Post 39/2021 Thursday 23 September . . . The sky wept a little yesterday. I made coffee. Going outside called for wearing a jacket. It was the last day of summer, the first day of fall. Fall in the northern hemisphere started with the autumnal equinox on Wednesday, September 22 at 3:21 pm Eastern Daylight … Continue reading Our library’s diminution
Post 38/2021 Friday 17 September . . . Boxes and boxes of books sit in our garage. They're the remainder of our library already halved over the last dozen years. Our home is plenty roomy, has books on the shelves, but another shelf is not in the offing. I decided this week (Marty having decided … Continue reading Pruning the books
Post 37/2021 Saturday 11 September . . . The ground we covered on foot and by car this week yielded happy encounters. A perplexing discovery, though, involves the need to correct my blog indexing. Today it's Post 37. Last week I entered the 4 September blog as Post 38. Got ahead of myself. Slowed down … Continue reading Monarchs, horses, hawk, bees, picnic
Post 38/2021 Saturday 4 September . . . "How nice to have a day outside," a passerby said as we waited for our lunch to be served outdoors at Maria's Restaurant in South Haven, Michigan on Friday. "How nice to be out of the house," she added. The day began with breakfast at Hilltop Restaurant … Continue reading A day out
Post 37/2021 Sunday 29 August . . . Jeremy Taylor (1613-67), a cleric in the Church of England, prayed, "Teach us to pray often, that we may pray oftener." According to Wikipedia, Taylor was known as the "Shakespeare of Divines for his poetic style of expression." His prayer is relevant today. In my experience, "often" … Continue reading A word about prayer
Post 35/2021 Saturday 21 August . . . Taking a vacation presents a raft of challenges, mainly related to the dangers posed to personal and community health by the still-with-us pandemic. (Pray that more and more people grasp the true meaning of the words, "pandemic" and "Covid-19 and variants," and do the right thing to … Continue reading Make vacations fun again
"Post 34/2021 Saturday 14 August . . . The phrase, "Right as rain," originated in Britain in 1894, acknowledging that rainy weather is a normal fact of life. Restored to health after an illness or injury, one is again "right as rain," in good health, feeling chipper. Compare that to the American phrase, "Life is … Continue reading Right as rain, bowl of cherries
Post 33/2021 Friday 6 August . . . I offer a baker's dozen gratitudes, followed by the reprint of an article on what one working group in the United Kingdom has learned about how truth has fared during the pandemic. I'll start with gratitude number 13: the weather. Who would miss a chance to comment … Continue reading Catch me if you can
Post 32/2021 Friday 30 July . . . Let's hear it for farm and city kids and their leaders involved in 4-H. In 2016, there were 4-H clubs in more than 50 countries. Applause for the 4-H organization near you. Their green with white H's clover design emblem stands for Head, problem solving; Heart, emotional … Continue reading 4-H: ‘To make the best better’
Post 31/2021 Saturday 24 July . . . The phrase, "Wait right here," may echo in memory as an exchange between two or more people at a sporting event, shopping, or, as currently, the Elkhart County 4-H Fair (July 23-31). Stand still. Don't move. Don't get lost. "I'll be right back. Wait." Who in the … Continue reading Wait right here
