While we were in California Katie and I were able to participate in a Flag Ceremony at the Circle in Old Town Orange. Every Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. people gather to watch the flags being lowered and folding of the Flag. Many retired military from different branches were represented. Before they lowered the flag and [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Flag Ceremony at Orange Circle…
Posted in Flag Day, tagged California, City of Orange, Flag Ceremony, Mark Wayland, Orange Circle, Patriot Guard Riders on August 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Hillwood Japanese Gardens and Dacha…
Posted in Travel, Washington D.C., tagged Japanese Garden, Hillwood Estate, Dacha on August 12, 2011 | 8 Comments »
There was one more post hanging back from my favorite museum in Washington D.C. and I better share it before I forget. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens was full of surprises. The Japanese-Style garden was tucked below the edge of the other areas of the huge estate. You had to go down these stairs [...]
Q is for…
Posted in Alpahbe-Thursday, tagged Heirlooms, Q, Quail, Quilts, Quotes, State Flowers & Birds on August 10, 2011 | 25 Comments »
Q is for a Quote by Queen Victoria “Give my People plenty of Beer, good beer and cheap beer, and you will have no Revolution among them” ~ Queen Victoria Q is for Quail, the California State Bird ~ Q is for Quilts. The State Quilt with State Flowers and Birds was made by my [...]
Our God Cares for His Children…
Posted in personal, tagged Count it All Joy, Family, Friends, Illness on August 9, 2011 | 17 Comments »
My dear friend from Count it all Joy and The Matson Sisters has been having the struggle of her life this past week. Some of you may have visited her blog. She’s been in I.C.U. on a ventilator and unconscious. Kathy B. is my cousin Jim’s sister in law, my good college friend Jeanie’s sister. [...]
Update on my 60 Things in my 60th Year List…
Posted in Birthday, personal, tagged 60 things on August 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
1. Finally make it to the top of the Space Needle. Completed on Wednesday January 26th! 2. Dinner with the Mennonite Girls and their husbands. Met for dinner at the Chuckanut Manor on March 13th! 3. East Coast Trip. Things are shaping up for a trip to Washington D.C. (Any suggestions about what to see [...]
Hamburger Soup plus More!
Posted in Mennonite Girls Can Cook, Recipes, tagged Hamburger Cassserole, Hamburger Soup on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Head over to Mennonite Girls Can Cook to see the recipe for this Hamburger soup and a 2nd recipe for the leftovers!
Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm
Posted in Sequim Lavender Farm Faire, tagged Cedarbrook Lavender and Herb Farm on August 8, 2011 | 5 Comments »
This is my last lavender farm post this year…it’s a wrap! This was our last farm of the day and the 2nd farm that was for sale. We enjoyed a meal in the restaurant on the grounds before we walked about the gardens. The harpist was amazing. Just as we were finishing our stroll about [...]
Caught on Camera…
Posted in Sequim Lavender Farm Faire, tagged Blog Friends, Lavender, Seattle on August 7, 2011 | 24 Comments »
It’s not very often that I end up in a photo because I’m usually the one snapping away. The third weekend in July my bloggy friend Jill came to spend a few days with us. In the course of our sight seeing in Seattle and at the Lavender Festival in Sequim she had her camera [...]
If Death My Friend and Me Divide ~ Hymn
Posted in Hymns, tagged Death, Friends on August 7, 2011 | 8 Comments »
If Death My Friend and Me Divide If death my friend and me divide, Thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide, Or frown my tears to see; Restrained from passionate excess, Thou bidst me mourn in calm distress For them that rest in Thee. I feel a strong immortal hope, Which bears my mournful spirit [...]
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