Meet my youngest fan – Laila.  Her mom Jen works with me and just purchased Letters to Mary on Monday.  Laila was fascinated by the cover and ‘wouldn’t put it down’! I promised her that when she was old enough…

Just a short note today – while we are on the subject of first days of school….  This is my first day of first grade, and my sister Kathy wanted to be part of the action.  You may note that…

Well the school year for 2014-2015 has started!  The Hancher boys are settled into their routine, having started school on the 18th.  Logan is in 2nd, Chase in kindergarten, and Peyton a big 3rd grader already!  They will have an…

Yesterday was our all-church picnic at Mammoth Park.  It was fun to visit with friends and even family in a comfortable setting – enjoying fellowship and of course great food! After gabbing and gobbling, I decided I needed to walk…

TODAY would have been my Dad’s 86th birthday.  He’s been gone a very long time, but his presence is still huge in my life.  Although my dad did all the normal DAD things – encouragement, discipline, lectures, stability, providing a…

On our trek around Mt. Pleasant on Sunday afternoon, we were able to enjoy some fabulous views!  This photo was taken while standing by the fountain across from the doughboy.  Such a beautiful sky, with the Western Pennsylvania hills in…

We went exploring in Mt Pleasant on Sunday afternoon.  It was a great day for a walk, and that we did!  About three miles or so, just up and down Main Street, looking at the old buildings and enjoying the unique…

I had the pleasure of attending a play Friday night at the Ligonier Theater – ‘8 TRACK’ (Music from the 70’s).  Some of the songs I had TOTALLY even forgot existed!  It was a lot of fun and the four…

Ligonier is such a quaint little town, and it’s always a pleasure to take a stroll along the tree lined streets and browse in the shops.  Ron and I took the time after our writer’s meeting on Saturday to do…

Vegetables do not like to grow for me.  For some reason, it takes an entire growing season to get a tiny knob of a tomato to even show up, and generally it doesn’t get much better than that.  I planted…