~ vintage aprons drying on the line with 2 Inky’s, Sam P. Spade and Pixie attending ~ “Look to the Lord and His strength; see his face always.” ~ I Chronicles 16:11 ~ You may ask, “What in the world do aprons have to do with Sabbath Keeping?” Everything and nothing. This morning I woke early, as usual, and after…
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Buying Country Property, Part 1
~ a warm welcome ~ WHY? Do you have a dream of living in the country, on a farm or homestead, living a larger life? Do you want to live in a state, commonwealth (Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts) or territory (Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Island with no Congressional representative nor can vote in USA presidential )? Why do you…
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Edinburgh, More of Day 1
Do you remember here, the first photo of The Malt Shovel? This is a close up of the sign because I found the metal spikes interesting. They’re to keep birds from perching and pooping, thus keeping clean up easier and patrons cleaner. It took me a (long) while to figure out how to get around Edinburgh. In fact, it was…
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Edinburgh, Scotland; Day 1 or I’ve no Tribe, I’ve A Clan
~decorative iron thistles prevent one from resting their bum on the window ledge~ This post contains many links which I encourage you to visit…I receive no compensation and it took hours to research, write and downsize the photos but I enjoyed it all. Hopefully, so do you and if you do, please sign up to receive e-mails…the trip took more…
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Git Yer Bags Packed Pa, We’re Goin’ On A Vaca
If you stop and think about it, every birthday is a milestone and I’d rather live my days simply, in order to travel large, than vice versa. My parents instilled in me a yen to travel. Every year Dad would get two weeks vacation, pile the family into the truck camper and we’d see the USA. One memorable trip was…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Friendship
“There are “friends” who destroy each other but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.” ~ Proverbs 18:34 ~ “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ~ C S Lewis ~ “There are two reasons you need to…
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Sabbath Keeping – Update, of sorts
“The joy of the Lord is my strength and shield, my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him.” ~ Psalm 28:7 ~ All day long I’ve pondered what to post for today’s Sabbath Keeping and I’ve come up blank. It’s not the Bible’s fault; it’s entirely on…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Houses
“Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” ~ Psalm 127:1 ~ “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those…
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Sabbath Keeping ~ Easter
“For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup of foaming wine, well mixed and He pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.” ~ Psalm 75:8 ~ Christ is risen and so shall I….alleluia! “Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer; Death is strong, but Life is…
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A Blistering Pace at Glacial Speed ~ In the beginning…
“However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep; and that is a very handsome property.” ~ Charles Dudley Warner ~ Your dream might well be my dream come to life. In order to speak to the direction this blog is taking, you should read something about the back story. If you’ve read My Story, you…
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