Amish Corner
Monday was another dreary, rainy day and I suppose the maple syrup producers are hoping it will soon turn colder...
Hello from Geauga County Amish Country,
Monday was another dreary, rainy day and I suppose the maple syrup producers are hoping it will soon turn colder. I would also rather have some snow now rather than in April.
There is quite a bit of flu going around, especially among little children. The baby of Harley Junior and Sylvia Hochstetler, of Tavern Road, is in University Hospitals in Cleveland.
Mrs. Roman (Mat) Troyer, of Parkman, is home after having a heart attack. She had surgery to put in a defibrillator. She gets very tired, but welcomes company and, of course, mail. Her address is Mrs. Roman Troyer, 18028 Madison Road, Middlefield, OH 44062.
The evening of Jan. 18, daughter Betty and Melvin Byler came down from Mio, Mich., spending Thursday here with me. They got a ride down with friends who picked up flooring from Sheoga in Burton-Station, leaving for home early Friday morning.
My company the evening of Jan. 22 were nephews Vernon and Ray Yoder and families, and niece Elva and Owen Yoder and son, and my son Perry, Katie Ann and son David, and my sister Fannie with her daughter Laura and Enos Hershberger and two children. They brought lots of good snacks and coffee. We had a very nice evening visiting.
On Jan. 21, we hosted the meeting for the maple syrup producers. We had a chicken dinner for around 90 people. The speakers were: Mr. Dan Milo – Food Safety Act and Ohio Department of Ag Updates; Ms. Cheryl Turner and Dr. Gary Graham – Why Production Numbers Matter; Mr. Joe Polak – Registration Pros and Cons; Dr. Gary Graham – Timing of When to Tap; Mr. Joe Polak – Bulk Prices: Making More Money; Dr. Gary Graham – Maple Nuggets: Ideas, Information and Questions. Some producers were boiling sap and weren’t able to attend the meeting. Maybe they can next year.
Sawmill Lane School parents held a birthday surprise for the teacher on Jan. 23. Over one half of the school year is over.
From the Past
Burton, Ohio: Jan. 13, 1899
A friendly greeting to the editor and the many readers of the Budget.
Rainy weather, with a little snow on the ground.
Measles and chickenpox are in our neighborhood.
Lots of sickness in the community.
Dan and Al Miller and Abraham Hershberger of Illinois are visiting here.
Daniel C. Miller and Mary J. Detweiler were married last Thursday.
– Yours Truly, Daniel D. Gingerich
Food for Thought
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turn denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Thank-You Notes
One Christmas, a parent decreed she would no longer remind her children of their thank-you note duties. As a result, their grandmother never received acknowledgments of the generous checks she had given. The next year things were different, however.
“The children came over in person to thank me,” the grandmother told a friend triumphantly.
“How wonderful,” the friend exclaimed. “What do you think caused the change in behavior?”
“Oh, that’s easy,” the grandmother replied. “This year I didn’t sign the checks.”
You all have a good week.
