May 28, 2025 a thought for today, Guard your mouth as though it were a vase, and guard your thoughts as you would a city wall. Chinese Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “my choice”, one of my “partial” series.  My vintage brass “wedding” vase (made in India) in front of the wall mirror. 

The next upload was “money”. This one made me a little nervous. When I was a kid I was told never photograph money.  

The last upload was “something square”. This is another of the granny square pouches I crocheted.

Life today. Here is a bit more about the piano player situation in my life. It all looked like an awesome idea. However, it may being turned in a direction I hadn’t thought necessary for a few reasons. There will be an interview meeting Friday. I am concerned that she is going to be asked to do more than I had expected when I approached her with the suggestion of joining us as the piano player for our Sunday morning services. I have worried myself about it to the point of thinking that it may be more of a problem for her. I felt protective of her but that’s what interviews are for.  LGLG.

Yesterday was full of emotion. One of my memories was brought to the surface. There was a piece on television about a challenged young man who ended up writing a book that sold several copies. It was about his relationship with his mother. When she was asked about it she said something like  “he has shown and given me something most can’t give”  by just existing. I felt it in my heart because I had that kind of son also. He was my angel unaware. The tears and memories flowed. And the day went on.

The first upload for today is “my happy place” . I actually have many “happy” places. There are three spaces in my home that are “comfortable, feeling safe, often used”. This is one that is probably used for the most number of hours in the day. 

Last night we had a “gathering” here at my house to celebrate my other son’s birthday. There were just five of us. For me it brought back 61 years ago when a new born babe was placed in my arms. And look a him now. 

I have mentioned my two sons and feel I want to mention my other treasured “child”. She comforted me in one of my most sad, frightening and lonely parts of life. Though there have been some tough times she is still here when I call. 

Brian came by earlier, just as I like it, and did the lawn work, just as I like it. 

Now I have to get ready to head out to food pantry. 

The second upload was another “my choice” and another of my “partial” series. My digital mouse. 

The word is accomplish.  Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a neighbour is not likely to interfere with the light. Vitruvius.  Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands. Giorgio Vasari. There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them. Sitting Bull.  Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. Victor Hugo.  A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished. Antonie van Leeuwenho.  A man may be variously accomplished, and yet be a feeble poet. George Henry Lewes.  One lifetime is never enough to accomplish one's horticultural goals. If a garden is a site for the imagination, how can we be very far from the beginning? Francis Cabot Lowell.  Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment. Thomas Carlyle.  Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. Saint Augustine.  

The last upload is “look down”. This one is, in many cases, a regular occurrence of technology cabling and wires tangled on the floor. Wifi and blue tooth are helping to solve this situation.  

Article: So here is something else involving an icon in Columbus. It feels good to know and see so many of the things that Columbus offers for so many. The title is “LEGO Goes Wild At Franklin Park Conservatory This Summer”. This display is a place to see “larger-than-life sculptures made entirely from LEGO bricks to the lush gardens of one of the city’s most iconic destinations”. This exhibit will be there until September 7. It is on an award-winning global tour of that “blends art, nature, and conservation into a vibrant, family-friendly experience”. It is a project of an acclaimed New York artist. He turns the LEGOs into animals, flowers and “ecosystems”. He intends for it to be a relationship with nature.  During the exhibition there is a space where kids, and adults, can “channel their inner architect with endless opportunities for hands-on creativity”. In fact from July 18-21 there will be a “the Conservatory’s first-ever building block competition”. There will be a “Brick Nights” series of challenges with themed events. 

Maybe creamed chicken on biscuits or scrambled eggs and toast for dinner. 

Joy 

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