I'll bet that WAS a sight!!! We only see them once in a while around these parts. I imagine they like the warmer, more consistant weather? Anyone know? Lynn Rick wrote: Hi everyone! This reminds me. For most of this summer we had a yellow Finch that would fly around our house for hours and peck at all the windows. It would flutter up to the big picture window in the Dining Room like it was trying to fly in. After it did that it would back off and sit on the thermometer for awhile trying to figure out why out why it couldn't fly straight through. This bird was really obsessed with this for a month. After we had a bad rainstorm a few weeks ago, we didn't see it anymore. It was pretty comical to watch the bird in action.

It sounds beautiful where you are, Debra!!!!! Yes, I know what you mean. I miss our big crew of wildlife that was here this past winter :o( My squirrel who just sat there as I poured the sunflower seeds over him, isn't here anymore_probably got hit, or maybe when all the animals were being found dead around this area, and trees were being cut down left and right (we think someone was poisoning them though), it really depleated our view of the wildlife in our side sitting area. We have a Rhodadendron that really needs to be trimmed back HARD, but the birds have made it their home, and I don't want to take the dead branches off, for fear of them not having some place to perch over the cold of winter. Lynn

--- Richard Emlin wrote: > I either dream in color and don't notice; or I am a monochromatic > dreamer. And my dreams do fade rather quickly when I awaken; so I may > remember, briefly, only the "plot". And, last, I certainly amn't the most cheerful person in the world. > > Richard Emlin > ps I don't remember any sound, either. >************************ Most of my dreams are just like watching a movie, although I do ocassionally have disjointed ones. Some are so real at times that I awake yelling (or trying to yell) or sobbing/crying. I had one not long ago where I awoke with my chest heaving, I couldn't catch my breath and I was crying. That one stayed with me for a while and kept me awake. The dreams that intrigue me are the ones where different rooms/areas of different homes/areas I have lived are all under one roof. When I wake I think, "Wow, that was my bedroom in Ohio and that window was Grandma's kitchen looking out onto the lake but we were on Grandma's farm looking down the lane!". Happy Dreaming, Everyone! tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222

I guess if it's tamed, it's not true, but I've heard the same thing about the wild ones. Lynn Debra wrote: I've never seen a raccoon out and about during the day.? I thought this was a bad thing, as raccoons are mostly nocturnal? The conventional wisdom around here says that if you see a raccoon out during the day, it's probably sick.? Not true?

We live in NH (in a small city) and our son lives nearby in VT. He has forty acres and has spotted catamount paw prints in their yard, along with bear, deer and moose etc.. Yes, a catamount is a Mountain Lion and they are making a come-back in New England. He is thrilled. I am not! Pat in NH

Connie, We,too live in a built up area in North Wilmington,De.,and we have a vixen and her pup in our backyard frequently.The Wilmington Journal had an article in the paper recently saying how wildlife is adapting better to humans than we are to them.Many areas where one would not expect to see fox,or other creatures are having sightings. The fox even come out in broad daylight to hunt if their young are hungry. Jerilyn

Wow, Jerilyn, that is quite a story.? I know when we lived in MA on Cape Cod, we had a great back yard that was bound by a fresh water pond with lots of trees and under brush there.? We had all sorts of wild life and even thought we saw a coyote.? Had many raccoons and a fox, etc.? I could have had a great stew with all that has been caught in our traps this past 2 months.? Squirrels, opossums and ground hogs.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: thos@comcast.net To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 4:39 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Message from the Keipers Connie, We,too live in a built up area in North Wilmington,De.,and we have a vixen and her pup in our backyard frequently.The Wilmington Journal had an article in the paper recently saying how wildlife is adapting better to humans than we are to them.Many areas where one would not expect to see fox,or other creatures are having sightings. The fox even come out in broad daylight to hunt if their young are hungry. Jerilyn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

What a great reunion we had several years ago. It was wonderful meeting so many folks from this list. June -------------------- June; That was one of those times when lightning only struck once. Vee attempted a couple of times afterwards to do it again, and--I think--I tried once. Somehow, each time never did pan out. I should pull those links out of the archives and have Nancy put them up on the website. It always made for interesting reading especially Vee's daily updates on her disappearing Hershey's candy bar you folks presented to her. She always broke off a piece after supper and had it with her special coffee. :-) Rick B

