Young Leaves Growing

A Planned Fire

Uncle Hans bought a building site with several buildings beyond repair, and so the volunteer fire department had some practice on starting and managing fires.



The Flowers Appear

"For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come..."

Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Bright Lights Tuesday

This week Maren taught the last Bright Lights lesson of the season. It seems like spring busyness begins earlier every year, so we have found April a good cut-off point for this ministry's season. No need to tax the already full schedules of the girls... and the teacher. Still, I know Maren will miss the time of learning and growing together with these special, young friends.

The lesson for the week was "Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends." That was followed by a fun time of hand crafts (each girl brought her own) while Maren read a short biography on a godly woman. Tea came after that, of course!

Mom's Knitting Find

Mom found one of her knitting projects at Grandpa and Grandma R.'s home while sorting. She thinks it was going to be a vest, perhaps. The pattern and a few decades are gone, so Mom unraveled the pieces to make nice balls of yarn for another project. The project is still to be determined, but let us hope it has a speedier completion.

Spring Is Come

Today it may be snowing, but spring is here!

There and Back Again

We did it! Another trip to visit doctors and enjoy away-from-home scenes.

 

This marina/floating house bay is becoming a familiar haunt to us and our cameras.



 

Dry docked for only a little longer.

 

An afternoon in the sun by the Mighty Mississippi.



 

Our new find this trip was a limestone quarry. Dad brought home a few sizeable scraps for Mom's garden path, a gift for Mom who was holding down the fort with Dorothy during our four day "vacation."