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Breads and Muffins

To follow Lovina around for the day, you’d have to rise at three

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Diary of October 16, 2018 3:00 a.m. Alarm rings. It’s time to pack my husband Joe’s lunch, make some coffee for his coffee mug and fill his water jug with ice water. The 45-minute ride to work is enough time for him to enjoy the coffee. Joe is leaving 20 minutes earlier due to having a … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Desserts

Grandma Lovina’s dilemma: Which granddaughter to pick up when the buggy arrives?

It’s 6:45 a.m. and daughter Lovina, 14, and son Kevin, 13, just left for school. It’s still quite dark outside. Daylight Savings Time lasts until November, so it seems most of the school year it’s dark when they leave with the bus. I think this is my favorite time of the day. After the morning rush … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Vegetables

Summer’s waning days bring bucketloads of tomatoes and family hog roast

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In addition to lots of tomatoes, the Eichers canned these great looking peaches recently.
Summer’s waning days bring bucketloads of tomatoes and family hog roast It’s Wednesday evening around 7:00 p.m. Supper dishes are washed and put away. Everyone is cleaned up and relaxing before … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Pace of preparation picks up for Sunday church at the Eichers

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Pace of preparation picks up for Sunday church at the Eichers
Benches and Ausbund hymnals are hauled from one home to another to use for church services in homes, pole barns or basements. Photo by Grant Beachy
Church services will be held here on Sunday, … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins

Grateful memories of a stranger who helped out in a time of need

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I decided to write my column while sitting in the waiting room in the doctor’s office. We are two hours from home. I am always glad when we are on our way home from these visits. My thoughts go back to one of our recent trips to see the doctor. On the way there, our driver … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Vegetables

Summer commences with sewing and cleaning projects

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June is here, and we are almost halfway through 2018 already! It’s unbelievable how time just seems to go faster each year. Speaking of time: we have more sewing that needs to be done. Congratulations are in order for nephew Levi Jr. and Arlene. They chose July 4 to unite in holy matrimony. Levi will be … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes

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Warming up: Dandelion greens, rhubarb, and dirt under bare toes We finally managed to get some garden planted. The ground still felt a little cold under my bare feet. It just doesn’t seem right to walk in that soil with shoes on. I like wearing my crocs … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Desserts

Family spreads out, barn needs fixing

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Family spreads out, barn needs fixing The last few days have been warmer and we sure enjoyed the sunshine! Now this morning it rained, but the sun is out again. Son Joseph is harnessing our horse Mighty, so I can take the buggy to a garage sale. The sale is being held by a neighboring Amish family. … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins

Holidays mean feeding 26 mouths and learning the perils of mail-order shopping

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We had a rainy morning, but now the sun is shining brightly. Tomorrow we enter December and still no snow. Hopefully we won’t get it all at once! The temperature is showing 42 degrees. Daughter Elizabeth and Abigail are here for the day. Elizabeth takes care of a little four-year-old girl named Nikiah every day while … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins

Autumn’s “slow time” a reminder that Lovina has been writing column for 15 years

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Autumn’s “slow time” a reminder that Lovina has been writing column for 15 years We are finally seeing the sun shine after a dreary, rainy week. Why does life always seem better when the sun is shining? With our water system, freezers and other appliances working off solar power, the battery gets low when there isn’t … Continue Reading ››