Home & Homestead Living
~ New York Palace Hotel ~ As Blanch DuBois once said, “I have always depended upon the kindness of strangers!” As have I, always depended upon the kindness of strangers, that is. Today, Day 4 in Budapest, found me preparing to meet Jane and Lance, blog friends of some few months thought it can’t have been very many months as…
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~ Gellert Baths, left rear ~ Timi and Mira took it easier on the ole gal today; we were out and about only 6 hours (smile). Our day began with a tram ride to The Great Market Hall and, as we departed the tram, Timi showed me Gellert Baths, just across the bridge and to the left. ~ Great Market…
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~ John 3:16 ~ Please forgive me but I’m breaking with traditional Sabbath Keeping. Today, I’ll tell you how the Sabbath was kept here, Budapest Day 2, and give a travelogue as well. Timi, Mikki (her husband) and Mira (their daughter) met me at 9:00 at my Budapest apartment. I’d gone to the reception desk, located in another building, so…
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~ Dohany Street Synagogue ~ I left the USA from Charlotte, NC on Friday evening but not until USAir managed to sell my seat…twice it would appear! I’d love to be able to say “thank you, USAir” but I can’t…just really don’t have it in me to say thanks for adding so much grief to my life that if, in…
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~ the sheep of His pasture ~ NOD ~ Walter de la Mare ~ Softly along the road of evening, In a twilight dim with rose, Wrinkled with age, and drenched with dew Old Nod, the shepherd, goes His drowsy flock stream on before him, Their fleeces charged with gold, To where the sun’s last beam leans low On Nod,…
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~ happy sunshiny face ~ Some “Little Thoughty’s” to bring you a chuckle, a thought, a nod of understanding…when author is known, credit is given, otherwise I simply don’t know… When someone you love becomes a memory the memory becomes a treasure. Prayer – the world’s greatest wireless connection. (Amen!) I’m the crazy aunt everyone warned you about. (Yep, that’s…
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“…men ought always to pray, and not to faint” ~ Luke 18:1 ~ “That little “ought” is emphatic. It implies obligation as high as heaven. Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray,” and added, “and not to faint. “I confess I do not always feel like praying – – when, judging by my feelings, there is no one listening to…
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~ Beloved Sistah ~ The past few weeks have been chocked full of busyness but now we’re winding down. My family was here this week and we thoroughly enjoyed their visit but Thursday night, before they left early Friday morning, we received a phone call from a Baltimore cousin who tracked Mom and Daddy here. Richard had bad news; earlier,…
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~ trio of travel journals ~ Karen, My Desert Cottage, is hosting Where Bloggers Create, her third annual blog party to share creative spaces. This year I decided to take a deep breath, pull up my big girl britches and join in. In other words, I’m throwing myself on the mercy of others; showing my artwork and telling a bit…
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~ whole grain, day old bread ~ Dave likes to snack and I like to see him snack; he’s gained twenty of the thirty pounds he lost during his various hospital stays and is beginning to put a little flesh on his bones. One way I help is by making him nutritious snacks like pita chips. Purchase day old bread…
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~ Time, You Old Gypsy Man ~ “Time, you old gypsy man, Will you not stay, Put up your caravan Just for one day? All things I’ll give you Will you be my guest, Bells for your jennet Of silver the best, Goldsmiths shall beat you A great golden ring, Peacocks shall bow to you, Llittle boys sing, Oh, and…
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