Whew! I stand, or rather, lie, corrected. }:-) Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] memories and dreams > > In a message dated 8/7/2007 4:36:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > remlinr@tampabay.rr.com writes: > > Do we dream in black and white or color, or does it mean anything if we > dream one way or the other? > > Most people do dream in color, but some may not notice colors in their > dreams. > > ----- > > I can always remember reading articles years ago by experts saying that > MOST > people dreamed in black and white. I never dreamed in black and white > and > never knew anyone who claimed to dream in black and white. I think it > was one > of those bits of pseudo science that have been later disproved--just like > the old story about dogs only seeing black and white. Years ago I had a > dog > that would ONLY play with squeaky toys that were YELLOW. So I knew he > knew the > difference in colors. Now it is known that dogs DO indeed see colors but > not the full range of colors that humans see. And, yes, they DO see > yellow. > > Joan > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Richard, I think the term strange is a bit mild for that one.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Berkheiser <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 4:04 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] memories and dreams Mine, too, Tracy!!! In fact, I had a doozy through the night, and woke up trying to make sense of it. Now I can't remember a thing about it, and I usually remember them, or most of them, anyway. Lynn -------------------- Lynn; Me too! Guess we must be related. LOL That goofy dream was so real that it took me awhile to convince myself it didn't really happen. I've had some dreams over the years that could have easily won "Best Picture of the Year" at the Oscars. :-) This one dream in particular would have made Alfred Hitchcock proud. My all-time favorite goofy dream is the one where I have a fleet of Viking ships rowing up hill on dry land. Strange, ain't it? Rick B ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Yes, to the red paint.? The fields would be blown clean of snow and it would try to go to the roads.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Emlin Reed <remlinr@tampabay.rr.com> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 9:47 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Ain't and Ain't Not I know the area about which you are speaking. Newmanstown, where I was born and raised, is only about six miles from Myerstown (Moyershtettel); and ten miles from Mt.Aetna (Wohlebershtettel). I, too, have ancestors buried on St. John's Cemetery. Our children called my mother "back to Mammy" amd my wife's grandmother, "down to Mammy". The latter was less than a quarter mile from our house. Whenever my wife made something for supper that my younger son didn't like; he would say, "I'm going down to Mammy". One night, he returned in a few minutes. When my wife asked him what was the matter; he replied, "She's having the same thing you're having". Speaking of mud; are you old enough to remember Governor Gifford Pinchot? He ran for governor on, among other things, a slogan about getting the farmer out of the mud. He built a lot of "Pinchot roads". And, yes, I remember the snow drift fences; laths of wood, held together by twisted strands of wire; and intended to keep the wind from blowing the snow on the roads. Weren't they always painted barn red? Memories, like dreams, are almost always black and white. Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fox" <karenmfox@verizon.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Ain't and Ain't Not > Ah Herr Reed, you're bringing my memories back into focus with your > further explanations into ai'not and Ei Yei Yei. What smiles you bring to > me! My father's parents had both died before I (the eldest of my siblings) > was born. His mother' s PA D siblings, who all lived near each other on > farms in the Mount Aetna and Myerstown areas, acted as a passle of > surrogate grandparents to us. I remember the spring, summer & autumn > Sundays when the clan would all come together on the farms. My cousins, > siblings and myself would be traeted the same as the "real" grandchildren > that would come around. You never knew who might show up on those days - > there could be any or all of my father's aunts and uncles and their > spouses, my father's siblings and their spouses & children, his cousins > and their children. Summer Sundays at the farm were full of life and > noise! "Uphome" was what we all called my father's Aunt Carrie's farm (it > sat on a bit of a hillside) and "Downhome" was his Aunt Maggi! > e's farm. Aunt Maggie's property was adjacent to Aunt Carrie's but across > a few fields and lower in the "valley". The was another Grand-Uncle who > had a house & farm that was across the road from Aunt Maggie's house in a > different direction. You could see across the fields to Aunt Maggie's > house from Aunt Carrie's kitchen window and vice versa. From the back of > Aunt Carrie's house (the raspberry patch), you could see across the fields > in that direction to Mt Aetna and St. John's Church & cemetery - where my > gr-grandparents, grandparents and now my father and 2 of his siblings are > buried. Most of those wonderful siblings of my grandmother who were > surrogate grandparents to me, my sibs & cousins in our younger years are > now buried there as well. > > You'll notice that I didn't include "Winter Sundays" in my musings. Back > then it was all dirt roads once the turn off from the main highway (Rt. > 422) was made until you arrived at the farms. That was very treacherous > driving in the old cars of the era, so on rainy days when we would have > chanced getting stuck in the mud or once winter arrived with the snow > drifting across fields and roads(not to mention ice patches)....just made > it a bit too probable we'd get stuck between the highway and the farms, so > we didn't often venture out that way to visit in the winter (or on rainy > days in other seasons). > > Speaking of snow, remember the view of the snow fences that would be > erected each autumn and taken down in the spring? A few years ago, it > dawned on me that's just not something you see much of around here > anymore. > > Karen in Berks Cawhnty ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Gotcha.? So familiar even with being from PA.? We slopped hogs here too.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Berkheiser <reberkheiser@earthlink.net> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 7:20 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] EI YEI YEI & HANABUT? Now, I must come up with a mountain, hillbilly slogan...."Paw.....shet thum dogs from a yappin, fer I hit ya over tha hed with a skillet, and go slop the hogs, and stir my beans fore they birn. There...typical hillbilly! Sheila Your WV friend -------------------- As a Hoosier, born and bred, I understood everything you said. :-) Rick B ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Mine, too, Tracy!!! In fact, I had a doozy through the night, and woke up trying to make sense of it. Now I can't remember a thing about it, and I usually remember them, or most of them, anyway. Lynn PS Karen, I'm still working on the Glenside reply!!! BTW, a friend of mine from back then is coming for a visit this Saturday!!! We haven't seen each other in 30 years!!! Did you know the Tucci family? Tracy wrote: Wow, my memories and dreams are always in color, with sound. --- Richard Emlin wrote: > Memories, like dreams, are almost always black and white.

