Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday Afternoon, February 28 In this entry you will see some of the faces that go with the hats in last night’s post. You will notice that many girls and ladies did not wear hats. For those who follow our daughter Deb’s “Nut Hut” posts, Darlene (left) is the one who rescued the owl from the manure […]
February 14 to 22 was an unusual period of time in which we were the recipients of many kind gifts. This arrived on Valentine’s Day. Oh, how I love fresh fruit. It was delivered by five of my favorite young people ~ Josh, Jana, Ian, Jared, and Jesse. Jesse was pleased that he got to sign […]
Friday, February 6 I needed a day away from winter’s cold, and a busy, rather stressful few days. I had a $25.00 “birthday” gift certificate from the owner of this nail salon, and asked our daughter Deb (above) when she had her next appointment. We planned to go on Thursday, but because of snow, changed the appointment to […]
Maine ~ Wednesday, January 7 The beginning of breakfast – by Lydia It’s fun (and delicious) having a granddaughter who is in college to study culinary skills. The delicious finished product – caramel and blueberry cream cheese pastry. There were also smoothies. It was a cold, snowy day – especially during the afternoon. Because the weather […]
Monday, November 10 Everyone should have a friend and neighbor like our niece Amy. Her thoughtfulness made me wonder why I didn’t think of taking a meal to my sister Nancy when their family went through a stressful situation lately. And when Nancy heard what her daughter did for us and Jere and Kristen on Monday, she said, […]
Wednesday, October 15 It was a very late birthday lunch for my sister (her birthday was in June), but somehow we could not get together on a day. We decided to go to Crepes A La Paris – a newly opened restaurant in Lititz. We each have three brothers, but we only have one sister […]
Monday, September 17 The only gift Mother High wanted for her birthday was a family picnic. I can understand that. There is no gift better than having our family in one place. Rod, Bryan, Bryson, and Dorretta. Bryson is Mother’s youngest great-grandchild. (That is no longer correct, as her 41st great-grandchild was born since her […]
Sunday Evening, September 14 A church picnic is a great time for visiting – and photos say it all. Each family brought a hot and cold dish. Singles brought one dish. A fun thing for us was that Mark and Diane (our daughter – right) arrived from Maine about the time the picnic started. They […]
Saturday evening, September 6 We always look forward to this get-together of friends ~ since we were teenagers. Now we are grandparents, some even great-grandparents, and most have been married fifty years or more. Two couples are in charge of planning a dinner, bus trip, or whatever they want to do each year. This year we met for […]
Tuesday, September 2 I was walking through the garage when I looked outside and thought, “Wow, this could be a nasty storm”, and CRASH this branch landed right outside the entrance door where I was standing. A small branch broke off and landed a short distance away. Because I heard it hit the house, I was […]
Saturday Evening, July 5 Clayton, Peggy, Cerwin, and I enjoyed a slow walk toward the restaurant where we had reservations. This was the sidewalk to an antique shop. We liked this sign indicating that the shop was closed. We weren’t shopping anyway. We arrived at Cobblestone Grill about half-an-our early but decided to see if our table was ready. When […]
Saturday, June 21, was a beautiful, early summer evening. I was thinking about taking a walk when our granddaughter Jana called and asked if we wanted to come to their house for homemade ice cream at 6:30 PM. Who can turn that down! I left for my walk so I would arrive at their house about […]
No, not the kind in a tree. This one is a restaurant. This location was chosen by Roy and Deb ~ because they know we enjoy going to restaurants where we have never eaten. This was a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gift to us. We all shared this amazing lump crab appetizer. This is why it […]
Saturday Evening, May 24 It has been several years since we went to my favorite Maine restaurant, because it is closed during the winter ~ and we always visit in January. Our second visit is for the bluegrass festival on Labor Day weekend ~ and we always have things to do and places to eat at the […]
Wednesday, May 15 We were delighted that Deb invited us to join her, Diane, Abby, and Nate for the supper she provided at Nate and Abby’s house. Afterwards we took turns holding Anthony. Deb had her new baby along too ~ a groundhog. 🙂 He still needs milk. I think she said he is about […]
