Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Tuesday, September 18 to Saturday, September 28 Our two-day trip home from northern Maine was fairly uneventful. We left the Blueberry Patch Hotel on Tuesday morning, stopped at Dysart’s Restaurant and Truck Stop in Bangor, Maine, for fuel and a bathroom break. Cerwin still had these two pictures in his cell phone from Dysart’s from […]
~~~ Monday, September 16 ~~~ This was an interesting stop on the Island. It is located in Canada, but is part of the US National Park Service. Mark and Diane entering the information and gift shop. The grounds were well-kept with beautiful flowers. There are several cottages on the property, but not owned by FDR […]
~~~ Monday, September 16 ~~~ Campobello was a short drive from Lubec, Maine, into Canada. From Maine, you travel the Franklin Delno Bridge, which is just over 1/2 mile long. If you go to Campobello from Canada, you need to travel by ferry. We saw a few salmon farms as we approached our breakfast location. […]
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~~~ Monday, September 16 ~~~ West Quoddy Head, Lubec, Maine, is the easternmost point in the contiguous USA. I googled “Who first saw the sunrise on September 16, 2024.” This was my answer. The first place in the USA to see the sunrise would be in the easternmost parts of Maine, particularly around the town […]
~~~ Sunday, September 15 ~~~ Most of the TFC staff left on Saturday after the banquet or Sunday morning early because they had flights to catch early Sunday morning. We were the only ones in our cabin. We went to the main cabin to enjoy coffee and breakfast with the few that were still there. […]
~~~ Saturday Evening, September 14 ~~~ There were lots of pictures and displays concerning TFC and Dennis Dennis’ daughter put a nice slide show together to honor their dad. Dennis and Kevin watching the slide show. Looking at scrapbooks The display at the coffee and punch table. A floor to ceiling display. A table for […]
~~~ Saturday, September 14 ~~~ We started our day with breakfast in the dining area of the main building. While everyone was cleaning up the breakfast food and dishes, Dennis and Kevin finalized their morning agenda. Jacques and Paul worked on music for the morning session and evening banquet. The morning meeting included a challenging […]
~~~ Friday, September 13 ~~~ This is where I pick up on our trip which I stopped posting due to lack of internet some of the time and a busy schedule the rest of the time. This was the early morning sky shortly after leaving Mark and Diane’s house – while heading to Skiff Lake. […]
~~~ Thursday, September 12 ~~~ Diane took us to visit Last Sheaf – a ministry of the Maine Brethren Churches. After we got back, I walked through Mark and Diane’s yard and garden to get some pictures. Pretty hydrangeas. Sweet potatoes Hibiscus Strawberries Spaghetti squash, tomatoes (plum and cherry), and a pumpkin. Carrots Watermelon Diane […]
Last night, September 10, we enjoyed having Jordan and Nicole at our house for his birthday supper. They each chose a sub and Cerwin and I shared a cheese steak from Graziano’s. Afterwards Jordan projected his cell phone pictures to our TV. What a fun way to see and hear about their Alaskan Cruise earlier […]
I miss seeing these pretty little birds during the fall and winter.
Dogwood berries contain seeds that can propagate new dogwood trees. In our case, most of them get eaten by birds. ~~~ Something to Ponder ~~~
~~~ Friday Evening, September 6 The Cove at Dove Westgate Church, Ephrata ~~~ Friends visited as they arrived in the room called The Cove. These are friends who spent a lot of time together when we were in our teens and early twenties. Now most of us are in our ’80s. We enjoyed a delicious […]