The last concert of the 2018-2019 school year has come to an end.  Harrold Middle School had their band concert on Thursday night, including Jazz band, Wind Ensemble, 6th grade, and combined 7/8 grades.  The theme was ‘trains’ and was…

One of the many fun things about the fact that my daughter home schools her three boys is that I can go on their field trips!  Families welcome! Such was the case last Monday when Kelly and the boys came…

This afternoon our Ladies Ministry hosted a cake decorating demonstration at the church.  Shelagh Robertson was our expert, with the help of some cupcake baking by Dianne and Amy Gresham.  There were about two dozen of us watching the demonstration,…

This past week Harrold Middle School and Hempfield Senior High School performed their spring chorus concerts.  Chrissy’s concert was Thursday night, and she was in both the 7th grade chorus and honors chorus.  The band director was lively and creative…

This past week I was invited to do a workshop on memoirs at the McKenna Senior Center.  Although the original workshop was focused on WRITING memoirs, this one took a different turn.  We talked about the importance of sharing your…

It wouldn’t be Ligonier Free Museum Day unless it was rainy and cold.  It’s tradition.  But it didn’t stop us from tramping through the puddles and muddy roads and wet grass to see the sights and hear the history.  Our…

The cloudy skies did not put a damper on the sunny spirits of those who welcomed and those who attended the opening day for Historic Hanna’s Town 2019.  It was the maiden voyage, so to speak, for the new education…

It’s Spring, and it’s Easter week.  But neither of those prepared me for the crazy things that were happening with my front porch this week.  The first incident involved my porch lights.  I have 3 sets of violet outdoor decorative…

I have several subjects that I want to discuss but I’m running out of steam for the day.  But speaking of running…   Chrissy is on the middle-school track team this year, and I was amazed at the amount of practice…

Kelly and the boys came up for the weekend – to stay until Tuesday.  And because the boys are home-schooled, classes and lessons had to be included in their days somewhere.  Kelly did some research and decided on taking the…