Month: April 2013

  • TAKE THREE (3)


     

    CONRAD SWARTZENTRUBER & WIFE-ALSO -MARLENE WARFEL
    I UNDERSTAND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR CONRAD THIS DAY MAY NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
    CONRAD ENCOURAGED SPENCER TO GO TO RBC WHERE HE MET CAITLIN–THE REST IS HISTORY—THAT CONRAD IS A FINE LOOKING FELLOW FOR SURE

    JOHN DAVID & RICHARD SWARTZENTRUBER PASTORS FOR THE OCCASION– LEAD IN THE GROOM AND THE GROOMSMEN.


    CAITLIN SWARTZENTRUBER
    FOR A FEW MOMENTS LONGER–A BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!!!

    SINGING WITH THE PRAISE LEADERS


    TIM YODER & SONIA YODER

    SOME OF THE BRIDESMAIDS

    DELORES & STUART MAST

  • TAKE TWO ??


      TAKE TWO ON THE WEDDING DAY.

    SPENCER WITH HIS IN LAWS AND GRANDS

    SPENCER SURE SEEMS TO BE A FINE FELLOW–FOR SURE HE GOT A FINE WIFE–GOOD BLOOD

    BROTHER AND SISTER –THEY ARE RELATED TO NORMAN & ORVAL ASH.
    SURE WONDER HOW THEY ARE RELATED TO THE LEHMANS?

    THE GEHMAN TABLE–I SEE THAT CALAB IS BACK FROM THE WEST–WELCOME HOME.

  • SPENCER & CAITLIN LEHMAN-Tak 1


    THE LONG AWAITED DAY HAS ARRIVED FOR SEVERAL ANXIOUS FOLKS.

    SPENCER AND CAITLIN (SWARTZENTRUBER) LEHMAN

    FRIENDS WAITING IN LINE TO REGISTER


    ALECIA YODER.–TAKING ORDERS–(HOW DO I KNOW?)
    NOT SURE JUST WHAT IS GOING ON–JARED WEBER & FRIEND (I THINK?) ARE LOOKING ON

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    PAUL AND GOLDIE FRITZ–KIN

    HE HAS TO BE RELATED TO SOMEONE??

     

    (R) NORMAN & GLENDA

    DON & BERNIE GEISER
    Bernie is smelling the roses–(whatever)

    –MARIE & CARY SWARTZENTRUBER
    Much more to come–Computer??  Stand by

  • SOMETHING TO SEND


    ONCE UPON A TIME

    ONE FINE LOOKING BUNCH OF GIRLS IF I KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LADY’S
    JUST A HEADS UP–POPPOP HEADED HOME

    HOW DOES THE SONG GO
    GET THINGS READY 4 ME MOM 4, I’M A COMING HOME

    did I send this before?

  • FINISHING THE RIDE


    CONTINUED RIDE

    NOT BAD WHILE PEDDLING—HUH?

     

    THAT KID ON THAT TWO-WHEELED WIGGIE-WAGGIE–THINGIE LOOKS LIKE A CHALLENGE TO RIDE TO ME, BUT HE WAS MAKING IT GO LIKE A CHAMP.

    700 FEET OF PAVER’S WITH PAVER’S MARKING THE PARKING FOR OWNERS

    NOT TOO SHABBY OF A LANDING THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SNUGGLED IN BETWEEN SOME BEAUTIFUL LARGE TREES AND MAN-MADE LAKES WITH LOTS OF GREENERY.

    I IMAGING THEY SPEND THE BEST PART OF A DAY COVERING ALL THE STREETS.

    APPROACHING THE GATE –SHOWER TIME

    IF THAT GATE DON’T GO UP I HIT THE GRASS–NOT SMART ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN;;;;((

  • RIDE & SHOOT

    ANYONE KNOW THE SONG??
    SINGING I GO, ALONG LIFE’S ROAD–PRAISING THE LORD–PRAISING THE LORD?

     

    YESTERDAY AFTER A LITTLE PAMPERING I AGAIN WENT FOR MY HOUR-LONG   LONG-JOHN CLAD BICYCLE RIDE.  I WAS TAKING PHOTOS AS I WENT ALONG NOT SINGING.
    YES IT WAS HOT–I WANTED TO SWEAT. WOULD SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE KNOW TELL ME –AM I DOING DAMAGE TO MY ALREADY (NOT THE BESTEST HEART)

    I LIKE TO RIDE IN HERE BECAUSE IT IS PROTECTED FROM MAJOR HEAD OR TAIL WINDS.

    I’M RIDING ON –LANDING BOULEVARD  SOME TIMES I STOPPED BUT MOST PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AS I RODE, NOT THE EASIEST THING TO DO.

