Another weekend has passed! Here are some pretty sky pics I'll share first. On Thursday evening the sun was so bright against these trees. What a beautiful sight from my kitchen window.
The sky was lovely on Friday morning too.
On Saturday morning Dick and I once again drove to Lancaster County, this time to attend an estate auction near Manheim, our hometown. Our sister-in-law Carolyn Stauffer lost her dad, Harold Geib, to COVID complications this past winter. Her mother, Erma, had passed away in 2015. When I was growing up they attended the same church our family did, and I remember when Carolyn's parents got married and when they bought the little farmette that was next to our farm and when they had their two children. I did not want to miss this auction, even though we didn't intend to buy a thing. I knew we would see lots of family and friends.
There were so many things to sell! Everything that had accumulated through the decades! The seven-acre farmette was also sold.
How about this '55 Pontiac? A guy came all the way from Pittsburgh with a rollback to buy it! I remember a picture of Harold and his new bride standing next to this car!
I stood in the driveway and took this picture of the farm where our family had lived when I was a child.
A beautiful farm in the other direction.
When the sale was over around 1:30 we picked up Destiny and Elizer and went to Longs Park near Lancaster. Elizer fell asleep on the way there and we didn't have his stroller, so we just parked and enjoyed some interesting animals. Dick took a nap.
When Elizer woke up we went to That Fish Place and walked around looking at all the fish and other pets, some that I had no interest in looking at, hahaha! Can you guess? I should have taken more pictures. There are sea horses in this tank.
I don't think he could decide if he wanted to laugh or cry!
He does already like to see his own face in the reverse camera mode of the phone!
We said our good byes and headed home. I was hoping to stop in Duncannon to see Sammy and Bianca, but they were spending the night with some cousins.
The sky was so beautiful as we drove toward the sunset.
This was an interesting sight at a gas station on the way home! Amish at a gas tank! I suppose they were filling a gas can for a generator or something of that nature.
This morning we had our worship service at GBRV then we came home and tuned in to Calvary's service online. We got some projects done. Our hot water heater has not been doing a good enough job for the last while, so today Dick drained the hot water heater and replaced the elements. We went for some groceries. I got my summer porch pillows stitched to my rockers. We hung in our hallway the framed pictures of the grandchildren that I'd been working on this week. Dick mowed our grass as well as our neighbor's grass.
Meanwhile, look who turned eight months old today! Looking more like a year old if you ask me! This boy EATS!! He likes everything, even spicy food! And he's so mobile! He can stand up straight holding on with just one hand. And his dark hair is really growing too.
He also discovered this week that his toes are good for sucking on, haha!
Have a good week!
4 comments:
Lovely weekend with family and good memories. Have a wonderful week and enjoy time with your sisters. See you again soon.
Great photos, Jean! Enjoy your sisters!! xo
You have had some gorgeous sunsets!
The auction looks fun. I enjoy them, but always feel that they are a little sad too.
Elizer is just as cute as ever. His eyes get me every time.
Would have loved to attend that auction. But really happy to have at least got a glimpse of that sweet baby through your car window when you stopped in!! See you TOMORROW!
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