tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33219575260557528512024-03-22T00:10:54.822-04:00Flowers and FeathersAn exploration of nature...interior and exteriorJane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.comBlogger433125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-79563976054501562032024-01-15T11:50:00.000-05:002024-02-10T12:53:49.020-05:00Begin Again - Jan 3 - 14<p>January is a time for new beginnings, maybe some resolutions to improve myself, maybe just get back into a "normal" non-holiday routine. Jan 1 and 2 carried forward the holiday. David's family was with us and Laura's family, minus Claire, joined in celebrating the day. The Whitaker's got away at 9 am on the 2nd, so we had all day to clean up and put the house back to normal. We even had time for walk. On the 3rd, since we had nothing scheduled, we took down the tree and packed away Christmas until next year.</p><p>Wayne B had a fall on Christmas Eve so Wayne and Kathy's Christmas holiday was spent in the hospital. He suffered a few broken ribs, no head injuries. His limited mobility is now further limited by pain and weakness. After more than a week, he was transferred to Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital. There he received excellent care and therapy, but recovering even limited mobility will be a long process. Our hearts go out to both of them.</p><p>On Thursday, Yoga resumed. It was great to see friends and stretch my body. Friday, I had lunch with Marie at Mimi's in Turkey Creek. I always enjoy our time together.</p><p>Friday was also the occasion for a family birthday celebration, mine! Laura and Mike hosted, Amanda was there and Kathy was able to come as well. Laura, with my consent, chose take-out from our new Indian cafe. We all enjoyed the different flavors of Indian food. </p><p>My actual birthday, Saturday January 6, started at the One Heart Community Closet at Church. I worked there with Monica and Raquel. We had about 10 clients. Bill took me out to dinner to celebrate. We chose Conner's in Turkey Creek. It was wonderful. I started with their calamari appetizer. For my entree I chose the small filet. They are well known for both. I was delighted with the evening.</p><p>Sunday was an unusually busy day. Sunday School and church as usual, then a funeral visitation for Denim Beeler, a young man about Laura's age who succumbed to cancer, leaving a wife and two sons. From there, I went back to Trinity for the Habitat Kick-off Celebration and Dedication. We had a good crowd representing the four UMC churches who are partnering for a build, Central, First Farragut, Loudon, and Trinity. The lot where the house will be built is just a couple of blocks from Trinity. Then some of our Trinity people gathered back at church to "undecorate" and share a bowl of Chili courtesy of Walter.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaloDlw18zRmUWzHZTDF6vxod2Ab16jMgMImcInLwPF3ItljRMm74i-V7ZPStUWuyfCIm6UzaWMq1PmgUpJ0cL043efKi1pGt62kawWbo4ZOvhyphenhyphen5tKlQf_ZGREJujMJcNJEDqfOrsIA2b7ArE0GyUfJUgxzLLepgxPcDbApFU4SyyEmgfoL-x3SQYlF8/s4032/IMG_6006.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaloDlw18zRmUWzHZTDF6vxod2Ab16jMgMImcInLwPF3ItljRMm74i-V7ZPStUWuyfCIm6UzaWMq1PmgUpJ0cL043efKi1pGt62kawWbo4ZOvhyphenhyphen5tKlQf_ZGREJujMJcNJEDqfOrsIA2b7ArE0GyUfJUgxzLLepgxPcDbApFU4SyyEmgfoL-x3SQYlF8/w640-h480/IMG_6006.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Habitat Kick-off</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZjgkA26VSm9rh3rrZhSXuYfDb1Rllyz5Fyioo2eDPrutn31Y0IllP0TrINfcFl8rmEu39hVB6Gdqck37Ukn8PkLRBQns6h4zVcPNX6Dsyp_8ga7m7QUUQ2jUBuIIFol0YRiL0sGh9L29u4KBK0Sbm2fQGRf0LtTHsirw9CKA8fs6hBc5UAYjk-Ykt0E/s5712/IMG_6009.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZjgkA26VSm9rh3rrZhSXuYfDb1Rllyz5Fyioo2eDPrutn31Y0IllP0TrINfcFl8rmEu39hVB6Gdqck37Ukn8PkLRBQns6h4zVcPNX6Dsyp_8ga7m7QUUQ2jUBuIIFol0YRiL0sGh9L29u4KBK0Sbm2fQGRf0LtTHsirw9CKA8fs6hBc5UAYjk-Ykt0E/w640-h480/IMG_6009.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blessing the building site</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Monday continued the busy schedule, starting with UMW meeting at 10:30. I picked up Susan so she didn't have to drive. After the meeting, I made it back home before 1 pm to meet my new house-cleaners, Monica and her mom and cousin. Monday ended with a Finance/Admin Council meeting back at church. Whew!</p><p>Tuesday's big event was a hair cut. Wednesday, I attended the GSC Exec Board meeting as acting secretary and later visited Jim A. He is not doing well. Thursday was Yoga as usual.</p><p>Friday, January 12, Laura had rotator cuff surgery. She was home under Mike's excellent care by mid-afternoon. Friday's weather was unusual. The high temperature of the day was 58 at midnight as temps fell steadily all day. </p><p>Sunday was another day of falling temps, starting at 43 and falling to 28. We had a guest speaker from Wesley House Community Center. After church, we had our regular Meet & Greet lunch. On Saturday, I baked a spiral ham, cooled, deboned and plated it for my contribution. I had no left-over to bring home, but I had left-overs from the unsliced portion. Before dark, snow began to fall. We had no idea what we were in for! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOz8nJn4hob94Myj_q-9whIClYTS626yzByAl57_XkkltwH5ZE2jDwhpgGq0JSiLi1cFO1eEzt1teHzzOthdsLwk_tcI35vSj_sgvKOxrhR7uXEddVI-nsogE-rpZOMpaO_kV7Y5dTijg6yvEOYEmBpNJbb8z2zAGkQKB2-4ECM5Q8hKyCk0iEhnFY-8s/s4032/IMG_6015.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOz8nJn4hob94Myj_q-9whIClYTS626yzByAl57_XkkltwH5ZE2jDwhpgGq0JSiLi1cFO1eEzt1teHzzOthdsLwk_tcI35vSj_sgvKOxrhR7uXEddVI-nsogE-rpZOMpaO_kV7Y5dTijg6yvEOYEmBpNJbb8z2zAGkQKB2-4ECM5Q8hKyCk0iEhnFY-8s/w640-h480/IMG_6015.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just the beginning, 10:26 pm Sunday night, Jan 14</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-52144524499435369872024-01-03T10:03:00.001-05:002024-01-24T10:43:10.191-05:00Christmas Holiday<p>Christmas Morning:</p><p>Mike, Laura, Claire and Amanda spent Christmas Eve night with us as they have done almost every year for 20 years. We had our traditional taco supper after the Christmas Eve service at Trinity. We didn't have to get going too early Christmas morning since everybody is grown up. The girls "Santa" gifts are still laid out for Christmas morning. We had fun and plenty of gifts to open. Our Christmas Day celebration lasted until mid afternoon when everyone was ready for a nap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-5QTvCvR0ax48qtyfc2XBAVipaZDpAxTt1TZLnvVVPgKSBS7QupH1PdqtOGeMpB2srYWdlgmd4HJH8Fl5CHFpeKl7NgTosVeOlVsMPGxWSjLcIyGIQeTB60p-EwNTMak_cVxsYRlefump89jPsLXLkojQOSOUwo4w6eqZOTN-g__1d_WUxq6RHMrQhs/s4032/IMG_5930.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-5QTvCvR0ax48qtyfc2XBAVipaZDpAxTt1TZLnvVVPgKSBS7QupH1PdqtOGeMpB2srYWdlgmd4HJH8Fl5CHFpeKl7NgTosVeOlVsMPGxWSjLcIyGIQeTB60p-EwNTMak_cVxsYRlefump89jPsLXLkojQOSOUwo4w6eqZOTN-g__1d_WUxq6RHMrQhs/w480-h640/IMG_5930.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcYhyphenhyphenT_1CUwrLGovzZ4axVKDxWaRZCptBxC93zRqoDA0K-DCmwVFYDoJlqEyDGVhCFCXYFplHRwaSsvjO2C0Dp-jkGd0Me9NDGe9xsSwHP_iEFmoOZUMy0Q7Szum_E4WJ38hrwZ8qjr-lOwrc5Ikgnpy1Agf-HTidmPvkcNuiOjyYrv1VbRjDt3fPF20/s5712/IMG_5929.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcYhyphenhyphenT_1CUwrLGovzZ4axVKDxWaRZCptBxC93zRqoDA0K-DCmwVFYDoJlqEyDGVhCFCXYFplHRwaSsvjO2C0Dp-jkGd0Me9NDGe9xsSwHP_iEFmoOZUMy0Q7Szum_E4WJ38hrwZ8qjr-lOwrc5Ikgnpy1Agf-HTidmPvkcNuiOjyYrv1VbRjDt3fPF20/w640-h480/IMG_5929.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>December 26:</p><p>David's family arrived early afternoon. The Matzeks came over and we had Christmas all over again. Such fun to have everyone together!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6ZPG8L_NywoRXg62EnZBOv5pn9rS3PB76jlJhYOYnc8J6uXhbxQ74090SlRI9zlG2GvLj-cVm1k8X84s46ALRJev04-XwOO2XPqj-HPdo494ODMYCOKAZj9S09Pu-LOEcfIiubKR0gFLg69MtlrVaj-vfhMGAKIGJ3U_J1OnuQ67hces01zzXJyVu8g/s5712/IMG_5945.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6ZPG8L_NywoRXg62EnZBOv5pn9rS3PB76jlJhYOYnc8J6uXhbxQ74090SlRI9zlG2GvLj-cVm1k8X84s46ALRJev04-XwOO2XPqj-HPdo494ODMYCOKAZj9S09Pu-LOEcfIiubKR0gFLg69MtlrVaj-vfhMGAKIGJ3U_J1OnuQ67hces01zzXJyVu8g/w640-h480/IMG_5945.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWibrP5hXDCt4lLOtpcCzWe3zvy_cGlApsorOQF6-UnZPSNQe-433eAhYlae0BxK5fBCSKweSA8dL0EGunnTjXeQz-Gfuvc_1wCQOimY31zBSxMqo5XKSYYFVUHBmpgCUZTEQgZ9dutW5jX-E23cTSUZK5vmCMzkTC6MkoBYPCSzc03fIVMomRlVQ69lU/s4032/IMG_5944.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWibrP5hXDCt4lLOtpcCzWe3zvy_cGlApsorOQF6-UnZPSNQe-433eAhYlae0BxK5fBCSKweSA8dL0EGunnTjXeQz-Gfuvc_1wCQOimY31zBSxMqo5XKSYYFVUHBmpgCUZTEQgZ9dutW5jX-E23cTSUZK5vmCMzkTC6MkoBYPCSzc03fIVMomRlVQ69lU/w640-h480/IMG_5944.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am so bad at selfies!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoJez3c4u-6WxxHy3Pov_Tkql45qHbh1F7KZ0uO950EjF67EadKiNiWPJpcCasgb4AFt9fHD8GoFI5NbKlM1IK6_G9FaNL5VL5z6bACilyB2Ak7WjKPRSHxAo0VmkYy_p7aWzP7Q1vjDO4miDS6HYCv2yDiAwwbiEbeVZpU6cIk7x17cmry46maQiuHc/s5712/IMG_5936.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoJez3c4u-6WxxHy3Pov_Tkql45qHbh1F7KZ0uO950EjF67EadKiNiWPJpcCasgb4AFt9fHD8GoFI5NbKlM1IK6_G9FaNL5VL5z6bACilyB2Ak7WjKPRSHxAo0VmkYy_p7aWzP7Q1vjDO4miDS6HYCv2yDiAwwbiEbeVZpU6cIk7x17cmry46maQiuHc/w640-h480/IMG_5936.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAW-ysYnEPA13G2ewe37gtJCi3PDqdJ6UOKUbqqrCarzu9JXl8nhPXAE5RaOwMgD9im8G_mp-K8lFQdvGOotIhUcO5tZb7f_W-QzJwGy9adG-ZT0Fddge8IEXhooEe7c6qaf7tgHsqhYDruKyJYJf4kEHoOQaJ43m1uWcQraE_-NEYhbh_xpVNGsoGOgQ/s5712/IMG_5933.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAW-ysYnEPA13G2ewe37gtJCi3PDqdJ6UOKUbqqrCarzu9JXl8nhPXAE5RaOwMgD9im8G_mp-K8lFQdvGOotIhUcO5tZb7f_W-QzJwGy9adG-ZT0Fddge8IEXhooEe7c6qaf7tgHsqhYDruKyJYJf4kEHoOQaJ43m1uWcQraE_-NEYhbh_xpVNGsoGOgQ/w480-h640/IMG_5933.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owen is catching up to Claire.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Wednesday, December 27: John David's 5th Birthday!</b></p><p>We started the day with a pancake breakfast for John with the whole gang (except Mike who had to work)! I was too busy making pancakes for 11 people to take any pictures. </p><p>After lunch, David and Trisha left for their Campus Movement Christmas Conference in Chattanooga. Owen, Allison, Evangeline and John David will be with us until they return on New Year's Eve.</p><p>Claire and Amanda came over every day and played with the younger kids. We didn't do anything special, just played a lot!</p><p><b>December 29</b></p><p>Craft day for the girls and science project day for Owen. He did a good job setting up and carrying out his experiment testing the acidity of household substances by comparing the volume of CO2 bubbles produced. Allison and Evangeline picked up embroidery very quickly using a kit I gave them for Christmas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHl1ZxXbTl_9B7StpOgQfp8NwYBONBpvYEq7zEHxllGq0hmVMs3tbxi3klaLydwUCNjJQ6Qo0GLQHCNy5Pu3BtG36JQa9MW_7wM-oa5Q7YR_eZqlZdn3oKyjYx4MSperW-RM1bND_5H4VDPctsk1dAN0PpUk2dCP6L78pkEuDBJiB9MFbE3rX4RlGSYA/s5712/IMG_5973.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHl1ZxXbTl_9B7StpOgQfp8NwYBONBpvYEq7zEHxllGq0hmVMs3tbxi3klaLydwUCNjJQ6Qo0GLQHCNy5Pu3BtG36JQa9MW_7wM-oa5Q7YR_eZqlZdn3oKyjYx4MSperW-RM1bND_5H4VDPctsk1dAN0PpUk2dCP6L78pkEuDBJiB9MFbE3rX4RlGSYA/w640-h480/IMG_5973.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyXmGVz4V64RaaKrPRPMCg9keZdFo4zwMcuh4SjWophG0pZ2G8y9x4gDhZQK5-zFeYm9qifW1fGk-GkYCjh-Yt_uOUcKk0oFjBgn9fnJcJODQkhnfkCAWWM7LlVuAv5YcheEjMAJSlM8d2-WFbnBT9bpdVRlm6JJGAKQxOHTuSBXHiTghHXBhUv0By1A/s5712/IMG_5952.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyXmGVz4V64RaaKrPRPMCg9keZdFo4zwMcuh4SjWophG0pZ2G8y9x4gDhZQK5-zFeYm9qifW1fGk-GkYCjh-Yt_uOUcKk0oFjBgn9fnJcJODQkhnfkCAWWM7LlVuAv5YcheEjMAJSlM8d2-WFbnBT9bpdVRlm6JJGAKQxOHTuSBXHiTghHXBhUv0By1A/w640-h480/IMG_5952.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December 30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More games, indoor and out. Clue, BananaGrams, Stomp Rockets. 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We all went to the Matzek's for supper and celebration, but we didn't stay up to see in the New Year!</p><p><b>January 1</b></p><p>New Year's Day at our house with hearty snacks for the big UT football game, the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl! We won! We all enjoyed our last day of beging together.</p><p><b>January 2</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were loaded and ready to leave by 9 am. We had a great holiday and will miss them all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j2TRd8_XTPera4LFMGBfUvYWlhDCnWuwl90F1_yqIuDoZiJC7jhsZ-rtzuZko5YSEUOp7d4kO_Qux2LrCLlRozMHB6Gy-PBJ5unOqsuD-lZcg4O7tPY1VuXSNnD3ZCnHtZIoYio5JKQuUcvctwDubbK25WhKkw3GC644JZPO6l_woPY-70vEQrFxbiU/s5712/IMG_5989.