    IT IS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE AND NOT TO MANY CARS.

    THOSE VEHICLES LOOK LIKE THEY MIGHT BE WORKERS–I THINK ON MY RIDE TOMORROW I WILL TRY THE FRONT DOOR–I LET YOU KNOW;;;;))

  • Clean- Pressed -Heat-& Feet


     

    COME IN DIRTY–GO OUT CLEAN–
    IN ONLY A FEW DAYS

    OWNER & OPERATOR–GLEN MILLER
    FROM WORK SHIRTS TO WEDDING GOWNS

    A FEW YEARS AGO 2005 GLEN HAD NONSEMINOMA TESTICULAR CANCER AND FOR 4 INTENSE MONTH HE HAD 120 TREATMENTS OF CEMO –GLEN TEETERED BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH AND FOR AT LEAST A YEAR MUCH PRAYER WAS ASK FOR.–I MYSELF REMEMBER BESEECHING THE LORD IN HIS & SONIA’S BEHALF – GOD HAS BEEN  GRACIOUS AND GLEN IS NOW IN REMISSION AND IN  FULL SWING — FREE FROM CANCER.

    SONIA MILLER

    I FOUND HER IN THE BACK WHERE TEMP. RANGE 100 DEGREES AND HIGHER MANY TIMES.
    I LOVE THE ARRANGEMENT SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THEIR WORK SCHEDULE.
    WHEN GLEN WORKS I WORK WHEN HE IS OFF I’M OFF–WE WORK ONE WEEK AND ARE OFF ONE WEEK.–(WE)  YES WE LIKE IT THAT WAY;;;;)
    I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF NEEDING TO BE TOGETHER.–ALSO THE NEED TO BE OUT OF A STEAMY 100 DEGREE  PLUS HIGH HUMID ROOM.

    WORKING OWNERS
    AND I DISCOVERED IT WAS VERY VERY WARM–NEXT TO HOT TO BE ON YOUR FEET.


    THESE LADY’S PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES ON SHIRTS & TROUSERS’

    JENNA BROWN
    ON HER LUNCH BREAK SETTING BEHIND THE BLDG WHERE ITS SHADED AND NICE BREEZE

     

    A GAS FIRED FLAT DRYER
    I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR OVER AND HOUR OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT HOTTER IN THE BACK;;;;;(



    I GET RATHER WARM IN MY LITTLE ROOM WITH ONLY ONE ELECTRIC DRYER
    HARD TO IMAGINE ALL THIS HEAT<<<>>>


    PETE–(not his real name)
    PUTS THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE ITEMS AND HANGS THEM ON THE CONVEYER.


     
    FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS THERE THAT GLEN WAS IN SIDE WHERE IT IS AIR CONDITIONED,
    HE HAD JUST PUSHED THE SWITCH AND IDEM 498 JUST ROLLED AROUND SO HE COULD TAKE IT OFF THE RACK AND  GIVE IT TO ITS OWNER–READY TO WARE.
    THEN BACK TO THE HEAT.
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    I LEFT THE LAUNDRY ON MY BICYCLE AND RODE OVER TO THE SALON FOR SOME PAMPERING;;;;;)

    SEE HOW RELAXING IT IS

    LADY’S THAT’S HOW IT IS DONE<<<<>>>>

    MR YO`N*-SUi — (not real name to protect the innocent- whatever)
    AND LOU-ANN HAVING HER WEEKLY TOUCH-UP.
    WHAT IS ON MY CAMERA –I GUESS U WILL NOT SEE,,,…<<>>.

  • MY SECOND RUN–(_)


    I NEVER DID LIKE TO DO THE SAME THING OVER BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE;;;;(
    ESPECIALLY SINCE WHAT I AM DOING ISN’T NEW.

       

    WERE GETTING CLOSE TO THE 1ST OF JUNE WITCH IS THE DAY FOR THE ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL AND AUCTION AT GMS.
    HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF SPRING FESTIVAL PAST.

    GOING OUT TO PLOW THE BACK (40) FORTY.

    MR RICHARD LINDALE
    HELP MOST EVERY YEAR WITH THE AUCTIONING.

    RILEY GEHMAN–DAVE WILSON THE MAIN AUCTIONEER.  ALSO SUSSEX COUNTY REP.

    MARK DAVIS
    ALWAYS A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE SCHOOL

    NOT EVERY ONE WAS THERE TO BE HELPING WITH THE BIDDING;;;(

     

    SYD MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER LOOKS LIKE SHE MIGHT BE SLEEPING;;;;((  LISA POKE HER JUST A LITTLE BIT.

