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Birthday and upcoming anniversary prompt reflections for Lovina

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June 14. Twenty-four years ago today I became a mother! Daughter Elizabeth is 24 and a mother herself now. In honor of her birthday, the girls and I will go to her house to spend the day with Elizabeth and her 21-month-old daughter, Abigail. We will go past daughter Susan’s house and take her and … Continue Reading ››
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Birthday basket full of goodies makes its rounds to the Eicher house

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Daughter Susan had her 22nd birthday on January 24. We had cake and ice cream for Susan after supper. I will never forget how glad I was when my midwife (Joe’s aunt Sylvia) arrived the day Susan was born. It was blowing snow, and the roads were drifting shut. Susan was born at 2:37 pm, and … Continue Reading ››
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Week marred by illness brightened by kind gesture

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We have entered the month of February. The temperature has dropped to the teens again, and we have had several more inches of snow. Last Friday the girls and I helped daughter Elizabeth with the final preparations for hosting church services on Sunday, January 29. Joe and I and the children went again Saturday so Joe … Continue Reading ››
Meats, Soups

Hog butchering, Amish style, plus recipe for hamburger-veggie soup

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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 ››