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j2TRd8_XTPera4LFMGBfUvYWlhDCnWuwl90F1_yqIuDoZiJC7jhsZ-rtzuZko5YSEUOp7d4kO_Qux2LrCLlRozMHB6Gy-PBJ5unOqsuD-lZcg4O7tPY1VuXSNnD3ZCnHtZIoYio5JKQuUcvctwDubbK25WhKkw3GC644JZPO6l_woPY-70vEQrFxbiU/w480-h640/IMG_5989.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0W8lBksvJ0oq_s11QPUzsi6dFtHQVVKx6m7IzhudP0l7X86xWDPw3RI8-yYTwBqXJenhfTcqYyi_uaY0Y5JUDzyCwCSYfVflSK2mvQ4fidoucXHpkk9nfjLsIdY7rA2aVhkIoqzLaYfInKqqQnmhqOCTkmUIW3wMclcIWF4Dlwnnnn9nTmUhSWT6v24/s5712/IMG_5994.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0W8lBksvJ0oq_s11QPUzsi6dFtHQVVKx6m7IzhudP0l7X86xWDPw3RI8-yYTwBqXJenhfTcqYyi_uaY0Y5JUDzyCwCSYfVflSK2mvQ4fidoucXHpkk9nfjLsIdY7rA2aVhkIoqzLaYfInKqqQnmhqOCTkmUIW3wMclcIWF4Dlwnnnn9nTmUhSWT6v24/w640-h480/IMG_5994.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>We got the house back in order by mid-afternoon. It was a nice day, so we went for a walk by the river.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXpbSLd5dH0qHoupKDF8jdOyzpeX0DeNRkqVtmQ1JXXWPVkKXpYfeqe2F8bINsonRW829GpLHGp9BQjRWfIHP00nrcCjCECgMNSEpa3294ntsUwFe0MebDzQF-CzorZrC0zVixc7WAsYiTUbBlW00G-2rI7LQenZSIAHaivS1W7z2Z05FHfcmLWocv0c/s5712/IMG_5995.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXpbSLd5dH0qHoupKDF8jdOyzpeX0DeNRkqVtmQ1JXXWPVkKXpYfeqe2F8bINsonRW829GpLHGp9BQjRWfIHP00nrcCjCECgMNSEpa3294ntsUwFe0MebDzQF-CzorZrC0zVixc7WAsYiTUbBlW00G-2rI7LQenZSIAHaivS1W7z2Z05FHfcmLWocv0c/w480-h640/IMG_5995.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QeqbZjSIPnuQIGpP_nccZKF_gbf5Ga2ZgZnSitxSgh2-UyMs9IhP2DnHpradXXc1B_85nRlT1l0MeV9VO9ebVKkd1RIu1BcX6hvYtgOR45EbgACjucj-bKrfK1ifzZGF1iJAG44ev0EwBEgoY6GQ_5KvASTR4fC8lah5DLN5I0bw-wqZyIuEZ9s25YM/s4032/IMG_6001.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QeqbZjSIPnuQIGpP_nccZKF_gbf5Ga2ZgZnSitxSgh2-UyMs9IhP2DnHpradXXc1B_85nRlT1l0MeV9VO9ebVKkd1RIu1BcX6hvYtgOR45EbgACjucj-bKrfK1ifzZGF1iJAG44ev0EwBEgoY6GQ_5KvASTR4fC8lah5DLN5I0bw-wqZyIuEZ9s25YM/w640-h480/IMG_6001.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjBdCpHQZU8KzMcNnzNEiIGhqhfZqkX3tbQZJc-yZRVvh1zz5WuiEI2wp2q3CG8qbg_zWI5qa4EnYheTGvya7o4q_VcP7uj24l-avO9VfUQvmwhfNOrZbGKzxERlYWxabSQSFhGiFgI5OrBnti5InFgL5Yc6jJhYVDybDzkP6Spz3tKzB3o7v93ZU8Gw/s4032/IMG_6002.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjBdCpHQZU8KzMcNnzNEiIGhqhfZqkX3tbQZJc-yZRVvh1zz5WuiEI2wp2q3CG8qbg_zWI5qa4EnYheTGvya7o4q_VcP7uj24l-avO9VfUQvmwhfNOrZbGKzxERlYWxabSQSFhGiFgI5OrBnti5InFgL5Yc6jJhYVDybDzkP6Spz3tKzB3o7v93ZU8Gw/w640-h480/IMG_6002.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-13312597093601304762023-12-24T18:14:00.001-05:002024-01-24T19:20:39.846-05:00Advent Journal - December 11-24<p>After Sunday December 10, my journaling broke down. I don't know why. My schedule with Santa Helper continued. Monica and her mother showed up for the first cleaning session on Monday afternoon. I was pleased with their work and will continue to have them once a month. On Tuesday, Amanda (home from college) helped with the gift pick-up at First Baptist Church. They had adopted 60 kids, so it was a big one and Amanda's youth and energy was very appreciated. I did not make it to the Advent Study this week. I finished with Santa Helper work on Wednesday. Thursday, we had yoga as usual. Friday was special for lunch with Susan, Judith, and Bonnie. We met at Aubry's in Lenoir City and had a good time catching up. It's been a while! Saturday I cooked and deboned a ham for our church dinner tomorrow. For us, I made another special catfish meal - pan-seared with baked potatoe and steamed spinach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTs2QEDUVzAtI49JHcwobqMfhmSrQliSExLFEcb49Hf6z_mwe2IYVY4pgCKXWv5bxBf7W8_EwIxGVkanGSfBhk2Ust14RnMdwthIDddQFC7os1R9e32IGlGsvLtq7cFdNM9qlqE9kLbglNkbjMyn6OSjlXWKxLFMvTM1BXXAEr_4DRCYDORPoEBVFSgQ/s4032/IMG_5913.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTs2QEDUVzAtI49JHcwobqMfhmSrQliSExLFEcb49Hf6z_mwe2IYVY4pgCKXWv5bxBf7W8_EwIxGVkanGSfBhk2Ust14RnMdwthIDddQFC7os1R9e32IGlGsvLtq7cFdNM9qlqE9kLbglNkbjMyn6OSjlXWKxLFMvTM1BXXAEr_4DRCYDORPoEBVFSgQ/w640-h480/IMG_5913.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Sunday, Dec 17, the church was decorated with memorial poinsettias and we had our December fellowship lunch. SS, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBz7uFpgK1QO16MyfUKBLwygvBog6Or_pYXHXv-EE0eFJF4pkWMxeGPQ68X5M-GiM1Lz0ygBXjz94NKcCCJNwycYSb6hvfjDh-NSMe_FgTt8Wzk7NFjMNthGOPhCNaXAeEDV5qkfK-M2rEO6momHZEuvsuW7l-FRPlhQo7PwJP7CgnXZl68MthI0-baM/s5712/IMG_5916.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBz7uFpgK1QO16MyfUKBLwygvBog6Or_pYXHXv-EE0eFJF4pkWMxeGPQ68X5M-GiM1Lz0ygBXjz94NKcCCJNwycYSb6hvfjDh-NSMe_FgTt8Wzk7NFjMNthGOPhCNaXAeEDV5qkfK-M2rEO6momHZEuvsuW7l-FRPlhQo7PwJP7CgnXZl68MthI0-baM/w640-h480/IMG_5916.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5b-WgfTBDHgCYekKKYTQXYwloqrv41ej81yXf0sg9wnC1P1TTzQwz-NTkruXVj8oqzqMsUKsvVpTUlcxgmlQGIudcqY9bIBQjH5fus2-281nM2UeASp5QIz6r1tUZ7WMIthIcNSU4qDQuy9lQQkFxaw2MVmF5HSQ1trnwNSyrgrQqhYjlgVHvfh24gs/s5712/IMG_5915.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5b-WgfTBDHgCYekKKYTQXYwloqrv41ej81yXf0sg9wnC1P1TTzQwz-NTkruXVj8oqzqMsUKsvVpTUlcxgmlQGIudcqY9bIBQjH5fus2-281nM2UeASp5QIz6r1tUZ7WMIthIcNSU4qDQuy9lQQkFxaw2MVmF5HSQ1trnwNSyrgrQqhYjlgVHvfh24gs/w640-h480/IMG_5915.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH8Slx6nKpyqo17DDq_goB3i-o_KxPGpKGl7LIJTbwVtDU0fHSIBhOgFyMADBPx1XNYvKmR0FgCr03Z7n3f0uLl_5T1jG2uUoRwJQegmPOIUoW5WdwK9rvOQxk7Ekt_NQ1xXGYZ87FH7oxIZV0GsFehUeBU3S6pNJix1qX2sKNKbE3T7eIY9ZXJlxvWc/s5712/IMG_5914.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH8Slx6nKpyqo17DDq_goB3i-o_KxPGpKGl7LIJTbwVtDU0fHSIBhOgFyMADBPx1XNYvKmR0FgCr03Z7n3f0uLl_5T1jG2uUoRwJQegmPOIUoW5WdwK9rvOQxk7Ekt_NQ1xXGYZ87FH7oxIZV0GsFehUeBU3S6pNJix1qX2sKNKbE3T7eIY9ZXJlxvWc/w480-h640/IMG_5914.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The week beginning on Dec 18 gave me a bit of time to finish my personal Christmas shopping and get ready for the family events next week. Monday featured red beans and rice with the ham bone from yesterday and some andoullie sausage.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2SW66QM0_Fiwu4VZkWQ4ngFD33uGpt7tj_iejB6ztho0xRuM2hGZytHnvbD24ns29buXpmCoIxZiOR30j5IVGnAcXOXtJYux0zdExIHcV3G7ZPk4hs0XJ1z80IInwTLLcjQxGJn_A645atoy2iXR98N0FyB1fvmCp-282pq2WW0lDs5KwkT16C1vQgY/s4032/IMG_5918.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2SW66QM0_Fiwu4VZkWQ4ngFD33uGpt7tj_iejB6ztho0xRuM2hGZytHnvbD24ns29buXpmCoIxZiOR30j5IVGnAcXOXtJYux0zdExIHcV3G7ZPk4hs0XJ1z80IInwTLLcjQxGJn_A645atoy2iXR98N0FyB1fvmCp-282pq2WW0lDs5KwkT16C1vQgY/w640-h480/IMG_5918.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>On Tuesday, I was able to go to the last Advent Study session. I managed to finish all the reading before the meeting. Park got word that the sale of the Pontotoc County land will go through with closing on Friday if we can get all our paperwork together.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs25ZvjYcCsDevaJr8KAMTgVmc6Wb2m9GIV0UWz_oL-YadDMvIeRtpY9V4D9u9BMx0z4tR-4Vi23JeKYTJjlfqDHZV54eH34k3DbDocpMp0A2o0nbaBMqjjPVW8bkxQF36Uk4phfPMn4Xmc2ZuSYXJZxzZmffoG1M9eAaPPG_r8ajMDZ3Nptcbcn5fZ6I/s4032/IMG_5923.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs25ZvjYcCsDevaJr8KAMTgVmc6Wb2m9GIV0UWz_oL-YadDMvIeRtpY9V4D9u9BMx0z4tR-4Vi23JeKYTJjlfqDHZV54eH34k3DbDocpMp0A2o0nbaBMqjjPVW8bkxQF36Uk4phfPMn4Xmc2ZuSYXJZxzZmffoG1M9eAaPPG_r8ajMDZ3Nptcbcn5fZ6I/w480-h640/IMG_5923.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday visitors</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Thursday Dec 21 Park Taylor and Claire Matzek celebrated birthdays.</p><p>Friday, Park went to Pontotoc County for the closing on the sale. It is sad to let go of the 40 acres that has been in our family since the late 1800s, first belonging to great-grandfather Jeff Westmoreland. But it is time and the price was good. We will each get a little more than $26,000 after all expenses are taken care of. The buyer was a neighbor. We had specified that the realtor was to offer it to neighbors for 30 days before putting it on the general market.</p><p>Christmas Eve was spent getting ready, as it should!</p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-66589223115846224612023-12-10T11:30:00.001-05:002024-01-24T18:14:15.173-05:00Advent Journal, Dec 4 - 10<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecW6yWKGY8S5KSmrgjYZ71lTePsiKtCTPT_qRd0HzPHg_kJq6xYjz7SB-1VynHGpEOARDSFdqyQ0whq4Qy9oX84Ogg7AGKSh-nTl5g1uPEscRb2PVKF1Of-ZWKwbghwCxeIg7iryQOgHp_oKvxDc_1oLzKKiUnPuMzoJgKeLh4oYKoUgB7CBQXUqGXnc/s4032/IMG_5904.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecW6yWKGY8S5KSmrgjYZ71lTePsiKtCTPT_qRd0HzPHg_kJq6xYjz7SB-1VynHGpEOARDSFdqyQ0whq4Qy9oX84Ogg7AGKSh-nTl5g1uPEscRb2PVKF1Of-ZWKwbghwCxeIg7iryQOgHp_oKvxDc_1oLzKKiUnPuMzoJgKeLh4oYKoUgB7CBQXUqGXnc/w150-h200/IMG_5904.HEIC" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Monday, December 4</b><p></p><p>It is 8:11 pm as I begin to write. I haven't ready my chapter for tomorrow's study group, "A Wesleyan Christmas." I will get started as soon as my Ipad charges enough because I have the digital version.</p><p>For our December meeting, our UMW group had a "Baby Shower for Jesus" to benefit Suzannah's House ministry in Knoxville. The women of our group donated an amazing amount of baby goods which will be used to "shower" each new mother served by Suzannah's House. Fifteen women gather around the table for coffee, tea, cookies and conversation. We had a couple of seasonal readings and a long conversation about homelessness and discussed a project that we might undertake.</p><p>I spent plenty of time today on "works of mercy," working with Santa's Helper, both before and after UMW. I had 4 kids to shop for, those whose gifts were incomplete. I got to Walmart at 9 am but didn't make much headway before leaving to pick up Susan R for UMW. After UMW and taking Susan home, I went back to Walmart and finished shopping. I finally left FRC at 3:30.</p><p>I got home in time for a 4 pm meeting with Monica Vargas and her mother Jobanna. I learned on Saturday that Monica has a housecleaning business and they came for an evaluation. I will begin services.</p><p style="text-align: center;">"A Wesleyan Way" Chapter 2</p><p style="text-align: left;">Both Lent and Advent are seasons of repentance and royalty, signified bby the liturgical color of purple. Prayer plays a central role in this time of reflection and preparation.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In reference to hearing God's voice in prayer, Nadia Boltz-Weber says, "I wish God would shut up."</p><p style="text-align: left;">John Wesley "The end of your praying is not to inform God, as though he knew not your wants already; but rather to inform yourselves; to fix the ... sense of your continued dependence on him who only is able to osupply all your wants."</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Tuesday, December 5</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">My work day (Santa Helper) started with a 9 am pick-up at Lenoir City High School. I was delighted to find Amanda's Honor Picture still displayed in the Lobby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ESpJ5axKt1Rad5myfJIv0hyphenhyphen50Z04RRFP7EAluNXv-Sr11qrwdpgDvU_WlhBHC8UZf4aW5wbkTn5u0u7g_slNlxdLTGl276cxkHnmyfzoy49GJ0HP8sKwdB-fJYbGIzGT0xWjdc6UuPFzwuOFuuGrUELUm9MDRXJqZK5GSBMQk1AbWEG70DT2twM4KLU/s5712/IMG_5908.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ESpJ5axKt1Rad5myfJIv0hyphenhyphen50Z04RRFP7EAluNXv-Sr11qrwdpgDvU_WlhBHC8UZf4aW5wbkTn5u0u7g_slNlxdLTGl276cxkHnmyfzoy49GJ0HP8sKwdB-fJYbGIzGT0xWjdc6UuPFzwuOFuuGrUELUm9MDRXJqZK5GSBMQk1AbWEG70DT2twM4KLU/w640-h480/IMG_5908.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">After delivering the gifts to FRC and helping to get it checked in, I went to church for the Advent Study. Then back to FRC to work until 3:30. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As soon as I got home, Bill and I went back to town to the Verizon store. Bill swapped his flip phone for an IPhone and I got a new 15Pro IPhone. We are up-to-date! It took 2 hours.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Wednesday, December 6</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Today's schedule was to work at FRC all day, including shopping at Walmart. Laura had several bags of clothes and blankets from Barbara Matzek. After work, she loaded them in the X-terra for me to take to church.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Thursday, December 7</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Thursday morning I joined Cindy and Pam at Riverside Cafe to interview Kimberly for the Good Samaritan Client Service Manager position. This is her 2nd interview. This interview went much better and she will be offered the position. I went from there to church but didn't participate in yoga. I needed to print UMW mission giving letters and prepare them for mailing. I also had all the bags to unload for One Heart Community Closet. Fortunately, I had help with the heavy bags. I left them in the room to deal with later. I didn't skip lunch with the yoga group, though. We went to Shoney's. I spent the rest of the afternoon at FRC.