tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51416312012-01-28T14:33:56.694-05:00hiddenart'Hidden art' is found in the 'minor' areas of life. By 'minor' I (Edith Schaeffer)mean what is involved in the 'everyday' of anyone's life, rather than his career or profession. Each person has some talent which is unfulfilled in some 'hidden area' of his being, and which could be expressed and developed.Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-65015931437035794362011-12-31T18:41:00.001-05:002011-12-31T18:41:44.189-05:00Encouragement
I do not advise that we end the year on a somber
note.
The march, not the dirge, has ever
been the music of Christianity.
If we
are good students in the school of life, there is much the years have to teach
us.
But the Christian is more than a
student, more than a philosopher.
He is
a believer, and the object of his faith makes the difference, the mighty
difference.
OfGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-31206749099466947142011-12-17T19:00:00.000-05:002011-12-18T08:01:32.161-05:00The Cookie Thief
Today I enjoyed a Christmas Cookie Exchange with the ladies from my church. Aside from the enjoyable company and delicious breakfast, we heard a cute poem that reminded us to think kindly of others FIRST!
A woman was waiting at an airport one night,
With several long hours before her flight,
She hunted for a book in the airport shop,
Bough a bag of cookies and found a place Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-28512940117705394172011-12-11T16:14:00.001-05:002011-12-11T21:19:04.132-05:00Gustava (Gustie) Amanda Daniel Jordan
Today is my paternal grandmother's birthday.
Born in 1896 - December 11
Died in 1959 - March 4
when I was only ten months old.
I have a few reminders of her ~
a pastel-colored baby quilt featuring a kitten
several tried and true recipes like Garlic Cream Cheese, 1-2-3-4 Cake, and Cranberry Shrub.
Her just-older sister, Beulah Naomi aka Baba, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-87710005506150065502011-11-25T14:18:00.001-05:002011-11-26T08:25:39.372-05:00Thanksgiving 2011
Roasted Turkey
Cornbread Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Mushrooms 'n Onions
Shannon's Green Beans
Roasted Cauliflower
Sweet Potato Souffle
Not Pictured ~
Sister Schubert Parker House Rolls
SJ's Homegrown Lettuce 'n Apple Salad
Four different wines compliments of Bert
Piece of Cake Fresh Coconut Cake
Coffee
Around the table we numbered nine:
BaaBee and DanDan
Shannon and Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-9831221780560373892011-11-20T07:21:00.000-05:002011-11-25T12:06:48.255-05:00Grace and Providence
Almighty King! whose wondrous hand
Supports the weight of the sea and land;
Whose grace is such a boundless store,
No heart shall break that sighs for more.
Thy providence supplies my food,
And 'tis Thy blessing makes it good;
My soul is nourish'd by Thy Word,
Let soul and body praise the Lord!
My streams of outward comfort came
From Him who built this earthly frame;
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-35652450845786428222011-11-19T18:42:00.001-05:002011-11-19T19:07:59.129-05:00Top Ten Reasons to Join Weight Watchers
1) I have never tried their plan(s) before.
2) I want to jump start my metabolism and loose some weight.
3) I like the vast array of resources and information.
4) I think the accountability will help my ability to exercise will-power.
5) I hope to relieve some major indigestion by making better food choices.
6) I want to use regular food, notGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-42196247696947955342011-10-08T08:58:00.000-04:002011-10-17T20:02:41.811-04:00Ten Things
After listening to a speech given at a recent tea party rally, I have distilled the message into ten words. The heart of the message is a prescription for saving not just America but freedom - both political and religious.
1) Believe
2) Act
3) Pray
4) Discern
5) Support
6) Vote
7) Join
8) Subscribe
9) Testify
10) Persevere
I plan to write a vignette aboutGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-67655101061344103122011-09-30T14:15:00.000-04:002011-09-30T14:40:18.336-04:00Island Kiss Meets Pumpkin
Never would I have thought to put together pink and orange, but that's how the Fall Palette is giving me courage and confidence.
I happened upon this lightweight, pumpkin-colored (read emberglow) tote in the gift shop section of my hairdresser's studio.
Only because I was actually wearing the scarf around my neck at the time that I picked up the tote did I realize Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-8607475885085405982011-09-23T18:47:00.000-04:002011-09-26T07:03:53.084-04:00Fashion on Friday:Fall Palette
I saw the first pear
as it fell—
the honey-seeking, golden-banded,
the yellow swarm
was not more fleet than I,
(spare us from
loveliness)
and I fell prostrate
crying:
you have flayed us
with
your blossoms,
spare us the beauty
of fruit-trees.
The
honey-seeking
paused not,
the air thundered their song,
and I alone
was prostrate.
O rough-hewn
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-83362208341270760472011-09-12T21:03:00.000-04:002011-11-08T10:20:53.131-05:00Red Velvet Cake
1/2 cup shortening (butter) 1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups sugar 2 1/4 cups cake flour
2 eggs 1 tsp soda
2 oz red food coloring 1 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar 2 TbsGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-57498432411090463412011-09-09T08:30:00.000-04:002011-09-09T08:39:07.524-04:00Fashion on Friday
Meet Island Kiss!
She first graced my wardrobe this past Spring but quickly retreated because it was plainly too hot for wraps, or anything around the neck.
Months ago I chose the Island Kiss pattern because it highlighted the 2011 Spring Palette.
Now cooler temperatures have lured this lightweight scarf out of the closet.
