I recently read some text online that struck me as “smug”. It was written by a “successful” woman, who makes her “success” well known to others, and who enjoys a comfortably affluent lifestyle. Not content to appreciate her good luck, that her efforts in life have been rewarded, she has enhanced her view of her… Continue reading Smug
Category: 2015
Canned Beans
The web site I designed as a donation has been reviewed by the congregation, and others, and only one edit was needed, the addition of a link to the links page. I am very pleased with the site, and very glad that the church members feel the same way. Yesterday I prepared a document to… Continue reading Canned Beans
The Weekend
Friday, February 27, 2015 Last night may have been our coldest night of the winter here at the little house in the city! This morning, early, around 6:00 a.m., around the time the temperature usually dips to its lowest point, the house gave one loud, resounding “crack”! This happens frequently at the country house, as… Continue reading The Weekend
Thursday
All of my life I have been interested in people, how they live, how they think, what they do, what they say. Not the powerful, the rich, the “successful”, not interested in them, there is way too much in the media about them, predictable, violent, vicious, and boring. Here is a woman, Ruth Goodman, who… Continue reading Thursday
Too Much Snow!
My heart sank as I peeked out into the pre-dawn morning. Snow, a foot or more of it! It hung thick and heavy on the trees, weighing down the evergreens. It lay thick on the road, on the driveway, on Tank. It obscured the shovelled path to the front porch. I glanced at the shoulder… Continue reading Too Much Snow!