Even though I’m indoors most
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plants, that are all over the house,
always seem to need water. And,
if they are covered with blossoms,
eventually they will drop those
flowers and I will have to pick
them up.
It is a season to invite others to
share meals with us. After all a big
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roast chicken seems like a lot for
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invite a sister for dinner. Then, of
course, I must bake a large apple
cake for dessert.
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new bookcase. One of the books
looked very interesting and so I
read it over a period of several
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days. The embroidered pillow
cases that I stamped are almost
finished. But. I ran out of a special
shade of green thread and will
have to try and buy some more.
Occasionally, I’ll get our grand
children for a few hours. When
one is three years old and the other
two months old. They have diffe
rent needs. It is very nice when my
husband is home and can help me
keep them happy.
One son brought us a large plas
tic playhouse with a slide at
Christmas time and we have it in
the basement along with a scooter
and my old express wagon for the
grandchildren. I could not count
the number of games and puzzles
that fill an old empty television
cabinet Just keeping the pieces
where they belong is a job. The
story books that our six children
used are not in very good condi
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annual New Holland Vegetable
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Lancaster County School District
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however the location this year has
been changed to St. Stephen
United Church of Christ on Main
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Too soon winter will be over and
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again.
ram will begin at 9:00 a.tn. with
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The program will feature two
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afternoon.
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