As Summer turns into Fall I'm planning to use herGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-2593262341232766852011-09-02T17:34:00.010-04:002011-09-03T15:38:29.459-04:00Fashion on Friday:Honeysuckle
Meet the Pantone 2011 Color of the Year ~ Courageous, confident, and vital!
Over the summer I tried to incorporate this color into my wardrobe even while recognizing that *pink* is not one of my favorites.
It can easily make me look washed out and tired, unless I'm wearing the right foundation and blush. So in an effort to stay fashionable and not look fatigued, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-87611151237565894962011-09-01T08:23:00.001-04:002011-09-01T08:31:49.289-04:00Larry McDonald Memorial Highway
All we need do is return to the fine highway we were once on.
There is a stretch of Interstate Highway 75 from the Chattahoochee River northward to the Tennessee state line that I have traveled all my life, but that I want to call to your attention today.
In 1998, the Georgia General Assembly designated this thoroughfare, the Larry McDonald Memorial Highway.Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-73202469982061347022011-07-21T21:31:00.001-04:002011-07-25T08:17:54.320-04:00CWAC Thanks
Dear BaaBee and DanDan ~
Recently I blogged about Cousins Week at Callaway not being over until we gathered again around the dinner table and recounted our stories about the week, but I think there is more.
Truly, the annual reunion is not complete until you two have been thanked in person and in writing for this irreplacable gift of time, talent, and treasure.
As I have continuedGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-36714963132380427782011-07-10T18:59:00.007-04:002011-07-17T07:09:59.500-04:00CWAC Review
Back home from our week-long family reunion at Callaway Gardens, the celebratory week is really not complete until we've recapped the festivities around the Sunday dinner table. Here's the only photo I remembered to take that day ~
of my tablescape.
I'm kicking myself for forgetting to photograph the food and the people :-(
Any who.....
On Friday (the last full day of our Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-66903601215414611492011-07-02T08:15:00.001-04:002011-07-02T08:18:52.426-04:00CWAC 2011
Cousins Week at Callaway
For the twentieth time we will gather in Pine Mountain, Georgia for an annual family reunion, complete with photo shoot. We actually started gathering in the early 80s at my parents' home, but we quickly outgrew that.
There are a total of 29 first cousins.
That came from 6 siblings.
That came from 1 mother.
And 1 father
Whose father Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-45500265118034030592011-05-28T10:45:00.001-04:002011-05-28T11:10:32.538-04:00Much Depends Upon Dinner*
Children in our culture learn manners at the dining table, and not manners only.
It is believed that falling away from the cultural custom of eating with others at table three times a day can cause backwardness in all of a child's speaking skills.
pg 13
Cultural anthropologist, Margaret Visser, has intrigued me for a long time. Ever since I received her first Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-36569841034969478002011-05-14T08:48:00.001-04:002011-05-14T13:56:55.219-04:00A Home-Concealed Woman
Having attended a funeral this past week for a dear family friend, I was reminded of an obituary found in the Afterword of one of my favorite books.
Magnolia Wynn LeGuin's death was deeply felt by all who knew her, as her obituary in the Henry County Weekly Advertiser (12 November 1947) proclaimed with simple elegance.
On Thursday, November 6, 1947, in the usual quiet ofGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-36643138282018407162011-05-14T06:48:00.000-04:002011-05-14T06:48:04.224-04:00
Spiller, Filler, and Thriller
Gardening is not my forte, but I do love a pretty view when looking out the kitchen window.
So, I'm practicing by working with containers on my back deck, before I venture out into the big, bad world that is our half-acre plot here in hilly, rocky Cherokee County, GA.
After reading a newspaper article detailing a formula, I put together this rendition last Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-84750886851071436162011-05-08T16:56:00.003-04:002011-05-10T08:40:16.000-04:00Mother's Day Menu
Beef Stew Gaston
Steamed Cauliflower
Multi-grain Roll
2006 Cotes du Rhone Red Wine
Apple Pie a la mode
Coffee
The fun thing about this menu is that I prepared enough to send each of my guests home with leftovers - enough for another meal.
Photo of my nephew with his grandmother.
Yes, grandfather was there.
And KSJ.
Le Cadeau Ideal? NCIS Season 3 ;-)
Sunday Sermon at Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-19586360952528809252011-05-05T10:38:00.001-04:002011-05-29T16:26:35.284-04:00The Fatal Conceit
The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.
F. A. Hayek
Austrian Economist
1899 - 1992
Not generally a fan of rap, I am do recommend watching these videos using this new type of music to explain economics. Link to Econstories.tv
FWIW - I had the distinct opportunity to have dinner with Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-50994407994307943502011-04-29T07:00:00.000-04:002011-04-30T07:03:32.145-04:00Opportunity
Today is the birthday of this poet and I've been saving this poem for my final entry of my month-long tribute to National Poetry Month. Blogger-friend, Cindy, writes to encourage homeschool families and that's where I first read these inspirational verses.
THIS I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:-
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cloud, or in it, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-68043476359912031832011-04-26T08:31:00.001-04:002011-04-26T08:34:16.533-04:00Dying Confederate's Last Words
Dear comrades on my brow the hand of death is cast,
My breath is growing short, all pain will soon be past;
My soul will soar away to that bright land of bliss,
Far from the pain and woe of such a place as this.
I left my home and friends to battle with the foe,
To save the Southern land from misery and woe;
I gave my all (oh! not to win a name,
Or have it e'en Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-66930101476738610002011-04-25T07:46:00.000-04:002011-04-25T07:46:05.226-04:00Sister Cat
Cat stands at the fridge,
Cries loudly for milk.
