August 26, 2022 a thought for today, Always taking out and never putting in, soon reaches the bottom. Spanish Proverb

One of yesterday’s uploads was “I need to ....”. Do the laundry. Not very exciting but necessary for everybody. 

It’s been a productive Friday. When I got to the church to finish the bulletin, Dorothy was already there. She said she had only been there about three minutes. The two of us work so well together that we get the job done “lickety split” (about half an hour minus a short clean up time). We decided to work in one of the larger rooms so that we didn’t have to move other things around for space to work. 

Sue needed to pick up a couple of things at Walgreen and I wanted to stop at the funeral home to pay my respects to a friend. 

The second upload yesterday was this one from my archives. As I was coming down the stairs and had a camera in my hand I couldn’t pass this photo of the bird all by himself on the roof. The particular angle of the other structures added to the “design” 

I have been working on a paper quilled cross for the friend. I had wanted to get it done for today. I had all the pieces done. When I put them together, I was not satisfied with four of the “eye”shapes”. I re-quilled them last night. I had the top portion of the cross put together. Then today after church and before the errand I finished putting it together. I need for it to dry longer before I package it. 

Then I got busy working in the kitchen to get the sink and counter areas cleaned and straightened.  And made a grocery list for the curb side order for this week.

Today’s photo a day assignment was “I wore this....”. Haven’t we all? It seemed like the most current apparel being worn in this time in history.

The word for today is focus. Never confuse motion with action, Benjamin Franklin.  Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow, Aesop. It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau. If the work is high and far, You must not only aim aright, But draw the bow with all your might, Henry David Thoreau. Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain, Marcus Aurelius. To be everywhere is to be nowhere, Seneca.  All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine, Friedrich Schiller. A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus, Thomas Carlyle. The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures. Saint Ignatius. The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures. Saint Ignatius. 

This second upload for today was also from my archives. When I was in the store I could hardly pass by the healthy looking cabbage and all its shapes and forms. 

It seems something in Columbus has made the New York Times. According to the article there will be a new “one-of-a-kind” climbing route/wall here in Columbus that has been recognized in the New York Times. This new, to us, style climbing adventure will be located at the new Quarry Trails Metro Park. It is called “via ferrata” (A “via ferrata” translates as “iron path” in English. It refers to metal rungs, ladders or permanently fixed safety wire as a means of crossing otherwise tricky and steep rocky terrain and was used by troops in the Alps. During World War I). It is being constructed in one of the limestone rock formations. The article described this feature in our community as “an outdoor activity somewhere between a light climb and a strenuous hike”. It will be a contentious set of handgrips and footholds to allow people “without climbing experience” to participate in the activity and fun. For safety purposes there will be safety harnesses. The article said that the New York Times mentioned that this is the “first-ever urban via ferrata”. Our “via ferrata” will open this fall. The wall is a half mile wise and 160 feet tall. There will be rings and cables for safety. “Instead of climbing vertically.... the climbers will move horizontally”. 

Pizza!!

Joy

I took this out the window of the car as we were passing by....down the street from this the police were trying to help a man who didn’t look well sitting in the street divider.