November 23, 2023 a thought for today, A wise companion is half the journey Russian Proverb

The first upload on the 22nd was “apple(s)”. I didn’t have any available but there were some at food pantry so I took advantage of that and used one of them are the model for this upload.

The second upload was “wet”. Again at pantry there was coffee offered to
the clients as they wait to shop for their groceries. I took advantage of that possible image for today also. 

The last photo for yesterday was “food”. We offer a great selection of food to our pantry clients so once again I took advantage of that subject for my third photo. 

Life today. I got an early start on the day. I don’t know why .... it is a relaxing day, a day of thanksgiving. It is a day for our thoughts to be wrapped in the feelings of all we have and have had to be grateful for. And a day to share those feelings within or reaching out. And so it is for me today. 

I started the day, after virtual visits, with being in the church. I was there to do the printing for Sunday but there was a special feeling in the sanctuary....most likely just in my own mind, none the less a warm welcome.

My first upload today is “tattoo”. This one I really had to think about. I realized that some of the people I would see later today would have a tattoo so I was able to get this assignment that way. This tattoo is a remembrance of a puppy. The puppy was one of two who lost their mother. My granddaughter took this one and raised it at first with a bottle and woke up in the night to feed him. He lived with her for I think twelve years. 

I decided to postpone the last parts of assembling the newsletter. Dorothy and I will do that early next week. I will print on Monday and we will fold, stuff, seal, label, and stamp on Tuesday. 

I am making a chocolate pie to take to my granddaughters later today. Then I will finish my photo a day project, do laundry, and work a little on the calendars before Sue and I leave. 

My second upload was “what I am reading”. Most of my reading is on the computer or my tablet. I pretty much stick to mystery/crime/lawyers type reading but I decided I needed a break from that so switched for a while to historical fiction, another favorite. This one is The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati. I am engrossed but it is 2000 pages long (in the ebook way of counting). I don’t think I will be able to complete in the twenty-one days the library allows per download. So I will have to re-order it later. I am a slow reader. 

The word today is health.  He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. Thomas Carlyle.  Health is not valued till sickness comes. Thomas Fuller.  The first wealth is health. Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. Hippocrates.  True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. William Penn.  Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy. Napoleon Bonaparte.  'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes. Henry David Thoreau. Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease. Hippocrates. Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. Epicurus. True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Charles Caleb Colton.  I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case. John Adams. 

Another of today’s uploads is “selective colour”. This is a string of bells Sue found beginning our Christmas decor on the front door. I separated it from the background to turn the background to black and white. 

A Story. I think of art as a form of a universal language. So many major cities of the world are famous for something in their nation that is art.....in architecture or other forms. Here in Columbus we have a new display for all visitors to see and remember and compare with other cities of the world.  We have a place called Orange Barrel Media (OBM) that is more than “just gray steel and reflective glass.” The article says that the structure is a “concrete canvas.....a multi-story site-specific public art installation.” There has been a “year-long project” that worked with local artists, some from the Columbus College of Art & Design to generate and create more public art for Columbus. That article reported that the project used 300 gallons of paint, 300 colors and took 1,400 hours in a four month period to complete. The art work can be seen from a distance. It is located at 250 N. Hartford Ave. There are silos in the art work. The main artists noticed that there were dumpsters covering some favorite sections of one of the walls and arranged for them to become part of the project. The lead artist says that she believes that there is great support for the arts here. According to the article the completed work on all side of the facade tell a different story.  

 It’s Thanksgiving day so dinner today is with family.....there will be a smorgasbord of food. 

Joy

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