May 6, 2020 thought for the day: Be sure to have a controversial opinion, and men will talk about you. Arabic Proverb

It’s another stay at home day with not much on the agenda. I am trying to finish the bulletin but need just the last bit of information.

Sue’s TV was acting up so she wanted a TV repair person to come and fix it. We arranged for them to come. I have been a touch leery of having someone in during this time of isolation. But we did this morning. We took the recommended steps for protection, masks and washing down surfaces with bleach.

May 5th's  photo challenge was “a fave room”. I have several spaces in my home that I consider “fave” space. But the kitchen is the most used and is the “newest”. We had some remodeling about a year ago. 

I have another problem too. There is a squirrel trying to set up his home between the ceiling and roof of my bed room. I have tried calling a particular exterminator yesterday and today but there is no answer. I leave a message but they don’t call back. I don’t think they would have to come inside to take care of this problem, so I don’t think that is the reason they wouldn’t be returning my call. I finally reached the head office in Cincinnati and was able to make an appointment for tomorrow for an estimate.

The only accomplishment today is making the dogs treat. Of course I do it with their help. Especially Sugar’s. She loves to stay by my feet in case I need a clean up on the floor.


The word is foolish. Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be wrongly irritated, but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is fundamentally right, Victor Hugo. Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people, Michel de Montaigne. If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need, Martin Luther. Tears fell from my eyes - yes, weak and foolish as it now appears to me, I wept for my departed youth; and for that beauty of which the faithful mirror too plainly assured me, no remnant existed, Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington.  It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid, Publilius Syrus. A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother, Solomon. Thus my learning is not my own; it belongs to the unlearned and is the debt I owe them My wisdom belongs to the foolish, my power to the oppressed. Thus my wealth belongs to the poor, my righteousness to the sinners, Martin Luther. Drinking alone holds no fun. Drink with friends or strangers! Be foolish, least you'll remember something meaningful, Alcuin  It is foolish to try to live on past experience. It is very dangerous, if not a fatal habit, to judge ourselves to be safe because of something that we felt or did twenty years ago, Charles Spurgeon. Childhood has it's own way of seeing, thinking, and feeling, and nothing is more foolish than to try to substitute ours for theirs, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Today’s photo theme is “I made this”. I could have used some baking projects or even my meal for the evening. But I chose to use the hobby or “art” that I am most involved in at the moment. I crochet for several reasons. Relaxation is one reason, the feeling of creativity another but the one most outstanding to me is I crochet for my great grand children. As I complete each stitch I think of the child I am doing the piece for. I know they can’t see me as I work or that they would have any concept of the time it takes to make the item. I somehow feel closer to them and hope that my love, thoughts of them and care for their happiness is conveyed mysteriously to them.

I thought a food article might be nice during the flood of news on the coronavirus. The title to today’s article is: Comfort food sees bump during pandemic. The pandemic has made a lot of people depend  more on comfort that food can bring as well as developing a stronger immune system. It seems, according to the article, that avocados are in. I personally haven’t tried to develop a taste for avocados, maybe I should give it some more thought. It also mentioned that frozen pizzas and instant noodles are selling out during this time of isolation. Avocados are going up in price and butter is falling (do to restaurants being closed). It was interesting to read about the possibility of these developing food trends may continue when the pandemic eases. They will see that there are “improvements in packaged foods”. People are cooking more at home now due to the fact it is almost necessary to follow that direction added to using picking up meals to bring home. Back to avocados, the article says that they are becoming at stay at home favorite. It seems all fresh produce has a “health-halo” over it. It is reported that vitamin C in citrus has increased the interest of customers. Orange juice has risen in interest from a fall back earlier due to the sugar content, now the vitamin C found in it has increased its value to the consumer.

The article went on to talk about what most folks realize at this point, we suffer an abundance of boredom and stress from the isolation of the pandemic. So when they are shopping they are looking for foods that release some of that stress and boredom. Packaged foods are popular. Snack foods are more on the shopping lists. Because of doing activities that bring munching to the thought surface. Farmers are being forced to dispose of any thing they can’t sell like milk and milk products. Even though restaurants are doing takeout orders they have had to cut down on what is on their menus and don’t use all the ingredients they would if they were completely open. So they don’t need as much from farmers. 

The article ended with the restating the facts that packaged food are more available and people will remember that from this time and experience.

Hamburgers and mac and cheese for dinner.

Joy