September 11, 2020'’s thought for the day: You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick. Jewish Proverb

This has turned out to be an interesting day with lots of “education” for this old noggin, love leaning! 

The photo a day for September 10 was “life”. What an enormous and open subject to capture. New babies, new flowers, people working, people playing. I chose a quite neighborhood and simple, relaxing, walk that could be silence, and peace and gentle exercise as one contemplates life on that day and at that time.

We had a meeting at church planning for the live streaming of our services. I learned a lot from the technician who will be setting us up. I also discovered a  few areas of the church I haven’t visited yet.

When I left there, I drove by my grandson and grand daughter-in-law’s house. He is putting on a new deck. He has some very faithful friends helping him along with his dad, where and when he can. I had hoped to see my great grand son and granddaughter-in-law on the same visit but, alas, apparently they were out picking up things needed for the deck. I did get to have a hug from my grandson, that’s always a welcomed treat.

I had a second photo of the day on yesterday’s date. That title was “letter shape in nature”. If we look closely there can be found many interesting shapes formed by branches, by clouds and by flowers opening, in full bloom or even in their demise. Can you see the W in this image?

When I got home, I had to put on the “housework” hat. I started the irobot. Then I tried an experiment. We, the three of us, don’t seem to be able to eat a full cake before it gets stale or goes bad so I am trying to split a caked mix in half.

The irobot got stuck under my bed so I had to go rescue it. I learned a lesson there too, keep it from going under the bed the next time.

I got to sit and chat with a couple of my neighbors. We learn a lot about our community when we have time to “stop and smell the roses”.

The word today is mind.  You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength, Marcus Aurelius.   If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves, Gautama Buddha. It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see, Henry David Thoreau. Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them, Samuel Johnson.  Meditation is that exercise of the mind by which it recalls a known truth, as some kind of creatures do their food, to be ruminated upon till all the valuable parts be extracted, George Horne. Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise, and the weather shall be little regarded. If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong, Thomas Jefferson. The ancestor of every action is thought; when we understand that we begin to comprehend that our world is governed by thought and that everything without had its counterpart originally within the mind, Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I work with yarn as I crochet, I suppose that can be considered at craft. The photo challenge for today is “craft”. I have a lot of the twins’ supplies around the house so I chose to use some of those to fit the theme. 

A little lighter side of the news and maybe some ideas on working with wood. The article today is about five projects that, they say, will make you life better. The person in this article says that they enjoy hearing about bull renovations but smaller projects that make “living....easier” are  as much or more interesting. The first project on the list was extending a table top. The next project building a “mud room locker” to assist in reducing clutter and help organizing. Here’s an interesting one, a drop-down counter using foldable shelf brackets. I think this next tip is one others may have already used, a “deck gate”. A gate on a porch or deck that can be latched. It can be “custom” designed to fit the rest of the house decor.  The last project mentioned is a rollable privacy screen. This one can be creative by using old pallets or second hand doors or new lumber, put together and mounted on wheels. Some tips in the article are use less expensive MDF or pick up reclaimed wood. Another tip, when sanding is needed be careful to use the proper grit of sand paper. Fasten things together with screws rather than nails (or glue) because screws are easier to remove when necessary and cause less damage. And a couple more common sense tips, use clamps to hole pieces together when bonding, stain or paint to blend and make sure to seal to protect form moisture.

PIZZA NIGHT!!!

Joy