Favorite Christmas goodies from the Eicher home to yours!
Lovina answers reader questions about Amish clothing traditions
This week my husband Joe, and son Benjamin, 19, are off all week for Thanksgiving. Son Joseph, 16, has off Thanksgiving Day and Friday, as well as Lovina, 14, and Kevin, 13 from school. So it seems as if this week will go faster than usual.
Saturday our three sons and Joe went to help at … Continue Reading ››
Tim’s sister-in-law lands 17 point buck with a bow
Tim’s sister-in-law lands 17 point buck with a bow
We awoke this morning to more snow, adding to our already snow-covered white world. It has been snowing all morning. We had our first snow earlier than usual and it is staying with all the cold temperatures.
Last Friday, … Continue Reading ››
We awoke this morning to more snow, adding to our already snow-covered white world. It has been snowing all morning. We had our first snow earlier than usual and it is staying with all the cold temperatures.
Last Friday, … Continue Reading ›› The lowdown on the services of a wedding wagon
The lowdown on the services of a wedding wagon
November is bringing cold rainy weather. Leaves are all over our front yard from all the big trees there. The beauty of the season is upon us!
Congratulations to niece Emma and Menno! They set December 7 for their wedding date where they will exchange vows in holy … Continue Reading ››
When you wake up with someone knocking at your door
Rereading early columns is an occasion to ponder life’s many changes
To follow Lovina around for the day, you’d have to rise at three
Diary of October 16, 2018
3:00 a.m. Alarm rings. It’s time to pack my husband Joe’s lunch, make some coffee for his coffee mug and fill his water jug with ice water. The 45-minute ride to work is enough time for him to enjoy the coffee. Joe is leaving 20 minutes earlier due to having a … Continue Reading ››
Garage sales yield great bargains, including gifts for the grandchildren (of course)
Daughter Lovina, 14, and son Kevin, 13, just left for school. It’s cold and windy outside, and the temperature has dropped to 54 degrees. We had just enjoyed a few nice warm and sunny days until yesterday, when it was rainy and cooler.
Daughters Elizabeth and Susan … Continue Reading ›› Grandma Lovina’s dilemma: Which granddaughter to pick up when the buggy arrives?
It’s 6:45 a.m. and daughter Lovina, 14, and son Kevin, 13, just left for school. It’s still quite dark outside. Daylight Savings Time lasts until November, so it seems most of the school year it’s dark when they leave with the bus.
I think this is my favorite time of the day. After the morning rush … Continue Reading ››
Fall dinners mean batter up for fried fish, vegetables and onion rings
This column will wrap up September. October starts on Monday already! It’s a big day for deer hunters with the season opening.
Son-in-law Mose took our son Kevin, 13, out hunting on Saturday, when the youth hunt was held. Kevin shot his first deer, so that was exciting for him. Mose said the first thing Kevin … Continue Reading ››