October 11, 2022 a thought for today, The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout. Italian Proverb

Good morning...my first photo-a-day entry (for yesterday) was “pink”. This is a photo of one of my first (re-visited) hobbies....paper quilling. Here’s a bit of history of this art, The origin of quilling as an art form is traced to Renaissance Europe, when nuns and monks used it to decorate book covers and religious items. The paper most commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books. Some say it began in ancient Egypt, while others believe it originated in ancient China following the invention of paper. The first tool for creating the rolled paper was a chicken or bird feather or quill. I now use a battery operated tool to complete the roll before the shaping begins. Maybe this art since it relates to books in the renaissance may speak to my interest in books...reading, writing, paper quilling and paper marbling (another art associated with books). 

Yesterday was a “travel” day for me. Sue had a dental appointment and needed a ride. I took her at about 10:00. I came back home to get some things done. I got some of the bulletin done. My daily letter done. Art work framed. Dishes cleared. And a couple of family matters to consider. All the while the clock was ticking away. I didn’t hear anything after about one o’clock so I began to worry. I still waited a while. Finally I sent her a text to send me a text to let me know that everything was ok. Still, another hour and no answer to the text or a call to pick her up. Finally, I called the dentist’s office...went to machine answering. And a final finally about four o’clock she called for me to pick her up. She had been fifth in line to see the dentist and it took all that time. Oh, and during the driving parts of this adventure I ran into traffic I am no longer familiar with.....school busses stopping and school crossing flags. 

The second entry yesterday is from my archives. I was able several years ago to visit an orange grove in California where I snapped this image

Today the GE man was scheduled to come and fix the ice maker. I didn’t get the usual email/text that they were coming so I called the office. We were on the schedule. He got here about nine o’clock. The new ice maker is in and beginning to work. This was a summer of hurry up and wait. First it was my car, that nightmare drug out for three months. Then the ice maker/frig/ freezer from August 8 until today, waiting for a final fix.....a total of six months of hurry up and wait....lessons learned....memories made.....life lived.

Now things have gotten a little quieter around here for the rest of the day....I think. I still have some work on the bulletin and a shove for it but I think I will put that off until tomorrow morning. 

On October 10 I had a third photo a day entry. This one was titles “reflection”. Here’s another selfie....reflecting myself in the mirror on the wall. 

The word today is mistake.  No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks, Mary Wollstonecraft. He that speaks much, is much mistaken. Benjamin Franklin. Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. Thomas Browne. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little, Edmund Burke. Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out, Benjamin Franklin. We must not say that every mistake is a foolish one, Marcus Tullius Cicero.  The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason, Thomas Paine. Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.   One who makes no mistakes makes nothing, Giacomo Casanova. Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!  James Fenimore Cooper. The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world, Charles Caleb Colton. 

The first upload for today is “grey”. This is part of the front end of my new (per owned) grey car. 

Here’s another bit of Columbus that I knew nothing about. I am eager to find out more about what might be here that I would like to share.  This one is about a part of the OSU campus. I took some classes there a few years ago, this garden hadn’t been created yet. I missed it. I haven’t been back on the OSU campus for a number of years. This “garden” is on of sculpted number and mathematical formulas, most appropriate for a campus such as The OSU. The article put is as “Math and Art Are Stereotypically seen as two opposite ends of a spectrum”. The “digits” are human sized. The “formulas (and formulaic constants) are hidden on pavers along the walk ways. These number and formulas can be found outside the engineering building. The garden was created in 1994 with these sculptures of copper and bronze. I was amazed to read that “the formulas reflect the electrical engineering and computer science activities and classes that take place within the surrounding buildings.”  The zero can be used for pictures as it “resembles the university’s logo”. The garden cannot be reached by vehicle. It takes a walk to see the garden. 

The second upload for today is drawn from the archives. It taken into the window in a closed shop in Mt. Sterling Ohio. The old wagon wheel with other relics behind and around it. 

I am using the air fryer again (I am loving it...why did I wait so long). So far we have enjoyed everything I have made in it. We are having tuna cakes and fresh baked dinner rolls. 

Joy

     love the bright yellow....needs a touch up