September 3, 2025 a thought for today, An old broom still sweeps the room. Estonian Proverb

The first upload for yesterday was “my choice”. It is one more of my series “still life”. 

The second upload was “macro”. This challenges was titled “macro”. This one of my moss rose in bloom again. 

The last upload for yesterday is “a meal”. This is pretty near a “standard” none time meal for me, at least when I am out and about. 

Life today. It has been a good Wednesday. Yesterday I was having problems with my printer. Today I found the problem and fixed it. Then I finished getting things ready for the printing tomorrow. 

I had a couple of small situations that I found needed some attention. One was that I had Andy’s email wrong so he didn’t get his birthday gift. I fixed that problem. I also had a nice visit with Tami. I even took time to look at some things I will need if I am going to add that new furry friend to the family. I looked at some supplies and added them to a check out “basket”. I got information from both my granddaughter and granddaughter in law on their experiences with pets . 

During today’s session with fixing the printer problem I changed a couple of the ink cartridges thinking it would help with the problem. That didn’t turn out to be the fix I needed for the current printer problem but I needed it so that I can get started printing the annual family calendar.

The first upload for today is another of  “my choice” and another of my “still life”. A single rose in the handle of my car. 

The weather seems to be in a fast moving change period right now. Very cool in the mornings and much warmer in the afternoon.  

I put a little more time on the still life photo for today. Some times when a photo doesn’t fit to my “standards” I get frustrated. Other times I find it energizing, fun and a learning experience as was the case today. 

I am also spending some time studying what may be a way of taking another direction with some of my “diary/personal journal” entries. 

Next upload is “shoes”. I consider most foot was other than stockings shoes. So here is an image of some of my grandsons boots. They seem to be “on leave”. 

The word today is front.  Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts. Marcus Tullius Cicero.  Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. Confucius.  Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness. Rumi.  I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Henry David Thoreau.  Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. Hesiod.  Shape your heart to front the hour, but dream not that the hours will last. Alfred Lord Tennyson.  The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts. Saint Ignatius.  Two of my favorite things are sitting on my front porch smoking a pipe of sweet hemp, and playing my Hohner harmonica. Abraham Lincoln.  

The last upload today is “back to school”. I have several images of school busses but I liked this image for this upload and representation of back to school. 

Article:  I have a bit of a connection to both the Ohio center and the Ohio Village. I use to “collect” pen friends, in Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Australia and US. My friend from Switzerland came to visit and stayed with my family for a week. She wanted to visit the Ohio History Center so we did. Years later I, along with my daughter and daughter in law, all in custom of the time, did a paper marbling demonstration at the Ohio Village. The title to the article is “Everything You Need To Know About Visiting The Ohio History Center”.  As the author states this is a “gem” in our city, from the “iconic architecture” to many things displayed about Ohio. She recommends “at least 2 -3 hours to visit all to be seen for all ages. The “Ohio History Connection” was founded in 1885 and was called the Ohio Historical Society. The shape of the present building in its location today “was inspired by a typical Ohio frontier block house”. It is hoped that it “evoke(s) the ancient earthworks built by the first residents of the area.” Inside the unique architecture is a the museum.  Your will see artifacts from as early as the ice age to today. There is history of the time Indians live in this state, more things to see about the wars, some about sports and some about our state in the 1950s. Descriptions of some of the artifacts are models of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork. Parts of this portion of the exhibits are how the astronomy and geometry were used by the Indians. In the natural history section there are themes about plants, animals, geology, geography and climate. One of the biggest exhibits in this part of the museum is the “reconstructed Ice Age mastodon skeleton”. In the 1950s display part of the museum there are scenes of “mid-century American Life, including houses and furniture of the era. Then there are videos available showing “recollections of Ohioans who grew up in the era”. The article describes the Ohio Village as a “living history museum portion of the Ohio History Center”. It “showcases” life in Ohio in the 1890s. As you visit the village you will see “villagers and artisans” “depicting that period” along the way. They tell and show stories of the time. In the village there are buildings and homes, some allowing participating in “some 1890s-themed activities”. Don’t miss seeing this “gem” of Ohio.

Boxed dinner of some kind for this evening. 

Joy

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