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Friday, December 8</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Friday morning I met Pam G at Avalon for a gift pick-up. These are extra toys and not part of the regular Santa helper. They will be used to supplement as needed. I managed to get away from FRC at 2 pm today. I was tired after a busy work week. I'm not used to all this work! Spending so much time on works of mercy leaves little time or energy for piety.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I did make time to cook a nice catfish dish for supper. <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 22.5px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This dish doesn’t have a name so I’ll call it Catfish with what I had on hand. Garlic and Parmesan with a little shrimp make anything good! Served over Pasta and peas.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 22.5px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi4sMZOJuZoO8XkCOdAG-E4BTdx_lLd1ddd8U3JV-773kmOa4n83V8dL1YuopDZJraFSOjvuzMyeCpwglBVNsgfJZTy598_tPE34ZWYyOMRYLEOGc1Irldc9svX0UQAafXWZxjt8khm133ERyL9fFx5FY-EyGc-2H0mgtju4frQHkaryGsje0Ax53m3c/s4032/IMG_5910.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi4sMZOJuZoO8XkCOdAG-E4BTdx_lLd1ddd8U3JV-773kmOa4n83V8dL1YuopDZJraFSOjvuzMyeCpwglBVNsgfJZTy598_tPE34ZWYyOMRYLEOGc1Irldc9svX0UQAafXWZxjt8khm133ERyL9fFx5FY-EyGc-2H0mgtju4frQHkaryGsje0Ax53m3c/w640-h480/IMG_5910.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><b>Saturday, December 9</b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Saturday started very nicely. After breakfast, I prepped my SS lesson and sent it out. (Work of piety). UT Men's Basketball game started at noon and we watched (on TV of course). Somewhere along the way, I prepared a rack of ribs with my favorite and famous rub to marinate for a while. After the game, I made a loaf of pumpkin bread. Whe it was done, I put the ribs in the oven on low to cook for 2 or 3 hours. I made coleslaw and heated some canned baked beans. It all turned out perfect and I cleaned my plate before I rememberd that I should have taken a picture. Today was a rainy, yucky day and I was glad that I didn't have to go out.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Sunday, December 10</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Sunday was also cold and damp and except for church, we stayed in. Sunday School and church count for acts of piety.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-2175752718319164872023-12-03T18:03:00.017-05:002024-01-24T11:26:54.390-05:00Advent Journal, Nov 27 - Dec 3<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9yK7CLhtfs9KO12nXWUWabQd2vlt6NljYVnMRm6rLyw5s7cwCnI_019aJZYscGw2DhEGy574TRTWmcw-aPz583yzFFG5jgEXFDKibj6eTSlm2wulpZDyq6AWSG_zQrQeRSa3j-wQVBYepg9CD7JrU1X8xvEB6NINFUDn1xaQQIap4wdOCnAFRF582uk/s4032/IMG_5905.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9yK7CLhtfs9KO12nXWUWabQd2vlt6NljYVnMRm6rLyw5s7cwCnI_019aJZYscGw2DhEGy574TRTWmcw-aPz583yzFFG5jgEXFDKibj6eTSlm2wulpZDyq6AWSG_zQrQeRSa3j-wQVBYepg9CD7JrU1X8xvEB6NINFUDn1xaQQIap4wdOCnAFRF582uk/w150-h200/IMG_5905.HEIC" width="150" /></a></div><b>Monday, November 27</b><p></p><p>After spending several hours today working on online materials for advent (for church), I finally got around to reading the introduction and first chapter of this year's advent study, <i>"All the Good: A Wesleyan Way of Christmas."</i> I'm not too enthusiastic about it, but it is solidly Wesleyan. One advent discipline, inspired by John Wesley's practice is to keep a journal of daily activity, spiritual and otherwise, and noting how I use my time and practices of "means of Grace."</p><p>The first chapter begins with John the Baptist, Luke 3:1-7, calling us to repentance. It gives a thorough explanation of Wesley's concept of Grace and means of Grace through acts of piety and charity. It ends with St. Francis's prayer: "Lord make me an instrument of your peace." The chapter includes a good explanation of the importance of small groups in the Wesleyan Way.</p><p>Advent formally begins on Sunday, Dec 3, but today begins my advent journey and journal. To account for my time today: I read, watched morning news and drank coffee in bed with Bill until 9 am. After breakfast and clean-up we did 40 minutes of yoga. The yoga practice is very nice and extra-special to have Bill participate. I spent several hours working on creating an Advent flyer and making an Advent page on the Trinity website. I also posted the Advent study on FB as a recurring event. This work was interrupted by lunch, watching local news and several games of solitaire. I found time to fill the bird feeders and topped off the pond. It was after 4 pm when I finally settled down with a cup of tea to read tomorrow's advent lesson.</p><p><b>Tuesday, November 28</b></p><p>It is actually Wednesday morning as I begin working on Tuesday notes. That's the way it often goes. I had time Tuesday afternoon but not the mindfulness for reflection. Tuesday morning started early with a 9 am meeting at Good Samaritan. The nominations committee met with and interviewd 3 candidates for the parti-time position of Client Service Manager, to replace Suzanna who is retiring at the end of the year. After interviewing all three, we eliminated one as not a good fit for the position. Both remaining candidates bring strengths to the position, but they are very different in style and personality. Cindy will check references and if there is still not obvious choice, we will have to talk to them again. The interview and follow-up discussions lasted until noon, so I missed the first session of our Advent Study. However, I consider any work on behalf of Good Samaritan to be a "work of charity/mercy" because it contributes to the GSC mission of helping our neighbors in need. </p><p>After a bried check-in at church and a handful of peanuts, I went to Knoxville for a scheduled hair cut. Vicki always does a good job! I was glad that I didn't have to go out again. The day has been cook, sunny and very breezy. Up north, snow if blowing, so I'm happy to have our fine weather.</p><p>Tacos for supper. We watched an episode of "The Crown" and remembered Princess Diana's death and burial - a sad episode and well-done series. We ended the night on a lighter note with Steve Martin's "Only Murders in the Building."</p><p>By the way, I finally talked to LCUB about broadband hook-up and spent time investigating DirecTV streaming. We may be making the switch soon.</p><p><b>Wednesday, November 29</b></p><p>At 11 am I will be out the door to meet a young woman about a Mom's group meeting at the church. Then I'll be back home briefly to help Bill take the trolling motor off the boat so that tomorrow he can take the boat to a shop for repair. Then I'll be back in town to meet Bonnie at 2:15. She has invited me to go to the Lady Vol basketball game which starts at 5 pm. I'll be using a ticket courtesy of Jeff Lockett. It will be a full day so I don't expect any more journaling time today!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXEsuMnwlNDrTkppS5YhgSJ-YR7dITNfCw53PrDwTJ7Ctsmf0Ku8GuJm2f2JCoTv_79YM0Z_LyHUGm-xe88URqhCC5aMG4tSGSXzRKEEduenAbI5L_-8Eplq0WuaUtAb1jKzYlmSlXvDElzOHyxxbxIefhvPxfKMVBFa1d7Cf9C1GXQLLurfA75xYjRM/s4032/IMG_5903.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXEsuMnwlNDrTkppS5YhgSJ-YR7dITNfCw53PrDwTJ7Ctsmf0Ku8GuJm2f2JCoTv_79YM0Z_LyHUGm-xe88URqhCC5aMG4tSGSXzRKEEduenAbI5L_-8Eplq0WuaUtAb1jKzYlmSlXvDElzOHyxxbxIefhvPxfKMVBFa1d7Cf9C1GXQLLurfA75xYjRM/w640-h480/IMG_5903.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff, Scot and Deborah Lockett</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F4uBQB3XQ5FTFRvIWrj3JpwuLihalWtxwVIy-r2q6QmTbjHU0l0BTeTV-4wDau-NOk60Qvql4_by7ajHvN88jFmfvIHFQs4LQaVz7xeonvjelFGdgQbGy8j4O9OkUzvfgzrwPeI64o75Zt7K4vGpb13l9okHvzYasYFDOX-uSSDExtniX3xpU7PxM4w/s4032/IMG_5902.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F4uBQB3XQ5FTFRvIWrj3JpwuLihalWtxwVIy-r2q6QmTbjHU0l0BTeTV-4wDau-NOk60Qvql4_by7ajHvN88jFmfvIHFQs4LQaVz7xeonvjelFGdgQbGy8j4O9OkUzvfgzrwPeI64o75Zt7K4vGpb13l9okHvzYasYFDOX-uSSDExtniX3xpU7PxM4w/w640-h480/IMG_5902.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good seats for the game</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>p.s.</i> My meeting with Erica was very positive. She is an earnest young woman and wants to start of mom's group. Her interest is to support stay-at-home moms like herself who have babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. She has twin boys, 11 months old! It is not primarily a play group, but of course it would be that, too. We meet again in 2 weeks to begin more specific planning.</p><p><b>Saturday, December 2</b></p><p>As expected, I did not have any more journaling time on Wednesday. I met Bonnie as planned. We drove to W Knox Co to pick up her friend Ronnie and then on to "Fieldhouse Social," a sports bar, for an early supper. We made it to the arena in good time for the 5 pm tip-off against Notre Dame. The game was pretty good, with our Lady Vols leading most of the way. They just were not able to finish and lost the fourth quarter and the game. I was home by 8 pm, in time to join Bill watching the men also lose a game they should have won against North Carolina.</p><p><b>Thursday</b> was yoga as usual, Kathy riding with me. We had lunch at Gondolier where I had the eggplant parmesan. It was as good as I remembered it! I did nothing of note so should have had time for reading or journaling but I didn't have the right mind-set. I made enchiladas with left-over taco meat. Excellent! I planned a baking day on Friday, so set up the levain before going to bed.</p><p><b>Friday</b> morning I worked on sourdough and during the resting phases I started working on a SS lesson for the 1st Sunday of Advent. I am exploring Fr. Richard Rohr's <i>"Preparing for Christmas."</i> I am trying to incorporate some of that and the daily readings & questions into the lesson. This in addition to the Wesleyan Way! Studying and preparing to lead SS can certainly be classified as an act of piety, since I'm keeping score! I've been reflecting on piety and mercy as described by Wesley. I wonder where baking bread or gardening fit in. Neither could be considered a work of mercy or charity because only me and mine (and maybe the planet) benefit. Neither would be considered an act of piety, although they can be and often are meditative acts with spirituality of purpose. Both are more than just utilitarian duties.</p><p>After the loaves were finally in the banetons to rise for 4 hours in the refrigerator, I was ready to go to River Grove, Loudon, to visit Jim A (a work of mercy!). He is not doing well and seems to have completely given up on life. His situation is bad, lying in bed, not even interested in TV, not leaving his room. He doesn't even want the light on. His physical care is adequate, but emotionally he has given up. What does he have to live for?</p><p>I had a big grocery list to fill and some some Santa helper clothing to buy for 4 children for FRC. I also needed to purchase some baby items for our UMW "baby shower" to benefit Susannah's Place (a home for young women just out of jail or rehab.) When doing this kind of shopping, I often think of St. Paul's words in Romans 12:1, <i>"I appeal to you, therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship."</i> It is an act of mercy that I freely give.</p><p>Nevertheless, I was very glad to get home, exhausted but satisfied. Home just in time to bake the 3 loaves. It takes the oven about 45 minutes to come up to 500, so I had a little time to put up my feet and have a drink and snack. Supper would be leftover enchiladas and salad. The bread turned out great!</p><p>Saturday did not offer much respite from the holiday schedule. The first Saturday of the month is the day for One Heart Community Closet at Trinity, 10 am - noon. I have committed to myself to be present more often for this outreach, so I was present before 10 am to open the doors. I'm glad I was, because Monica did not make it until 11 am. I had a single woman looking for clothing and bedding for her extended family who arrived just after 10. A family of three cam a little later (from Knoxville). They not only took a few items, but they also donated some children's clothes which we greatly needed.</p><p>Some time later, a woman came with a large donation of men's clothing. Her husband died about a year ago. He was the son of Pat Guinn Navarro, a teacher at Eaton when Laura and David were students there. Small town! I had responded to her post on FB looking for a place to donate. It was a successful morning - a work of mercy.</p><p>I had a short visit with Laaura on the way home. At home, I finished preparing my SS lesson ( a work of piety) and sent it out before settling down to write. I hope I don't have to go out again on this rainy day.