by Jennifer | Sep 4, 2017 | Amish, Cooking, Family, Uncategorized
Summer seemed to fly by this year! Is it just me, or are the years getting shorter? Maybe the Earth is speeding up on its axis. Whatever the reason, summer is almost over, and it’s time for your end of summer get-togethers. This recipe appears in The Honeybee...
by Jennifer | Apr 24, 2017 | Author's Corner, Farming&Gardening
Ever since I wrote “The Honeybee Sisters” series, I have been quite concerned about bees and butterflies. I canceled my pest spraying service and have been looking at flowers to plant that bees and butterflies love. One reason that monarch butterflies are...
by Jennifer | Feb 20, 2017 | Quilting Bee
Last month, I showed you these beautiful ribbon-star quilts and explained how I made the stars. Now let me show you how I finished the quilts. First, I laid out all 18 stars so I could decide which stars I wanted in each quilt. I tried to divide the stars evenly by...
by Jennifer | Jan 9, 2017 | Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer, Jennifer’s father. My father planted fruit trees and while waiting for them to mature, he planted strawberries in rows between the trees. We would plant the berries one spring, and then they bore fruit the next spring and several springs...
by Jennifer | Dec 8, 2016 | Cooking, Family
These cookies are easy and delicious! They never last long at my house! What you’ll need: One chocolate cake mix (any kind will do, but for me, the more chocolate the better) 2 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 can of frosting (I used vanilla, but any flavor will...
