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Elv's family is going to be here for Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday after the Day. If they all come there will about 29 people here. We plan to seat all of us around the table using china and goblets. For those of you worried about having to do dishes half the afternoon; we've got that… Continue reading Thanksgiving and Christmas

We spent Monday working the apples into cider with this press. It was steady but enjoyable work washing, cutting, and pressing out the cider. We are looking forward to many winter evenings of games and cider by the fire. Cider and fudge. Cider and doughnuts. Come join us.

We picked apples today for cider. My friend and I took our children and gathered 30 plus bushels of them. Will that make a lot of cider? This was the first time of picking apples for some of our children so they considered this an adventure as opposed to work. Since there has been frost… Continue reading

Amy says, "Mom we're gonna have so much fun next spring with all these leaves mixed in the snow!"It won't be fun. The leaves are on the trees instead of carpeting the ground like proper fall leaves by this time. There's a mixture of snow and leaves and now more snow falling. Amy's predictions imply… Continue reading Winter in October

Elv and I took the travel trailer and went "camping" on Black Lake last weekend. It was the nicest get-away we've ever had! The campground was very quiet...all the families with school children have returned to the city for school and work. It's too cold for swimmers, and only dedicated fishermen would camp in late… Continue reading The Nicest Anniversary Get-Away Yet!

The girls hosted a tea party a couple weeks ago. The enjoyment and delight that I felt while all this was happening came as a surprise to me. I had been focusing on getting the lawn and the house just right so much that I failed to anticipate how much of a celebration of womanhood… Continue reading Garden Tea

We have been home from our camping for several days. The ordinary days are back along with the routines of work and social events. But there's a renewed interest in the this life we live.Camping creates its own problems and pleasures different from those we have at home. The pleasure of an elegant table is… Continue reading Recreation

This picture hasn't anything to do with this posting, really. It's one of those foggy camping mornings last weekend, and yes, that's a ladder out there mounted on the boat. It's a diving ladder. The boys thought is was great fun to climb up there and jump off.Last week a new kitty came to live… Continue reading New Kitty 101