</p><p><b>Sunday, December 30</b></p><p>Barbara Matzek, Mike's mother, passed away today. She had cancer and was under hospice care at home. The end came quickly with at least 2 of her girls there with her.</p><p>At church today we dedicated the gifts that our church has provided for Santa's helper. We sponsored 5 children.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jDdSkM5W7Z8WKnuAY5pWC6hbJj7RrMlcEQu6VhO7RPGZMlSWGDDUqu_CtJ3kmFt9VKhmPV1oa6WuzkFeKya3fykb4MpFnmG8ZnhjTU1uqQohgsnf9I1gW-C6x_jTiwOiICmheohPRfEAEEUTIg39FJzBG2HWG_WZv6Lnm9A5uR1e1CRhJSHjhrGswgI/s4032/IMG_5904.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trinity Chrismon Tree" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jDdSkM5W7Z8WKnuAY5pWC6hbJj7RrMlcEQu6VhO7RPGZMlSWGDDUqu_CtJ3kmFt9VKhmPV1oa6WuzkFeKya3fykb4MpFnmG8ZnhjTU1uqQohgsnf9I1gW-C6x_jTiwOiICmheohPRfEAEEUTIg39FJzBG2HWG_WZv6Lnm9A5uR1e1CRhJSHjhrGswgI/w480-h640/IMG_5904.HEIC" title="Trinity Chrismon" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-40295137484681275102023-12-02T17:57:00.000-05:002023-12-02T17:57:09.517-05:00November at Home - Thanksgiving, Nov 20 - 26<p><b> Monday, Nov 20</b></p><p>This year the Good Samaritan staff decided to change the way the Thanksgiving boxes are distributed to our clients. Instead of a one-time distribution of Saturday morning, clients had a two week window to apply for and pick-up their food boxes in the same visit at GSC. I volunteered for today, 8:30-12:30. I was on outdoor pantry, which meant that I stood outside with another volunteer and loaded the boxes in the client's car. They first had to call in, be certified and receive their meat gift certificate and then drive around back for the two pre-packed boxes of "fixings." I was luck to have a good weather day for the job and all went smoothly. We distributed to about 25 families today, making the total so far more than 400.</p><p>I had lunch at Bonnie's and then did my Thanksgiving grocery shoppping. I had prepared red beans with a ham bone in the crock pot before I left, to be ready to finish when I got home.</p><p>We were expecting Beth Kiser for over-night on her way to Mississippi. We also found out mid-day that our new recliner and sofa would be delivered "after lunch." It was almost 7 by the time they came and went, but we have new furniture. The red beans and rice turned out great and we had fun conversation with Beth.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-YYidAu6laOiEXtk6CnGLDx35i3Q2SmCmGB_o5_OXL7hHUv_otde-Ma-NzDwTekeLd7Tb-rJ85koiNiBGUQYpRiUtH0078i9tje2q6plZWBHclarsH_qB7oErgBHYvxRMuo9X-Gl849quiR_cQzFA5yYBcq-wc7oiqDTmLqbUkVZmDLilzSfyJpqvWw/s4032/IMG_5891.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-YYidAu6laOiEXtk6CnGLDx35i3Q2SmCmGB_o5_OXL7hHUv_otde-Ma-NzDwTekeLd7Tb-rJ85koiNiBGUQYpRiUtH0078i9tje2q6plZWBHclarsH_qB7oErgBHYvxRMuo9X-Gl849quiR_cQzFA5yYBcq-wc7oiqDTmLqbUkVZmDLilzSfyJpqvWw/w640-h480/IMG_5891.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full-inversion mode!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>Tuesday and Wednesday</b> were cooking and preparation days. I made biscuits (thanks to Mary B) for breakfast Tuesday morning, with enough to save for the dressing and later in the morning made a big pan of cornbread. Onions and celery were chopped and sage dried. With Bill's help, I spackcocked and dry brined the turkey. It marinated in that way until it was time to roast on Thursday. I accomplished enough on that I didn't have much left to do on Wednesday. I tried something new, making a vegetable broth base (not cooked). I tablespoon of the paste added to one cup water for veggie broth. The paste freezes without hardening because of the salt, so it should keep for many uses.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHr3Nf18a6D__T2WdtSx34EeiFpFqcYvdJAVSjN3oqrRWeR9UQwv8eMeH5p5pYU9CaEGDBIkWQdViMZU_eNVfAO0nNHn7w4zVpYrqaOyuRe-E819YmHmRzk5r1mVfnE6JyTeitaG85HZjXo2hZSsemC5W-NaEQzu7f-Jwkal3Z0JXZOs794mXhphbLyY/s4032/IMG_5893.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHr3Nf18a6D__T2WdtSx34EeiFpFqcYvdJAVSjN3oqrRWeR9UQwv8eMeH5p5pYU9CaEGDBIkWQdViMZU_eNVfAO0nNHn7w4zVpYrqaOyuRe-E819YmHmRzk5r1mVfnE6JyTeitaG85HZjXo2hZSsemC5W-NaEQzu7f-Jwkal3Z0JXZOs794mXhphbLyY/w640-h480/IMG_5893.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spatchcocked turkey with dry brine</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Thursday - Thanksgiving Day </b><br />We are not gathering until 5:30 because Claire is flying in and doesn't arrive until afternoon. We had time for a leisurely morning before I got busy finishing and roasting the turkey. While the turkey cooked, I assembled the dressing which went into the oven when the turkey came out. I made 2 kinds of gravy as usual, one vegetarian and one with turkey broth and giblets. A pot of green beans finished my cooked contributions. I also took a gallon of tea, a jar of pickled beets and a Food City pumpkin pie. We carried everything to the Brock's for a traditional feast. Laura's four were there. She contributed sweet potatoe casserole and Amanda made pecan pies. Kathy added mashed potatoes, ham, Jezebel sauce, drinks and paper goods. We all ate until we couldn't eat any more. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiyQMGQOesdjEcnU2wdr4Mh9SDAa6IZucKZk_kIdIwHrFHkstV4wfrrRqFfO4AqgZ9o1abXEr532_bFAKhQBOTpHMGJVFQ864jvp70UsUUSRbNer9WCHT5tzyUA1KDUqp3EMjnNnSsqMreGthESArZxjq8zxNoiWv3ell63fiz0Heua7LXj9NvgeN69Q/s4032/IMG_5895.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiyQMGQOesdjEcnU2wdr4Mh9SDAa6IZucKZk_kIdIwHrFHkstV4wfrrRqFfO4AqgZ9o1abXEr532_bFAKhQBOTpHMGJVFQ864jvp70UsUUSRbNer9WCHT5tzyUA1KDUqp3EMjnNnSsqMreGthESArZxjq8zxNoiWv3ell63fiz0Heua7LXj9NvgeN69Q/w640-h480/IMG_5895.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roasted Turkey</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I always come aways from these family events wishing I had remembered to take some pictures. Sometimes Mike does. This year we didn't have any pictures of people. Just this of my turkey.</p><p>We were delighted to see Amanda and Claire. It is the first time we have seen Claire since she moved to Florida to work. She seems to be thriving, enjoying work and life near the beach. Amanda is also thriving at college at UA Huntsville. She has become involved in several student clubs and activities in addition to excelling in her academic work.</p><p><b>Friday</b></p><p>We don't shop on Black Friday. We don't put up Christmas decorations. We eat leftover. We go for a walk if the weather is nice. This was a beautiful fall day, so we decided to go to the UT Arboreteum in Oak Ridge for a walk, and to the grocery store (of course!). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdht-W2ZvMQjyTvFKLDkSAn9w0gn74DX9RcqGy29ZxsYVGbUp8qTVB6rWNnrWzZ1rk4uQDmREQlrCrGWnQc7UiiNn_zPFoDdd-XIaWEo59LmIubuqjRUmtcNtJN1cT5W3B0lMPZt5Um3pfdXP0jK0-AxSYKaBh4xEDcxgJNg3nQOeYDwo-f88QKdycn0/s4032/IMG_5896.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdht-W2ZvMQjyTvFKLDkSAn9w0gn74DX9RcqGy29ZxsYVGbUp8qTVB6rWNnrWzZ1rk4uQDmREQlrCrGWnQc7UiiNn_zPFoDdd-XIaWEo59LmIubuqjRUmtcNtJN1cT5W3B0lMPZt5Um3pfdXP0jK0-AxSYKaBh4xEDcxgJNg3nQOeYDwo-f88QKdycn0/w640-h480/IMG_5896.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2weCtqr7GXe0j4roTaMiOpXU4y5XslTXEhv4Eq4Gph7yFMu8qlo4KByhQW6F1NjNHLsB6mQ2vPvqYhd341IKPstbUHafKOt2urgwMpnHAE7W-U5A_tpecSSwxhHXbg5jYCbfXNBNHHQmtdsozqoa6UCtzwHJbwXUV6vwbmdBMi8JgO32MIy2-EzcpZDk/s4032/IMG_5898.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2weCtqr7GXe0j4roTaMiOpXU4y5XslTXEhv4Eq4Gph7yFMu8qlo4KByhQW6F1NjNHLsB6mQ2vPvqYhd341IKPstbUHafKOt2urgwMpnHAE7W-U5A_tpecSSwxhHXbg5jYCbfXNBNHHQmtdsozqoa6UCtzwHJbwXUV6vwbmdBMi8JgO32MIy2-EzcpZDk/w640-h480/IMG_5898.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Saturday and Sunday</b></p><p>I made sourdough waffle brunch for Claire, Amanda and Laura. Mike was in Maryville with his mother. We all enjoyed the precious time together. </p><p>Beth came back through on Saturday night. I made shrimp alfredo pasta for supper since we were ready for a break from turkey. As always, we enjoy her company. Sunday morning, I left as usual for my SS class. Beth hung around for a while before hitting the road for Richmond. </p><p>Later in the afternoon, I went to church to help decorate the Christmon tree. I always enjoy helping with this activity. Not many present this year.</p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-25062574160074554622023-11-22T13:50:00.001-05:002023-11-22T13:55:05.493-05:00November at home - Nov 13-19<p><b>Monday, Nov 13</b></p><p>I was home doing something most of the day. We had Church Council meeting 5:30 - 7 pm, so I made supper early and left it on the stove for Bill. After supper, I set up for baking bread tomorrow.</p><p><b>Tuesday, Nov 14</b></p><p>This morning the sponge (for bread) did not seem very well developed, so I let it go for a little longer before started. That may have been due to the cool weather, or to the fact that I haven't used the started in over 3 weeks. I should have refreshed it last week! Anyway, the bread was behind schedule, such as it is, all day and wasn't ready to bake until after supper. I still wasn't sure about how it would rise, but it did just fine. I made 2 rectangles and one round. I was so tired by the time it came out that I forgot to take a picture. I am pleased with how the traditional loaf pans (cast iron) are working.</p><p>During some of the afternoon down time, I made a connection with Alphonso and Abraham Marquez, who may become involved with the Gospel Justice Center that Pastor Linda and I are exploring. I also used the time to learn a little more about what might be involved in hosting the Center once a month. I think that we need to move deliberately and do more investigating before we make a commitment. It seems like a worthy endeavor, but I don't know how much time I want to give to it.</p><p>The collard plant in my garden is still going and I was able to pick enough for supper to go with pan-seared chicken thighs and smashed potatoes.</p><p><b>Wednesday, Nov 15</b></p><p>The Good Samaritan Board met at 9 am, so I was up and out at 8:30 this morning. The meeting is always productive. I learned that in addition to being nominated for co-secretary, I am chairing the Policy Committee as well as continue with the Strategic Planning Committee. Next year will be busy!</p><p>Marie C and I had lunch at Little Bangkok at Campbell Station. Our visits are always good and I am grateful for that continued friendship. I took him an order of our favorite Singapore Fried Rice for his supper.</p><p>Bill and I made another trip to Greer's in Loudon. I dropped him off and had a short visit with Jim A. No change. Bill still did not make a decision.</p><p>I am having to fill the pond and feeders frequently. I ran out of bird seed today.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtieRZRAw1OcJtSIF8IdzPyR7A2m7G275EccfmPTzrvMd0WrUclVNfTghhn93BDueDKNhsVBgC3P3uTy1VwhW3FS5pRUwqwmLzGljMadeIiUQjFaPuxcFE9son5B-v8xyhabg8DXqgpkoUwXs2zpEmZpX4gKa4c6XaofSVd_kkt-obESKZ1g_eBbAgz90/s2354/P1010733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2354" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtieRZRAw1OcJtSIF8IdzPyR7A2m7G275EccfmPTzrvMd0WrUclVNfTghhn93BDueDKNhsVBgC3P3uTy1VwhW3FS5pRUwqwmLzGljMadeIiUQjFaPuxcFE9son5B-v8xyhabg8DXqgpkoUwXs2zpEmZpX4gKa4c6XaofSVd_kkt-obESKZ1g_eBbAgz90/w640-h514/P1010733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b>Thursday, Nov 16 - Yoga Day</b></p><p>Yoga Day has rolled around again. Kathy drove us this week because had a lab appointment early this morning. We had fun as usual and 9 of us went to Sr. Rancho for lunch.</p><p>Bill and I had a conversation with Anna S this afternoon. She had recently shared Jim Whitaker's WWII story with a new friend at Blenheim who is a retired Navy Rear Admiral. Her friend had encouraged her to submit the document to the Naval Archives. The conversation sparked my curiosity as I remembered working on the old audio-tape cassette to clean up the sound quality. I found my recording and was able to convert it to a QT movie and upload to my YouTube channel. It is an hour long, in Jim's voice. He kind of rambles telling his story as it was spontaneous rather than carefully planned. It is a valuable archive nonetheless.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="363" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BW-PtvNxEKs" width="497" youtube-src-id="BW-PtvNxEKs"></iframe></div><br /><p><b>Friday, Nov 17</b></p><p>I went to Food City this morning to get a ham for Sunday Thanksgiving Dinner at Trinity's Meet & Greet. Bill went to Greer's and bought the chair that he has been thinking about. He certainly did his due diligence. We were both home for lunch before I had to go to the dermatologist about a persistent skin inflammation on my neck. I got a new cortisone cream prescription.