February 10, 2026 a thought for the day, More is done with words than with hands.. German Proverb

Photos in my life yesterday  

This first challenge upload was “a favourite song”. I choice one I like called “Before You Go”.

The next one was “frosty”. There is plenty of snow to choose from right nowbut it doesn’t have the “frosty” look, that’s more for ice or mist on the car windows. So I used a copy of my Wendy’s Frosty drink. 

The last one in this group is “ an object with a story”. It presented itself to me as I was waiting for my car to be finished in the oil change. 

Yesterday turned out to be one of those “perfect” days, no problems, not worries. I was able to get the car in for the oil change that it “told” me it needed. I got the bulletin done in good time. There was also time for Natalie to come to take care of Bobbi’s nails, she seems to need pedicures on a regular basis. Natalie and I also had time for a chat. Oh, and I was able to ask her for her help in putting together a window “hammock” for Bobbi (which as it turns out Bobbi doesn’t find so relaxing right now). Through out the day I had brief contact with several people very dear to me, a friend from church, a dear neighbor, Natalie, both Lowell and Tami and a virtual visit from Jessie, Lexie and Drew.  I had fun with my photos and my online photography course. 

Life today. Today so far has been quiet. I have managed to update the bulletin and to put together the photos I need for today. I also got the envelopes and activities sheets formatted and printed after I installed four new printer cartridges. I just haven’t processed them yet. I also made pancakes from scratch and am about to make some homemade biscuits. I want some peach cobbler later today so I need the biscuits. 

So far this winter I have been wearing my Christmas wearable blanket every day in January and up to now in February. I just found that I probably don’t need it today, though the furnace seems to be running regularly. Right now the thermometer says it is 40 degrees. 

The word today is remain. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb. At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. Friedrich Nietzsche. Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. Thomas Jefferson. Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance. William Wirt. While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. Samuel Johnson. Have regard for your name, since it will remain for you longer than a great store of gold. Ecclesiasticus. My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go. William Shakespeare. Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. Aristotle. Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge. Cicero. All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown. William Harvey. He who doesn't look ahead remains behind. Mexican Proverb. Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. Victor Hugo. If you want to make people weep, you must weep yourself. If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious. Giovanni Jacopo Casanova. So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains. Ralph Waldo Emerson. If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must always be displeased by what you are. For where you are pleased with yourself there you have remained. Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing. Saint Augustine. There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age. Sainte-Beave. Doubt is the vestibule which all must pass before they can enter the temple of wisdom. When we are in doubt and puzzle out the truth by our own exertions, we have gained something that will stay by us and will serve us again. But if to avoid the trouble of the search we avail ourselves of the superior information of a friend, such knowledge will not remain with us; we have not bought, but borrowed it. C. C. Colton. 

Article summary. I like books, I read every day both the recreational and serious types, both are “scholarly” in nature for me. For me reading is like a Calgon moment...."Calgon, take me away!" I also like historical fiction, maybe not always fiction. So this title caught my attention about reading old stories. There is something new to us there. There may be light bulb moments. A view into another life time and place in history and in place. The title of the article is Why do teachers make us read old stories?  Elisabeth Gruner, Associate Professor of English, University of Richmond. At theconversation.com. As the article started it was mentioned that in reading “old” stories we will meet up with different and “strange” to us “values and ways of life”. It went on to relate that connecting with the past can help to “learn about the present”, that is an interesting observance and statement for me. It was pointed out how the story of Romeo and Juliet has visions of their day as it relates to youth of today. The “sentence structure” and vocabulary in old books make us think. I like the statement in the article that old stores can offer “a rich depth of feeling, by exposing readers to a broad range of experiences”. In coming to an end the article further related that “stories also make us feel” sometimes using the human social and emotional sense called empathy a serious kind of understanding. So books do more than just the memories of a few moments. They can shape us.

I’m debating on spaghetti and meat balls or meat loaf and baked potatoes for dinner. 

Photos in my life today

The first challenge and upload in this group is “spiral”. I searched all over the house inside and outside for something of a spiral. I finally opened my eyes fully and found this. It is a top on one of my decorative wind chimes that hangs in my indoor house plant garden. 

The next upload is “surprise”. I don’t know what kind of critter made these
tracks. He/she made it easy to follow?. We see them in every snow fall. They are always a surprise that makes me smile. 

The next upload is “together”. Pancakes and syrup are great together. Some like powdered sugar, honey, or jelly and jam but I like good old fashioned maple syrup. 

That last upload in this group is “dark color”. This is a piece of digital art I
generated from a photo. It hangs in the powder room. 

Joy

                this was taken on one of my walks through Greenlawn Cemetery