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We Go With the Missionaries to Hel
Last Monday, June 3, we got on the train and went to Hel with the missionaries, returning that afternoon. If you are a missionary in Gdańsk this trip is a must. The weather was perfect. Our train unexpectedly stopped for 30 minutes and we passed the time playing riddle games amongst ourselves. This was Sister…
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Democracy in Poland
Yesterday on the way to visit a member couple, Sharon and I stopped for a walk in a park near the beach in Gdańsk. You can see from the photo what the name of the park is. On our walk we passed a sculpture of President Reagan and Pope John Paul II. The sculpture is…
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Short Lane Ice Cream
Here in Gloucester there’s an amazing ice cream shop called Short Lane. They make their own ice cream so I guess it could be considered a little creamery. Anyway, this place has the most delicious ice cream. Their claim to fame, however, is their unusual flavors. They have all the yummy regulars like vanilla, chocolate,…
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Yeah, cool people do build their own cabins
The first floor of the cabin has been framed! Darrell, Jay, and I went up and worked on it.
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Lost Creek in Spring
For Memorial Day, I took the four wee ones up Lost Creek. It was perhaps the best day of my entire life. We borrowed Dad’s battery chainsaw in case any trees had fallen on the road. Scott Brooks has been up there a lot this spring hunting black bears and has done a monumental job…
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Amber
The rock-hound in me won’t let this go unnoticed. Gdańsk is the home of amber and the beginning of the amber trading route that runs south to Italy. Last Monday Sharon and I walked 1/2 a block to the Gdańsk amber museum. Here is what we found. First let me describe what amber is. Amber…