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A New Adventure
You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging actively for the past few weeks. There’s a reason for that. Lyle and I have been carefully and prayerfully considering a major decision for our family. Both of us have unexpectedly been offered full-time jobs in the Denver area… and while we certainly weren’t anticipating making a 1,000-mile move at this…
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Happy Birthday, Dad!
Our first family picture with all five children– December 1970. They say the greatest gift a man can give his children is to love their mother. This man does that. He also loves his children and isn’t ashamed to tell us so. I’ve noticed that’s rare in a man of his generation. We don’t take that lightly. Happy 71st birthday,…
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Canyon of Danger – review
Book 3 of Susan K. Marlow’s Goldtown Adventures series has just come out! Canyon of Danger continues the adventures of 12-year-old Jem Coulter and his sister Ellie during the waning days of the California gold rush. Pa has to be gone for a few days and leaves Jem in charge of the ranch. Jem is excited about this new responsibility……
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The Workbasket – July 1953
This installment from my collection of vintage Workbasket magazines comes to you from July 1953. I thought the cover doily was so pretty that I made it myself! That was a fun project. And while they got off to a good start with such a lovely crochet pattern, it must have been the month to recruit Christmas card salesmen… er,…
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Home Movie Stills
Among the “thou-shalt-not-touch” treasures tucked away in the secret storage places of my parents’ bedroom was a movie camera. I don’t remember where it came from. Perhaps my mother got it with S&H Green Stamps or something. What I do remember is that we had no projector for watching any home movies that had been filmed on it, so on…
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Car Show
Besides looking at cars at the Seattle Auto Show last Saturday, Lyle enjoyed getting to drive a one-lap race car simulation in the Mazda display area. It seemed funny for him to have to buckle in for a simulation, but as it turned out the seat moved around quite a bit during the course of the drive, so it made…
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Trip to Seattle
This past Saturday Lyle and I took off on a little day trip to Seattle. It was the weekend of the Seattle Auto Show which Lyle always enjoys. Some years it has been on our anniversary weekend, but this year it was a little earlier. We just decided to go for the day. It’s about a 4-hour drive so we left about…
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The Bargain – review
The Bargain by Stephanie Reed is not your typical Amish romance story. The heroine of the novel, Betsie Troyer, is indeed a young Amish woman, but the setting is primarily outside of the Amish community… and the time period is 1971 (during the Vietnam War) which adds some historical interest to the story. I loved getting to know the characters,…
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Camping in the Fall
Late summer and early fall seem to be when we get most of our weekend camping trips in. I love the weather this time of year. Sunny days with brilliant blue skies– warm in the sunshine, but jacket-weather in the shade– and crisp evenings once the sun goes down. Just perfect for enjoying a campfire. My favorite part about the…
