November 25, 2023 a thought for today, Live for a century? learn for a century. Russian Proverb

My first upload for yesterday was “in a row.” The only thing I could think of as I was how neatly eggs are in a row in their cartons. That was the most handy thing I had on hand. 

The next thing I uploaded yesterday was “vice.” I think it’s pretty much known that I am a fast food enthusiast, so this image was an easy one to pick. 

And the third for yesterday was “yachts.” Now, that one gave me a bit of trouble. I am a city “girl” and not around the kind of water way that we normally see yachts. The closest thing I had to that was the replica that we had in down town Columbus for a while.  

Life today. I have had two very good days. Thanksgiving with Tami and all her family at my granddaughter’s house. Dinner was good and family was even better. We also got to “meet” the family menagerie. It consists of two dogs, a St. Bernard and a Great Dane mix, a pet skunk, several snakes, a lizard, some fish, a hairless cat and a few more critters. I was in my glory.

Today after some household chores and the photos, we went with Lowell, Rebecca, Josh, and Jeff to Red Brick Tavern in London Ohio. Dinner and company were awesome. 

The only missing part was Bob. He was with us in conversation and memories. This hit me a little harder than I expected. To top it off I was hoping for Ohio State to win the game today for Bob (he was an avid follower), but they didn’t. It is going to take a few days to realign myself. 

The first upload for today is “old wood.” When I came across these fallen branches, I realized that they were “old wood” before they were cut and made into something other than a tree.

Sweet Pea and I are back from our usual Saturday grocery pickup. There are still a few groceries to put up but I wanted to get a couple of other things out of the way first. 

I hope to get some more of the crochet “snow balls” starched, a couple more calendars bound, and a start on putting the Christmas tree up. The tree should be easy. I broke down and bought a tree that is pre-lit, should save a big part of the decorating. I want to take my time putting ornaments on the tree. I have a few ornaments from my mom, some from my aunt (both are in heaven), some are Sue’s and many of mine from over the years. 

The weather is bright and shiny but cold. For us here in Columbus it is the big foot ball day, the day OSU plays Michigan. 

I think I had better get on with my todo list now if I want to get done by dinner time. 

My second photo today is “busy.” As I was watching people come in and out of the store I could see they were busy in their own space then I caught site of this person putting his strength into his job.  

The word for today is help. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson. What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine. Lord, help my poor soul. Edgar Allan Poe. It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Epicurus.  God helps those who help themselves. Benjamin Franklin.  Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other. Euripides. 'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after. William Shakespeare.  Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things on Earth were created for man's use, to help him reach the end for which he was created. Saint Ignatius.  He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. Saint Augustine. 

The last photo today is “leaves.” This a perfect season for that theme. Through spring and summer the leaves are “out of the way” on the trees. But in the autumn they are all over the place and in beautiful colors.  

This is a story about a nativity scene that is well know in Columbus. I have learned a lot from this article about this scene that I have seen hundreds of time in my life. If you are in Columbus during the holiday, you should so see it. This collection was created by Gordon Keith a local artist. In the 1960s and 70s this “75-foot long Nativity display depicting Mary, Joseph, wise men, camels and a cast of other animal characters” was displayed on the westside of Columbus. Mr. Keith was born in Columbus. He served in the Army in WWII where his used his art to make “scale models used to plan military strategy.” After the war he set up a studio in Boston then moved back to Columbus. He died in 2015. During his career, he designed for department stores along with parade floats and museum exhibits. There were also other art exhibits and shows in Columbus, some for the Lazarus Department store exhibits. He was probably “best known for is the life-sized Nativity scene that debuted on the Statehouse lawn in 1961.” He and his team designed the” life-sized figures of Mary, Joseph, and a menagerie of animals for the scene that was set up on the west steps of the Statehouse.” At that time it was considered the largest display of its kind in the country. All parts of the scene were “meticulously researched to be as accurate to the historical period as possible.” It was displayed there again the following year but an underground garage caused it to be moved to City Hall in 1963 where is stayed for four years. After that it was placed in storage. In 1954 Mr. Keith was hired to design lights and decoration on the State Auto Insurance Company headquarters. In 1962 “duplicates of the fiberglass figures were incorporated into State Auto’s holiday display.” After that the original display was erected on his West Side property. Postcards with photos of the “World Famous Nativity Scene” that had been “viewed over the years by hundreds of thousands of people.” For many years parts of the Nativity figures were stored in Keith’s by State Auto. As time passed the two sets of the nativity scenes became intermingled and parts of one were used to repair parts of the other. There was a problem of who owned the major portion of the scene since State Auto “retained ownership of the Nativity.” In 2023 “State Auto donated the Nativity display to the Diocese of Columbus' Museum of Catholic Art and History.” The Diocese plans to display the scene “on the lawn of St. Joseph Cathedral on East Broad Street.”

I think I am having baked and seasoned talipes and lumpia for dinner. 

Joy

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