September 7, 2022 thought for today, God has created us brothers but has given us separate purses. Traditional Proverb

I felt lousy this morning when I got up. No energy, a runny nose, and a little on the chilly side. Since I have a meeting a church tonight I thought I had better take a COVID test. So I did...it was negative. Put on a sweat shirt and .....on with the day!

The fist upload for September 6 was “green and blue”. The colors of nature hit the spot for this one. The leaves of green on the tree and the deep blue of the heavenly sky.  

I got back on the computer. There were no corrections for the bulletin so it is ready to go for tomorrow. I printed the shut-in envelopes for the bulletin and did a couple of birthday cards. 

The sun is out and seems to be warming things up....the temp is still in the sixties but supposed to get to mid seventies today. 

The second up load for yesterday was from my archives. The colors and shapes catch the eye. Not to mention that blue is still a color of the day. 

I need to get some work done in the kitchen this morning too. We will be moving some light furniture around soon, I may try a little of that to this morning, to make room for the house plants to come back inside. A problem I am going to have when it’s time for that is transplanting some to larger pots. I think, at my age, I am going to have to stick with small to medium sized plants unlike the rubber tree, the three foot snake plants, the three-foot high weeping fig, the mammoth Boston fern I have and so on. 

Fall seems to be moving in. I like the colors and the change of seasons but I miss the liveliness in the air of summer.

One of the photo a day uploads for today is “before bed”. This was another of those countless life experiences that I had trouble bringing into focus enough to shoot an image. I ended up using one of the things I often use before I go to bed....the water pick and the sink for a quick rinse of the face. 

The word for today is good. This time, like all times, is a very good time - if we but know what to do with it, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Law is order, and good law is good order, Aristotle.  No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar, Abraham Lincoln. A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers, Plato. A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love, Saint Basil. Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings, Publilius Syrus.  It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. Benjamin Franklin. The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Euripides. Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau.  Acorns were good until bread was found. Francis Bacon. All human beings are commingled out of good and evil. Robert Louis Stevenson. Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. Aristotle.  Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. Robert Louis Stevenson.  The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance. Herodotus.  To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Plutarch. 

This photo of the day for today is another from my archives and was taken once again on the way to Mt. Sterling.  

Sadly, I don’t go off the westside of Columbus very often, even less as I get older. But earlier in my years I visited a few other places around town. One of those was the Continent on the other side of the city. I liked the atmosphere. It felt, to me, what a trip to Europe may have felt. The way the walks and buildings were arranged and built and the atmosphere. And one other thing, one year for my husband’s birthday I paid for him (and me) to take cooking classes at the French Market located in the Continent so we were there a couple of times a month for about six months. Also I am saddened when things of beauty and purpose fade away. The article started explaining the fact that the Continent had “fallen on hard times”. People use to “stroll through quaint, European-style streets”. There were open air café’s, “dancing’ water fountains. Not “there is very little retail activity”. The Continent was opened in 1972. In the Continent there was not only shopping but also entertainment and dining experiences as well as residential spaces. The cheaters want to develop a “French village”. There were narrow walkways modeled after the French Quarter in New Orleans. The French Market was the centerpiece offering locally made foods from local vendors. There were stores like spice stores, knife stores, tobacco, cheese and wine stores. Residents of the Continent could enjoy close by bars, restaurants, music, gatherings, movies and enjoying the water fountains. The Continent began to suffer losses in the 1990s.  Part of the problem may have been that the Continent was in an area that was becoming “more isolated as people were flocking to ....newer, suburban areas”. Only the movie theater and indoor sports complex with a few restaurants remain. 

I think we will have salmon patties or tuna balls for dinner. 

Joy

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