Today is my Grandmother’s birthday. She would have been 96. Eileen Biles Bauman passed away just last week. I couldn’t blog about it right away, so I’ve been planning a post in her honor for 2 weeks. It still wasn’t enough time to process and figure out how to put all I have on my…
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Wreath Season Has Begun
A new week, a new month, and the beginning of the holiday season! What comes to mind first for you when you think of the holidays? For me, for more years than I can tally, November and December mean Making Christmas Wreaths. I have had my own flower arranging and wreath business since I was…
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Farewell Robin
Our dear friend Robin passed away at 12:30 this afternoon. We thank the Lord her suffering is over, and for all the lives He touched through her while she was here on earth. We will meet again.For a little more about how Robin influenced my life, check out “Happy to Be Here”
Continue ReadingOur Anniversary Getaway
The photos of our weekend were so gorgeous, with PA’s fall colors just peaking, I had to share a bunch of them, so I put them in a slideshow. Enjoy!
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Another Surprise
It seems a day for surprises!!! I experienced my own this weekend, in the form of a weekend get-away with my husband for our anniversary! That is the reason you have not heard from me on this, the big day of Book month! We just got home from spending the holiday weekend in Wellsboro, PA,…
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Bits of fall despite the heat…
I tried to set a nice table when Lee was here for dinner Monday night. I used my glass cake stand (a wedding present), some mixed votives, and 5 seasonal gourds to make a center piece. Add my favorite handmade napkins, another wedding present, and we felt quite fallish. 🙂 I also used my new…
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How Great Thou Art, Part Three
A blessing in disguise on the trip out was that Jesse got sick. Normally he is all boy, climbing around everywhere, hardly to be contained. But as we left Ohio for our all day trek through Indiana and Missouri, he came down with something, and was not himself for the rest of the week. This…
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Greener Grass?
Just in case you you all thought that all my lovely, beautiful bride does is scrapbook, sew and go on bike rides, I thought I would set the record straight. I’ve been blessed with a very virtuous wife who does all of those thing in her spare time. Here are just a few photos I’ve…
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