Charles says, ?Ain't ain't ain't a word, ain't it ain't?"; and Karen mentions "Ayenot". Well, ain't certainly was a word. As I remember, positive statements were accompanied by "ain't" and negative statements by "ain't not"; exempli gratiae: "We're having ice cream tonight, ain't, Mom", and "There's no school tomorrow, ai'not (ain't not)". And, of course, ain't was also used as a verb. I ain't, you ain't, he ain't; what a versatile word. It was its rejection by the self-appointed intelligentsia that created the ungrammatical "aren't I" which we recently have discussed. When I was a boy, ice cream was not a casual thing; but, rather, a special event. Pop would fetch [go after and bring back] a quart of ice cream and dole it out on saucers. I would put a teaspoonful in my mouth; but, instead of emptying the spoon, I would lick a little ice cream off the top and in that manner, make a spoonful last for several licks. Heck, I could make a dish of ice cream last a half hour; if I put my mind to it. Did I mention that a quart of ice cream cost fifty cents in those days, a considerable sum, by the way. "Ei yei yei", what memories that brings back. The expression had innumerable uses. Its English equivalent, I suppose, was "Oh my". Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fox" <karenmfox@verizon.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 2:57 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] AMN'T I > This brings to mind memories of my youth and old PA D relatives saying > "Ayenot" (pronounced like hay-not without the h), as in "It gave some gut > rain Tuesday, ayenot?"; and always their use of Aiyiyi (pronounced eye > eye eye) as an exclamation - usually in exasperation. "Aiyiyi, he is a > dumb dog." "Aiyiyi you're a strubbly one!" or even just "Aiyiyi", > accompanied by a shake of the head and maybe a rolling of the eyes and a > sigh. > > Karen from Berks Cawhnty

KEISER UPDATE Summer 2007 We trust that you are enjoying your summer, and that neither heat, rain, poor health nor bridges are creating problems for you. It has been very hot here in recent days, but we cannot complain. We have had visits from our daughter Kari and her family from Japan, and now Cindy and her two boys are here from Oregon, so we praise the Lord for the families He has given us and the opportunity to spend time with them. It is almost time for our team to leave for Ukraine, so we ask that you would pray in a special way for us from August 7 to 20. On the 20th, most of the team will return, but Jean and I will go to the Czech Republic to visit friends for a week, returning on the 27th. There are 13 of us who will leave on Tuesday to minister with a small church in Big Valley, near Odessa, Ukraine. We will be helping them get their building, which is now in a very rough form, ready to use for worship, Sunday School and other activities. It will especially help them as they reach out to their community. They have asked for a team for several years, but none has come until now. So they are really excited and I imagine somewhat nervous, wondering if they will do the right things with and for a group of Americans they don't know. But, from our past experience, we know that it will work out just fine. They have never had a Vacation Bible School, so we will help them lead their first. We will also have some special meetings for women, and do some English teaching. The pastor wants us to help distribute food and other necessary items to poor families in the area. And they plan to have some gospel suppers, to give people an opportunity to reach out to their neighbors. In looking at a tentative schedule they planned for us, it looks like we might be participating in about seven church services as well. More when we get back... Barry and Jean 1133 Carolina Avenue West Chester, PA 19380-3877 610-436-8183 BJKeiser@cheerful.com

