Category Archives: Desserts

Desserts, Pies

Happy Thanksgiving from Lovina

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I need to get an extra column written so I won’t need to send one the week of Thanksgiving Day, which is next week already. I will do a one-day diary. 3:50 a.m.: I get up with daughter Lovina, 18. She will go help daughter Loretta this morning. She always goes before or right after Dustin … Continue Reading ››
Desserts

Lovina Visits Family as Nights Turn Cold

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It’s 5 a.m. and the thermometer shows that the mercury dipped down to 46 degrees. Brrr! The gas lights feel good this morning since we don’t have any heat yet. I only light the gas lights when extra heat is needed—otherwise we use the cordless battery lights. It’s surprising how much heat the propane lights … Continue Reading ››
Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Lovina Marks 20 Years of Column Writing

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This week brings us into autumn already. This week always takes me back to twenty years ago when my dear mother so suddenly passed away. She died September 17 but was in Blue Springs, Missouri, at the time of her death. The funeral wasn’t until September 23. My mother penned this column for eleven years, … Continue Reading ››
Cakes and Frostings, Desserts

Birthdays, a Baptism, and Farewell to a Friend

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Canning season is in full swing around here. We are a week into September already. September 10 is granddaughter Abigail’s 6th birthday. Her birth brought us much excitement, as she put Joe and me on the grandparent list. Every grandchild brings excitement, but that first grandchild makes a change in your life. Last night all the … Continue Reading ››
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Celebrating Easter with Family

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April has brought us a week of cooler temperatures, with the ground covered with snow one morning. It didn’t last long, and the green grass is again showing. The rhubarb and tea plants are growing as well as all the early spring flowers. We look forward to warmer weather coming to stay for the summer … Continue Reading ››
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Daughter Lovina Shares Her Experiences

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Dear Readers, Today I (Daughter Lovina) will be writing the column for Mom. I enjoy writing, and she likes a break from writing every once in a while. How have you all been doing? We will have church services at our place in a little over a month, so it’s time to start doing some spring cleaning … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pies

Sewing Projects and Minister’s Delight

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It’s Tuesday evening and I’m sitting here writing by the table. I can hear the wind blowing outside. The temperature is 40 degrees, but the wind chill makes it feel colder than that. We are so ready for warmer temperatures, and April being here in a few days makes us yearn for warmer days. The … Continue Reading ››
Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Taking Time for Coffee Breaks with Family

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We ended up with 10–12 inches of snow in this area last week. Now the temperature is above freezing this morning. This forenoon, my plans are to go with daughters Verena and Susan and grandchildren Jennifer and Ryan to have a coffee break with Martha. Martha is a widow with five children in this community. Her … Continue Reading ››
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Celebrating Birthdays and Putting Puzzles Together with Family

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The mercury on our thermometer has dipped down to the single digits this morning with a reading of 5 degrees. The wind chill is below 0, so son Joseph wasn’t looking too forward to working outside today. They are building a pole barn close to Lake Michigan. He said they have even more snow there … Continue Reading ››
Desserts, Pudding

Responding to Readers’ Questions and Date-Nut Pudding

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The laundry from yesterday is now up from the basement, folded and awaiting each owner to carry their stack upstairs to be put away. Next is getting supper ready. The menu tonight will be pon hoss (given to us by Dustin, Daniel, and Grace’s family), scrambled eggs, coffee soup, and cheese. That’s a simple meal, … Continue Reading ››