An Enchanting Wedding…

…among the Redwoods. We were expecting to see Legolas, Haldir, Elrond, Arwen, or Galadriel come out from behind a Redwood and join us in celebrating the wedding of Ben and Kristin. Maybe even an Ewok… The wedding was held at the Bride’s grandparents cabin that they’ve owned for years. Both families spent a lot of [...]

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We Ate Cake…

…after an enchanting wedding ceremony surrounded by mighty Redwoods! I’ll be posting all my wedding photos soon but in the meantime I’ll post these for Mosaic Monday hosted by Mary at The Little Red House. Thank you Mary. This was the wedding of my cousin Jim and good friend Jeanie’s middle son Ben that Dear [...]

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Enchanting…

…is how I’d describe the wedding we attended on Saturday at the bride’s family cabin in Mt. Hermon, California. We were nestled in amongst some very tall Redwood trees to witness the wedding vows of Ben and Kristin. I’ll share all my photos soon. This was the wedding of my cousin Jim’s middle son.

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Do You Know the Way to San Jose…

Do you remember this great oldie from Burt Bacharach? Dear and I fly to San Jose today and I hope to eat some Mexican Food somewhere on the way to a wedding we’re going to in Mt. Hermon. When we were on our trip to Eastern Washington we had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant in [...]

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FFF ~ Anticipation & Anniversary

Time to ponder the past week and choose 5 favorites that you’d like to share and then link up with the lovely Susanne at Living to Tell the Story so the rest of us can click over and see your favorites. This has been an interesting week of anticipating things that are happening this weekend [...]

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Apple Walnut Crisp…

I went out to my apple tree and picked a few apples… Then I tweaked a few apple crisp recipes and I’m happy with the result. You can click over to the Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog to see the recipe. Enjoy…

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Blessed Be His Name ~

“Blessed Be Your name When I’m found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your name…” ~ Matt Redman ~ Psalm 34:19 ~ Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Isaiah 43:1-3 But now, this is what the Lord says- he [...]

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More Yard Art from Tonasket!

This made me yell “Stop!” and my husband did so I could get a photo of this. A little nostalgia from days gone by. We really saw some of our best Yard Art in this little city east of the Cascades and just a hop skip and a jump from Canada. Visit Mary at Work [...]

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Republic Cemetery

I enjoy older cemeteries where there are still grave markers/monuments that are above ground. We found this cemetery on our travels to Eastern Washington in the city of Republic. Republic, Washington is a city with an early 1900s look and a heritage based in the mining and logging industries. Originally named Eureka Gulch, Republic had [...]

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If You Steal…

…them from family is it really stealing? I right clicked on these photos my niece took while they were visiting us here in the Northwest. Thank you niece! Dear is making his famous Swedish Pancakes for the crowd below and they were all very happy to eat them! And yes we serve them with sour [...]

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