Early to rise!  We were up, had a delicious breakfast, and were on the way to Philadelphia – first view of the skyline! – with our trusty driver, Perry.  Thank heavens for Perry!  And Anita!  What a tour guide.  She…

It seems that every year the crocus tea gets pushed back further into summer!  But regardless, we still really have fun.  Part of the ‘magic’ is that it’s last minute – the girls don’t know we are having it until…

This year I had a double dose of the Arts and Heritage Festival!  I wanted to see the Patsy Cline tribute show featuring Cathy Rhodes – I’ve seen her many times and really love the shows and the music.  So…

July 4th is one of my favorite days!  I love celebrating independence, and those men and women who risked everything to make us a nation, a great nation.  Several years ago we spent the 4th in Williamsburg VA and that…

We interrupt our regularly scheduled posts (the Philly trip!) to take you on a little journey back to Court Days 2018 at Hanna’s Town.  I have posted LOTS of pictures and information about Hanna’s Town, which was the first English…

It’s no secret to anyone who knows me even just a little bit that going to Philadelphia and getting ‘historic’ has been on my bucket list almost forever!  When Kathy and I finally decided that 2018 was going to be…

Today was an especially important day in our church history:  we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the first service of the Hempfield Church of Christ.  Out of the 100 original charter members, seven were in attendance this morning, and three…

The first Sunday of May each year is Free Museum Day in Ligonier.  This year, as part of their home school program, Kelly and Matt brought the boys up and we made a day of it.  The cloudy drizzle did…

The Hempfield Area schools are winding down for another year, and with it comes activities and concerts to share the student progress with parents and friends.  Last night I went to Harrold Middle School for their band concert performance.  Chrissy…

Last week I decided that the lilac shrubs needed cleaned out – they were too thick and too tall.  Got them thinned out, but didn’t want to cut them short until after they had bloomed.  So on Sunday night I…