There’s no denying it. Fall officially arrived on September 22. And fall means apples. Ummmm…One of my favorite foods. Americans reportedly eat 19.6 pounds of apples every year, and I probably eat someone else’s share (and usually the fresh kind)!
When was the last time you bit into a crisp, crunchy apple, straight from the tree? Or [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 30, 2009
An apple a day…
September 26, 2009
Fall Fun with Friends in Old Forge
Last Saturday, September 19, Keith and I joined our friends Cathy and Terry, and then headed about 25 miles northeast to Old Forge, New York – a tourist area within the “Blue Line” of the six-million-acre Adirondack State Park – for a day of shopping, eating, drinking, and just having fun. It was a gorgeous [...]
September 16, 2009
Bitten by a Bug
Recently I’ve been bitten again by the genealogy bug – and since it’s sunk its teeth into me, I can’t seem to shake it loose!
Whenever I get new information it just spurs me on to do more research, and from there it just spirals out of control. I’m so thankful to everyone who’s helped fill [...]
September 14, 2009
Not One, but Two!
There are two family weddings in the planning stages!
Daughter Number One, Kristina Lynne Geesey Kiessling, received an engagement ring last week. She and long-time beau, Dan Rebert, are planning a small wedding for either June or July to take place at Camp Nawakwa, where they originally met when they were counselors there a long time ago! Her [...]
September 11, 2009
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
BIRTHDAY WISHES GO OUT TO THREE SPECIAL PEOPLE!
Granddaughter Brigitta Elizabeth Kiessling celebrated her 18th birthday on September 4, the same day my mother, Hazel K. Bentz Druck, celebrated the 86th anniversary of her birth. Brigitta entered West Chester University of Pennsylvania on August 28, where she is majoring in English. My dad, Benjamin E. Druck, is celebrating 91 [...]