From the Sunny South

May you have a great year
2009

Making Fruit Cakes for Christmas Gifts

The Fun of December has begun.
It is so much fun making Fruit Cakes for the neighbors.
Sarah putting the mixture that I prepared into our
"Pampered Chef" loaf stoneware.

This what they looked like before going
to the oven

Coming out of the Oven

The second group of cakes.
They are delicious
The neighbors enjoyed them very much

The Twelve Roses For the Year 2008

The twelve roses that Sarah received during this year. Now she can not say she did not get a dozen roses from her husband. Interesting to look back over the year and see what has happened. I am blessed to have a wonderful wife, and roses are only a token of her generosity. God is to be praised.

December's Rose

The Rose for December
This makes number 12
It was interesting giving a rose
each month.
It is a peach color and beginning to open

Happy Anniversary

Celebrating our 42nd wedding anniversary
in the warm south. Married in the cold
north. My how life has changed.

Happy 55th Birthday

One cold day
December 19, 1953
Jeanne Blanche Hoch (Kuhns)
came into the world at the Spangler Hospital

at home were 3 brothers and one sister waiting to see our new baby sister
Happy Birthday Jeanne
We all love you

Our Christmas Cactus

This week our cactus began to bloom,
within the last three days,
with temps down in the 30' and 40's in the am,
they have shown their glory

Up close

The white one is not as open as the pink,
but they will be as nice as the pink ones