Who is this? Hint: He is the newest member of our family…
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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 seem to be hard to come by. I will keep trying, I’m sure he was super cute!
By the by, Sue and Rick are a very important part of what we do here in Spain. If you have ever seen an address with Yuma, Arizona on our letters, it’s because they handle much of our state-side mail issues and basically deal with a good part of our paper work. They have sacrificially given of their time and resources to help us work and stay here. That same darling little smile you see on the photo here, Sue still has. She blesses so many!
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 Anita are very good about sending photos and emails with all the details.
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 the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt. With a fork, cut in the butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the eggs and cream to make a stiff dough.
Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly until dough sticks together. Divide into two parts. Roll each part out to make a circle about 6 inches in diameter and about 1 inch think. With a knife, cut each circle into quarters, making even wedges. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet; about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with the 2 teaspoons of sugar. Bake in a hot oven (400°) for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately. Makes 8 scones
*I serve scones with butter, jam and clotted cream or whipped cream.
Clotted Cream:
2 cups pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized) cream Set a coffee filter basket, lined with a filter, in a strainer, over a bowl. Pour the cream almost to the top of the filter. Refrigerate for 2 hours. The whey will sink to the bottom passing through the filter leaving a ring of clotted cream. Scrape this down with a rubber spatula and repeat every couple of hours until the mass reaches the consistency of soft cream cheese.
Preparation time: 5 minutes Ease of preparation: easy
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 cemetery? After our inspection of the facilities, we stopped for our picnic lunch in the first place we saw in the village; it just happened to be the “old pet cemetery”. Good times, good memories, GREAT friends! 
“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 since Felix’s garage floor was wet, and we lived right next door, our foundation was also in jeopardy. John took over our cement cutting tool and opened up the concrete to discover that those “special construction workers” who built the pool, didn’t hook up the pipe to drain the water properly (to say the least). So, for the last 4 years, his pool water had emptied under our foundations! Yikes! John cut the cement, repaired the drain, and poured new cement. Love does cover a multitude of sins! 
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:
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Check the weather in
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Look at the value of the dollar in relationship to the euro.
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Click on the link to “Neil and Anita” to see their blog
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Check out the other links listed
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Click on the DiggJesus icon to go to a most interesting website where Christians share interesting stories, help and resources with each other.
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Notice that the photo banner at the top changes as you navigate the sight. These are all photos of
We are just getting started but we hope to make improvements in the months to come. With us, it is definitely, “poquito a poco” (little by little)
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 tapas, go to the Prado Museum, the Royal Place and even visited a day with Anita (Rebekah’s sister), Neil + the kiddies: Elijah and Ana. We were there too of course and we loved every minute with the kids and “grands”. We hadn’t seen Neil and Anita + fam since Christmas and they live just 9 hours away by car! John and I are hoping for at least quarterly visits with them.
Rebekah and Dave were kind enough to bring us goodies from the States and to take back mail for us. The difference for us is:
U.S Mail- .41 cents
Spanish Mail- $1.27
and that is for each letter! We are always thankful when folks can help us in this way.
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