Sunday October 11, 2009

 

 

Picnic in Our Garage

Birthday Party for Cerwin’s Sister

Sunday, September 27

 

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Posting early today – because I have time – and don’t expect to have Internet access tonight.

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 September 27 was a chilly, wet morning.

 

 

  We met several Amish families when we were going to Sunday School, so I expect there was Amish church in our area.

 

 

 My stepmother’s family was supposed to have a picnic/reunion at the pavilion, but we knew they would be more comfortable in our garage.  It rained or drizzled off and on all afternoon.

 

 

 

 

 A benefit of hosting this, is that we get to taste their delicious food – and visit with a great family.

 

 

 We left the “picnic in our garage” a bit early to attend a birthday party for Cerwin’s sister Velda.

 

 

 I offered to bring the cake.  No, I did not bake or decorate it.  For the locals, I ordered it at Lititz Family Cupboard Bakery.

 

 

 This party was for Velda’s immediate family – children and siblings.  We were at their son, Donald, and his wife, Gabi’s, house.  Donald is in the burgundy shirt.

 

 

 

 

 The cake was raspberry swirl with a coconut cream filling.  Yum!

 

 

 I noticed this tiny fawn, in their den, and didn’t realize that it was real.  Sometime ago a pregnant doe ran into the car Gabi was driving.  The accident killed the doe and both fullterm babies.  Donald received a permit from the game warden to take this one to a taxidermist.  It is so pretty and tiny.

 

 

 The evening sky as we were preparing to leave Donald and Gabi’s house.

 

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Tomorrow:  Watching huge generators being moved through our area.

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