The rain has stopped...at last! And the sun is streaming through the front porch, encouraging the orchids to bloom, bloom, bloom. These two mini phales are lovin' it. Plus, there are two baskets of Nobile dendrobiums visiting from D's greenhouse this month; these snow white beauties with a deep purple throat and a solid yellow… Continue reading april orchids
April Showers? It’s raining! It’s pouring. D took this shot through the back door glass early this morning. The past few days have been crazy here in the Valley. Stone fruit crops got hailed out earlier in the week, to the tune of millions in damage. Thank goodness we didn't get hail! Granted, we entered… Continue reading rain, rain go away!
Papa D has been working to perfect a recipe for his Grandma’s German Rye Bread ever since we started cooking together back in the late Seventies. He has baked one version after another; one recipe after another, only to be disappointed in the flavor. He’s tried adding molasses, brown sugar, whole caraway seeds, ground caraway… Continue reading grandma’s rye bread
Remember His Words? On the first day of the week, Sunday – Resurrection Sunday – at early dawn while it was still mostly dark, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, who had all come with Jesus from Galilee, went back to the tomb where his body had been laid on Friday evening.… Continue reading Sunday – HE LIVES!
As you'll recall from reading the Gospel accounts of Jesus' ministry on earth the Sabbath is a time when NO work may be done without invoking the wrath of the Pharisees. There's not much information preserved in Biblical records concerning the hours and days Jesus' tomb was sealed. We know from Luke's account that on… Continue reading Saturday – popular world view
Christian tradition says Christ spent Friday on a cross, juxtaposed between two thieves, completing God’s plan for reconciling his fallen creation (man) to himself. Hollywood and the History Channel take great pleasure in depicting the horror of the crucifixion of Christ. With the special effects possible in today’s world of technology it’s not difficult to… Continue reading Friday – good and black
Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love. John 13:1 The time was the Jewish feast of Passover, but the Hebrew calendar does not correspond with… Continue reading Thursday – all for love
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