Supper at Gus’s Restaurant
~~~ Wednesday Evening, July 12 5:00 pm Mount Joy, PA ~~~ Cerwin, Elvin, Pat, Mel and Velda One of the things retirement-life affords us is more time with family. On this particular evening it was with Cerwin’s Pennsylvania siblings: Velda and Elvin and their spouses. Our waitress noticed me taking a photo and offered to […]
Bible School
~~~ Monday, July 10 to Friday July 14 ~~~ We were only able to attend one night due to other commitments and Hannah’s memorial services in Maine. These pictures are from Tuesday Evening July 11. The sanctuary had been transformed into a castle. The pulpit was a throne room. There were stained-glass windows. Parents or […]
Jesse’s 16th Birthday Lunch
~~~ Sunday, July 9 ~~~ Josh, Bridget, Jana, Kristen, Jere, Austin, Jared, Jesse, Ian and Cerwin Jere and Kristen always make a lunch according to the birthday person’s request. Consequently we had waffles with a variety of toppings, bacon, juice and milk. When Jesse chooses a meal, it usually includes bacon. 🙂 After the meal, […]
Amish Church in Our Neighborhood
~~~ Sunday, July 9 ~~~ This is a fairly new Amish neighbor. They have lived here a few years and I understand it is the first time they had worship in their house. We noticed all the buggies as we went to our worship services that morning. After going home, I got my camera to […]
Roy’s 60th Birthday Supper
~~~ Friday Evening, July 7 ~~~ My post will now go back to when life was a bit more normal – before Hannah’s memorial services overtook our lives. We had planned this supper a week or two earlier. After Hannah’s death on the 4th, Deb asked if we wanted to keep this appointment. I replied, […]
Activities While in Maine That Weren’t Related to Hannah’s Memorial Services
~~~ Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14 ~~~ After arriving at our hotel in Auburn, Maine, and settling in our rooms, we (Jeff, Chris, Diana, Deb, Cerwin and I) chose a nearby restaurant for a light supper before going to the viewing. There was a nearby bar area with numbered cups. If you have […]
Hannah’s Burial and Celebration Meal at Wales Brethren Church
~~~ Friday Afternoon, July 14 ~~~ The pallbearers were Hannah’s two brothers, brother-in-law and friends. Putting her casket on the back of a pickup truck. She loved big, noisy pickup trucks. Securing the casket. Burial procession. The green tent is the location of her burial spot. She would like that it is overlooking a farm. […]
Hannah’s Visitation and Memorial Service
~~~ Thursday Evening and Friday Morning July 13 & 14 ~~~ We left home at 6 am on Thursday morning in a two-car caravan. Our driver was Diana (granddaughter) with her dad Jeff in the passenger seat. Our daughter Deb drove her car with our daughter-in-law Chris as a passenger. Jere and Kristen left a […]
Persian Ruby Daylily
These made a beautiful appearance in our memory garden the other week. They grabbed my attention the other day when I was looking out a window because of their brilliant burgundy and orange glow. I never cease to be amazed at the flowers in God’s garden creation.
This Is the Day We Bury Our Sweet Hannah
Remember our family in your prayers. We feel the strength.
The Goosenecks Are Blooming
~~~ Monday, July 3 ~~~
Evening Sky After the Rain
~~~ Monday Evening, July 3 8:19 pm ~~~
Two Birds on a Wire
~~~ Monday Evening July 3 8:18 pm ~~~ What do birds talk about when they are sitting on a wire? Or, do they just sit there silently enjoying the atmosphere waiting for the sun to set at the end of a day?
Sam Rittenhouse Came to Our House to Reminisce About Our 1996 Trip to Nova Scotia
~~~ Sunday Afternoon, July 2 ~~~ We had a great afternoon looking at videos that Sam recently had transferred to DVDs. Afterward we had a light supper. Most of the videos were of our 1996 trip to Nova Scotia. I looked up a few photos that we have of the same trip. Me, Alice (now […]