Month: March 2018
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Lemons to Pie
Today’s post is about preparing dessert for Easter Sunday. Part of the dessert, anyway. It has been over a year since I have been following the growth of the lemons on my dwarf lemon tree. Recently I blogged about how I thought they were ripe, and discussing what I should do with my largest crop…
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A Blast of the Past # 137: Lightfoot Thanksgiving
Lightfoots of my sept gather every five years for Thanksgiving to celebrate it and Christmas. Here are a few pictures marking that year’s gathering in New York State.
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A Look Ahead: Easter is Not A Memorial Day
As I write this look ahead post we are in the heart of what Christians call Holy Week. As such I encourage everyone to attend the services available to them. Below I will list the ones relevant to myself and the fellowship I attend. But before I list those, and the other upcoming events, I…
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#269: Under His Wings
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Under His wings I am safely abiding, Tho the night deepens and tempests are wild; Still I can trust Him – C know He will keep me, He has redeemed me and I am His child. CHORUS…
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Fitness Update: Schedules
So, today, I am going to talk about schedules. Rather, I am going to talk about the lack of them. I keep on telling myself I am going to get back into running. The ribs are finally feeling mostly better, but the weather keeps popping up cold, wet, or both, which deters me from getting…
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#268: How Firm a Foundation
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say than to you He hath said — To you, who for refuge to Jesus…
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Lemon Zest
Back in January of 2017 I wrote this post about the flowering of my indoor dwarf lemon tree. I had a horde of blossoms, and was trying to figure out how to make sure they would pollinate without the assistance of outside insects that we didn’t inside the house. In April of 2017 I wrote…
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A Blast of the Past #136: Balloon
Today’s flash back is to one of our family’s iconic pictures. A boy and his balloon.
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A Look Ahead …
In this spring of the year (just arriveid), Day 22 of my Sabbatical year, the social calendar seems somewhat slow in the immediate future. So I am going to use this weekly feature to build an event listing, of events I know and think worthy, many of which I am attending, others I won’t be…
At The Rainbow 