</p><p>Looking out of the window just now I see our resident doe helping herself to a freshly filled bird feeder. She is why I will have to retire that feeder. Her young twins are madly dashing up and down the hill just like exuberant youngsters running around excitedly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2R7PJRP891H3zziTz_PDvXu4AnoU-VOnFIyus5GzV7oGvEin8aOY4_-ZKunJHobXS5e319OOlFb-RP1Gw9aM9IaB2htGlnJ-Gs5KdqC4v0oNHrAJb64C2GOD5V6Oh2qhhRrlhxWIRBBvi6alf6zw0rZQ7oJPVK0zSrp09dL0Whn7QXho_8flVdvPdQE/s3780/P1010734%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="3780" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2R7PJRP891H3zziTz_PDvXu4AnoU-VOnFIyus5GzV7oGvEin8aOY4_-ZKunJHobXS5e319OOlFb-RP1Gw9aM9IaB2htGlnJ-Gs5KdqC4v0oNHrAJb64C2GOD5V6Oh2qhhRrlhxWIRBBvi6alf6zw0rZQ7oJPVK0zSrp09dL0Whn7QXho_8flVdvPdQE/w640-h442/P1010734%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Saturday, Nov 19</b></p><p>Cooked the ham, deboned and plated it for tomorrow. While the ham was cooking, I prepared my Sunday School class lesson, again on the theme of gratitude. I did odd bits of housekeeping, too. At 3:30 we went to the Brock's to watch the UT Football game. Bonnie picked up Subways for our "tail-gate" meal. We did not expect to beat Georgia and we did not.</p><p><b>Sunday, Nov 20</b></p><p>Our Thanksgiving meal after church was a good success. All but 8 people who attended worship stayed for the meal. Turkey & dressing provided by Calhoun's. I did not have any left-over ham to take home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPxG-Xonu-6_ZH4V7QBQkCAugEtJiO5FCX-1w23d8F_9R9tW1Sc9ZHoX_GI9YPTN4EaRSjt-AQiRZCjBIjJ1c8HD1XKIb96SgOM-nOxNhYvDC9a4Ai4R2Ncm3TRKswtr_r0g7ApC7sVfHByNCU03xt3Vu8GvXD0guV0qYh5evQf3ZkeQ3gdcXLDWXqt8/s3904/IMG_5889.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="3904" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPxG-Xonu-6_ZH4V7QBQkCAugEtJiO5FCX-1w23d8F_9R9tW1Sc9ZHoX_GI9YPTN4EaRSjt-AQiRZCjBIjJ1c8HD1XKIb96SgOM-nOxNhYvDC9a4Ai4R2Ncm3TRKswtr_r0g7ApC7sVfHByNCU03xt3Vu8GvXD0guV0qYh5evQf3ZkeQ3gdcXLDWXqt8/w640-h480/IMG_5889.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEDG6rEkUaaMFedbdxX5Sz7SeSj_sl4X-oiL-KyYMYuM6KbiZ4ff4lUbr5sMADpN3l2Omh4Ex8SX5bxd29oYIAYx2tH1BV3nqNFeP7TDredogA9l6BKMliIYJ3zwDIVTVIcEkNbTHuxRzW6Mto8qOuvS9L4_zLHjWVN34Q6cq_6_w2-Rcr6WungR-yRA/s4032/IMG_5886.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEDG6rEkUaaMFedbdxX5Sz7SeSj_sl4X-oiL-KyYMYuM6KbiZ4ff4lUbr5sMADpN3l2Omh4Ex8SX5bxd29oYIAYx2tH1BV3nqNFeP7TDredogA9l6BKMliIYJ3zwDIVTVIcEkNbTHuxRzW6Mto8qOuvS9L4_zLHjWVN34Q6cq_6_w2-Rcr6WungR-yRA/w640-h480/IMG_5886.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmzGfYQck58Khyphenhyphenh-US6-2bHqCgN9TnS1sMFi31i-ZaCWZmjN4ypfFvwD_OntaJJDUiXEoWdLskKGjwUN6rTo5fjEFPrpQrbhnrUJdMDxecGZIGxkKLo9Q9-p8dn0GBGbIZcXV6EhexZ4s8Op1VoJuqsydfMi9-13lYT8LPVkWRAk39pjjo-Qr3_f75Fs/s4032/IMG_5885.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmzGfYQck58Khyphenhyphenh-US6-2bHqCgN9TnS1sMFi31i-ZaCWZmjN4ypfFvwD_OntaJJDUiXEoWdLskKGjwUN6rTo5fjEFPrpQrbhnrUJdMDxecGZIGxkKLo9Q9-p8dn0GBGbIZcXV6EhexZ4s8Op1VoJuqsydfMi9-13lYT8LPVkWRAk39pjjo-Qr3_f75Fs/w640-h480/IMG_5885.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Amanda got home from UA-Huntsville on Friday night. Bill went over mid-afternoon for a ping-pong challenge. We both we back later for fish tacos, sharing vacations pictures and especially catching up with Amanda.</p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-78018160021203797952023-11-17T15:07:00.003-05:002023-11-17T16:19:19.017-05:00November at home - Nov 8-12<p><b> Wednesday, Nov 8</b></p><p>What a pleasure to wake up at home after two weeks away and after a good nights sleep in our own bed and with familiar routines to follow. The weather was perfect even if a little warm for November, so I wanted to work outside. Thursday I would go to yoga, Friday held a promise of rain and Saturday afternoon would be taken up with football, so today was the day garden work. After some preliminary catching up indoors, and doing a session of yoga with Bill, I was ready to tackle the pond garden right after lunch. The water irises need to be cut back and other sections trimmed.</p><p>As the afternoon warmed, I found that I could work for about 5 minutes and then rest for about 10. With that routine, I got the work done with a little help from Bill. I was very pleased!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImBL-xVsKz93PI2v78BKF1duXCrsD1CvZMS8ERl-pI7R9LAF1cMpL_8P1kxM9s4FEGBaIUt8hkxluUTXoH4BamKP1Y5_49LGmK-4RYwe8lcnZ4pIF_hrF4f8ONmZ1tSeQmHbO6QoQ4QgcVrnQvZ9m7kmgFoYQA1RoKSnTz8z9QYGNJuFxLndEOM-AUgU/s4032/IMG_5859.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImBL-xVsKz93PI2v78BKF1duXCrsD1CvZMS8ERl-pI7R9LAF1cMpL_8P1kxM9s4FEGBaIUt8hkxluUTXoH4BamKP1Y5_49LGmK-4RYwe8lcnZ4pIF_hrF4f8ONmZ1tSeQmHbO6QoQ4QgcVrnQvZ9m7kmgFoYQA1RoKSnTz8z9QYGNJuFxLndEOM-AUgU/w640-h480/IMG_5859.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work in Progress</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfaJY3R4s_KDD25ByNf5kEYtwn6qoESXyCca-63ADu6h_YesgDvRIo4xYc0vvoagyoOVcHF7nBQrtlzWWuzFYviI2kkLoBYtAAR0FhxH3DO9ITpAiW4F_Qgf6TFe7f9mtWcbG4STjPKOL9F4uZhLA0o5j034k4Al2kxhPYtqE9EeQE-Kigv8ZiHzyius/s4032/IMG_5882.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfaJY3R4s_KDD25ByNf5kEYtwn6qoESXyCca-63ADu6h_YesgDvRIo4xYc0vvoagyoOVcHF7nBQrtlzWWuzFYviI2kkLoBYtAAR0FhxH3DO9ITpAiW4F_Qgf6TFe7f9mtWcbG4STjPKOL9F4uZhLA0o5j034k4Al2kxhPYtqE9EeQE-Kigv8ZiHzyius/w640-h480/IMG_5882.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished for the season and more accessible to our wildlife. My trusty flamingo keeps guard year-round.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><b>Thursday, Nov 9 - Yoga Day</b></p><p>The day started when Bill spotted a flock of birds at the newly cleared and filled pond. I identified them as a flock of Cedar Waxwings. Unfortunately I was not able to get any pictures. There were about 20 in the flock. The Waxwings pass through every fall, usually with a group of Robins and seeing them is always a treat. According to the "All About Birds" site at Cornell U, they are year-round in this area, but they are not at my house.</p><p>Yoga was fun and challenging andI enjoyed being in the company of friends. We went to Aubrey's for lunch which I always enjoy. I had the grilled tuna sandwich with Caesar salad. Kathy and I had to leave promptly after lunch because I had a dentist appointment. All went well.</p><p><b>Friday, Nov 10</b></p><p>No rain as we were promised. We are in severe drought conditions and I am continuing to water the garden. I finally unpacked my clothes and got all the laundry done. I had been putting it off until today. I hadn't seen Jim A in about 3 weeks, so I went to River Grove, Loudon, for a visit. He doesn't seem to be doing too well, although nothing specific. Depression, I think. After the visit, I stopped in Greer's furniture store to see if they might have a sofa I would like. I actually found one. I stocked up at the grocery on the way home. We had Mississippi Fried Catfish for supper.</p><p><b>Saturday, Nov 11</b></p><p>I talked Bill into going to Greer's with me to look at the sofa. We decided to buy it. He also looked at recliners and found one he liked, but he will do more investigation before making a purchase.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB878ZJ4SWZAJtHf-82h02-J0Iy0emNxFhtmrcTYiq_-nVCvuStly9EppGkFziBtnjjWm9b229ZNMZ640SCPxq52qSFBvWMe-Za2k0NoQzw79yFnOzrn5n6PzWwl-pRUXXNDsqUG27z6I2YvFQBoXKEhTGKLJ8nVM4rVzv9IZa4WtUI6945EsXsRF5urg/s4032/IMG_5866.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB878ZJ4SWZAJtHf-82h02-J0Iy0emNxFhtmrcTYiq_-nVCvuStly9EppGkFziBtnjjWm9b229ZNMZ640SCPxq52qSFBvWMe-Za2k0NoQzw79yFnOzrn5n6PzWwl-pRUXXNDsqUG27z6I2YvFQBoXKEhTGKLJ8nVM4rVzv9IZa4WtUI6945EsXsRF5urg/w640-h480/IMG_5866.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sofa is light grey, which doesn't show too well in the store light.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUN8WS9J3SPpTsNMrRqLxrOl0kQT7fA7a327xjKpuoDLat7u_3uoG-PxCmjSFeWqmtmmsS2SOP5W8IPIdQwdRz9tLAjG3pX7by2ATXaVLu4idmuWOIaGykMxzx3zuUKkVx1XUmGjyFg0pDF7VJj9I2rSFJ3TYIcmf2GsTX1JLe3qthq9xoRgcElkJwOY/s4032/IMG_5868.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUN8WS9J3SPpTsNMrRqLxrOl0kQT7fA7a327xjKpuoDLat7u_3uoG-PxCmjSFeWqmtmmsS2SOP5W8IPIdQwdRz9tLAjG3pX7by2ATXaVLu4idmuWOIaGykMxzx3zuUKkVx1XUmGjyFg0pDF7VJj9I2rSFJ3TYIcmf2GsTX1JLe3qthq9xoRgcElkJwOY/w480-h640/IMG_5868.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The afternoon event was football at the Brock's with Bonnie. Instead of Subway sandwiches, we had Kathy's Italian beef sandwiches. Delicious! We are always glad when Bonnie brings stuffed eggs. We were too stuffed with all the good stuff for pie. UT was stuffed by Missouri.</p><p><b>Sunday, Nov 12</b></p><p>My Sunday School lessons are deviating from the lectionary for a 3-week series on gratitude, "Our Hymn of Grateful Praise." This week's scripture was Psalm 100. Laura came over after lunch for a short visit and walk around Melton Hill with us.</p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-72758782379464966602023-11-12T16:56:00.000-05:002023-11-12T16:56:46.249-05:00On Our Way Home - Nov 6-7, 2023<p> <b>Monday & Tuesday, November 6-7</b> </p><p>Leaving is always bittersweet. We checked out of the condo at 8:30 local time. The clock in the X-Terra read 10:30 because it had not been adjusted for zone or time-change, so it reflected our time back home. Our first "beach" stop on Oct 26 had been Joe Patti in Pensacola for seafood. Our last "beach" stop was Joe Patti to stock up on shrimp. The price cannot be beat and we will have 10 pounds in the freezer for at least a dozen meals plus some for Kathy, too. The drive through Alabama was thankfully uneventful. We decided to stay overnight at DeSota Falls State Park, just outside of Ft. Payne, instead of our usual hotel in Gadsden, AL. We were glad we did. The state park is one of the CCC era, with many original, remodeled structures. The room was basic but comfortable with a nice little back balcony. Unfortunately, the restaurant now only serves on weekends, so we had to piece together supper with leftovers and a salad from Zaxby's.</p><p>Tuesday morning we didn't try to get an early start, but we didn't have much on-hand for breakfast. We made-do. Before leaving the park we took time to visit the falls. It is a beautiful spot, in some ways like our favorite Fall Creek Falls. After many weeks of drought, there was barely a trickle of water over coming over. It must be spectacular in spring when the water is full. Maybe we'll come back.</p><p>At Chattanooga, we took Hwy 27 to return home. We wanted to eat at a favorite Chinese (traditional) restaurant in Dayton that we discovered when Mike and Laura lived in Hixson and we often traveled that highway.</p><p>We made it home by 3 pm, in plenty of time to unpack and settle in before dark. We had enough lunch left-overs to make our supper.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qFpZldoF3KFbbWXjbQ_29hQT7c0zQGPl62Pq87-VUMAz904njo15kvqjPvfTbLGoR4qpHyM0c_qjoPQMUw3sqhbUiYHUZi-u2EG3LI4_nJBlg0DXeo_W0SvbYtmSOOJjkGEcYAaZ3fbJrVxaQZEzDDhafP9fVTe2ENxWWqWBkUEM0bY8TIWdJrUA55k/s4032/IMG_5845.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qFpZldoF3KFbbWXjbQ_29hQT7c0zQGPl62Pq87-VUMAz904njo15kvqjPvfTbLGoR4qpHyM0c_qjoPQMUw3sqhbUiYHUZi-u2EG3LI4_nJBlg0DXeo_W0SvbYtmSOOJjkGEcYAaZ3fbJrVxaQZEzDDhafP9fVTe2ENxWWqWBkUEM0bY8TIWdJrUA55k/w640-h480/IMG_5845.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DeSoto Inn Dining Room/Deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAaMY5XfXCU1490AdzAJhvlFMuvupYt_Jj1DeiT2-EXqKbwZxuFDU1Y37Sk_ZBTMuC-JI-lQ4msswecr5s-tjJDbfddohfBbft4bY7bi9ZEd3ye3hTCdJUVuoF67lS-j5-kyexIsmSUORwasx1I2mP-YNgNgLWhHcV36OjbdkkwtBgBjl_uIw1ggGK6A/s4032/IMG_5846.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAaMY5XfXCU1490AdzAJhvlFMuvupYt_Jj1DeiT2-EXqKbwZxuFDU1Y37Sk_ZBTMuC-JI-lQ4msswecr5s-tjJDbfddohfBbft4bY7bi9ZEd3ye3hTCdJUVuoF67lS-j5-kyexIsmSUORwasx1I2mP-YNgNgLWhHcV36OjbdkkwtBgBjl_uIw1ggGK6A/w640-h480/IMG_5846.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful view from the deck, but no real sunset views</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXhVd_OqDT0yzjlVfMBkXFp56eD9zTAh3nclw0UszsySCsG6Px3xBZxnN4QPrB40K3NI5k3FE7ATwlQ76mj0_tdRwQ4RBotJ_bTK_OkVJe0Jz0srg7h_vT7ABNzGYASJWLrbTFcAfFGVSRg6MAVi49ni3ykuL7I8AL2Rj9oNruTyVFz7gNPchWXlIvYk/s4032/IMG_5847.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXhVd_OqDT0yzjlVfMBkXFp56eD9zTAh3nclw0UszsySCsG6Px3xBZxnN4QPrB40K3NI5k3FE7ATwlQ76mj0_tdRwQ4RBotJ_bTK_OkVJe0Jz0srg7h_vT7ABNzGYASJWLrbTFcAfFGVSRg6MAVi49ni3ykuL7I8AL2Rj9oNruTyVFz7gNPchWXlIvYk/w640-h480/IMG_5847.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lodging as seen from our back deck. Basic but comfortable.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfONzj0dph4aUodaye95HgRV0ihAGrQS2_DS8eGkCMc78Cgml1W8C98ygTZWKvrjS1QbKZpUqFs0fzvoGNRW7tkhAsHlxkGqYWFabRNuOgjNN0AIsnqjspv1y5pouj4cz5bJSUr2lkNzQDVIeDEDeidQK0eduAZEUeytFXZZYEtS8IAZdanpd9BaSMJ7c/s4032/IMG_5850.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfONzj0dph4aUodaye95HgRV0ihAGrQS2_DS8eGkCMc78Cgml1W8C98ygTZWKvrjS1QbKZpUqFs0fzvoGNRW7tkhAsHlxkGqYWFabRNuOgjNN0AIsnqjspv1y5pouj4cz5bJSUr2lkNzQDVIeDEDeidQK0eduAZEUeytFXZZYEtS8IAZdanpd9BaSMJ7c/w640-h480/IMG_5850.