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What do you do when the puppy thinks your flower bed is a playground?
It is a cool June morning with temperatures only in the low 60s. I had to close a few windows as it was chilly with them all open. Summer is officially here now.
It seems empty around here. My husband Joe, daughter Susan, and son Benjamin are working. Daughter Lovina is staying at Elizabeth and Timothy’s … Continue Reading ››
Saturday’s butchering fills freezers for another year
We butchered three hogs on Saturday. One of the hogs we butchered is for Timothy and Elizabeth. We raised an extra one to give to them.
This week … Continue Reading ››
This week … Continue Reading ›› Remembering an Amish father’s legacy of faith and work and reading
If my dad were still living, he would turn 85 years old today. But God had other plans, and Dad passed away in May 2000, at the age of 69. Every year on his birthday we still remember what day it is.
My dad left me a legacy of wonderful memories and of precious love. My … Continue Reading ››
When what doesn’t get done today won’t “run away” tomorrow
It’s Thursday noon already! This column should have been written yesterday.
Loretta and I have been cleaning the house this forenoon. Tonight men from church will come at 6:30 to practice singing church songs. We want to make some snacks for tonight yet. The laundry … Continue Reading ›› Just like young women everywhere, newly married Elizabeth consults Mom
Drawers that stick have got to go: Lovina helps sons organize space
Drawers that stick have got to go: Lovina helps sons organize space
It is Wednesday evening and I still haven’t taken time to write this column. Daughters Verena, Loretta, and Lovina are washing supper dishes. The boys and Joe are just relaxing and getting cleaned up.
Our supper was a simple, easy one. Verena and Loretta made … Continue Reading ››
Lovina’s daughter offers glimpse of a week in the life of an Amish teen
Hello! This is Lovina’s 17-year-old daughter, Verena. I decided to help Mom out since she is busy sewing Loretta’s dress for Friday. Mom sewed hers yesterday. She will be a cook and Loretta is a babysitter at Aden and Ruth’s wedding. I gathered the laundry for tomorrow, as I’ll be washing the laundry alone since … Continue Reading ››
Baby colt delights Eicher children; Lovina offers delicious spring asparagus recipe
Hog butchering, Amish style, plus recipe for hamburger-veggie soup
Another week has gone by already. These last weeks have been extra busy with working on our beef and pork.
On Saturday we butchered the four pigs we raised. They were pretty big already. After all the hams, pork chops, bacon, and ribs were cut out, the bones were trimmed of the meat and the meat … Continue Reading ››