November 24, 2022 a thought for today, No matter how old you may be the future will always be ahead of you. African Proverb

We started with a holiday a day early with part of my family. A memorable event, not a pleasant as the gathering, but nonetheless a memory, also was an experience....coming out of the restaurant we were caught in the worst traffic tie up in my eighty plus years. We still don’t know for sure what happened. Bob got us out of the mess and on our way with patience and driving talent. 

The first upload for yesterday was “abstract”. I had this photo in the archives, a bowl of apples and oranges. I used one of the Photoshop plug-in filters to generate this mild abstract.

This morning I started out with a trip to the church to print and distribute the bulletin and newsletter. The quiet and peace filled sanctuary was a light in my life. 

As I was on my way home, I stopped at White Castle for brunch for Bob and me. Then I stopped along the way to get a photo shot of the downtown skyline from this side of town.

When I got home, I started a pumpkin cheese cake since it has to stay in the frig for a while before it is set. After that I started the laundry. I’ll work in my ‘darkroom’ in a little while before I start the rest of the dinner, out little Thanksgiving.

The second upload was “an ugly food”. I searched and searches for something that would fit that title. Most food is interesting to me. This one, a cup of sauerkraut, is a little on the “not-so-pretty” side. So I used it as my “ugly food”. 

The word for today is sincere.  It is an old and true maxim that a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. So with men, if you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend, Abraham Lincoln. Sincere repentance is continual. Believers repent until their dying day. This dropping well is not intermittent, Charles Spurgeon. The sincere alone can recognize sincerity, Thomas Carlyle.  Sincerity is the way to heaven; to think how to be sincere is the way of man, Mencius. Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth, Blaise Pascal. The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural, true, and sincere way, without murmuring, complaining, or exaggerating them, Saint Francis de Sales. I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart, Moliere. Some happy talent, and some fortunate opportunity, may form the two sides of the ladder on which some men mount, but the rounds of that ladder must be made of stuff to stand wear and tear; and there is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnestness, Charles Dickens. The cry of a young raven is nothing but the natural cry of a creature, but your cry, if it be sincere, is the result of a work of grace in your heart, Charles Spurgeon.

The first upload for today is a “a tall building”. I live on the edge of city where there are no “tall” buildings so as I drove along Broad Street I could see the downtown skyline because of the tall buildings in what looks like an apparent mist. That is my photo for today. 

It seems like it is time to begin getting ready for Christmas. Advent starts Sunday and all the stores are doing their seasonal advertising. So I found this article that I will share... “ Nostalgia is in store for holiday shoppers, from Lazarus relics to vintage toys”. At the mention of Lazarus and Christmas memories popped up. My dad, a Columbus firefighter/squad man, worked on off days at the Lazarus parking garage at Christmas time. I also remember the gorgeous decorated windows at Lazarus and the place for kids “shop” on their own at Christmas time. Not to mention the Lazarus Christmas parade every year. This article mentioned where there are places to help stimulate memories of the past. “Horse-drawn carriage rides, vinyl records, old-fashioned-style candies and iconic toys can be found at central Ohio businesses”. One of the places mentioned was “Big Fun” on North High street for vintage toys. A place called Flower Child on Fifth Avenue also offers vintage items and a museum. It is said they also have a moving figurine that once was in the Lazarus Christmas window display. They also have items from Woolworth’s in its day and Kresge’s. Another place with musical memory items is A Gal Names Cinda Lou on North State in Westerville. Another place to mention is a place that offers candy, Schmidt’s Fudge Haus on Kossuth Street. The candy is made in an old-fashioned way in a copper kettle and rolled out on a marble slag. There are peanut butters, Belgian chocolate fudges, something called a turtle with a scoop of peanut butter then ones with handmade caramels.  More candy At Buckeye Candy Co. in Gahanna offering ribbon candy and more. For a “traditional family outing” there is a place to cut your own Christmas tree at the Mr. Tree Farm in Blacklick. The last suggestion in the article are horse drawn carriage rides at Willow Wind Carriage Service at the Easton Town Center. 

The second photo for today is called “butterflies”. I don’t know if butterflies hang around in cold autumn weather but if they do I can’t find them. These butterflies are in a book of paper marbling patterns that I have. After I made this image I remembered that the local conservatory, Franklin Park, has a butterfly exhibit going on right now. I may have some of those images in my archives from past years at Franklin Park. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all.....we had a partial family gathering last nigh....Rebecca, Lowell, Lou Ann, Sue, Bob, Natalie, Gideon, John and me. We had a wonderfoul time and another memory to add to the internal memory book. So dinner tonight is air firued turkey pot pie, stuffing, turkey gravy, hot rolls, corn on the cob, and pumpkin cheese cake (air fried by the way). I may even make deviled eggs (cooked in the air fryer...the easiest way to cook them that  I’ve ever experienced).

Joy  

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