We're overrun with eagles this year and my photo isn't terrific due to great distance between birds and me. We've got a lot of adults and juveniles who war for food, and, I would show you more photos but I can't figure out how to upload them. Yes, it seems success is not to be mine tonight, at ... Read More about John Donne and Winner, Winner Lobster Dinner!
October’s Party by George Cooper
"October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came- The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name.The Sunshine spread a carpet,And everything was grand,Miss Weather led the dancing,Professor Wind the band. The Chestnuts came in yellow,The Oaks in crimson dressed;The lovely ... Read More about October’s Party by George Cooper
computer woes and Giveaway
Having torrential rain storms, flooded in...IN...in one day; high waters meant I couldn't leave farm. Computer problems, trouble posting, visiting. Food Network Mag giveaway here. ... Read More about computer woes and Giveaway
Sabbath Keeping
"You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother's body. I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well." ~ Psalm 139: 13-14 ~ "Antonio Stradivari was a seventeenth-century violin maker whose name in its Latin form, ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
Food Network Mag Giveaway
"Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!" by Humbert Wolfe There's a last gasp on harvest and produce; we're leaving red and heading into orange season so I decided to do something with ... Read More about Food Network Mag Giveaway
Sabbath Keeping
~grasshopper on sun room window ~ "As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me." ~ Micah 7:7 ~ "And sure enough, even waiting will end, if you can just wait long enough." ~ William Faulkner ~ "Waiting is a trap. there will ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping
I Very Nearly Lost My Story
Taking some time off was a Very Good Thing but I can't report that anything wonderful happened. Life went along as usual...rescued another dog, rescued another kitten, made some delicious snacks that turned out to be supper, was going to visit family but ended up spending two weeks sick. It's some ... Read More about I Very Nearly Lost My Story
Taking a Break
"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." ~ C. S. Lewis ~ There is simply nothing left to give. Hopefully, that will change. In the meantime, as God brings you to mind, you'll be tucked in prayer. Please, return the kindness. ... Read More about Taking a Break
Faces of Appalachia
~ fawn and cat on my brother's WV farm ~ As I've gotten older (thank God!), my to-do list and my ability to complete that list seem to be in direct conflict. It just takes so much longer and so much more energy to accomplish what needs to be done, leaving what I want to do, still on the list. Ah ... Read More about Faces of Appalachia
Sabbath Keeping
~ Sadie Lovebug ~ "Through all this, Job did not sin nor did he blame God." ~ Job 1:22 ~ "Some people's blameless lives are to blame for a good deal." ~ Dorothy Sayers ~ "If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its ... Read More about Sabbath Keeping