All Things Home and Family
But you can listen in if you like even if you are not a Graber. We spent our Thanksgiving at the cabin. On Thursday we had dinner at Lattins along with the Martins and Kathy. I don't have any pictures of that day because last… Continue reading Thanksgiving (News for Grabers)
Especially for Thanksgiving dinner. I remember when we were first married I didn't have to think about that. Our family was young and small and we were still getting together with one or both of our family's homes for the day. All I had to do was fill out my one-dish assignment and… Continue reading What’s For Dinner?
For balmy November days. No snow, no rain, no ice. Just sunshine and a few cloudy days in between. Amazingly warm, sweater days.For one, dead, old fridge sitting on the patio. Because it stands for the new fridge in our kitchen that God gave us for free.For quiet school mornings.For brainstorms. The current brainstorm is… Continue reading Another Thankful List
Because she wanted to know why I never talk to her or more particularly why she never hears from me or Evie and what had she done to deserve to have such silent sisters. The following is some reparation for my neglect, I hope. I am being "efficient" and posting it in a blog as well, albeit… Continue reading Wherein I Tell Shilah What My LIfe Is…
Today I have been entering names and addresses into an Exel Document. I have almost 400 more to enter. There are last names like Sve, Johnson and Halstread. I found Lundgren and Olson, but no Yoders, Millers, or Hostetlers which tells its own story. I started a new Christmas doily today. I… Continue reading Projects And Snow
Elv gently reprimanded me yesterday. You're a different woman now that we've decided to change the schedule back to fewer hours. Okay, I admit it. I'm pleased about that decision, inordinately so. We had further bantering discussion about how he ought to have married a woman who wanted money more than time together. We're both… Continue reading My Thankful List
Gone are the blue skies of October. And now are the grey skies of November. Lawn chairs and outdoor grillings have been abandoned. It's too cold for evenings of patio fires. The flower foliage stands dead and soggy in the garden. We're in that inbetween time of putting autumn away and before taking the holidays out… Continue reading Ramblings From The Scribbler
Here is the most popular cookie recipe at the Grabers right now. I concocted this recipe out of sheer desperation when I was sincerely craving a cookie after being relegated to a gluten free diet since spring. I realize that there are very few folks out there in my readership who want this recipe. But you never… Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free)
It is time to post again. What shall it be? Well, the purpose of this blog is to update our family and friends. So then, I guess I ought to post the things we've been doing.Elv and I had our 29th anniversary the beginning of October. We just got around to taking some time off… Continue reading 29th Anniversary
We have been collecting pine cones for our friends who will be making wreaths for sale this season. The wind has been handing them down to us from the tops of our tallest white pine trees. To avoid getting pitch on our hands we wear gloves to gather them by the box full.Amber explained that… Continue reading Curing Pinecones for Seasonal Decor
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