But I've filled her bowl.
Wild cat, I say, Sister,
Look, you have milk.
I clink my fingernail
Against the rim. Milk.
With down and liver,
A word I know she hears.
Her sad miaow. She runs
To me. She dips
In her whiskers but
Doesn't drink. As sometimes
I want the light on
When it is on. Or when
I saw the woman walking
toward my house and
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-74335489286387543252011-04-24T09:03:00.000-04:002011-04-24T09:03:35.864-04:00Easter Sunday, April 25, 1943
Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been arrested just days before. He didnt think he'd be there long. But ended up being there for two years before being hanged by Hitler's posse on April 9, 1945.
Here's a quote from his writings that tell us how he viewed his position that day.
"One of the great advantages of Good Friday and Easter Day is that they take us out of Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-72385460842982194482011-04-23T08:59:00.000-04:002011-04-23T08:59:59.769-04:00For a Time of Sorrow
Sorrow is one of the things that are lent, not given.
A thing that is lent may be taken away;
A thing that is given is not taken away.
Joy is given.
Sorrow is lent.
We are not our own, we are bought with a price (I Cor 6:19-20).
"And our sorrow is not our own." (Samuel Rutherford said this a long time ago.) It is lent to us for just a little while that we may use it for Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-43927499772457216572011-04-22T08:13:00.008-04:002011-04-22T11:35:38.647-04:00The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
But women will be saved through childbearing—
if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
I Timothy 2:15
Blessings on the hand of women!
Angels guard its strength and grace,
In the palace, cottage, hovel,
Oh, no matter where the place;
Would that never storms assailed it,
Rainbows ever gently curled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-89837501067752232192011-04-21T08:30:00.001-04:002011-04-22T07:43:57.491-04:00Sonnet LXXV
One day I wrote her name upon the sand,
But came the waves and washed it away;
Again I wrote it with a second hand.
But came the tide and made my pains his prey.
"Vain man," said she, "that dost in vain assay
A mortal thing so to immortalize,
For I myself shall like to this decay,
And eke my name be wiped out likewise,"
"Not so," quod I, "let baser things devise
To die in dust, but Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-50546634716739091412011-04-20T07:51:00.004-04:002011-04-20T08:13:56.050-04:00Sonnet #43, Kitchen Style
Driving into my neighborhood last evening, I noticed that a local had neatly planted and staked about a dozen tomato plants. That's what prompted the re-posting of this delightful ode.
How do I love thee, tomato?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and might
My palate can reach,
when remembering out of sight
Your peak month of August, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-81368258737537590962011-04-19T08:05:00.002-04:002011-04-19T10:14:10.242-04:00Against the Vices of the Times
The following translation of a ballade, composed in 1386 by the prolific French writer Eustaches Deschamps, a contemporary of Chaucer, is an example of the moralizing use made of the Worthies to contrast the degenerate present with an ideal past.
If it were possible for human nature
To revive those who have turned to ashes,
The worthy Hector, Arthur, and Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-4051637858290477122011-04-18T08:08:00.002-04:002011-04-18T13:06:56.551-04:00It's Time to Sleep
On Saturday I had the opportunity to hear the author of this poem speak, but not about lullabies. More like an alarm clock, Eric Metaxas captured my attention. Entertaining in style, authentic in message, and powerful with vision, he shared his hopes for how the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer could impact our society for the Lord. Metaxas has a heart for God and demonstrates Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-69864073972947812222011-04-15T07:44:00.002-04:002011-04-15T10:08:43.213-04:00Fire and Ice
Quoted in Frances Mayes's Swan, a book recently reviewed (here) by me, Frost's poem rang a bell not only because I'd just read this fine review of Stanlis's book (link) by my college advisor, John Willson, but also because I'd been contemplating parenting (aka teaching) with the book club selection, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child.
Some say the world will end inGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-2187200929279513992011-04-14T08:24:00.001-04:002011-04-15T08:14:21.919-04:00Who am I?
Posted in anticipation of a Saturday morning seminar devoted to the life of this poet who was hanged on April 9, 1945.
They often tell me
I stepped from my cell’s confinement
Calmly, cheerfully, firmly,
Like a squire from his country-house.
Who am I? They often tell me
I used to speak to my warders
Freely and friendly and clearly,
As though it were mine to command.
Who am I? They Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-65497790334137165862011-04-13T07:51:00.004-04:002011-04-13T14:03:37.928-04:00The Gate of the Year
I first heard about this poem after watching the award-winning film, The King's Speech, and determined to remember it for posting during National Poetry Month.
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied:
“Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be toGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-7148898596972864512011-04-12T07:32:00.001-04:002011-04-12T07:43:37.486-04:00Birthday Blessings
April is so full of family and friend birthdays (two dozen at last tally) that I'm posting this poem as a tribute to all who enjoy natal days this month ~
Instead of counting candles,
Or tallying the years,
Contemplate your blessings now,
As your birthday nears.
Consider special people
Who love you, and who care,
And others who've enriched your life
Just by being there.
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-11441104790794116552011-04-11T07:17:00.003-04:002011-04-11T08:01:05.755-04:00The Listeners
"Is there anybody there?" said the Traveller,
Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence champ'd the grasses
Of the forest's ferny floor:
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller's head:
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
"Is there anybody there?" he said.
But no one descended to the Traveller;
No head from the leaf-fringed Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-87847425342632681982011-04-10T08:00:00.001-04:002011-04-11T07:49:11.101-04:00Psalm 110
A Psalm of David.
The LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at My right hand
Until I makeYour enemies a footstool for Your feet."
