My one sister had a birthday, another is headed to a foreign mission, so my sisters and I all gathered for a few days together in Pennsylvania. It was good to reconnect in person. Facebook and texting have their place - but there is nothing quite like face to face and heart to heart.
Also - sis has a massage chair.
Nuf said.
Unlike me - a person who has no decorating sense - sis has a lovely home and tastefully decorated rooms. Check out her porch! I just want her to fix up my home. 🙂
I ate fresh tomatoes out of her garden - even a few late raspberries! I am a bit crazy about fresh veggies, after living in the barren West for 10 years. I mean, between the short season and critters around here, it's pretty hard for me to grow a decent tomato. So I enjoyed her garden, even if it was at the tail-end of the season.
We drove to the Flight 93 crash site, which was sobering. I can't help but think about the spouses, kids, parents, siblings, friends - all saddened by the passing of loved ones. Leaving politics and theories out of the picture, it is a heart-breaking memory.
Then we drove to Ohiopyle State park. Yep, that's a real name, folks. It took me awhile to figure it out, haha! It had two falls, one low and wide, and one high and narrow. Bothe were pretty. It was rainy and misty and cloudy - but I loved it. I wanted to sit by the falls and drink in the mossy, woodsy air for a long time... but then it started raining.
We took the ATV through the hills and hollers, i walked in the rain-damp woods and picked up acors for my western-raised kids who've rarely seen them, we stayed up much too late every night, talking. We ate pumpkin dessert with ice cream, drank gallons of fresh cider, laughed and yawned and discussed potty-training and teenagers. Oh, it was great! I can't wait till next time.
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