Category Archives: Breakfast

Breakfast, Meats

Whole family gets in on butchering this week

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It’s another cold January day. The temperature is finally one degree above the zero mark. The sun is shining though, which gives everything a brighter look! We are glad for all the sun we get in the winter months. The solar freezer we have depends on the sun to keep running. We are still glad we … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Meats

Frigid cold but warm family fellowship over haystacks, barbecued meatballs

School doors closed for the day. We are having frigid temperatures with a bitter cold wind. The wind chill is minus 30 this morning and the temperature minus 8. Brrrr! But we are enjoying winter scenery. The ground is covered with snow. My husband Joe and daughters Elizabeth and Susan are back working at the RV … Continue Reading ››
Breads and Muffins, Breakfast, Desserts

Ringing in the new year with a party for 24

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This is the final day of 2014 as I write. A brand new year awaits us. May God be our guide as we travel into the unknown future. Sister Emma, Jacob and family, and sisters Verena and Susan and all the girls' special friends plan to be here for supper tonight. We will then play games … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

October is Lovina’s 12-year column anniversary, with four preschoolers

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Another week has already gone by, which makes it time to get this column written. The weeks just fly by. I write my columns in one-subject notebooks which have amounted to quite a few in the years of penning this column. This month 12 years ago is when I wrote my first column. I think … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Cakes

Memories of loved ones flavor the week

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It’s a little after 7:00 a.m. As I look out toward the east, it looks like it will be a beautiful day. The red glow of the sun is beaming over the trees. What a sight to behold. And only our Master Artist can create such wonderful art. The four youngest children left a few minutes … Continue Reading ››
Breakfast, Casseroles

Routine surgery takes scary turn

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It is Sunday evening around 9 p.m. All is quieting down here at the Eicher homestead. Tomorrow looks like a busy day and this column needs to be in the mail. Son Joseph, 12, had surgery on Thursday to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. We arrived home by 4 p.m. and were thankful all went … Continue Reading ››