The LORD will stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying,
"Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;
In holy array, from the womb of the dawn,
Your youth are to You as the dew.
The LORD has sworn and Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-80364418813373704422011-04-08T07:59:00.002-04:002011-04-08T08:21:11.080-04:00Dying Christian to His Soul
VITAL spark of heav'nly flame!
Quit, O quit this mortal frame:
Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying,
O the pain, the bliss of dying!
Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife,
And let me languish into life.
Hark! they whisper; angels say,
Sister Spirit, come away!
What is this absorbs me quite?
Steals my senses, shuts my sight,
Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-9979335727032832462011-04-07T07:56:00.001-04:002011-04-07T07:58:00.548-04:00A Thank-You for Friends
There are all kinds of men
Who have done me good turns,
That I still never think about,
Not for a minute;
yet if I were making up
That sort of grace,
They would all of them have
To be in it.
One man made up stories,
Another wrote verses
I found, and like,
And I read them until I knew them
Another one saw
All the things they had written,
Then, being an artist,
He drew Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-49953131988656439292011-04-06T08:18:00.000-04:002011-04-06T08:18:21.478-04:00Adventures of Isabel
Today read about this fearsome youngster and be challenged to take charge of your situation.
Or listen to this YouTube version and be entertained.
Or buy this illustrated volume with CD as a gift for someone special.
The last stanza is my favorite.
Isabel met an enormous bear,
Isabel, Isabel, didn't care;
The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous,
The bear's big Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-79936305975227933412011-04-05T08:02:00.002-04:002011-04-05T09:53:42.354-04:00A Man may make a Remark
A Man may make a Remark -
In itself - a quiet thing
That may furnish the Fuse unto a Spark
In dormant nature - lain -
Let us divide - with skill -
Let us discourse - with care-
Powder exists in Charcoal -
Before it exists in Fire -
Emily Dickinson
American poet
1830 - 1886
Link to past Dickinson posts.
Still more of my favorite Dickinson.
Just now starting Rose Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-16972135043046281792011-04-04T08:15:00.000-04:002011-04-04T08:15:12.216-04:00It's Spring!
Snapdragon, snap,
Toadstool, turn,
Pussy willow,purr,
Firweed, burn,
Black-eyed Susan, wink,
Sweet William, sing,
Forget-me-not, remember
It's Spring! Spring! Spring!
Catnip, nip,
Dandelion, roar,
Dogwood, bark,
Pitcher plant, pour,
Bee balm, buzz,
Bluebell, ring,
Jack-in-th-pulpit
Preach today,
It's Spring! Spring! Spring!
by Leland G. Jacobs
1907 - 1992
American educator
OutGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-63146619067348506872011-04-01T07:49:00.000-04:002011-04-09T07:58:05.687-04:00Last Word
Today the April rain
Is flecked with snow:
Soft little flakes, wind-tossed,
Run in the rain - lost -
Trying to explain
That winter should remain
Letting us know
That winter hates to go.
Leland B Jacobs
PS Daughters in Chicago and Hyde Park both made mention of rain mixed with snow today. Here in Georgia the skies are partly cloudy, then clearing, to end on a good note.Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-75146472018942453842011-03-22T08:37:00.006-04:002011-03-22T10:31:52.552-04:00Book Club: Imagination Method #10
Esolen's essay Deny the Transcendent or Fix Above the Heads of Men the Lowest Ceiling of All hammers the final nail into the coffin of the child's imagination.
It explains how denying the existence of God will surely bring about suffocation.
In the first section, Esolen describes his relationship with the Family Bible. He comes away inspired.
In the second, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-11415122834815758082011-03-15T08:58:00.003-04:002011-03-15T17:00:10.701-04:00Book Club: Imagination #9
Nearing the end of Anthony Esolen's parenting manual, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, I have not tired of his exhortations, but I continue to wonder about his audience.
Distract the Child with the Shallow and Unreal or The Kingdom of Noise subtitle speaks volumes, but I learned about these vices from my parents, not from reading books or poetry. I Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-60509349735075950422011-03-11T07:45:00.003-05:002011-03-11T10:18:51.663-05:00Fashion on Friday
Color is popping up all over the gray landscape now that we're just days before the official start of Spring ~
Pantone's Palette comes to mind as I see
yellow forsythia
coral quince
pink magnolias
and that luscious
honey-colored beeswax
home to our friendly pollinators.
But it is still cold.
And wet.
So, I'm dressing warmly in light-colored turtlenecks wrapped withGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-11290910630817876392011-03-08T07:51:00.000-05:002011-03-08T08:28:19.701-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #8
Despite the two dimensional nature of this popular story-book character, Flat Stanley seems to be able to enjoy an adventurous and happy life.
He has lots of friends whom he visits via snail mail ;-)
Does this protaganist stimulate the imaginations of his readers or insulate them from the wonders of the world?
How does reading literature replete with Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-56725885586679984062011-03-01T06:33:00.017-05:002011-03-03T07:59:43.989-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #7
Basically, I couldnt agree more with Anthony Esolen in this chapter, Reduce All Talk of Love to Narcissism and S*x or Insert Tab A into Slot B.