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill looking into the basin of the falls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-64749186225953487152023-11-05T20:10:00.001-05:002023-11-12T16:57:59.218-05:00On our way home - Nov 5<p><b>Sunday, November 5</b></p><p>Last OB sunset, last beach walk, last sand between the toes. The last day is given to packing and preparing for the trip back up north, to home, to 1633 Woodlawn Rd, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee. It is always a bittersweet day. This last day was sweetened with a long visit with Deborah Phillips Clifford, one of my best friends since childhood. She is the reason I went to New Orleans in 1970 where I met Bill at UNO. Our parents were friends, the connections are deep. She and husband George live in Orange Beach and we connect with them whenever possible. This year George is recovering from hernia surgery, so we didn't get to see him. George is a Sunflower native, so I don't remember not knowing him. Deborah came to our condo and we caught up on news of family and friends over the course of a couple of hours She is that friend that no matter how long it has been, our connection is immediate and secure, as if we saw each other just last week.</p><p>Before she arrived after lunch, we got most of our stuffed packed. While she was here, Bill got most of it loaded in the X-terra.</p><p>After she left, Bill and went for a last sunset walk on the beach. With the time change today, sunset was at 5 pm! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAOeRzXpXrcod8P05IgM7Re4XNrSzO0QKmg3m_t0QY8D6TGgKfKyB-p7uNQ7G3BnOQzxnsEIjNi7zesYUUfUzYesJXFcvkQbS7QW79l2ZC5BkIfLtdt2SrgadfbG3YOQcLVcYmZyCRZRTwn90aM_CV2wKadq73YKBa6k0SAYV7BjI7_WQy7iQW4ZTQnw/w640-h480/IMG_5842.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-62971214621408383962023-11-04T15:59:00.001-04:002023-11-05T12:32:30.375-05:00Just the Two of Us _ Nov 4 - Our Anniversary<p>Saturday, November 4</p><p style="text-align: left;">Just Two of Us - We can make it if we try... <br /></p><div style="text-align: right;">We have made it 51 years so far!</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KYwA5k00p2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="KYwA5k00p2I"></iframe></div><br /> I didn't take any pictures on our beach walk this morning, or of any of our meals, or of us sittting on the deck just being the two of us and remembering. <p></p><div>I didn't take any pictures of our beautiful, delicious dinner at Louisianna Langiappe with glasses of complimentary champagne because it was our anniversary. I had group, pan-sauteed and topped with lump crabmeat. Bill has oysters baked with a savory cajun topping.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was too busy being in the moment.</div>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-74229835373049422382023-11-04T13:10:00.106-04:002023-11-04T15:49:17.460-04:00Just the Two of Us - Nov 2-3<p><b>Thursday, November 2</b></p><p>The morning again started too cold and windy for a beach walk. I had some ripe bananas and everything else on hand for banana bread, so that was my morning project, along with working on this blog, catching up the days that were too full for reflection.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho08JqS5hi_4N5gN6EZvAI_Hp-M6IY1LkU649YvCMHJrzFduaJ84dvaMAmrhJhxIJnecnWzNxk3niejApIhR35AlYlBOv8eKzN0acww5HZM0CXsWD0iUJObv4XxgaO6joubT881LG1L-B78fol_qO_I5jCFkcm8cXhxQ2OtfLA5eXgWsnY9sS8HjH75II/s4032/IMG_5788.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho08JqS5hi_4N5gN6EZvAI_Hp-M6IY1LkU649YvCMHJrzFduaJ84dvaMAmrhJhxIJnecnWzNxk3niejApIhR35AlYlBOv8eKzN0acww5HZM0CXsWD0iUJObv4XxgaO6joubT881LG1L-B78fol_qO_I5jCFkcm8cXhxQ2OtfLA5eXgWsnY9sS8HjH75II/w640-h480/IMG_5788.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't have a loaf pan, so I baked in a square corningware dish</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After lunch, we went for a walk at the Catman Rd Trail just off 180 in Orange Beach. OBA offers a number of walking and biking trails, both boardwalks and inland trails. We walked in and out for a total of 1.5 miles of flat paved walkway.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqEf_KczMJWlxU9XYt8MCqGif29GXiqNPuQO8BmVSVYh_OqWPqr9z2SBK_z5CnNptq-NRVaVjbpVRT84kmm8vCslxgr9S1EkjFQFEqnoTpBx7hhHfq9w7xE75hNhBSrL5baVuKTCs02XWbyu2mv4YHLkhL1m7ChRWeniCdp7KABhLKfXPYNkHYMbC_xQ/s3939/IMG_5789%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3939" data-original-width="2954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqEf_KczMJWlxU9XYt8MCqGif29GXiqNPuQO8BmVSVYh_OqWPqr9z2SBK_z5CnNptq-NRVaVjbpVRT84kmm8vCslxgr9S1EkjFQFEqnoTpBx7hhHfq9w7xE75hNhBSrL5baVuKTCs02XWbyu2mv4YHLkhL1m7ChRWeniCdp7KABhLKfXPYNkHYMbC_xQ/w480-h640/IMG_5789%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catman Rd Trail</td></tr></tbody></table><p>For supper, I used the last of the Joe Patti Shrimp to make my favorite Charleston Shrimp Gravy over grits - my version of Shrimp & Grits. It was sooo good!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpZYbO9CIGP2OHuB3lns-HswqgavAtOM686b89rfgGLbGTZrEEJN4Q1OMcRUnqkIrqc3cTWyC_8rHF7hlxgKg6TFuF-8aBHChUyv2x1FEEam5bknWyKP0lFSgDnMeTK-rWtAZIl0QwGiGEkq855mP_QgHlJUoVtpX3jZApj9ehyphenhyphenliu0Oxl4XsRacmBRM/s3635/IMG_5790%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3020" data-original-width="3635" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpZYbO9CIGP2OHuB3lns-HswqgavAtOM686b89rfgGLbGTZrEEJN4Q1OMcRUnqkIrqc3cTWyC_8rHF7hlxgKg6TFuF-8aBHChUyv2x1FEEam5bknWyKP0lFSgDnMeTK-rWtAZIl0QwGiGEkq855mP_QgHlJUoVtpX3jZApj9ehyphenhyphenliu0Oxl4XsRacmBRM/w640-h532/IMG_5790%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shrimp & Grits</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>For the past few days I have been reading "Sustaining and Disrupting." I finished it today. It is has very good lessons for our church as we confront who we will be in the future. Pastor Linda and I have discussed the need to update our vision for Trinity and this book would be very helpful for leaders. I don't know how many others will be willing to engage in the discussion. I conceived of the 2030 Project, a visioning and strategic planning project to address the questions of who/what/where do we want to be in 2030 (the vision) and how do we get there (the strategy).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Friday, November 3</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The weather is getting better every day. Today I wanted to go to the park where I've seen the pitcher plants and go again to Fisherman's Corner for lunch. We left late morning on this quest. Tarklin Bayou Preserve State Park is less than 15 in Florida, so we headed east. The Park is known for being the home of four species of endangered pitcher plants as well as other rare and endangered plants. We enjoyed seeing and photographing the white-topped pitcher plants in the bog midway along the Bayou Trail. The trail, a combination of pavement and boardwalk was about 1.5 miles in and out. It terminates at the Tarklin Bayou Bay which empties into Perdido Bay.</div><div><br /></div><div>We were ready for a delicious lunch after our hike and Fisherman's Corner did not disappoint. I had the Fried Gumbo Salad again and Bill has a Fried Oyster Po-Boy on Gambino Italian Bread, a New Orleans favorite.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyC9JWtto4po4AG1uPE4dBJZmXbsXpuEQg758GQoxCveXBjD7FR-bbobilSx59G3ZylJ03bjJG4a-Z8am1nKYlfxNNywC-4od6J95vCLr8w6w5xT9kIVcEbNZBsNyzdPK0ap6qlB2oQGVh2PIIwfez5fIMbgWds1ROmaSPoLzuj1gJ-ivN8ETnuu4p4Q/s4032/IMG_5791.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyC9JWtto4po4AG1uPE4dBJZmXbsXpuEQg758GQoxCveXBjD7FR-bbobilSx59G3ZylJ03bjJG4a-Z8am1nKYlfxNNywC-4od6J95vCLr8w6w5xT9kIVcEbNZBsNyzdPK0ap6qlB2oQGVh2PIIwfez5fIMbgWds1ROmaSPoLzuj1gJ-ivN8ETnuu4p4Q/w640-h480/IMG_5791.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6DGKGzZoRM1ahHHa-tlC9gWgs3QQN1huaq1hRjpYouImkurH-4mrLZYpq96AlSutLONbrg7yCqKUCjtAw_8_PBnTqZH1q1Fb7TkokEqCx1PpNHwYeoIctbE8Z5u8gGlvXvw-U5Sud7cCoQTbee5N2jeJiPUne2Kw9l_eXx2BXBh1nbRKa6HSr6WqMV8/s4032/IMG_5792.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6DGKGzZoRM1ahHHa-tlC9gWgs3QQN1huaq1hRjpYouImkurH-4mrLZYpq96AlSutLONbrg7yCqKUCjtAw_8_PBnTqZH1q1Fb7TkokEqCx1PpNHwYeoIctbE8Z5u8gGlvXvw-U5Sud7cCoQTbee5N2jeJiPUne2Kw9l_eXx2BXBh1nbRKa6HSr6WqMV8/w640-h480/IMG_5792.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOE8cxPTqu-cahm0bGPY5cuAKORPpANxOBxUeHVS-2rYqnFRsiMbwB5GMSNUV4AKvaY5ZR6-RkqK-n7ppo8Ijnq9oK9aO6wqIAoUThmmrBJnnI45Mads8dQndOrRrGEx05GwwCkcmoT6cRf5PoG-smDOOgGkCzW6IAIc4SIJkrDXm45E21Nfp7KE9hMU/s4032/IMG_5794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOE8cxPTqu-cahm0bGPY5cuAKORPpANxOBxUeHVS-2rYqnFRsiMbwB5GMSNUV4AKvaY5ZR6-RkqK-n7ppo8Ijnq9oK9aO6wqIAoUThmmrBJnnI45Mads8dQndOrRrGEx05GwwCkcmoT6cRf5PoG-smDOOgGkCzW6IAIc4SIJkrDXm45E21Nfp7KE9hMU/w480-h640/IMG_5794.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOme8Um05KutHee_-yApeWDjbWiX2reNwAP3oUIszKlYJxN98InrjdMpYSrYIm7-hkc8W9R5in0Io6Auehc_wqDeiCrRZG0EywRTZQ1V42NCq9nJw32PZs-rupkXk0GR9kE7f5_4s7b6KeRP93eLEVB7jAKCq9NP3zo4AaPY9LBRD5dtIUoXrjkq7V1oA/s4032/IMG_5796%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOme8Um05KutHee_-yApeWDjbWiX2reNwAP3oUIszKlYJxN98InrjdMpYSrYIm7-hkc8W9R5in0Io6Auehc_wqDeiCrRZG0EywRTZQ1V42NCq9nJw32PZs-rupkXk0GR9kE7f5_4s7b6KeRP93eLEVB7jAKCq9NP3zo4AaPY9LBRD5dtIUoXrjkq7V1oA/w480-h640/IMG_5796%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTInwqB1yv4EyLfL2W3HuDDQ9ih26_Zj-A-z-Iqbog7GKOz-RyZjbCBLbbVlh92Su5IuICpcvFPGraDfaSdiyXz-SRm4JW-VZCKhLPIiiiNJ9Axzrb_0EU4575qPUf9ffVcm2ZESqmvHyQAbw9yi1Kzaoi6WTjMaqZ7txSSUkhkRsD_BLOt-FyRwT6Sk/s4032/IMG_5797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTInwqB1yv4EyLfL2W3HuDDQ9ih26_Zj-A-z-Iqbog7GKOz-RyZjbCBLbbVlh92Su5IuICpcvFPGraDfaSdiyXz-SRm4JW-VZCKhLPIiiiNJ9Axzrb_0EU4575qPUf9ffVcm2ZESqmvHyQAbw9yi1Kzaoi6WTjMaqZ7txSSUkhkRsD_BLOt-FyRwT6Sk/w480-h640/IMG_5797.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkIEq3aftfdAayvDLqsjcqJIOnG3EhffLzbt7XcG-3lOUVLES75NRa0AGRKS6HhyphenhyphenDf9GRtI4iCwDJU5RNEaQq2vUP0IBEEKdFjwCCGU54hT3wy757TaEu1rxy9j32ioqfjRQQP3doT7l3ZOicWWDu2fc00KG7hDZxeFAZ6FtnT-LBapd-H7__IkJd_Qw/s4032/IMG_5800.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkIEq3aftfdAayvDLqsjcqJIOnG3EhffLzbt7XcG-3lOUVLES75NRa0AGRKS6HhyphenhyphenDf9GRtI4iCwDJU5RNEaQq2vUP0IBEEKdFjwCCGU54hT3wy757TaEu1rxy9j32ioqfjRQQP3doT7l3ZOicWWDu2fc00KG7hDZxeFAZ6FtnT-LBapd-H7__IkJd_Qw/w640-h480/IMG_5800.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The day wasn't done yet! After lunch, we stopped at the Perdido Seafood Market next door and bought 2 pounds of shrimp, most to eat and some for bait. We also got a loaf of Gambino bread. </div><div><br /></div><div>Back at the condo, the afternoon was perfect for the beach - not too hot, not too windy, just right! About 4:30 we carried a couple of chairs and fishing gear down to the beach. We stayed until sunset. Not much happened at first, but finally, Bill got some bites and caught a double of whiting. (He was using a double hook surf rig). A little later he got a big bite, but lost it right at the edge of the surf before we got a good look. It was probably a sting-ray. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a lovely day, start to finish! At the end is my beach poem for today.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W1JUZ2dLcDOYdGtfydG1QRCsafdYvBl48P_suuVBkEzljBFm3YFfh3nKRyPTdsclbRkTVEIpiJDst3dHkeyqTXs8woOxZdpjr04JcO0VmhjOFGR-zas_XudZbQYjas39LoFEVZUAtlKC8dq3kJmfB82je6cNroTdB39bNoiYQhag8okdQ06gmX_iXOs/s3088/IMG_5807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7W1JUZ2dLcDOYdGtfydG1QRCsafdYvBl48P_suuVBkEzljBFm3YFfh3nKRyPTdsclbRkTVEIpiJDst3dHkeyqTXs8woOxZdpjr04JcO0VmhjOFGR-zas_XudZbQYjas39LoFEVZUAtlKC8dq3kJmfB82je6cNroTdB39bNoiYQhag8okdQ06gmX_iXOs/w480-h640/IMG_5807.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am much happier than I look!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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David was up by 6 to pack the car. The family pulled away at 6:30 am and made it home around 5 pm. </p><p>It was a cold and windy day so we didn't even leave the condo. We spent the day with housecleaning (minor), laundry, reading and resting. I started reading the book "Sustaining While Disrupting - The Challenge of Congregational Innovation," written by F. Douglas Powe, Jr. and Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Pastor Linda preached from this a couple of weeks ago and I was intrigued. It could potentially be a valuable resource for us at Trinity.</p><p>Lunch was left-over tacos. For supper, I pan-sauteed a flounder fillet and make a sauce of the small amount of leftover Shrimp Alfredo, served over reheated pasta. A salad completed our left-over meal. While here, Owen had a lot of Latin homework to catch up. I learned that the Latin word reliquary means remains or that left behind. So we had a reliquary meal! Since our days will be quieter with no grandchildren to record, I will resort to posting more meal photos. