New Deacons for Our Congregation
~~~ Sunday, March 19 ~~~ Following morning worship, our congregation was blessed to install two new couples to serve us as deacons. They were voted to this office about a year ago. In this photo our moderator, Dave Wenger, is asking them the questions that apply to serving as deacon couples. Left: Tanya and Cole […]
Amish Traffic by Our House
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Goldfinches in March
~~~ Monday, March 13 3:00 pm ~~~ For some reason I didn’t see their change in color this year. I often notice the molt that changes the male goldfinch from a dull yellowish green to this brilliant yellow. So, imagine my surprise when I looked out the window and saw this beautiful bird. A few […]
A Lunch to Honor Roy’s Retirement
~~~ Saturday, March 11 11:00 am Olive Garden ~~~ Because Roy’s sister Mary was visiting from Florida we planned this lunch to see her and honor Roy’s retirement. You know you are getting old when one of your sons-in-law is retired. He said he is loving every minute of retirement. Gotta love an Olive Garden […]
The Potter’s House Banquet
~~~ Thursday Evening, March 9 Shady Maple 6:30 pm ~~~ If I remember correctly Lanny told us there were more than 470 people who registered for the banquet and we didn’t see many empty seats. Shady Maple is known for their good and plentiful food – and we weren’t disappointed. We heard from several people […]
Time to Prepare the Fields for Crops
~~~ Thursday, March 9 ~~~ A sure sign that spring is coming.
Feathers
These are a few samples of feather designs from birds that were at our feeders in the past few weeks. God was so creative when he designed birds.
Spring is Moving Into Our Area
Even though today is cold and windy. I took these pictures on March 9, but nothing has changed much because many of the days since then have been cold – keeping the blooms from opening. I backed off a bit to show a wide shot. I still marvel that these crocuses were planted almost 50 […]
Northern Mocking Bird
~~~ Friday, March 3 ~~~ This mockingbird visited us about 3:25 pm. It seemed to be enjoying the suet – and not too alarmed that I was nearby. A few fun facts on the Northern Mocking Bird: A male may learn around 200 songs throughout its life. Both males and females sing a varied, repetitive […]
Ian’s (new for him) Car
~~~ Wednesday, March 8 ~~~ We love when our grandchildren stop in to show or tell us exciting news. It is easy for Ian to stop in after work because his parents live only a mile from us. He has been shopping for a car for the last few years to replace his Ford Explorer. […]
Siblings
~~~ Tuesday Evening, March 7 ~~~ It was time for Cerwin’s siblings (minus Bob and Doris who live in Minnesota) to get together. We chose Lititz Family Cupboard since it will be closing at the end of April. Velda, Mel, Pat, Elvin and Cerwin. It’s always good to catch up on each other’s lives.
Our Neighborhood
~~~ Saturday, March 4 ~~~ We drive by the Homestead Pond quite often and keep watching for it to be filled full enough to overflow the drainpipe. It’s almost there. Larry (a Homestead owner) told us that he plans to add an extension to the drainpipe, so the pond adds even more water. That evening […]
Sunday Afternoon Visiting
~~~ Sunday, March 5 ~~~ Our first visit was with Cerwin’s Aunt Esther at Fairmount Homes Retirement Community. She is a sister to Cerwin’s dad. We had a great visit including a few interesting moments when Cerwin told her some of his memories of her dad – his Grandpa High – and that reminded her […]
Spring Roses Vendor Show
~~~ Saturday, March 4 ~~~ We waited until 10:30 to leave the house, because our main goal was getting cheeseburgers for lunch – at our niece, Karen and her daughter-in-law, Steph’s food stand. They serve soup and meat from their stash of meat from the Homestead next to us. I was so busy eating my […]