I doubt if I will (be in touch while we're gone...) Most places we have access to the Internet, but this time we'll be out in a village near to, but not in Odessa, so there won't be much in the way of an internet connection there... I'll check in when we return... After the rest of the team returns to PA, my husband and I will visit in CZ, (Prague) for a week. We lived there for 7 1/2 years (and have been back there many times since we moved back to PA), and so have many CZ friends we'll visit. There are already a few get-togethers set up with some of my former English students there... More later... Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracy" <better_than_good@yahoo.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] AMN'T I/Ukraine-ESL > > --- Lynn wrote: > >> WOW!!!!! Have a wonderful trip, and I'm sure you will be an >> inspiration to many!!! Such excitment! > >> Jean wrote: >> I'll be leaving on Tuesday to teach English in Ukraine... it is fun, >> but can be a complicated language!! > ************************** > > Jean, > > Will you still be able to post to the list while you are away? Don't > forget about us, and let us know how things are going. > > Safe Journey! > tracy > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Need a vacation? Get great deals > to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. > http://travel.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This brings to mind memories of my youth and old PA D relatives saying "Ayenot" (pronounced like hay-not without the h), as in "It gave some gut rain Tuesday, ayenot?"; and always their use of Aiyiyi (pronounced eye eye eye) as an exclamation - usually in exasperation. "Aiyiyi, he is a dumb dog." "Aiyiyi you're a strubbly one!" or even just "Aiyiyi", accompanied by a shake of the head and maybe a rolling of the eyes and a sigh. Karen from Berks Cawhnty

Ain't ain't ain't a word, ain't it ain't? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Emlin Reed" <remlinr@tampabay.rr.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] AMN'T I > 'Tis indeed. 'Twas ever thus. 'Twill always be. 'Twouldn't be the same if > 'tweren't. 'Twon't change. Where would we be without contractions? > Nowhere; > that's where. > > Richard Emlin Reed > Wesley Chapel, FL > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <twerppy@aol.com> > To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:45 PM > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] AMN'T I > > >> Shan't is a contraction of shall not.? Right, Richard?? Connie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

--- Lynn wrote: > WOW!!!!! Have a wonderful trip, and I'm sure you will be an > inspiration to many!!! Such excitment! > Jean wrote: > I'll be leaving on Tuesday to teach English in Ukraine... it is fun, > but can be a complicated language!! ************************** Jean, Will you still be able to post to the list while you are away? Don't forget about us, and let us know how things are going. Safe Journey! tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/

Since several asked about our "travels," I'll forward our newsletter that went out yesterday.. We've lived in CZ, led many missions teams, and I"ve taught English in USA and in Czech and Poland many years and many times... Very busy right now with a full house--our kids, also a woman who will be on the team (from CA) and trying to get things sorted and ready for all we'll do!! Ands also get the PA DUTCH articles ready for several weeks ahead, for the weekly newspaper.. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Kline" <sheilakline47@yahoo.com> To: <PaDutch-Life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 2:51 AM Subject: [PD-LIFE] TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE UKRAINE > Jean, > Just read your post about leaving Tuesday to teach English in the > Ukraine. PLEASE tell me more about your adventures in teaching our > complex, English language, and about your former travels. Are you a > teacher? I would just love to know more about your experiences. > > And Herr Richard Reed...you continue to amaze me with the depth of your > knowledge about so many different issues. I truly enjoy reading your > messages!!! I am keeping notes about the many, wonderful teachings you > offer to us as pearls of wisdom on my garland of ignorance. > > Has anyone heard from Anna? I do hope that they are o.k. in their > family, and that they will be back with us sooner...than later! > > Your WV friend, > Sheila > > > --------------------------------- > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message