Friday, June 4, 2021
Thursday, June 3, 2021
HADRIANS WALL
I have seen it in movies and have read about the wall. I found this so interesting and would like to see it.
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/hadrians-wall-history-and-stories/
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
WET FIVE WINDOW
Almost made me cry. But it is a real truck, made of medal and craftsmanship, so I’m sure it will be just fine! Could smack the driver!
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
THE LITTLE RED HEN
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: "Those unwilling to work will not get to eat."
I don’t think anybody should be allowed to graduate from High School until they’ve read one of the most important literary classics of all time…The Little Red Hen. In the story, the little red hen finds a grain of wheat and asks the other barnyard animals “Who will help me plant the wheat?” The response “Not I” said the cat, “Not I” said the dog, “Not I” said the pig. So the Little Red Hen said “Then I will plant the seed myself” and she did.
At each later stage (harvest, threshing, milling and baking the flour to make bread) the hen asks the 3 animals for help in the process again, and at each stage the animals reply with the same response “Not I” said the cat, “Not I” said the dog, “Not I” said the pig.
At the final stage, when the hen has finally baked the bread, she asks “Now, who will help me eat the bread?” If you’ve heard the story before you know the end. But, I’m almost positive that they aren’t teaching this story in school anymore. The response? “No, you did not help me plant, nor help me harvest, nor help me mill, nor help me bake the bread” so the Little Red Hen ate the bread and gave it to her chicks.
I grew up with this story. Such a simple lesson on being a responsible individual and helping others. Modern society no longer embraces this kind of thinking it seems. “It doesn’t matter that you did not contribute to any of the work or preparation in making something successful…you still get to eat from the fruit of people’s labor.” This kind of thinking is wrong. It promotes laziness and slothfulness and the ultimate feeling of entitlement that we see in our world today.
So you see, this is why this story should be resurrected and taught to our children at very early ages…like it once was…like it was in the days when people were more responsible and understood “cause and effect” relationships. Yes, let’s revive this “Literary Classic” before it is too late!
“The story of the Little Red Hen has been retold many times. First published in 1874, this folk tale teaches children the value of hard work and self-reliance. In the story, a hen finds a seed of wheat, which she decides to plant in order to make bread. Though she seeks the help of other farm animals, they refuse, and the hen must do all the work herself. When the bread is finally made, the other animals wish to partake—but, because they did not help the hen along the way, they are refused the fruits of her labor. The story has been featured as part of the popular “Little Golden Books” series and as a Walt Disney animated film, The Wise Little Hen (1938).”
By Mary Robinson Davidson
Monday, May 31, 2021
GROW GROW GROW
All the gardening bags have dirt and seeds in them. Cross your fingers! I hope they work great! 
Sunday, May 30, 2021
TWELVE
I did this thing today!!!
I spoke with Renee at Verizon and she helped me understand my plan. She also said this...
I spoke with Renee at Verizon and she helped me understand my plan. She also said this...
It would have been less costly to go with AT&T but Verizon has always had my back!
Saturday, May 29, 2021
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Being aware of your surroundings is a big part of being present, being in the moment. I try to focus on being present as much as possible. I think that too often we end up in auto pilot mode and we can miss out on the here and now.
I love taking drives, seeing new places and destinations. But sometimes you see the most interesting things when you aren’t really looking.
Not long ago m, as I was headed to work, there was some construction on 9th Street, at the Art Museum. So I detoured from my regular (auto pilot) path. Here is what I saw...
1 As I rerouted my journey, I was following the herd of morning auto commuters when I slowed to a stop. I was on a one way street, and parked next to me was a hurst. Not something you see parked, nowhere near a funeral home, in a small town. But wait, this old hurst had writing on it, and it looked like... closer scrutiny... someone’s personal ride! I looked for a driver or any one near the vehicle.There was no one. I felt a bit creeped out that someone “wanted” to hang out in a hurst. The light turned green... I moved on!
2 It was a lovely warm morning, my windows were down and my play list was turned way up. “Cradle of Love” by Billy Idol (1990) was playing. As I came to another stop light I turned my volume down slightly, because I do realize that everyone else waiting on the light may not want to enjoy my play list with me. But wait... Someone else was listening to the same song! What are the odds? Different spot in the song but same song. So funny!
3 As I pulled slowed to the next street light, I saw a sight I had never seen before. (Big City or small town... I may just be a sheltered woman, or maybe it’s because I’m not Catholic but this sight was new and slightly disturbing to me. It’s not like I have EVER seen it before, because I haven’t.) There were three nuns, in full, head to toe, habits, walking across the street. One after the other, in a row. When they stepped up onto the sidewalk, they each went in a different direction. I wanted to just watch, or maybe not, I’m sure this could be the start of a zombie event if let to get out of hand. The street light change and I moved on.
4 My path was back on track, I was on a two lane country road with lots of other vehicles. Lots of traffic, but the area is lovely, woods on both sides of the road. I try to keep a safe distance behind the driver in front of me so I can see my surroundings, safety first and all that. But as the semi-truck up ahead hit his breaks and it of course had a ripple effect back to me, I was now directly behind the guy in front of me. Please keep in mind that this is the tree enclosed road where I have encountered a road raged fox, I have been dive bombed my an owl and you constantly need to watch for road kill as you commute with all the rest of the two lane traffic. So as I was doing my best to be aware, out of the woods run 4 High School track stars. All with the same hair cuts. How do I know this? Because I was doing my best to not be aware that all four boys had only guy shoes and the same boxer length shots on... and nothing else. So eyes to the road I realized that the guy in front of me had also been surprised by this impromptu track event that had hopped out of the trees. But then as I witnessed, in my rear view mirror, the lady in the car behind me was caught off guard, swerving wildly as she gained her wits.
Oh my, the things you see as you work to be in the moment! 1 2 3 4
Friday, May 28, 2021
NORMANDY
9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day on September 25, 2013
British artist Jamie, accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand. Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of those who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII.
The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional localresidents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.
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