All Things Home and Family
We had a "white Christmas" of plenty of snow and cold. All the stateside children came home for a week. (If you can call married or bachelor children, adults.) And the grandchildren. 16 of us, all in this little old house. Such cooking, and eating, and playing of games, running and… Continue reading Stonehouse Christmas 2014
We are having a wonderful, Christmasy Christmas! The children are happy and excited about snow and gifts and hot chocolate and CANDY. Do they EVER love candy. Ask the mommies what they think of that.Anyway, everything is just about perfect. Fresh snow falls each day. The drying rack by the fireplace is piled full of… Continue reading Christmas 2014
It is a foggy morning. Every morning has been foggy lately. For days! And we are now officially ready for a good snow storm. Christmas is just around the corner and would you know it, we are going to have us a green Christmas unless something changes pretty shortly. Thanksgiving and Christmas swapped… Continue reading This Is My Happy Place
December 2014 The Stone HouseHayward, WisconsinDear Family and Friends, Greetings to you from the land of snow and cold. Here it is December already again. I have my journal open as I write. It has been a busy year, some of it good and some of it too hard to write about. My verse… Continue reading Graber Christmas Letter
Winter is well and truly here. Have I mentioned this before? But it is a month early for sub-zero temps and lots of snow. So this is just one of my pins on the map of my journaling here for later reference. This is the year that we had snow in May and flurries again… Continue reading Thanksgiving 2014
Tomorrow, for part of our Sunday morning worship, we are having a testimony/singing to share what we are thankful for. Thanksgiving day is next Thursday. I'm thinking about the things that are on my personal list this year.~ I am especially thankful for our church. The challenges have been tremendous.~ And for a group of… Continue reading Thankful List
The big plans to sew curtains and hang them on new rods in custom made bracket/shelves by Brad have been postponed. Since Amy and I started working on new jobs, our days at home have become even more valued and enjoyed. We both like our jobs, but home is best. I have umpteen projects to… Continue reading A Home Day
Snow drifts down outside my window in a fine mist with an occasional clump joining in the slow dance that falls from the snow buildup on the branches and ledges. Suddenly, we have been thrust into the grip of cold, snowy winter with almost eighteen inches of snow for our first real snow. … Continue reading My Ordinary Life
~ Leaves cover our lawn. Piles and layers of thick, brown papery oak leaves. Walking out to the clothes line, my feet swish-swish the leaves furrowing a wake behind me. It's time to rake the piles onto tarps and pull them over to the compost heap of all the years we've been… Continue reading God’s Grace/Largess
Pumpkin CheesecakeI followed the recipe for the cheesecake part itself and it was not right. It ended up being glorified pumpkin pie...kinda. Next time I will use half the sugar and eggs. And not beat it too much. The recipe I used didn't call for… Continue reading Last Bouquet, Cheesecake, Chalkboard, and Camera Cuts