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzyEt-Y7RTzHhkkLXaosYc63VDE9Zhm8YaivMZ5F-HqOFxrjWnyqb5mJQDzhyed1Gvs8102xi_PG6U4wnhGDEsYjc6_XTvevCHBeiFuiitQzBCZFUYa3NWC25yj-XQPhtwJqDKGgjRN_9iqBJLEedGOGlnxud85XD1fAOq6JknvepsCNejo9idCsTsDA/s4032/IMG_5784%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzyEt-Y7RTzHhkkLXaosYc63VDE9Zhm8YaivMZ5F-HqOFxrjWnyqb5mJQDzhyed1Gvs8102xi_PG6U4wnhGDEsYjc6_XTvevCHBeiFuiitQzBCZFUYa3NWC25yj-XQPhtwJqDKGgjRN_9iqBJLEedGOGlnxud85XD1fAOq6JknvepsCNejo9idCsTsDA/w480-h640/IMG_5784%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><b>Wednesday, Nov 1</b></p><p>We faced another chilly and very windy day, not suitable for even walking on the beach, although a few intrepid beachcombers made the effort. After a quiet morning we went shopping in the afternoon. We drove to the Bookstore in Gulf Shores (no purchase) and on to the outlet mall in Foley. I usually like to check out the Vanity Fair outlet. Unfortunately, it is not more and the store sells on Wrangler and Lee. I didn't buy anything there, either. We drove back through Gulf Shores and along the beach road. It looked very nice out, but remained very windy and cool. Last stop was Rouse's market in Orange Beach. That is now our go-to grocery - nicer than Walmart and not as pricey as Publix. Supper was another reliquary meal - left-overs of hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli with the addition of brown gravy. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oEEpagcEJKSjKU-sLCTNLyFGKfLjENANJzmI_4WDTqoCTIFdO0Nd5R2d5I8crI9SIebbKQ2EMU_k7v1GSKK5gpOzsYlHdKdMGqVM3UzGYG8zz2oQ6_WTLMzUvtmPaovMAXFBvRyWH_SOKvaSxGH96AdNQtH1CCXQJ9vkDpANVZ20nhcacijBYdabjLM/s1280/IMG_5787.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oEEpagcEJKSjKU-sLCTNLyFGKfLjENANJzmI_4WDTqoCTIFdO0Nd5R2d5I8crI9SIebbKQ2EMU_k7v1GSKK5gpOzsYlHdKdMGqVM3UzGYG8zz2oQ6_WTLMzUvtmPaovMAXFBvRyWH_SOKvaSxGH96AdNQtH1CCXQJ9vkDpANVZ20nhcacijBYdabjLM/w480-h640/IMG_5787.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satisfying comfort food for a chilly night.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vxxcocl7AjXOIhSZHIMp75_dBjmuHY1x7AV0WncUkyoeNt-XojN0NzTzSKkRc78vW80CPXnMQA5bP270VNDGTP5pBmokBbiQg2AYtKvVNnQGqsRf70eRBtGbpauDewPyPTRl_89b-y1ASvTtrGJX3Gr3XVf-gC3D7zcP_Ke6R2IkTNrm_IZuqk1SoEM/s1280/IMG_5786.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vxxcocl7AjXOIhSZHIMp75_dBjmuHY1x7AV0WncUkyoeNt-XojN0NzTzSKkRc78vW80CPXnMQA5bP270VNDGTP5pBmokBbiQg2AYtKvVNnQGqsRf70eRBtGbpauDewPyPTRl_89b-y1ASvTtrGJX3Gr3XVf-gC3D7zcP_Ke6R2IkTNrm_IZuqk1SoEM/w640-h480/IMG_5786.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We can't see a full sunset from the condo deck, but still get a beautiful evening sky.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-30891514696321175372023-11-02T12:52:00.000-04:002023-11-02T12:52:24.644-04:00Grands Galore - Oct 30<p><b> Monday, October 30</b></p><p>We started the day as usual with a trek to the beach. We didn't start as early today, though. Nevertheless, I did catch the sunrise! After beach and pool time and another remora (sharksucker) we had an early lunch and David and I took the kids to the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola. We do that almost every year. John is old enough now to enjoy the experience. All the kids had a good time. I've been many times and I always enjoy it. We were back mid-afternoon with plenty of time left for beach-going. People sometimes ask what all we do when we come down here. The answer is simple: go to the beach and sometimes fish. Occasionally, we even catch a fish or two. On this trip we haven't caught many. A couple of remora, a few whiting and a couple of jacks. And of course, the big one that got away! Sunday night supper was hamburger steaks, twice-baked mashed potatoes and broccoli. It is not what I consider a beach meal, but everyone enjoyed it and Bill and I will get to enjoy it again in a day or two.</p><p>Morning:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcrfpd-PW7X0QAZSc5UKx1jTFZHRw8iGOldKoVsT-fsvICAJkAMqK6ZeJrCXtH91d96Zl1U4kiTXKt-kzDSd6hVCon8IB8aOKRCkQWBFOoqBRz13sPhFexaWQ5bx_G3f-S_5R4-8gpQLaBG7Lc_SHKfhcQd-XiZkEJYsBSrTm-afqOIc-S-vikmgO-yY/s1280/IMG_5752.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcrfpd-PW7X0QAZSc5UKx1jTFZHRw8iGOldKoVsT-fsvICAJkAMqK6ZeJrCXtH91d96Zl1U4kiTXKt-kzDSd6hVCon8IB8aOKRCkQWBFOoqBRz13sPhFexaWQ5bx_G3f-S_5R4-8gpQLaBG7Lc_SHKfhcQd-XiZkEJYsBSrTm-afqOIc-S-vikmgO-yY/w640-h480/IMG_5752.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As the days went by, the kids got braver in the water, but not too daring.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGe6oyxQqhzUCfFkbhRXxOKxARkHbAUiHXT4sKz-WWw-GWYPQwx_1KYeBodt1hovYtcfi7aJLksGcuGzWHfRT75ssaqKpfdp-vSQFNTWqWpQJgLpfAOy080NTHSM9rwu_xqQ8Kx1nSmrC4zuBzI5WFPL9FMAJSMxTaOP8TJQIUro5WwqDhfQBZkS35kk/s1280/IMG_5753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGe6oyxQqhzUCfFkbhRXxOKxARkHbAUiHXT4sKz-WWw-GWYPQwx_1KYeBodt1hovYtcfi7aJLksGcuGzWHfRT75ssaqKpfdp-vSQFNTWqWpQJgLpfAOy080NTHSM9rwu_xqQ8Kx1nSmrC4zuBzI5WFPL9FMAJSMxTaOP8TJQIUro5WwqDhfQBZkS35kk/w480-h640/IMG_5753.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of time and energy was devoted to making the elaborate "boxes" or "rooms."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Mid-day: Pensacola Naval Air Museum<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtKFw9pjsVnkxKx-dy_OC_16WNYYfcombhCblT66iPThbJMfxFV0o-dAKGnEmkq_0hW4KDK_4iwM-KQ4gpL0Vqq84wbaJwzr1HnDImyYA4fGVhTa5Nc5ORvgypDK4RmgdHzdzlhqhF3Pct8Gh8XPAM__DYt_u4r2guibPIJYOq7E7ARnm-F8IJxA_jdE/s1280/IMG_5755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtKFw9pjsVnkxKx-dy_OC_16WNYYfcombhCblT66iPThbJMfxFV0o-dAKGnEmkq_0hW4KDK_4iwM-KQ4gpL0Vqq84wbaJwzr1HnDImyYA4fGVhTa5Nc5ORvgypDK4RmgdHzdzlhqhF3Pct8Gh8XPAM__DYt_u4r2guibPIJYOq7E7ARnm-F8IJxA_jdE/w640-h480/IMG_5755.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The museum has added two large movie theater size screens near the entrance that show a fighter jet flying in over Pensacola sound on approach and another showing the take-off and landing of the plane. Photo opp!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBnO4Km9CJKqdBUovN_KvVYB_Oygo7qd1XC0SAdLUewXEn-_BgxPS6FFuqKrLQsiNQ02nqqKrEIlQKmiDcoUoq24Odg-DyRxXj4rkF-wfJ844-V_e8Qzhv5hFI923cA6dsfWVEau1VWviRgj6Ywfuk0uHHqlmMXULx1QO6TXeR3gaYorNV30_a453mb4/s1280/IMG_5757.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBnO4Km9CJKqdBUovN_KvVYB_Oygo7qd1XC0SAdLUewXEn-_BgxPS6FFuqKrLQsiNQ02nqqKrEIlQKmiDcoUoq24Odg-DyRxXj4rkF-wfJ844-V_e8Qzhv5hFI923cA6dsfWVEau1VWviRgj6Ywfuk0uHHqlmMXULx1QO6TXeR3gaYorNV30_a453mb4/w640-h480/IMG_5757.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfm2Hy2fgPD11fpncn060wIfntW_w3YJ71WPgq9e4TC4BvjDI-5-gkNhyTYjTQj_Phh24LYr8braiZd0irpNRXiw6OkUQ-acGVTaot2qXJy4c5V-7S7so5NfgKQBXcXivHmFf_w1QvcN9PwUaq1Z9CixS4IKv41af7_eAIncWWZoEaph4GZL7sTmu6zo/s1280/IMG_5760.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfm2Hy2fgPD11fpncn060wIfntW_w3YJ71WPgq9e4TC4BvjDI-5-gkNhyTYjTQj_Phh24LYr8braiZd0irpNRXiw6OkUQ-acGVTaot2qXJy4c5V-7S7so5NfgKQBXcXivHmFf_w1QvcN9PwUaq1Z9CixS4IKv41af7_eAIncWWZoEaph4GZL7sTmu6zo/w640-h480/IMG_5760.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is tradition and mandatory to take a picture underneath the "shark plane."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGozjCxCffTG-xP1w9xeZh8AYNfEVDRxNnA2GfKbLWovGitjHu5oZvhPBNvdgi50bDoao6mO9wNEEHUwjzlgoIt5pnY2vWqJR8R1kVMUW90EGgGoGTubzA4FI5rFvWP7hiL7jao_z_LIbQUtqdUHAKAy_rOjUbk1BdwC_AaQsxyWcg891WRr0SimVUVfg/s1280/IMG_5767.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGozjCxCffTG-xP1w9xeZh8AYNfEVDRxNnA2GfKbLWovGitjHu5oZvhPBNvdgi50bDoao6mO9wNEEHUwjzlgoIt5pnY2vWqJR8R1kVMUW90EGgGoGTubzA4FI5rFvWP7hiL7jao_z_LIbQUtqdUHAKAy_rOjUbk1BdwC_AaQsxyWcg891WRr0SimVUVfg/w640-h480/IMG_5767.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Angels up close. We had a real formation fly-by at the beach this morning!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVP-vbnxEIQnhdE2CctJEBnGshSAaDHUFaxf6jYC_5RWFC0eJ-ecDPZc87pVvyxABg2YEQaHDfRFCDQTb3Rx3Qu-geS990UfMiNXzYs4NEJi4LcOhiAgidpc_cr_pasyP00wM1QNeiZCUpEUQtuwMysuyjgHoMATymsVkbgMQgTw7ZhVyDYhh2N2zVrg/s1280/IMG_5771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVP-vbnxEIQnhdE2CctJEBnGshSAaDHUFaxf6jYC_5RWFC0eJ-ecDPZc87pVvyxABg2YEQaHDfRFCDQTb3Rx3Qu-geS990UfMiNXzYs4NEJi4LcOhiAgidpc_cr_pasyP00wM1QNeiZCUpEUQtuwMysuyjgHoMATymsVkbgMQgTw7ZhVyDYhh2N2zVrg/w640-h480/IMG_5771.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owen and John trying the controls. I don't they missed a single plane cockpit that was open for climbing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE4Iq7e2Rfm45OwHytSNob038sqw5mG_xWXK2Db2LHRSparVu7ELvcFO7eatz7nQB0msDR0b3wLpOMbTpIRXLOS6IaQLv5-bot_siDlwMbAZxRkJLX18BbamGsAEfv_IEcxyVW5dgg3-QG1Nq3EzBoNdcw8VvunKY5otqQQKZmKA_ooOxo1ZSqKUZWj4/s1280/IMG_5778.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE4Iq7e2Rfm45OwHytSNob038sqw5mG_xWXK2Db2LHRSparVu7ELvcFO7eatz7nQB0msDR0b3wLpOMbTpIRXLOS6IaQLv5-bot_siDlwMbAZxRkJLX18BbamGsAEfv_IEcxyVW5dgg3-QG1Nq3EzBoNdcw8VvunKY5otqQQKZmKA_ooOxo1ZSqKUZWj4/w640-h480/IMG_5778.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ_3j4nRpNUpsubfr7aBn1WQPectHRjNORPzmQpJJzN636EPiZnU4DoZIhl8vC9gbyrWYf9jAlGBIOBQJw8YL9wzwCRbLrQ0NC0JdfOYKRx7AmWwmGaAdkQi1fFpZJ7yuC5WxLkDNUHBLcBoWzfeqOTdpDWCn3OAvg5R0JnsfVVhQ2xpbGJvsglj44xw/s1280/IMG_5774.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ_3j4nRpNUpsubfr7aBn1WQPectHRjNORPzmQpJJzN636EPiZnU4DoZIhl8vC9gbyrWYf9jAlGBIOBQJw8YL9wzwCRbLrQ0NC0JdfOYKRx7AmWwmGaAdkQi1fFpZJ7yuC5WxLkDNUHBLcBoWzfeqOTdpDWCn3OAvg5R0JnsfVVhQ2xpbGJvsglj44xw/w640-h480/IMG_5774.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allison and Evangeline were equally enthusiastic about climbing aboard.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Afternoon:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyVl-BZxtHMzoCXHNjHJlCO9lXB9ZMxuLpQj5gedQ80T4mpGlC-bNqu3CI8CjvUrm9rgOOyHieoouZZHFK3p8bUiVuNj2OhKd_fjbh-A0JZyu5_iLQxC-zoS4jGNFYK9nS21ZenggGwO6OTapb2OtN49plldwO10Kdj3OXQsCdkC1SiIm_qXnxZBTVZY/s1280/IMG_5779.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyVl-BZxtHMzoCXHNjHJlCO9lXB9ZMxuLpQj5gedQ80T4mpGlC-bNqu3CI8CjvUrm9rgOOyHieoouZZHFK3p8bUiVuNj2OhKd_fjbh-A0JZyu5_iLQxC-zoS4jGNFYK9nS21ZenggGwO6OTapb2OtN49plldwO10Kdj3OXQsCdkC1SiIm_qXnxZBTVZY/w640-h480/IMG_5779.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last time at the beach and another fish on the line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2O8p9To3ZZjNdCkmbpPpSxJWkYuA8PJmZad9NByQi2Jz1wNuFTf1yGiXYOqFBM4RVnHcLXzszeSswFmGfYDevEAFKH_FyJHon535QWJckGOXfg29vnn-3DJcSg_klW0Bgf2YyaSyt4Q-6ieevSJlFLmwkrGOM9jKc2SuFz0QfDFhwFp-WRzcXHKW4cM/s1280/IMG_5780.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2O8p9To3ZZjNdCkmbpPpSxJWkYuA8PJmZad9NByQi2Jz1wNuFTf1yGiXYOqFBM4RVnHcLXzszeSswFmGfYDevEAFKH_FyJHon535QWJckGOXfg29vnn-3DJcSg_klW0Bgf2YyaSyt4Q-6ieevSJlFLmwkrGOM9jKc2SuFz0QfDFhwFp-WRzcXHKW4cM/w640-h480/IMG_5780.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David had lots of help reeling it in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqtIlWbFWdiWvRKkWQVStvY9nLWJ0MoA-a6S5_kO7amZMmUoNROF_-zbFoH8drPAaACH8srsRIa25BZy2nqqaRn9gWfoVCiVv4KCaIYQg8AmhY5zi_izCgce27-t5cs_KgH8AM5OPON8yW8t74kTosDtHsATIHagLD86nb9FcKvCcmiM0W0KoRHkBCv0/s1280/IMG_5781.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqtIlWbFWdiWvRKkWQVStvY9nLWJ0MoA-a6S5_kO7amZMmUoNROF_-zbFoH8drPAaACH8srsRIa25BZy2nqqaRn9gWfoVCiVv4KCaIYQg8AmhY5zi_izCgce27-t5cs_KgH8AM5OPON8yW8t74kTosDtHsATIHagLD86nb9FcKvCcmiM0W0KoRHkBCv0/w480-h640/IMG_5781.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another remora! We had lots of fun, but no significant fish were caught. Not for lack of trying, though.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-74202277760395192772023-11-01T14:40:00.000-04:002023-11-01T14:40:39.092-04:00Grands Galore - Oct 29<p>Sunday, Oct 29</p><p>The pattern is set: early morning surf fishing and beach time. Then pool time. Then in for lunch (left-over tacos or sandwiches) and quiet time. Back to the beach later in the afternoon for more fishing and playing and pool time. A beautiful Sabbath.</p><p>My reflection while watching the waves:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sunday at the beach<br />communion with family and nature<br />Worshipping the God <br />of all creation</p><p style="text-align: center;">For organ and hymn, I hear<br />waves crashing, <br />birds calling<br />children's laughter.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For scripture, I read<br />the sky and wind.<br />For a spoken word, I have<br />family conversation,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Shalom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xHvV4nFPR4RMhRG7jTMHfEr2zOtvRnFCUjmKmPABnvTCJnTo155hjjwSoCDDXN52M1cAuU5zyk8gHAHozZVnj8KQ1Wk5KTuaWorqCycsO2Wdb83Qw2HvDFYlY5riz5GHcampOIZCf8kWuRhck-wlqDB6rnGEwcq2Jfga8iYe58eSVeKG-jy9SL6a7t8/s1280/IMG_5721.