Pecan Grove (www.pecan-grove.net) Pecan Grove and Senior Residence

September 26, 2009

September’s Almost Over

Filed under: Ponds,Senior Residence — knewman @ 5:25 pm

We’ve had some wonderful privileges since the last post.  Frances McPherson joined us at Pecan Grove.  Her daughter Patty Maki, and her husband Dale, have moved to this area and are buying a home. Joyce and Andrea had a wonderful mission and 5 made their choice here.  One was baptized in the lake at PG. We have a new resident coming in October, Evelyn Kuck.  She knows most of the residents here already, and they’re excited to hear she’s coming.

It finally started to rain!  The pecans are just about ready to harvest but the deer, squirrels and crows are taking a lot.  We’re not sure what we’ll have left.  The Tilapia have grown to a good size in the lake.  Now the challenge is catching them.

The following shows Dale and Patty Maki and Patty’s mom Frances McPherson.

Doris and I with our fish catch

Kathy and I were in Moscow recently and met up with a group of the friends traveling together.  Glenn and Shirley Spunagle from Redbud Canyon were with them.

Fishing wasn’t any good this morning but it sure was a beautiful morning.  Here’s the Sr Residence seen from across the lake.

We also tried fishing in the small pond.  Here’s the small pond with reflections of the trees on the other side.  There’s a fishing float somewhere in the small pond picture, but my eyes aren’t good enough to see it!

Ken

August 15, 2009

August – Hot!

Filed under: Pecan Grove,Senior Residence — knewman @ 9:06 pm

Time flies!  I’ve gotten way behind in keeping this blog up to date!  We still have 4 residents, Bea Jecmenek, Crystal Lewsader, Doris Crawford and Theresa Goff. Theresa just arrived to stay permanently today.  She had been here for a month in the Spring.  Next Friday Frances McPherson arrives from Ohio.  So our numbers are increasing gradually.  We continue to have lots of folks visiting.  My brother Brent Newman married Ann Parsons at PG, so there were a lot visiting at that time.

It has been really hot and dry this summer, so we’re having a terrible time getting much grass to grow.  The lake is down about a foot, which isn’t bad considering we’re pumping water out of it for irrigating.

Picture from Brent and Ann Newman’s wedding.                                                 Bea and Doris at the wedding.

Dad’s 76th Birthday.                                                             Kenny and Blake with cake.

Alabama folks – Jim and his mom Wanda Eklund visit Theresa and Doris.            Young deer trying to figure out the fountain.

Ken and Murray Raetz are working on a new gas well dewatering pump for Cormorant Engineering.

Ken

May 23, 2009

May 2009

Filed under: Pecan Grove,Rosamond Residence,Senior Residence — knewman @ 12:59 pm

It’s hard to believe that more than a month has passed since the last posting, and that this is memorial day weekend already!  It seems 2009 just started!  Things are going very well at Pecan Grove.  The grass was just planted, all the paths are in, and the fountain is working in the lake.  The pecan trees are flourishing, though this year probably won’t be as good as last year would have been without hurricane Ike, because pecan trees are “alternate bearing” which means they bear more pecans one year and then take a year off.  We continue to have lots of visitors and are enjoying gospel meetings at the residence on Sunday afternoons.  The workers (Joyce and Andrea) have cooked a few meals and done some cleaning, great to have them around.

Residence from dam

Residence viewed from the dam

Horse watering pond as seen from the dam.                                                 Deck and fountain

Fountain at night                                                                                              Lily pads in lake

The half mile trail around the lake is finished and the grass is planted.           Front of residence

Installing new irrigation piping                                                                         Kenny playing at computer nook

Huge apple pies by Mae Nelson                                                                       Worker Cooks!

Rosamonds are now living in their new home

Ken

April 18, 2009

Fishing

Filed under: Pecan Grove,Senior Residence — knewman @ 9:43 am

We’re still having lots of visitors.  Everyone was sorry to see Ed and Leah leave! Glenn and Shirley Spunagle from Redbud Canyon… lots of others.  The asphalt and flag pole are finally done.  The major things left to do include finishing the trail around the lake, grass and the fountain in the lake.  The fishing is good, both the catching and the eating!

Crystal turned 90, and received more cards than that!

Mouse over pictures for titles, click on them to enlarge – twice.

March 22, 2009

Lots of Visitors

Filed under: Pecan Farming — knewman @ 7:29 pm

It’s difficult to know what to say!  We’ve had many wonderful visits since opening the Pecan Grove senior residence at the end of February.  Crystal Lewsader arrived March 16th, and is doing well.  6 pages of the guest book are full of names already.  Sunday morning meeting was in the residence this morning.  Here are a few pictures.  We enjoy having visitors… please come!

Ken

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