Twenty Years in Missouri
Tag Archives: Friends & Neighbors
February and Birthdays
February 27 – Recently sent a birthday card to Jim Krause, one of our former pastors when we lived back in Erie, PA in 1985. Although he and his wife Eileen have lived in Florida a number of years, we … Continue reading
Book Plates. Or is that Books AND Plates?
December 28 – Earlier this month we were trying to find a parking place near Cartridge World where we buy new cartridges for our printer. I went in with Dale as he made the purchase, and then as we had … Continue reading
Winter Weather. Why?
December 25 – Another chilly morning is here, and in my option, the worst time of year is approaching weatherwise. We’ve had some frosts and in the region even a few snow flakes. I hate to think of snow lying … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Friends & Neighbors, Yard & Garden
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Harvesters, Part Two
October 31 – Two weeks ago you got part 1 of Richard Comes to Harvesters. At last, here’s the conclusion! As I have mentioned before, the line of cars waiting for the folks to be served, generally stretches way up … Continue reading
Pastor Suarez, Farewell
October 27 – Last weekend was both a very sad time, and a very happy time. That sounds like I don’t know much about anything, but there’s a reason for those two adjectives: sad and happy. Years ago, while giving … Continue reading
Chiggers and Birds (but not related)
July 31 – Folks suffering from chiggers will sympathize with us. Some people claim that they are immune, but we are definitely NOT. We go around with dozens of red welts, some large, and very irritating. Chiggerex is what we … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Cat, Friends & Neighbors, Nature
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Flat Tires, Jackfruit, and the Birds
June 21 – We left home shortly after eight on a recent Town Day, and went right to the post office where we usually meet our good friend Richard, former postmaster of Pleasant Hill for a few minutes. Richard was … Continue reading
Here Fishy Fishy Fishy
June 4 – While we were in the post office the other day, Richard, our very friendly ex-postmaster, told us of his his fishing plans, depending on the weather. He and a group of friends would be driving down to … Continue reading
Helping Mom and Dad Work
May 24 – I had mentioned in my last post that our son David had come out on Mother’s Day to help us get some tings done. Well, his first words when he arrived were, “Well, what do we do … Continue reading
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Tagged Flowers, Friends & Neighbors, Yard & Garden
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Remembering Mother’s Day
May 22 – Thinking back on last week’s Mother’s Day, this one being number sixty. It’s not hard for me to think back on all of the very special days in May when I was so fortunate to have not … Continue reading
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