A Rose-breasted Grosbeak Through Raindrops on Our Window
Then I tried focusing on him through the raindrops and got a clearer picture of him. I love seeing grosbeaks at our feeders.
Mint Garden Tea
The mint tea bed in our yard looks good this year. I have cut every stem at least once which made more than five gallons of delicious, sweet tea. Most stems are ready for harvesting again. I am enjoying a cup of this delicious sweetness as I make this post. What looks like “waves” is […]
Yucca Flowers in Our Yard
As we drive along some of our country roads, I notice many of the yucca flower blooms are over for the season. For some reason, ours are always late and are currently in full bloom. Maybe it is our location at the base of the mountain, or maybe it is the species. From the Internet: […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Waylon
(1) Facebook We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Our Family Picnic
Sunday, June 14 Our son Jere with his great niece Haven Her parents (Jordan and Nicole) were trying to get her to smile, which she did – slightly. A lot happening in this picture. On the left, Emmy his carrying small lawn chairs; center, Anthony is arriving with his dog Ana; and in the background, […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Nathan
https://www.facebook.com/nate.high.35 We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High
A Quilted Tote Bag from Diane
Mark and Diane traveled 500 miles from Maine to be at our family picnic on Sunday. She gave me a beautiful tote bag that she created and quilted. I am going to love using this.
Lunch with Mark and Diane at Gaucho’s Way
Saturday, June 13 We promised them a meal here since they missed the day we took our other kids here for my birthday. I forgot to take pictures during our meal but at least remembered to take some during dessert. We were pleased that Jessica our favorite Gaucho’s waitress was working today. Cerwin and I […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Dustan
Facebook We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High
Zach, Gloria, and Aleah were here for Zach’s Birthday Supper
Wednesday Evening, June 10 Gloria and Zach both have late fall birthdays, and only a month apart, so I suggested they to choose a summer date – and they did. We enjoyed pepperoni pizza and ham and cheese strombolis from Two Cousin’s restaurant. It was a beautiful evening, so we took lawn chairs out to […]
Nate, Lauree, Emmy, Lainey and Rylee Came for Supper
Lauree’s Birthday Supper – Tuesday, June 9 It was a beautiful evening, so we went outside after eating a Rino’s Pizza supper. We usually order from Two Cousins Restaurant, but they are closed on Tuesdays. Meals of choice on this evening were hamburger subs, cheese pizza, and ham and cheese stromboli. Since it was warm, […]
It Was an Emotional Morning for Us
Tuesday, June 9 This is where we went (with Jere and Kristen) to observe Jesse’s swearing in ceremony into the USA Marines. Instructions for the time of ceremony was not clear other than if it is held inside, Cerwin and I could not attend, if outside we could. We were prepared to stay in the […]
Hershey Family Annual Picnic
Sunday, June 7 This picnic includes my siblings, their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Everyone brings food chosen from an online meal website the Hershey’s use. Notice there is an ice cream machine on the left. The little guy in the red shirt just filled his cone. One of our nieces and her husband own […]
Jesse’s Graduation Party
Saturday Evening, June 6 It was a beautiful, sunny, breezy evening at Jere and Kristen’s house: Roy, Cerwin, and Jeff relaxing in the shade. Brothers: Ian, Jesse, Jared, Josh and brother-in-love Austin Relaxing until supper: Yeira, Deb, Kelli, and Nicole Kristen and Jeff visiting with the next-door neighbors who have been a special part of […]
A New Gift from My Secret Sister
Sunday, June 7 I was surprised when I walked by our mailbox at church this morning and saw this loaf of bread (of course it was wrapped in cling wrap). I knew it was probably from my secret sister. We had a family picnic, so I didn’t have time to taste it until we got […]
Handrail for Our Patio Steps
Saturday, June 6 Cerwin did the planning, purchasing, and dug the two post holes, then Jeff came this morning to help install the handrail. Looking good. We are going to appreciate this to give us more stability as we go up and down these steps. Thanks, Jeff. Dad sure appreciated your help.