While I dont have any poetry or book selections to bolster the position,
I do think the following quote from our second president is noteworthy, even crucial to effective parenting;
and it applies to the third sectionGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-38048286231632155402011-02-24T20:30:00.006-05:002011-02-25T07:36:12.242-05:00Imagination & Art:Neun Gute Helden
Nine statues grace the old city hall building (south side-link see last paragraph) in Cologne, Germany and stand tall in their contribution to the development of the ideal hero. Sculpted in the 13th century these valiants are the earliest known representations of a group of champions who best personified the ideals of chivalry as described by Jacques de Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-33583260257690200722011-02-22T06:56:00.002-05:002011-02-22T07:03:30.706-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #6
Unstoppable
Am I reviewing Method 6 in Anthony Esolen's Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child (book club link)
or
Am I promoting the new movie which demonstrates heroism in action?
Does the titular adjective refer to an overactive imagination which capitalizes on flippancy, sarcasm, and derision?
Or the paradoxical resolution of the movie's nameGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-49378565601579772252011-02-18T07:36:00.001-05:002011-02-18T08:41:57.805-05:00Fashion on Fridays
Temperatures have been gradually climbing this week, now boasting 70 degrees on this Winter Day.
Hence my thoughts turn to the Pantone color palette which I will use to help organize the closet/wardrobe for this coming Spring and Summer.
Today I know better than to dress like it's going to be warm outside. The fact that the temperature may reach 70 degrees this Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-81003806888172523842011-02-17T08:49:00.009-05:002011-02-17T20:46:20.225-05:00One by One
Book Club Moderator and Virtue-Ordering Mother-Extraordinaire, Cindy asserted yesterday that poetic knowledge trumps the educational trick and better prepares the student for life.
While I dont believe Cindy thinks that math/science should be ignored in the curriculum, I do want to challenge all of us to remember that the poetic exists in those realms as well.
As we read through Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-49069280257251602982011-02-16T07:32:00.012-05:002011-02-18T06:17:58.745-05:00Book Club: Imagination #5 Discussion Questions
In our family "Our hero" is always followed by "Harold Ramorez." Why?
Who is Harold Ramorez?
Is he related to Epaminondas?
What is your favorite heroic epic?
Eneas Africanus by Harry Stillwell Edwards
Have you memorized this poem yet?
No
Why not?
Per Plato, my memory has been destroyed and my mind is weak.
Plus I have two copies (one Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-40825257318263262142011-02-15T08:09:00.006-05:002011-02-18T06:18:42.150-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #5
How-to books can be annoying oversimplifications for negotiating life, but not Anthony Esolen's Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child.
Chapter after chapter he guides us through a wide variety of literature and shows us how it applies to every day lives.
Continuous critical and damaging remarks on persons, places, and things have altered not only Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-83344560242983343882011-02-08T08:15:00.004-05:002011-02-18T06:21:09.900-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #4
It destroys memory
and weakens the mind,
relieving it of the work
that makes it strong.
It is an inhuman thing.
What is it?
Just like Plato lamented the use of the stylus during his lifetime, Anthony Esolen makes a valiant case against exposing ourselves to the synthetic light emanating from the GNAC, whether it be an LED or a neon billboard.
Sound bitesGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-17024262876472753092011-02-07T12:50:00.012-05:002011-02-07T18:24:49.959-05:00O Muse! the causes and the crimes relate;*
Once upon a time early in his reporting career Verity Jones of WGNC-TV covered the trial of Sheriff Miles Upright when the US DOJ indicted him on felony charges.
And despite the fact that ten years had passed since that final on-camera interview with the defendent, Verity continued to ponder the entire situation especially the lawman's parting Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-66668933708275851392011-02-02T10:06:00.005-05:002011-10-02T18:00:33.584-04:00Book Club: Imagination #3 Discussion Questions
Cindy, book club hostess, continues to deliver shocks to our synapses even while suffering with a fever. This blogger is dedicated to discipleship, even when she declines your invitation.
We're reading Anthony Esolen's Ten Ways to Destroy Your Child's Imagination.
Has God made the human spirit resilient enough to overcome the dangers of Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-33665095276909639202011-02-01T07:30:00.008-05:002011-02-18T06:21:58.449-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #3
Scott's Antique Market is the type of place that comes to mind while reading Anthony Esolen describing the merits of junkyard schooling in his new book, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 4, 5, and 6 are the next dates.
Take advantage of Scott's cultural experience here in Georgia.
One man's trash is Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-25221310770519728522011-01-29T11:21:00.002-05:002011-01-29T15:12:18.901-05:00Sparking the Imagination
Book club hostess, Cindy, of Dominion Family Fame, rightly is focusing on literature which fuels the imagination and is giving us the opportunity to make suggestions, submit a list.
There are several books on my shelf which address this topic, like Gladys Hunt's Honey for a Child's Heart, Elizabeth Wilson's Books Children Love, or Elizabeth McCalllum's The Book Tree.
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-90313236437856621252011-01-27T07:57:00.003-05:002011-02-01T08:08:53.933-05:00Top Ten: Parenting Books
1) The Bible
2) The Example (my parents-book yet to be published )
3) Withhold Not Correction by Bruce Ray
4) Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children by John Rosemond
5) The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaeffer
6) Every Child Should Have a Chance by Leila Denmark
7) Teach Them Diligently by Lou Priolo
8) Ten Ways to Destroy Your Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-88059877097692026072011-01-25T06:15:00.005-05:002011-02-18T06:22:43.200-05:00Bookclub: Imagination Method #2
Idyllic is one way of describing the child's life being promoted by Anthony Esolen in his parenting manual, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child.
By juxtaposing a variety of typical childhood experiences, the author demonstrates a superior method for rearing our charges and developing their imaginations, those valuable vaults of images, sensationsGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-19264228298011280702011-01-22T11:02:00.005-05:002011-01-26T06:48:18.227-05:00Oaths, Ethics, and Sanctity of Life
On this the 38th anniversary of Roe v Wade, allow me to relate a story showing how God gave opportunity for witness in an unlikely setting.
