Besides Sightseeing…

…we are tasting. El Salvadorian, Turkish, Italian, Seafood, Irish, and homemade granola and yogurt. What day is it? The whole downtown area of D.C. is filled with police officers from all over the country so I feel a little safer walking around. I figure if I need help all I have to do is scream [...]

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D.C. Photo of the Day…

Thomas Jefferson Memorial We saw this on our first day here from the D.C. Trolley. I spent some time at the Portrait Gallery today. Then I checked out the Postal Museum and Union Station. Tonight I’m just taking it easy in the hotel room while Dear is attending some meetings. I’m so glad Blogger got [...]

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D.C. Photo of the Day…

For the rest of my stay in Washington D.C. I’ll try to post at least one photo a day… This was taken inside the Washington National Cathedral. Beautiful rays of light were cast on this statue of George Washington inside the Cathedral. Here’s a different view. Wondering what is up with blogger. I can’t leave [...]

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District of Columbia

Dear and I are enjoying the sights in Washington D.C. but not so much the internet at our first hotel. We are moving to our new hotel today and hopefully the internet access will be more cooperative for me. I haven’t been able to load pictures onto my blog like usual. At the end of [...]

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Persian Kotlety

One of our favorites growing up were Kotlety. We used to call them Russian hamburgers. A recipe for a more Russian version of these is in our cookbook but I wanted to share this recipe that has a Persian twist. Head over to the Mennonite Girls Can Cook Blog to see the recipe today.

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Between B.C. and D.C.

We celebrated Mother’s Day with a brunch prepared for us by our Daughter In Love. The roses are from Josh and Laura and they also gave me a book by an author I haven’t read before. The fruit bouquet is from our daughter Katie. The past 5 days have been packed full with a trip [...]

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Forty Years Ago…

…was the last time I was in Washington D.C. My girlfriend Heidi and I took a trip to Michigan and the East Coast staying with friends and family along the way. In Michigan we stayed with our former pastor’s family. Their daughter Faye was Heidi’s best friend while Faye’s dad was the pastor at our [...]

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Mennonite Girls…

…not only can we cook but we can eat! For the 2nd time the 10 authors from Mennonite Girls Can Cook got together in Canada last Friday. This time 9 of our husbands were able to join us. The reason for our get together was to celebrate the release of the Mennonite Girls Can Cook [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day! Hymn…

Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me I grieved my Lord from day to day, I scorned His love so full and free, And though I wandered far away, My mother’s prayers have followed me. Refrain I’m coming home, I’m coming home, To live my wasted life anew, For mother’s prayers have followed me, Have followed me, [...]

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FFF ~ Blossoming…

It’s time to find blessings to share from this past week and then join in with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story for Friday’s Fave Five! This week is a sort of calm before the storm week for me. I’m getting random things done in anticipation of our B.C. ~ D.C. days coming up. [...]

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