What a perfect, sunny day! It was so nice to wake up to the sun shining and the temperatures warm enough for a light jacket. I got my work done this morning, then picked Kathy up at 11:15 and we headed to Laughlintown. We were there early enough to park in the paved lot, therefore avoiding the muddy field. We walked across to the Antique Mall, which was filled with tastefully displayed antiques, but mostly with old, wooden cabinets, trunks, and cupboards. I love those things! When we left, we walked across a yard that had tiny crocuses poking up through the grass. (Is it time for the crocus tea??)
After we walked around there, we went back down to the Pie Shoppe and got lunch and cookies. We both had pizza, which tasted all the better for being able to sit outside on the little bistro tables in the sunshine to eat. There was a little shop next door filled with ‘Smicksburg-type’ items, which again we thoroughly enjoyed.
By then it was time for the program so we headed to the Inn. The fire was again lit, and the common room was full to overflowing. Emily shared the transformation of language from Old English to Middle English to Modern English (which, by the way, transitioned right before Shakespeare’s time!).
Things like loosing word endings, doubling vowels or consonants, two different countries naming the same item something different (i.e., Cu/Oxa for animal (cow) and boef for the meat). She also read a passage from the poem Beowulf. It almost (??) made sense when she read it, but trying to decipher it ourselves was not happening! Can you figure out familiar words in the scripture passage from Matthew?
March 10 – What was your favorite movie as a youth? Why? “Anything with Gene Autry playing in the western. Gone with the Wind became my all time favorite when I finally went to see it sometime in the early 1940’s. I fell in love with Clark Gable.” Gone with the Wind is very high on my list, too. Do you know it took Margaret Mitchell 10 years to write the book, and it’s the only book she had published? In 2014 it was the second favorite book of American readers, second only to the Bible.
Yesterday’s vacation destination was the little town of Jim Thorpe PA – called the Little Switzerland of Pennsylvania. The photo posted was the Muggles Mug Coffee Shoppe, a Harry Potter themed coffee shop. Jim Thorpe seems to be a very popular destination spot for a long weekend getaway. Other points of interest:
Calendar Inspiration — The unexpected can surprise us. Do or say something kind every day.
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TOMORROW March 11 is:
- National 311 Day
- National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
- National Johnny Appleseed Day
- National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
- National Promposal Day
- National Worship of Tools Day
I need to do some household projects (No tools will be worshiped in the carrying out of these projects), as well as grab a few groceries for the weekend and next week. The snow isn’t supposed to start until later so I expect to do my errands first! Have a safe and happy day. God bless…
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