    EVELYN SWARTZENTRUBER – YELLOW PAPER – DELORES MAST (R) SIDE
    FRONT ROW–CANDICE KAUFFMAN 

    ANYONE KNOW EST HOW HAPPY EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE AROUND HERE?
    ONE FELLOW IN THE BACK THERE NOTIFIED HIS FACE EVERYTHING IS COOL;;;)

    ROBIN (MILLER)-CHISENHALL——–ELVIDA (MISHLER) – YODER
    BOTH THAT SNEAKY GRINN  CUTE

    DAWN AND SONS——& FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!!

    BEKA —- WAVA
    STEP UP AND SETTLE YOUR ACCOUNTS HERE

    LORETTA SCHROCK –RICHARD LINDALE– DAYS END

    MOTHER & DAUGHTER
    THE MILLERS

    LOVE TAKING BABY PHOTOS–EVEN KIDS HAVE –(EXPRESSIONS)

    DOTTIE AND THE BIGGEST-& BESTEST  GERMAN- CHOCOLATE CAKE.
    MY PRIZE FOR THE DAY!!!

    DOWN AT MY DAUGHTERS SHARING THE CAKE–SHE JUST REMOVED THE TOP LAYER.

    UMMMMM SO GOOD.

  • FOLKS THIS GENERATION DON’T KNO.


    THERE ARE MANY THINGS–MANY SIGHTS–MANY FACES–MANY PLACES–THAT IN THE BY-GONE-DAYS WERE SOMETHING THAT THOUSANDS OF FOLKS LOOKED FORWARD TO WITH ANTICIPATION EVERY WEEK THAT ARE STILL ENJOYED TODAY
    LIKE
    THE LONE RANGER & TONTO.
    GUN SMOKE -MATT DILLON.
    THE RIFLEMAN–& SON??
    I LOVE LUCY;;;;))
    DICK CLARK – & – DANCE BAND//
    BONANZA–
    LAWRENCE WELK 
    THE LIST COULD GO ON & ON–I LOVED THE OLD SHOWS

     

    SOME OF THE BAND–I REMEMBER BASE SINGER ON (R) LARRY?

    LOVED THIS DUET  THEY WERE SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    WISH I COULD REMEMBER THEIR NAMES?? BUT I KNOW HE COULD TICKLE THOSE IVORIES
    HE –WAS—AWESOME!!!

    WASN’T SHE THE SHAMPOO LADY??

    BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS??

    DIDN’T REALIZE THAT CHICAGO WAS A BEAN CITY??? THAT DELI HAD MORE KINDS OF BEAN SOUP OR MEALS THAN–THE YODER FAMILY HAD TOES;;;;;((

      

    I JUST DISCOVERED I DIDN’T GET THE MAIN MAN–(MR,WELK)

     

  • BLEACH- BRUSH & ELBOW GREASE


    BACK IN THE MID 80′s WHEN INEZ AND I BROUGHT THE DUPLEX DOWN IN SRQ, FLORIDA 3609 SOUTH SCHOOL AVE.
     THERE WAS A UGLY HEDGE-ROW WITH PUNK TREES BARB-WIRE FENCE – HUGH ELEPHANT TREE ABOUT 6 FEET IN DIA THAT HAD LARGE BRANCHES HANGING OVER THE NEIGHBORS POOL DROPPING NASTY THINGS-E IN HIS POOL.   (Notgood)
    OVER TIME I GOT RID OF THE HEDGE-ROW—THEN I ASK THE NEIGHBOR IF HE WOULD HELP SHARE THE COST FOR A WHITE FENCE.

    THAT DIRTY NASTY FENCE WAS AT ONE TIME DOWN IN FLORIDA. WHICH THE NEIGHBOR HELPED PAY FOR AND I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF MY BOYS CAME DOWN TO HELP PUT IT UP.

    BEFORE

    YEARS LATER I REPLACED  THE VERTICAL FENCE WITH THE HORIZONTAL ONE –WELL ACTUALLY THE NEIGHBORS WIFE WANTED THIS ONE BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE HIGHER AND SHE LIKED THE HORIZONTAL RIBBON EFFECT.

    ANYWAY WHETHER VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL OVER TIME THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE FENCE WILL DISCOLOR WITH AGILE.

     

    AFTER

    TUES AFTER MY MORNING DEVOTIONS — EVEN THOUGH MY BODY WAS SCREAMING WITH THE APPROACHING WEATHER WE ARE HAVING TODAY–I COULD STAND THE UGLY DIRTY FENCE NO LONGER.

    BEFORE

     

    AFTER
    I WAS  PLEASED WITH THE –(AFTER)–LOOK—A LITTLE BLEACH–A WEED-SPRAYER–A BRUSH–AND A WATER HOSE WITH WITH A GOOD NOZZLE AND –W-A-L-A;;;;;;;))