Standing firm in one's convictions is never an easy thing to do, especially if you dont know what you believe.
Thankfully, the Lord shined His Face upon me at an early age, informing my heart and mind of not only His Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-59178760987623106082011-01-18T08:18:00.009-05:002011-02-18T06:23:56.806-05:00Book Club: Imagination Method #1
In contrast to the coal mines and dump yards where author Esolen grew up and developed his imagination, I was reared on a river and battleground (where the Yankees made their way into Atlanta).
Flooding finally destroyed the family homestead but not the sights, sounds, and symbols that fed the thoughts of mine.
Yards large enough for kickball Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-82266138910301613522011-01-11T08:25:00.009-05:002011-02-18T06:24:45.920-05:00Book Club: Imagination's Air
Everyone has one (imagination) and everyone's needs a continual supply (air).
That's my premise. And I'm sticking to it.
At least for the purpose of this online book club discussion.
Our dear professor is trying to make the case otherwise and I'm not convinced. In fact, I'm usually supicious of an educator who talks more about the method(s) of teaching Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-82022854128629986582011-01-08T09:10:00.004-05:002011-01-11T09:47:23.293-05:00Book Club: Imagination's Exordium
Capitalizing on Cindy's use of the very fine word exordium as she synopsizes the first 26 pages of Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, I call to your attention its etymology.
Or is that too dull?
Is it too taxing to insist that one recall or retrieve from the recesses of memory some vestige of language or grammar skills that might afford Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-80165441093678033152011-01-05T08:57:00.005-05:002011-02-18T06:25:20.642-05:00Book Club:Imagination
Knowing that it's not fair to judge a book by its cover, I am going to examine carefully this one gracing Anthony Esolen's newest publication.
At first glance, I see a charming youngster sitting on a crescent moon and looking down..... on the world, I suppose.
The gargoyle surfaces only after I'm enchanted by the prospect of sweet dreams of childhood.
I'm beginning to Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-64316317141145275692011-01-04T08:04:00.006-05:002011-01-06T08:27:17.918-05:00Where Dreams Are Made
Dreams are made in the moon, my dear,
On her shining hillsides steep;
Pleasant and dreadful and gay and queer,
They're piled in a silver heap.
And many fairies with buzzing wings
Are busy with hammers and wheels and things,
Making the dreams that Night-time brings
To all little boys asleep.
And if a boy has been good till night,
When snug in his bed Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-12984553089735226812011-01-03T08:00:00.004-05:002011-01-03T12:27:19.848-05:00Cornbread
How I love thee, let me count the ways ~
In the above photo, there are three pans, one 8", one 7", and one 5". While we were only 7 at the table, we plan for leftover cornbread.
In seasoned cast iron skillets, add several tablespoons of safflower oil to each. Place in cold ovens, turning it on for 425 degrees. While skillets and ovens are preheating, prepare Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-69938525428816281582011-01-01T20:59:00.001-05:002011-01-03T07:44:17.926-05:00Traditional Fare
New Year's Day Menu
Collard Greens
w/pepper sauce
Roast Pork
Baked Sweet Potato
Black-eyed Peas
w/Chow Chow
Cornbread
Then dessert ~
(more) Cornbread, butter, and lots of sorghum syrup!
This year one dinner guest enjoyed sorghum for the first time.
Is there any sorghum at your house?Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-21971630611319694622010-12-31T08:41:00.006-05:002010-12-31T12:23:04.743-05:00True Grit
Proverbs 28:1 are the opening lines to the recent re-make of this John Wayne movie.
The wicked flee though no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Actually the Coen Brothers left off the second line, but I'm including it because it's just as important.
Before heading to the local theater and forking over too much money, we watched the 1969 film on DVD at home. Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-58866989275658568112010-12-27T07:56:00.006-05:002010-12-31T10:28:06.142-05:00Happy 30th Anniversary
A good relationship has a pattern like a dance and is built on some of the same rules.
The partners do not need to hold on tightly, because they move confidently in the same pattern, intricate but gay and swift and free, like a country dance of Mozart's.
To touch heavily would be to arrest the pattern and freeze the movement, to check the endlessly changing beauty Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-58663789229906367882010-12-25T15:38:00.005-05:002010-12-29T16:07:47.505-05:00Beet Salad
Now that Grandma is no longer with us :-( I'm in the business of fixing this traditional family recipe.
It's one of those dishes that graced the holiday (celebratory) tables next to the omnipresent black olives and ubiquitous pickles.
She never wrote out a recipe.
So, here's my stab at actual measurements.
4 cans chilled beets, well drained and finely chopped
4 stalks celery, Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-14378713712246825632010-12-16T08:58:00.003-05:002010-12-16T09:27:25.489-05:00Santa Claus
Red-suited men sporting long white beards are everywhere:
in stores,
on TV,
at parties.
There is no one who doesnt recognize these fellows.
As a youngster, I was afraid of him. As I got older, I figured him out, but kept the information to myself. Later, when I had my own children, we gave them gifts from Santa Claus on Christmas morning, but never took them to visit Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-45092785120521253722010-12-03T20:57:00.003-05:002010-12-05T08:14:50.169-05:00Fashion Friday
Not your typical Christmas green, I'm having fun with teal and turquoise this Fall/Winter.
The puffy vest is new (onsale), but the blouse is not ~ one of those items re-discovered when sorting through my closet. That's the basis of my fashion posts - giving new life to an old item and thereby adding a punch to my style.
