Category Archives: Cakes and Frostings

Cakes and Frostings, Desserts, Vegetables

What happens when Lovina accidentally sleeps in—until 6:30 a.m.

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It is already Thursday forenoon, and I still don’t have this column on its way! I made an attempt to write it last night after everyone went to bed, but I kept dozing off. I finally gave up and decided I would write it this morning. Well, my day didn’t start out as intended. I woke … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Hot, humid days mean it’s time for haying—and a water fight

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June 14, 2017: Twenty-three years ago today my husband, Joe, and I became parents for the first time. We were blessed with a little girl. We named her after my mother, Elizabeth. Since her marriage on August 14, 2015, she goes by the name Mrs. Timothy (Elizabeth) Bontrager. A little girl, Abigail, was born to … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings

Helping family prepare to host church services brightens dreary winter days

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We had a few days of sunshine, which we very much appreciated. A person is so much more energetic and life looks better when the day is sunny! We had a lot of gloomy January days when we didn’t see the sun too often. With all the solar panels we have, that can be a … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Getting to work in snow and ice when you’re Amish—and more

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We are having a thunderstorm this morning: not at all normal weather for January. The temperature is hanging around 34 degrees so some places could be icy. Daughter Susan has to be at work by 9:00 a.m. She was going to drive the buggy but called a driver instead (“drivers” are non-Amish people that we hire … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Parasailing, fireworks, waterfalls, and reunion highlight Eicher vacation

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Wednesday evening—everyone is taking it easy tonight. Mose, daughters Susan and Verena, and son Benjamin went fishing . We put in a long day so it was relaxing to them to go take the boat on the lake. The rest of us are outside around a campfire. It is so peaceful out here. We had … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Cakes and Frostings

Hop in the pony buggy for the last day of school

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It’s a nice sunny day for the clothes to dry, and we have the lines filled with laundry. We have been blessed with several rains over the weekend and this past week. P1080497 Here's the pony and buggy, giving a ride to Lovina's cookbook photographer … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Guess who’d rather plant garden barefooted?

As I write this, we are almost through March. April 1 is already Friday. Next week our three children will be home from school for spring break. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday. After spring break there are only nine more weeks of school left. It is hard to believe how fast this term … Continue Reading ››
Beverages, Cakes and Frostings

Children learning to read German; grape juice boiling and family reunion

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Saturday we attended my family gathering at my sister Liz and brother-in-law Levi’s place in Berne, Indiana. All eight of us siblings were in attendance. Some of the married nieces and nephews didn’t attend but we still made a nice-sized group to enjoy the day. Like every year, our parents are greatly missed at these family … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings

Eichers celebrate wedding anniversary; countdown begins for daughter’s wedding

BensBirthdayCake2015WhippedToppingEditedToday, July 14, is son Benjamin’s 16th birthday. We want to bake him a cake, but I forgot to ask him what kind he wants before he left for work at 5:30 a.m. With eight children it’s hard to remember which is everyone’s favorite. Tomorrow, July 15, … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings

All hands on deck for busy June days with the Eichers

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Last week was a busy one, with attending two weddings. Daughter Elizabeth and Timothy are table waiters in a wedding again on Friday. Elizabeth has her dress done but needs to finish her cape and apron. The dress that Elizabeth will wear to a wedding. … Continue Reading ››