Monday, April 28 ~~~ Chapel Repair at Life-Saver Chapel, Elkton, Maryland Thanks, Chaplain Jay for taking these pictures and sending them to me. It was interesting to see Cerwin and Glenn doing the floor repair on the chapel. They had to repair some rotted floor board. ~~~ Tuesday, April 29 Lunch to honor the ladies for Administrative […]
Supper was ready promptly at 5:00 p.m. ~ after the egg hunt. Prayer I always find it amazing to see our beautiful, delicious layout when every couple brings one large dish. We always make sure there are kid-friendly things like macaroni and cheese, chips, pretzels, and finger Jell-O. There were also mini ham and cheese sandwiches and relishes (pickles, olives, […]
Sunday, April 27 This Hershey family gathering at our house consists of my siblings, their children, and grandchildren. Two willing and very helpful granddaughters ~ Jana and Gloria ~ came home with us after church to help us get ready for the evening meal. We made 96 mini ham and cheese sandwiches which would be baked […]
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre ~ Friday Evening, April 25 Dinner and the play “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers” was our gift to any of our children and grandchildren who wanted to go along to celebrate their 2014 birthday. It was also our family celebration for Cerwin’s birthday. Jesse and Jared entertained themselves with the overhead mirrors while we […]
Kristen had the tables beautifully decorated with flowers and Easter items. These beautiful eggs belonged to Gregg’s mother. Gregg has been handicapped since childhood, is now in his sixties and legally adopted by Jere and Kristen. His parents died in recent years. Gregg is in a group home, but loves Easter and was looking forward to being […]
Saturday Evening, April 19 As we ate our meal, Roy said, “I think I just found a new favorite restaurant.” I ordered Quinoa Salad – mostly because I never heard of quinoa and wanted to see what it was. I learned it was the grain on top of the salad. From the Internet: Quinoa, pronounced “keen-wah,” a protein-packed […]
Monday, April 7 Her restaurant of choice. We like eating at Texas Roadhouse, but had never been to this location in Palmyra. I especially enjoyed the drive – over back roads that I rarely travel. Just looking at this picture reminds me of the delicious, warm roll. It was fun to spend time with her and hear […]
After supper preparations were complete, we went outside for some photos. First ~ the two pianists ~ Jana and Jared Jared with his parents. This photo is by Deb, because the expressions on their faces is better than on my photo. Jana with her parents Jana and her mom – another photo by Deb. I didn’t take one of […]
This is who I saw when I arrived at A Tea Affair on Monday, February 17 – our daughters, daughters-in-law, granddaughters and Mary Ellen a friend from Maine. Well, it was not exactly like that, as the above one was a posed one after we all settled in. It looked more like this – with […]
Monday, February 17 After each of us chose a flavor of tea, we were served delicious blueberry scones and lemon curd. Then we each chose either squash or broccoli and cheese soup to go with our delightful sandwich and dessert delicacies. I could eat like this every day. Tiny ham spread, BLT, and cucumber sandwiches Crème brulee […]
My last clue on Sunday night said: Final Clue: A Tea Affair – 12 noon on Monday, February 17, 2014. Come and see who else may be there with you… We arrived just before noon. The room is beautifully decorated. The flowers made us feel like springtime – which was wonderful on this cold wintry […]
Saturday, February 15 I told Cerwin that the only thing I wanted for my birthday was dinner with our children. He told me that it did not suit the children on my birthday, so it was planned for a week later. That was certainly fine with me. I did not know where we were going […]
Friday, February 14 Because this was a beautiful winter day ~ and Valentine’s Day ~ I am including other pictures from the day. It was a beautiful Valentine’s Day morning. Snow that had fallen in previous days was being carefully sculpted by the wind. The bright sun highlighted the red parts of the barns that are […]
Wednesday, February 12 Nancy wanted to find a special spot for my birthday breakfast this year ~ and she surely did. The Inn is old, delightful, and elegant. We were given a few choices of table locations – and because it was a cold morning, chose the fireplace. The hostess was preparing for a large group for […]
Saturday, February 8 My first gift of the day was the delivery of this beautiful bouquet of flowers from Clair (my brother) and Kate. They were beautiful – and stayed that way until my “real” birthday celebration the following weekend. Thank you! Thank you! Our grandson Josiah stopped in to give me a birthday hug, and […]