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In central Pennsylvania, many farms spread out in valleys surrounded by the Appalachian mountains, are kept by Amish families. The Amish tend their fields without modern implements and technology and live simple, family and community centered lives.Horses and mules can … Continue reading →

Well,  here we are in our Pennsylvania home while others live in and care of our home in Massachusetts.  The transition always takes time.  In this rural, small town setting surrounded by mountains that once produced the best anthracite coal … Continue reading →

The month of June brought many celebrations in our extended family:   anniversaries, birthdays, graduations.  At one point, our three sons and their families, (minus one who couldn’t make it), plus a niece and family, and friends from Brazil, were all … Continue reading →

Who wouldv’e thought it!  The Bruins won the Stanley Cup and today in Boston, huge Celebration! We watched game seven with some of our North Carolina family, which was, for us, as important as the game!  It was hard to … Continue reading →

I never expected to be watching the sixth game of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Bruins and the Canucks but I am. The Bruins are ahead and it looks as if there will be a seventh game!  The Bruins … Continue reading →

In my last blog I said I might not be able to watch the Canucks and Bruins battle it out for the Stanley Cup.  Here I am watching game four and I saw part of game three. As it turn … Continue reading →

There are times when being ignored and disliked is a definite advantage.  For instance,  I would be really happy to not be so enjoyed by black flies and mosquitoes.  This Memorial Day we had a great visit with family in … Continue reading →

Finally!  The Presbyterian Church (USA) after years of debate, study, struggle, and prayer has opened its doors for the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy by removing all constitutional barriers to their ordination.  We are now the inclusive church for … Continue reading →

This year, I experienced the media as more focused on Mother’s Day than in past years. My antenna go up. Whenever women are honored as mothers, there is a tendency to down play us as employees and to draw a … Continue reading →

The day after the day after Easter.  I woke up feeling tired from Easter celebrations, and grateful for the love of family and friends, those gathered with us and those far away.  And I woke up thinking that Easter would … Continue reading →