first stop was for breakfast at a travel plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I enjoy morning haze. By the time we got to western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, the turnpike was alive with traffic. By 9:30 we […]
Mountain House For The Weekend – Part 3 of 3
Sunday (Easter), April 5 We all awoke to the shrieking of smoke alarms – 5:30 AM – because Jere was lighting a fire in the fireplace and had the flue closed a bit too tight. We made sure to give him a lot of grief during the morning. 🙂 Deb and Kristen making breakfast. Cinnamon […]
Mountain House For The Weekend – Part 2 of 3
Saturday, April 4 Early morning warmth Jesse and Deb Deb and Jared I like Roy’s shirt. Preparing breakfast A variety of pictures of the day’s activities. The children enjoyed playing an old Xbox (or something like that) game that they haven’t seen for years. Morning snow We put carrots and other things in the yard the day […]
Mountain House For The Weekend – Part 1 of 3
Friday, April 3 – Good Friday This was a 16th birthday gift to Jana (from her parents) who wanted to spend a weekend in the mountains – and we were blessed to be invited to go along. We were up early, and I couldn’t help but notice the beautiful moon with clouds behind it. This was the scene […]
Science Fair
Tuesday Evening, March 31 Thank you, Ian, for inviting us to the science fair at your school. He did his project on the physics of a rifle. This was a project that was of special interest to Cerwin. He did this project at a neighbor’s shooting range. You can see our woodlot in the upper […]
Jana’s Birthday
Sunday Afternoon, March 29 We were invited to Jere and Kristen’s for birthday cake – after our visit with Cerwin’s mother. Getting her ears pulled by Daddy. When taking the previous picture, I noticed the verse on their bulletin board. Enjoying the delicious cake. Opening gifts. A devotional book and… …scarf from Allie. From Dad […]
Church & Lunch With Mother On Palm Sunday
Sunday Morning, March 29 Every so often we like to go to morning worship with Mother High in the chapel at Landis Homes. Our friend Parke was in charge of the welcome and opening devotions. Cerwin has known Parke since they were teenagers. One of the reasons we chose this day to worship with Mother […]