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 … Continue reading Lemons to Pie
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.
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 … Continue reading A Look Ahead: Easter is Not A Memorial Day
#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 … Continue reading #269: Under His Wings
Sabbatical Update: Good Deed Punished
Well, the past week was the extreme of lack of schedule. All due to one person we attempted to help, and who we may have helped, or may have ultimately merely enabled. I ran across this person as an acquaintance while out biking, developed a correspondence, and ended up months later helping him after he … Continue reading Sabbatical Update: Good Deed Punished
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 … Continue reading Fitness Update: Schedules
#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 … Continue reading #268: How Firm a Foundation
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 … Continue reading Lemon Zest
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.
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 … Continue reading A Look Ahead …