One holiday season, I dressed my four Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-47967069188288631782010-11-29T08:23:00.002-05:002010-11-29T10:30:33.505-05:00Steal Away
DD#3 sang this spiritual as the special anthem during yesterday's worship service. The words are haunting and not unlike a favorite of mine, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
It was coincidental that Sunday, November 28th, 2010, was the 152nd anniversary of the slave ship's, Wanderer's, arrival at Jekyll Island, GA where she unloaded over 400 Africans who were immediately sold. Here's aGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-60025901203218998102010-11-24T09:03:00.001-05:002010-11-25T06:48:59.264-05:00Day Before Thanksgiving Menu
Honey Baked Ham
Potato Salad
Succotash
Stewed Cabbage
Cavit Pinot Noir
Sweet Tea
Vanilla Ice Cream
Chocolate Chip Cookies
O most merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the husbandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth; We give the humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy loving-kindness to us, that our landGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-74620198100817455202010-11-19T07:40:00.000-05:002010-11-19T07:40:39.754-05:00Healthcare Answers
Be there or be square.
Link to other posts about healthcare.Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-55078783760505813592010-11-17T06:42:00.003-05:002010-11-17T07:45:33.019-05:00New Manchester Mill
Several weeks ago a friend and I took advantage of a ranger-guided tour through the remains of this successful cotton mill destroyed by the Yankees on July 9, 1864.
It sparked my memory and I returned to my own family history where a great-great-great uncle raccounts the destruction of the Planters Factory on the Ocmulgee River this very week 146 years ago. Read a short Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-16067490559619491442010-10-29T07:45:00.005-04:002010-10-30T10:38:30.873-04:00Happy Birthday, (Father) Abraham!
"Oh, no single piece of our mental world is to be hermetically sealed off from the rest, and there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'"*
Today remember this fine historian, theologian, philosopher, writer by reading something by him.
It's his 173rdGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-74874988851311172132010-10-20T08:08:00.002-04:002010-10-20T09:46:00.411-04:00Fall Menu
Beef with CurrantsBaked Barley Steamed CarrotsSauted Kale
Buttered French BreadBlack Swan Merlot (2008)
Dessert (recipe link) Vivian's Apple Pie a la mode
Memory Verse of the Week ~
So teach us to number our days,that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-79281822736197046892010-10-08T09:05:00.000-04:002010-10-15T07:35:17.134-04:00Fashion on Fridays:Handbags
Introducing
Spartina449's
*Drifter* Shoulder bag
Complete with many of the colors from the Fall 2010 Pantone Palette, she's sporting:
Woodbine
Chocolate Truffle
Oyster Gray
Lagoon
Versatile beyond measure, this pocketbook is serving me well this fall ~ zippered compartments, sturdy straps, and a wide opening, I am highly recommending this new Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-53649236661227330352010-10-05T08:40:00.001-04:002010-10-05T08:42:43.021-04:00A Woman's Answer to a Man's Question
Do you know you have asked for the costliest thing
Ever made by the hand above—
A woman's heart, and a woman's life
And a woman's wonderful love?
Do you know you have asked for this priceless thing
As a child might ask for a toy,
Demanding what others have died to win,
With the reckless dash of a boy?
You have written my lesson of duty out,
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-20136526771107963342010-09-24T13:25:00.003-04:002010-09-26T18:48:21.770-04:00Fashion on Friday:Denim and Linen
Desperate for a wardrobe change by this time of year, I remind myself to check the weather report hoping for cooler temperatures and a soaking rain.
But yesterday, the first full day of Fall, the thermometer registered 91 degrees.
Hence, the sleeveless denim shirt.
While I consider denim a year-round fabric choice, I stop wearing linen at the end of Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-74633868853693746762010-09-22T13:15:00.006-04:002010-10-24T08:18:00.032-04:00Top Ten: Walking Routes
Mark Fenton's book is the one which helped me establish a walking program.
Truth be known ~ after purchase, it sat on the shelf for a couple of years.
And then I took his simple advice.
I hopped got out of the car (waiting in carpool line) and walked five minutes in one direction, turned around, and walked the five minutes back to the car.
Quickly I built up steam Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-49271221708334678772010-09-17T08:28:00.006-04:002010-09-20T12:13:46.286-04:00Fashion Friday:Fall Colors
Autumn officially begins next week.
Wednesday, September 22, at 11:09pm to be exact.
I'm not ready.
It's still hot here.
90 degrees today...
But blogging buddy Carol's wonderful words are urging me on...
Out with the decaying petunias in pots; hello you gorgeous gerberas.
Out with the pathetic wispy plants that always look so good in May; welcome merry mums!
Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-70455513007092373582010-09-16T16:21:00.005-04:002010-09-17T11:23:53.229-04:00Genealogy:William Ferguson Smith
My maternal great-great grandfather was born on this date, September 16, one hundred forty five years ago (1845).
As you can see from the photo of the dust jacket, he is the author of of The Rival Lovers: a story of The War Between the States.
It is an authentic and original tale of a solider, citizen and public servant written in 1877, originally published inGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-47125007595055972112010-09-12T08:53:00.009-04:002010-09-12T19:38:05.191-04:00Privilege of Corporate Worship
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young, at your altars,
O Lord of Hosts,
my King and my God.
Psalm 84 was written by the Sons of Korah for the express purpose of singing the prayer in the temple. Thousands of year later I am blessed to be able to read it, understand it, and perform the noble exercise Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-68962252472914975312010-09-10T09:00:00.004-04:002010-09-20T15:01:48.043-04:00US Constitution Day
"Great states with good constitutions develop when most people think of their duties and restrain their appetites.
