Brisk morning walk, work at both stores, then a quick stop at Craftique. I needed a small light for the kitchen and knew they would have one – and they did! I’ll see how this works tonight after dark.
At noon I drove out to Hanna’s Town for a picnic lunch. Augie was in from Iowa for a visit, and a bunch of us got together to chat and catch up. These are special people with a like-minded love of history, and we have a lot in common – even more than the history! So enjoyed being there today.
I snapped a few photos of the flowers – there were bees and butterflies feeding in the gardens, so in addition to being beautiful these blossoms are feeding their friends, who are in turn doing their jobs: Pollinators!
Kath and I had a visit with Mom today in the lobby by the birds. She was more responsive and engaged than she usually was. I took her a Loyalhanna Review and she sat and looked through all the photos. Not sure how much she reads but my story that was published is about her mother (my grandmother). I was glad to share.
I will share Micah’s message from Old Mahoning – When prejudice meets mercy. Prejudice is opinion without grounds. God shows no partiality. When we sin, it effects not only us, but others. When God calls you, you better listen! The the opportunities that he gives you. Jonah: When he broadcast the message, he thought Nineveh would ignore God. He was angry when the people obeyed and God saved them. Jonah was under the mistaken belief that they WOULDN’T obey. We think God isn’t fair – but we’ve distorted His word. Our world is ‘fallen’ – we need to trust God, not make our own assumptions. A heart that is fixed on God and his message will do God’s will.
On this day in 1586 Walter Raleigh brought the first tobacco from Virginia to England; in 1844 fire destroyed the US Mint in Charlotte NC. General George McClellan took command of the Potomac Army in 1861; Bugs Bunny cartoon debuted in 1940. Korean War ended in 1953; Amos Tylor received the first patent for chewing gum in 1869, and the first artifacts were recovered from the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic in 1987. Leo Durocher – MLB shortstop – was born in 1906; Jerry Van Dyke was born in 1931; Bobbie Gentry, singer, in 1944, and Peggy Fleming (3-time world champion figure skater) in 1948. Maureen McGovern, singer, in 1949. Adam Walsh – abducted from a Sears department store in Florida – was killed in 1981 at age 6. Bob Hope died in 2003 at age 100.
TOMORROW July 28th is:
Tomorrow I plan to clean the house and make a grocery list – I’ve been so focused on ‘projects’ these last few weeks I haven’t bothered with weekly groceries! Have a happy hump day – God bless!
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