This is Tuesday morning just past 5:00. My husband Joe left for another day at the metal and truss shop. Son Benjamin left around 4:30. Son Kevin is still sleeping, and I need to get this column written so it’s done for another week. I’m always glad when my children volunteer to write it. Daughter Verena penned it recently and I keep telling Kevin to get his pen going again. We will see….Haha!
Lovina Enjoys the Lovely Fall Weather
We are having lovely fall weather! The trees are getting prettier each day and are in their autumn splendor. Only our Master Artist could paint such a lovely scene. Before we know it, our yard will be flooded with leaves of every color. We have over a dozen trees in our yard, so we get to rake lots of leaves each fall. I love having trees though and they provide lots of shade on hot humid summer days.
Daughter Verena Pens the Column Again
This is Lovina’s daughter Verena writing. It is such a beautiful Monday evening. The leaves are changing color more and more. It is always such a beautiful view once the leaves are changed to such pretty colors.
Fall used to be my favorite season and I would love to rake up the leaves. But with me being disabled, it became too much for me to handle as I grew older.
Joe and Lovina Attend Uncle’s Funeral in Ohio
It is a rainy Tuesday morning. We sure appreciate this rain, it has been really dry here. I need to get this column written. I wish I wouldn’t always wait until the last minute to write it. Life gets too busy sometimes and we need to stop and take time to read God’s wonderful words of encouragement daily. Without “His” love what would we have?
Lovina Shares the First Column She Penned
October 1st, 2002 (twenty-three years ago) I wrote my first column. I thought it would be interesting to all the new and old readers. My mother penned the Amish Cook column for eleven years. I was a teenager at home when she started writing. After her sudden death on September 17, 2002 is when I started writing. In 2014 the name was changed to Lovina’s Amish Kitchen. I want to thank everyone who has encouraged me to keep writing
The Eicher’s Have a Family Night and Lovina Shares a Daily Diary
I am going to write a daily diary for today, September 22. First of all, Happy 6th Birthday to grandson Curtis. I left him a voicemail wishing him a happy birthday. I can already see him when his parents let him listen to it. Friday night was our monthly “Family night” at Ervin and Susan’s house. Susan told me he likes to color so we gave him color books, colored pencils and a card game
Another Busy Week for the Eichers
We have been enjoying the last few weeks of beautiful weather. It cools off at nighttime making it great sleeping weather as well. I canned more V-8 last week, but the garden season is slowing down. I have red beets yet to can into pickled beets. Also, another round of tomatoes that I will can into tomato chunks.
Son Kevin Writes the Column
Hi, this is Kevin, I’m Lovina’s youngest son. She calls me the baby, but I don’t like being called that. I decided to write the column while she is downstairs washing laundry. I’ve always wanted to get back into writing. It seems that every time I write I quit after 20 pages in, and that makes 20 pages of unfinished stories.
Celebrating Kevin’s 20th Birthday
Twenty years ago, on September 2nd our youngest child was born. To celebrate, our whole family came for an outdoor supper. We are a total of 31 now. Son-in-law Dustin broasted chicken and made french fries in his double-basket deep fryer. We set up tables in the yard by our walk out basement and ate out there. We had a campfire going which felt really good when the sun went down. The children enjoyed gathering sticks and anything they could so they could throw them in the fire.
Lovina’s Family Grills 1,000 Pounds of Chicken
It is almost 8:30 on this cool Monday evening. The temperature is already down to 60°. Our house actually feels chilly. A sign that autumn is just around the corner.
Today sister Verena helped me can 22 quarts of vegetable juice (V8). We cooked a variety of peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, onions and garlic together until soft enough to put through my Victoria strainer. Usually I put in celery but I didn’t have any on hand.