The local fire departments met with a few trucks in Hayward last weekend for a few hours to recruit more volunteers.
Three Hours of Good Fishing
The Cabin By The Lake
I have cleaned cabins this week. Tuesday's cabin was built over a hundred years ago. When you drive up through the tree lined lane you see a low lying log structure with four stone chimneys. There are two screened in porches and the front door is fronted by one of these. The door is solid… Continue reading The Cabin By The Lake
May Post
Yes, we're cooking and eating outside again. Summer came with a bang and now it's time to plant the garden and flower beds.
A Page Of The Big Project
This is what a Make The Cut program can do for scrapbooking. All those daises are programed by my computer then sent to the Cricut to cut. MTC means that now we can cut any shape or font we find. Having taken on the project of scrapbooking every single picture we have… Continue reading A Page Of The Big Project
Elv and the children's gifts to me for Mother's Day. I feel rather blessed and spoiled. The roses are awesome.
Snow In May
That's snow coming down today. We have potatoes planted and there are blossoming strawberries under the tarps. The forecast is calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow. We hope that the almost blooming lilacs don't become discouraged. But it's moisture so we're not really complaining. … Continue reading Snow In May
Mother’s Day
Mom holding her youngest grandchild. She is also a great-grandmother to two almost three of our grandchildren. And I remember when she was 24! Mom is a good mom to all nine of us. She prays for us everyday and tries to talk to each of us every week either… Continue reading Mother’s Day
Saturday Scribbles
It was hot hoecakes for breakfast this morning with either peanut butter and syrup or butter and gooseberry syrup. Then Lance, Elv and I went down to Rice Lake to collect materials for a new closet in the boy's cabin, and 30 new bricks for the patio. We left three people home to mow… Continue reading Saturday Scribbles
Pictures
We have an early spring this year. The hanging pots are out already, and the garden is tilled and ready for planting. We moved Elv's mom down to her new apartment at Lewi's last weekend. If you look closely you can see them standing on the porch. Mom is doing what she loves best… Continue reading Pictures
Stone House Scribblings 