Wednesday November 17, 2010

 

Special Meals

Wednesday, October 27

 

 

It was a rainy drive through beautiful, tree-lined Lititz on our way to Oregon Dairy where we were having our quarterly lunch with the Sauder Family (Cerwin’s Mothers siblings and their children).

 

 

 

 

A small helicopter was landing as we passed the Lancaster Airport

 

 

 

 

Fall colors on a local peach orchard

 

 

It was a fairly small group – I think it looks like seventeen.

 

 

Sisters Anna and Reba

 

 

Cousins Leon and Cerwin – who certainly look like they are related.

 

 

Reba and Gerald are brother and sister. Lucy is Gerald’s wife

 

 

Daughter and father – Nancy and John

 

 

Cerwin’s cousin Blanche

 

 

Mel, Velda (Cerwin’s sister), and Cerwin’s mother

 

 

Cousins Ruth and Resie

 

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Sunday, October 31

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Once a year we enjoy a meal with three other couples because the ladies share something in common – our birthday’s are in February. We take turns hosting the meal.

 

 

This year we were at Gene and Cookie’s home. They are on the right. On their right are Gerald and Joanne, and on their right are Mark and Marcy. Cerwin is next to my empty seat.

 

 

After a few hours of visiting the ladies exchanged fun gifts. In this photo Marcy is opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Marcy’s gift to us was Christmas votive candles.

 

 

Cookie opening her gift from Joanne.

 

 

Cookies gift to us was this pretty Friends Forever plaque and stand.

 

 

Joanne watching as Marcy opens her gift.

 

 

These items were Joanne’s gift to us. She had taken a tour of some of Lancaster County’s undiscovered places, and bought us chocolates, an apple, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, and cashews.

 

 

My gift to the ladies was a hand painted jar (that I bought at the Brethren Disaster Relief Auction) and a brand of tea towel that is a favorite item in my kitchen.

 

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Family and Friends are one of life’s treasures.

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