Who is this? Hint: He is the newest member of our family…

Isn’t this a sweet little guy? Nathanial Gish is the newest member of our family and married to our Jerusha last October. I was very thankful that Nathanials Mom sent me this baby photo and I’m happy to share it with you. He and Jerusha live and work in Chicago, IL.



A blast from the past

We thought you might enjoy seeing a really old photo of my sister Sue and me. I know the kids and

grands will like to see their mom/grandma as a little girl and certainly will bring a smile to my parents faces! I have tried to get photos of John as a little guy but they [...]



Grand Birthday

April is a “birthday month” for our kids, Neil and Anita in France. Elijah turned 5 years old on April 10th and Ana turned 3 on the 20th. Precious! Here are some photos that we enjoyed, after the fact. We were unable fly or drive to Aix en Provence because of work, but Neil and [...]



Old Fashioned Cream Scones

Here’s an economical recipe I’ve been making for about 30 years. It’s a good solution for European style breakfasts and I also serve them at the 6:00pm “merienda” (snack).
Scones
2 cups unsifted regular all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoon sugar
In a bowl combine [...]



Old Pet Cemetery?

Last Saturday, four friends from church and I (Bobbie) drove to El Espinar, Segovia to check out the retreat

facilities for both the ladies retreat and the all church retreat we will have in June. Here is a photo of our accommodations.You can see it’s simple… so what does this have to do with a pet [...]



“Love thy neighbor…”

It all started when Felix, our next door neighbor came over to ask John for help. You see, they have a swimming pool and were in the process of draining the old water to prepare it for summer, only to discover that the foundation in his garage was wet. John, wise as usual, realized that [...]



I wanna be like her…

This is a great video. I just love this ol’gal. I first saw this on our kids (Anita and Neils) blog. I hope it encourages you and challenges you as it did me.
 
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Video of Madrid

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Using This Site

Thank you again for logging on to our website. I thought I would tell you a bit about it so you can familiarize yourself with some of the cool functions that Neil added for me. Here are some of the things you can do:

Check the weather in Madrid

Look at the value of the dollar in [...]



Kids Celebrate 1st Anniversary in Spain!

Yep, Rebekah and Dave celebrated their 1st anniversary as a married couple in Spain. It’s always a blessing to have our kids come to our house and it seems “right” to have them here.
They had a good time seeing the sights of Spain and were able to take in a flamenco show, try some Spanish [...]