by Jennifer | May 8, 2017 | Family, Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer, Jennifer’s father In previous posting I have discussed experiences with the German WWII POWs. Now the war is over and it is time for them to go home. My father, my sister Beatrice, and I had developed a rapport with these men and were sad...
by Jennifer | May 1, 2017 | Cooking, Family
This chocolate cake recipe is a must-have for cake lovers. Unlike most box cakes, the cake is moist and absolutely delicious. My daughter Haley made this for me, and I was blown away at how much I loved it. She made the cake from scratch and used store-bought...
by Jennifer | Apr 10, 2017 | Family, Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer (Jennifer’s father) When the German POWs would come to work on my father’s farm they would, during the first summer, be accompanied by a guard. This guard would be armed with an M1 rifle. I don’t know if it was loaded. I suspect...
by Jennifer | Mar 6, 2017 | Faith, Family, Farming&Gardening
By Richard Gappmayer, Jennifer’s father Near the end of WWII, German POWs were brought to the United States and housed in camps around the country. They were brought here because there was no place to keep them in Europe, and there was a shortage of labor here....
by Jennifer | Feb 13, 2017 | Faith, Family, Farming&Gardening
My father, Roy, was born in 1900. He was too young to serve in WWI and too old to be in WWII. (I wonder how high those numbers will go.) Many of the young men from our small town served in the war. Wesley Graff came home burned and disfigured. Every time I saw him I...
by Jennifer | Feb 6, 2017 | Cooking, Family, Uncategorized
I love Valentine’s Day. I know I may be in the minority here, but I do. Even the years I didn’t have a significant other I loved celebrating love. I’d buy the cheap cardboard valentines and hand them out in my school classes along with delicious...