"Great states sink toward their dissolution when most people think of their privileges and indulge their appetites freely. . . .
"And no matter how admirable a constitution may look upon paper, it will be ineffectual unless the written constitution, theGo quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-46688731119821108132010-09-04T18:48:00.003-04:002010-09-06T08:24:02.597-04:00Final Summer Roses
WHEN roses cease to bloom, dear,
And violets are done,
When bumble-bees in solemn flight
Have passed beyond the sun,
The hand that paused to gather
Upon this summer’s day
Will idle lie, in Auburn,—
Then take my flower, pray!
Thinking of those we lost over the summer.....
Miss Dickinson supplies the words.
Here's a link to Emily's lexicon Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-58624515337972474432010-09-02T08:45:00.006-04:002010-09-03T11:01:03.324-04:00The Thinking Conservative
The Thinker (Le Penseur) is an easily recognizable icon for intellectual activity and that's how I'm using it today.
Most schools and colleges are back in session which means that many of us have abandoned our summertime routines in favor of more rigorous schedules involving academics.
I followed suit by listening to George Grant challenge a crowd to don their Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-83982770172481023142010-08-27T08:32:00.006-04:002010-08-28T13:43:44.227-04:00Fashion on Friday:Exercise
Coral Fusion-colored exercise skirt and top notwithstanding, I have fallen out of synch this summer, even though Living-Coral (Pantone 16-1546) is showing up on the Fall 2010 Color list and keeping me fashionable.
Yes, I have exercised regularly, but my eating habits have gotten out of wack.
I need to retake this test in portion control because,
there's just a Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-10305821506028438022010-08-20T08:48:00.000-04:002010-08-20T08:48:53.095-04:0025th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
(l-r) Norman, Carolin, Vivian, Dan, Dana, Ken
Charlottesville Road, Newfane, New York
Sunday, August 20, 1978Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-1137515499716371332010-08-19T19:15:00.010-04:002010-08-28T08:16:33.648-04:00RESOLUTION
Whereas, Bert Jordan is one of the pre-eminent attorneys in the State of Alabama (2010), whose legal skill and acumen are virtually unparalleled in the legal profession;
Whereas, Bert Jordan's practice of law is well known to be consistent with the highest ethical standards, exceeding by great measure those standards to which attorneys are expected to adhere;
Whereas, Bert Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-9857578527234469202010-08-17T21:18:00.000-04:002010-08-17T21:18:13.179-04:00Patrick's Path
Wishing you always
Walls for the wind
A roof for the rain
And tea beside the fire.
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you
And all that your heart may desire.Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-43801208576106330282010-08-09T08:12:00.001-04:002010-08-09T08:25:59.687-04:00Okra, Corn and Tomatoes
Making use of plentiful summer produce, I concocted this tasty vegetable dish to share at Sunday's Fellowship Meal.
Okra and Tomatoes were compliments of neighboring gardeners.
Corn kernels ~ frozen.... (sigh). But their color and shape enhance the combination immensely. In addition, they're nutritious.
Okay, this recipe is a keeper, precisely Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-77573716776931215992010-08-06T08:23:00.000-04:002010-08-06T08:26:48.366-04:00Fashion on Friday:What Not to Wear
Despite my regular bragging about how I re-vamp an article of clothing taking up space in my closet, I dont think I'm brave enough to participate in the television show What Not To Wear.
And I think Stacy needs to wear her hair shorter.
But that's beside the point ;-)
First introduced to me by DD#2, I have watched occasionally... and appreciated the Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-48388980246002250312010-08-01T18:39:00.006-04:002011-05-08T20:09:48.240-04:00A Divine Cordial
Thomas Watson, 17th century non-conformist English preacher, prescribes a little liquor for all of us.
The recipe is all things work together for good to them that love God.
You may recognize these ingredients from Romans 8:28.
But dont allow the familiarity of these words or the age of the writer to keep you from reading more about them.
Watson's words are available free Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-35345393282816467592010-07-24T21:33:00.057-04:002010-07-25T19:47:25.676-04:00Brothers and Birthdays
Ten reasons to celebrate the birthday of my younger brother with a cake baked by my daughter ~
1) He never fails to remember mine.
2) He leaves messages on my voice mail.
3) He likes my cooking.
4) His wife is nice to me ;-)
5) His #1 son answered my email.
6) His #2 son enjoyed a Summer Sunday with us.
7) His daughter writes sweet thank-you Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-38432386488015316772010-07-22T20:52:00.004-04:002010-07-23T16:26:57.962-04:00Summer Supper
Chicken Salad-stuffed Tomato
Fruit 'n Nut Bread
Fresh Pineapple Chunks
Pinot Grigio
Home-grown tomatoes are prized possessions in the South and I dont pretend that I can grow them. I do, however, gladly receive them from friends and give them their place of honor at mealtime.
Just because we'd already enjoyed BLTs earlier this week did not mean that we Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141631.post-83894673958915962202010-07-18T18:05:00.003-04:002010-07-18T20:36:23.836-04:00Summer Sunday
Watermelon Soup and Collard Green Pie were two of my contributions to the fellowship meal held after our morning service today.
Practically speaking, I opened the refrigerator last night trying to decide what to prepare for the next day's meal. I was determined to use what was already there ~ a very large watermelon from the family reunion and collards from Go quickly and tellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973506073487871220noreply@blogger.com3