Hopscotch Quilting and Missing Lane

My lastest Etsy creation on Katy Trail Creations

Special thanks to the girls, Morgan (who loves my cookin!) and my youngest daughter Kirsten.

 Yes there's a great meal in the works for their help :)

 

Speaking of Meals,

Pardon my absence from the Tasty Thursday posts. We had a tragic loss in our lives and I just didn't feel like cooking from the stash of recipes.

In short, just because the hurt is still deep, we had an 11 year old tragically killed in a tractor accident. He had been one of our daycare 'kids' and his younger brother just left for Kindergarten last month. The family was like our own.

Please say some prayers for them. There is nothing more needed when there's a loss of a child.

This was our Lane one Fall weekend back in 2011 in Florence, Missouri. He came to greet us while we were having Rachel's Senior pics taken. He had just been out with his dad deer hunting. His home is just down the road in this picture and I know his home now is in Heaven and our forever in our hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Pics

Last Saturday was a very pretty day for Rachel's Senior Pictures to be taken. A little chilly,

 but the lighting was perfect! We drove all the way to Florence, Missouri.

My family roots stretch through this lovely little town.

Great, Great Grandpa Benjamin Cramer was a Baptist preacher there.

Felt like just the place for this occasion.

Our photographer is 'the bomb' let me tell ya!

We had both outdoor & indoor pics and it

is clear that she understands photography.

Many claim to, but she is truly top notch in her field.

Debbie Siegel Photography in Florence, Missouri or

http://debbiesiegelphotography.com/

Kirsten assisted in the action

This Handsome young man is one of  my little guys

from daycare, Lane. I currently care for his little baby brother, Weston.

I felt pretty lucky to catch him in his deer huntin' gear.

Hope he gets one this season!

Thanks Mom & Dad for letting me post this adorable pic!!

And now for a little history about Florence & The Butterfield Trail that runs down the center of town.

  It dates back to 1858 when the Butterfield Overland Mail Company operated for three years carrying mail and passengers across country from Missouri to San Francisco.

It was 600 miles longer than other mail routes but could claim being snow-free.

(guess they didn't have 19 inches of snow in one day during those 3 years)

Can't believe they got by with the 25 day guarantee all the time. We locals know our weather in Missouri is very unpredictable. But it sure is pretty country to drive through. Great Sunday drive material.