May 27, 2021 a thought for today, The Soul would have no Rainbow if the eyes had no tears. Cherokee Proverb

The photo theme for yesterday was “stack”. There are area of stacks all over the place. The basement has some choice areas. Also the garage, that one is best left untouched without supervision. Then there are book shelves and cupboards. I chose a shelf in the basement. I have always been intrigued in movies that show what can becomes of an attic when it is a storage area. 

The usual Thursday printing is done for another week. It wasn’t quite as smooth this week as I like but stuff happens. The copier jammed up several times. That takes time and paper to unstick the jammed up and by then crinkled paper. Other than that I got it all done without further detours. I must have folded 300 pieces of paper today, counting the newsletters, the bulletins, and some of the messages for Saturday (3 folds each piece). 

I was on my way home and/or searching for the photo of the day. Sue called me on the way to ask that I pick up her meds so I headed back that way to do that. 

This was the first time I was out and about since Sugar has gone and then I came back to the house without the one little body that greeted me like I had been gone for a year. It never failed, as I would walk in the door she would whine and stretch her neck to give me sloppy kisses as she tried to keep from wiggling as her tail wagged. I missed that and will for some time to come. Sweet Pea was glad to see me too. She isn’t quite as exuberant with the greeting as Sugar was but its welcome and comforting. 

Once home it was back to the computer and then starting the laundry.

The word for today is wise.  A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. Baltasar Gracian. Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. Matsuo Basho. A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare. It is impossible to love and to be wise. Francis Bacon. The fool who persists in his folly will become wise. William Blake. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. Charles Spurgeon.  A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. Moliere. Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. Benjamin Franklin. We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom. Michel de Montaigne. He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus. I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. Montesquieu.  The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Isaac D'Israeli. The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct. Marcus Tullius Cicero. A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Plato.  

The photo challenge for today is “ten”. I searched stair steps for ten, playground equipment where there might be ten swings. I even took shots of yard waste bags placed by the curbs for pick up (there were fifteen in the collection).  I finally a sad picket fence that had ten pickets left.

This article is about some summer activity in a nearby place we know something about. The Mt. Sterling I remember has had some fun street-fair activities in the summertime. This article is about what is planned for this summer. The Hammer Time Pub has been given permission to “extend” their outdoor seating to the sidewalk and into the street during the Summer Jam Fest happening June 17 - 19. It will be a beer garden with seating for the live music and added bleachers and tents. There will be bands each night and maybe a “children’s karaoke”. Safety will be observed for the alcohol consumed within the roped off area. Mt. Sterling started the Summer Jam idea in 2019 (I remember the street fair kind of fun years before that). Besides the beer garden activities there will be live music, food trucks, contests, vendors, crafters along with children’s activities and rides. The article went on to list other things planed in Mt Sterling for this summer. There will be Movie Nights in May, June, July and August at Mason Park where the Mount Sterling Eagles Youth League will sell concessions. Before the movie scheduled for May 29 (“Up” is the title)  there will be a session of learning about bike safety for the kids. Bikes will be given away with helmets included. On the June 26 (the movie is “The Jungle Book”) the Mount Sterling Public Library will have the bookmobile there. On the July 31 the scheduled movie is “Tom & Jerry”,  an animal-themed activity is being planned. On August 28 the “Lorax” will be the movie and a conservation theme is planned. They will give away seedlings at this event. On June 5 from 10 to 3 there will be a Spring Bazaar at the Community Center. There will be crafters, artisans and home-based entrepreneurs along with foodies and sales representatives. There will be door prizes and games. Another planned activity is the “Food & Flea” on June 6 at Mason Park. The “Food & Flea” takes place on the first Sunday of the month from May thru October. Space can be rented for these events for the sales of flea market items, crafts, etc. On June 13 there is a “Dolly & Me Tea” at the Community Center. There will be tea sandwiches, cupcakes, chocolates, sweet treats, tea and lemonade. A silent auction is scheduled. Tickets for this event must be purchased ahead of time and proceeds go to “benefit” the center

Sloppy Joes and baked French fries for dinner tonight. 

Joy

was lunch with water??