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xHvV4nFPR4RMhRG7jTMHfEr2zOtvRnFCUjmKmPABnvTCJnTo155hjjwSoCDDXN52M1cAuU5zyk8gHAHozZVnj8KQ1Wk5KTuaWorqCycsO2Wdb83Qw2HvDFYlY5riz5GHcampOIZCf8kWuRhck-wlqDB6rnGEwcq2Jfga8iYe58eSVeKG-jy9SL6a7t8/w640-h480/IMG_5721.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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From our deck we can almost see both the sunrise and sunset. It went back in the surf. The whole crew soon joined the sand moving operation. Kids and I walked a lot and collected a few shells. The day again included time at the indoor pool. turkey and roast beef sandwiches or leftover made lunch. Tacos and football were planned for dinner.</p><p>Sunrise views from the condo deck:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUN1S5KCRgb2-sy0Q3k-jkkLJYm9PNV8OBwRwKJsoqRu6DmTmZuk8D-EnDiGGiY0q8w5o8YZokbmRcOKNb8CgmByF-Y4TQQsOEih5WvQVId6A8IgPM3Q5MGp6ACKOQ029VxePQs7SaWPJ9t8oTP1sTpjWlkuwuxwuBeAya5MxDccionCN8p5zL8H5UeE/s1280/IMG_5694.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUN1S5KCRgb2-sy0Q3k-jkkLJYm9PNV8OBwRwKJsoqRu6DmTmZuk8D-EnDiGGiY0q8w5o8YZokbmRcOKNb8CgmByF-Y4TQQsOEih5WvQVId6A8IgPM3Q5MGp6ACKOQ029VxePQs7SaWPJ9t8oTP1sTpjWlkuwuxwuBeAya5MxDccionCN8p5zL8H5UeE/w640-h480/IMG_5694.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out over the pool and the pass waiting for the sun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd6SR7BjT2QOC_4CI0GX0VdozR3s9R4M0JFMK8-ve9y_wDbMgJ5QOEEXbJq5RI_XJ8TRHmjjSHOiPK9GI89808jDpP7EV6TuzOINoSv5nSynVDy8kJ-YDwDaS-5WJ2L7K3W2aHF01rRgE5yuvulcNVkgqndCkrBLb4Dp7VBVoFoXc43tItdCol2UEdPE/s1280/IMG_5706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd6SR7BjT2QOC_4CI0GX0VdozR3s9R4M0JFMK8-ve9y_wDbMgJ5QOEEXbJq5RI_XJ8TRHmjjSHOiPK9GI89808jDpP7EV6TuzOINoSv5nSynVDy8kJ-YDwDaS-5WJ2L7K3W2aHF01rRgE5yuvulcNVkgqndCkrBLb4Dp7VBVoFoXc43tItdCol2UEdPE/w640-h480/IMG_5706.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a nice surf</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdO2cIrj418f3CiSXn_E4hmqSuC5p-1EUoGYR7W3rCM_hMvFTbWRNNG6911qkbv6cqAyYKUzY6OzDKEwNSOpVagjjByS8wgXeM8J3b8swvwTLVF71LJnVS8DzUP3rzbu0e1z2UFEv-rF3Ith0HKsaqTIX4hcxaXeWd4ZjtfpmEJEHx3YhbSBYxWKOG8g/s1280/IMG_5712.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdO2cIrj418f3CiSXn_E4hmqSuC5p-1EUoGYR7W3rCM_hMvFTbWRNNG6911qkbv6cqAyYKUzY6OzDKEwNSOpVagjjByS8wgXeM8J3b8swvwTLVF71LJnVS8DzUP3rzbu0e1z2UFEv-rF3Ith0HKsaqTIX4hcxaXeWd4ZjtfpmEJEHx3YhbSBYxWKOG8g/w640-h480/IMG_5712.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack or Pompano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21exrAhpwtg1mr0QjhQpYXpOlVybVQOTnL-_XIsyAHyCsFDnfpYuu4LibK38eCs-HCG4FAQvOaRs2YMba81cKFMRmT7kUIb86K_9fnEiXaCU7jCC2q57LeOEyo6X-Y6CZODM-A3CdtN5JPvjFC1G8fw6XPdyz_QgaM81AbNJdrHldYUh_cu0rB3Z6_Tc/s1280/IMG_5715.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21exrAhpwtg1mr0QjhQpYXpOlVybVQOTnL-_XIsyAHyCsFDnfpYuu4LibK38eCs-HCG4FAQvOaRs2YMba81cKFMRmT7kUIb86K_9fnEiXaCU7jCC2q57LeOEyo6X-Y6CZODM-A3CdtN5JPvjFC1G8fw6XPdyz_QgaM81AbNJdrHldYUh_cu0rB3Z6_Tc/w640-h480/IMG_5715.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too busy to pose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsB1RvAe_KaE7iXwRLXrwHl9kPgePk5csEQuJVO2Dx-Zla1QUyIX9YOrXONRZetQ5XbCcsL3T6dHUtdoFbGyMSPXTFKrPXatA5BKhR6fYOckZ4pkJgW314sLuP9LMOZY9BRmSk1TUsVTFI4eUEZNl76Xet7ZmvosO8cwaPHDy0i3faooLwxwChW4Rhtkk/s1280/IMG_5718.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsB1RvAe_KaE7iXwRLXrwHl9kPgePk5csEQuJVO2Dx-Zla1QUyIX9YOrXONRZetQ5XbCcsL3T6dHUtdoFbGyMSPXTFKrPXatA5BKhR6fYOckZ4pkJgW314sLuP9LMOZY9BRmSk1TUsVTFI4eUEZNl76Xet7ZmvosO8cwaPHDy0i3faooLwxwChW4Rhtkk/w640-h480/IMG_5718.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset from the boardwalk, going up to to fix supper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-91094341817802006872023-11-01T12:20:00.004-04:002023-11-01T12:20:46.344-04:00Grands Galore - Oct 27<p><b>Friday, Oct 27</b></p><p>Friday started with watching the sun rise from our deck and getting to the beach soon after for a walk to the jetties. Breakfast was self-serve. We came in for pancake brunch and much needed rest. We were back to the beach from 4 pm until sunset. More steps logged and more shells collected. Lots of sand was move from one spot to another today! Each beach excursion ended with play time at the indoor pool. The Shrimp Alfredo from last night was so plentiful that we had enough for left-over with the addition of one flounder filet to share. Kids had turkey/cheese quesadillas.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFxVahKIDBZlYDpEVxKfZ1jLiRUS7iM_PQfHR8qB2ANTjY4hnML99Nl7T8Nj-8wCsYkDjNd-wEQJBYdTHToSSz5kywqCJN17Ag-uQZpkL0MeaU9LF-VebtZon5q6dJXyw7sWMTLKw30uiBnPEF3y7EZPW3rW7h5h42-5wtGnEQscedeRx-rwAiErEC8c/s1280/IMG_5680.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFxVahKIDBZlYDpEVxKfZ1jLiRUS7iM_PQfHR8qB2ANTjY4hnML99Nl7T8Nj-8wCsYkDjNd-wEQJBYdTHToSSz5kywqCJN17Ag-uQZpkL0MeaU9LF-VebtZon5q6dJXyw7sWMTLKw30uiBnPEF3y7EZPW3rW7h5h42-5wtGnEQscedeRx-rwAiErEC8c/w640-h480/IMG_5680.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allison</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJgAsk4FMRRmSFZ86rVzGMiqfmnR8RL4KrLSFjSTcu2O_y0TFZd23i8_-QH0Bs9XoIkY15Z_4ZHLe7Gbq4Ocztg6XAoiXz5GBHEmdVwYm3ZQJbezwzp6LETNa1qOZdphGVWxwOpQGWEaj1QvIyBYGEot1aVo1fj6Efvdk0pGlNPAm8wwMgdgFj-_RJWU/s1280/IMG_5681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJgAsk4FMRRmSFZ86rVzGMiqfmnR8RL4KrLSFjSTcu2O_y0TFZd23i8_-QH0Bs9XoIkY15Z_4ZHLe7Gbq4Ocztg6XAoiXz5GBHEmdVwYm3ZQJbezwzp6LETNa1qOZdphGVWxwOpQGWEaj1QvIyBYGEot1aVo1fj6Efvdk0pGlNPAm8wwMgdgFj-_RJWU/w640-h480/IMG_5681.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John David</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4JWGCw0WG5Ax-CNsG0AHErfOB_V_WJrOsfcZHU5ZCdBlNpch9xv_woQ0WtzQUhjZrViazjBujYjNRVDol9yAwi283KJ5UPo_eWVKj8duSdygv9xnlilgjHKDwFffDfmSTau-3Yrr8_Sa10IYPvX5iDf5updFaTVSiZJXluiH2DiGD73KI49Orkro1dU/s1280/IMG_5683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4JWGCw0WG5Ax-CNsG0AHErfOB_V_WJrOsfcZHU5ZCdBlNpch9xv_woQ0WtzQUhjZrViazjBujYjNRVDol9yAwi283KJ5UPo_eWVKj8duSdygv9xnlilgjHKDwFffDfmSTau-3Yrr8_Sa10IYPvX5iDf5updFaTVSiZJXluiH2DiGD73KI49Orkro1dU/w640-h480/IMG_5683.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allison </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby5fqbCGbOhVs4-YAmx7q04PXzmHs0YVchb6jPS9SCBfpDxPtd0e7tVguxgtAyWT0S3Lbl2h-qcBmU-ozDwPioZIFhFXcoV3P8uzblnBH_7quw10zM9gDRfTuLf6VnYUieVUckFHvUEP9aFHKBRBfQ6tDVfY4nzofAtf2Cm3wz9z-iy-wGnOwxEbngyo/s1280/IMG_5685.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby5fqbCGbOhVs4-YAmx7q04PXzmHs0YVchb6jPS9SCBfpDxPtd0e7tVguxgtAyWT0S3Lbl2h-qcBmU-ozDwPioZIFhFXcoV3P8uzblnBH_7quw10zM9gDRfTuLf6VnYUieVUckFHvUEP9aFHKBRBfQ6tDVfY4nzofAtf2Cm3wz9z-iy-wGnOwxEbngyo/w640-h480/IMG_5685.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family conversation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EH5C66SgwpsfuLb7ieHkTKHWdTJISqch0MBZhcWi5Lx10k8w5PhBPf80kGG2WV3ffF5lXtKldS2cVqsaNVO2nyjKkiJNiRSiEKws2hdXgu7aTGu74alcC_DTOkoeJJf8fdHvb0FfZT8uJnUgx7rg8FwiIpGSdCrTdJamtrwbCct8ipfZdhmONhcCi_Y/s1280/IMG_5686.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EH5C66SgwpsfuLb7ieHkTKHWdTJISqch0MBZhcWi5Lx10k8w5PhBPf80kGG2WV3ffF5lXtKldS2cVqsaNVO2nyjKkiJNiRSiEKws2hdXgu7aTGu74alcC_DTOkoeJJf8fdHvb0FfZT8uJnUgx7rg8FwiIpGSdCrTdJamtrwbCct8ipfZdhmONhcCi_Y/w640-h480/IMG_5686.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allison and Evangeline</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JAfF7NrZTju1GQqhgwADuu__QhEDu2-mFHFYcT4c9QxvHcBMMTZDF1sL9g3Wy_vqZfPPje4Eq7ED1CQ3m3Yzkci9Qyn69SUjtK6ewFtiIFmxGHrFJX1SLq0S60qcDaGVPgTZJhGC67TXLDAfGH2q9doCeYUStz34x3fi4fKQTwyct3EwmEU39741CSY/s1280/IMG_5687.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JAfF7NrZTju1GQqhgwADuu__QhEDu2-mFHFYcT4c9QxvHcBMMTZDF1sL9g3Wy_vqZfPPje4Eq7ED1CQ3m3Yzkci9Qyn69SUjtK6ewFtiIFmxGHrFJX1SLq0S60qcDaGVPgTZJhGC67TXLDAfGH2q9doCeYUStz34x3fi4fKQTwyct3EwmEU39741CSY/s320/IMG_5687.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owen and John David</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4pE0OeDx3Ra_IXAVMs1sbt2n9URnil63poOTpcKKjm2QpC_YmwhA6aOQoOGY_rrMB6OQw_7esBvzRdFE9nN92j0vPkXrH0O6DoXM1ZODJXHrjkcGLfXjuBlEL8GKJDHSisq7un0m1Yo-AWewCnvs72dzSzDfU8P6q2acMa4-jGrQr1FDqL6FImHyWxM/s1280/IMG_5691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4pE0OeDx3Ra_IXAVMs1sbt2n9URnil63poOTpcKKjm2QpC_YmwhA6aOQoOGY_rrMB6OQw_7esBvzRdFE9nN92j0vPkXrH0O6DoXM1ZODJXHrjkcGLfXjuBlEL8GKJDHSisq7un0m1Yo-AWewCnvs72dzSzDfU8P6q2acMa4-jGrQr1FDqL6FImHyWxM/w480-h640/IMG_5691.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what happens when you let your big brother bury you in the sand.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgQ-U0vDApfVLEijvDIcm3mZMIep0MKvsFfAa5wnpt0h9bHl_CROUkkCUOMqbUm6h8c4z1EvK-kLhetaTwBvLBQP_mHXi20hN2W7fyou72_6tPJNGFWzyE6QczYqRGt6rp0x3V6QaFKQyzPTOKF7OBq1Wsp3bUxpxUmlcjoeYYEeWxvEzI1hl4EHbW8g/s1280/IMG_5693.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgQ-U0vDApfVLEijvDIcm3mZMIep0MKvsFfAa5wnpt0h9bHl_CROUkkCUOMqbUm6h8c4z1EvK-kLhetaTwBvLBQP_mHXi20hN2W7fyou72_6tPJNGFWzyE6QczYqRGt6rp0x3V6QaFKQyzPTOKF7OBq1Wsp3bUxpxUmlcjoeYYEeWxvEzI1hl4EHbW8g/w640-h480/IMG_5693.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Mermaid Allison</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-52692287155397998692023-10-31T17:15:00.000-04:002023-10-31T17:15:12.215-04:00Journey to Orange Beach - Oct 25-26<p><b>Wednesday, Oct 25</b></p><p> Our annual fall journey to Orange Beach, Alabama (LA- Lower Alabama) began at 9 am on Oct 26 as we pulled out of the driveway. A trip of a thousand miles requires lots or pre-planning and we were ready. This year we did not take the boat and will focus on the beach and surf-fishing. That works much better for David's young family. Our first stop is always Bojangles in Loudon for breakfast biscuits. </p><p>It took us slightly more than 2 hours to reach the Alabama Welcome Center for a break. Another 2 hours landed us in Pelham, south of Birmingham for lunch at Applebees. After lunch we drove for just over an hour to the Bass Pro Shop at Prattville, near Montgomery, to get a fishing license. I decided not to get one this year. After another hour and a half we reached our final destination for the day, the Sleep Inn at Evergreen, our usual stop-over. After a little rest we went to the Piggly Wiggly next door for a micro-wavable supper.</p><p><b>Thursday, Oct 26</b></p><p>No need to rush this morning except that the breakfast service ended at 9 am. It was a typical motel breakfast, but got us on our way. We had less than 2 hours of driving to get to Joe Patti Seafood in Pensacola. We drove through the old city, a beautiful historic district, with wide boulevards reminiscent of Savannah or New Orleans. Pensacola was first settled by the Spanish in 1559, but abandoned 6 years later after a hurricane. It was not re-established until 1698. It is called "The City of Five Flags" because it has been under the domain of Spain, France, Great Britian, USA and Confederate States of American.</p><p>Joe Patti Seafood on Main St is the go-to market for seafood of all kinds. I bought shrimp and flounder enough for several days, as well as shrimp and mullet for bait. Going to Joe Patti's is always an experience!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQ56q7kRHGqpfQiPqC6JpLMI85Ltn_f-D9NG2OxOUdEPw0gIaX3gBhzSrJ6AKRbEzZ3BJ53O64giADhyBHDyGkNnKD3QNnXeFHt3EEhV99cjdNDvHV4ZQvgZXGQOl18iD4NNwp_oyqHcemRtbuaBrHIoXOUXRj0xK2P4vPNp4FUDgfMttI07Pv4O6nXM/s1280/IMG_5669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQ56q7kRHGqpfQiPqC6JpLMI85Ltn_f-D9NG2OxOUdEPw0gIaX3gBhzSrJ6AKRbEzZ3BJ53O64giADhyBHDyGkNnKD3QNnXeFHt3EEhV99cjdNDvHV4ZQvgZXGQOl18iD4NNwp_oyqHcemRtbuaBrHIoXOUXRj0xK2P4vPNp4FUDgfMttI07Pv4O6nXM/w640-h480/IMG_5669.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-P2kj75j1B4Z-hQwjqvJuvgUJ027rfxGQNwgKyuHnYwUhMBZgWgoeKDtBvznYWOfEW_toBioRa_1WuukHV7rAR907thKuP5knhNa2Aw8TIvO2xNuZrRFsI6OvvTg30qxv6191AHMdlBeayt5QAPnjbgc5VBLwVuzS6DEQckl1ERDuoLPMGR_iC71x8/s1280/IMG_5667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ-P2kj75j1B4Z-hQwjqvJuvgUJ027rfxGQNwgKyuHnYwUhMBZgWgoeKDtBvznYWOfEW_toBioRa_1WuukHV7rAR907thKuP5knhNa2Aw8TIvO2xNuZrRFsI6OvvTg30qxv6191AHMdlBeayt5QAPnjbgc5VBLwVuzS6DEQckl1ERDuoLPMGR_iC71x8/s320/IMG_5667.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALL3w2CJKLUrL1jV1aDnClAV75dR5987KL9d-7Jxbvv-WhiDavPCOl6dtwuAqBM5cq7mH-Gj453XQcpPnjVWeWFAYrz48gaNFFU50dpRa2I-m38cm5ZVWynZ2TMBRyhbnjivnD1XssssyppKT_eKGM_yyccgNZlxDzxnPloShvM2xKeJHnTsP9-9hDn0/s320/IMG_5668.jpeg" width="320" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By now we were ready to eat so we continued to Perdido Key for lunch at Fisherman's Corner, under the bridge. The Gumbo Salad looked irresistible and it was! Fried Oysters, Shrimp and Crawfish on a bed of lettuce with a selection of sauces- cocktail sauce, remoulade sauce and plantation sauce (thousand island). We saved the lettuce for supper. We had time for grocery shopping before going on to Orange Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxADv1OdB-zmFTSPuEegoYtmS7Vb9PRwap2G_GlWmcdgJtsEXiLmgmKrxTCcioBkIo_Y8fsi3lKR_SrXrBpzDupiJrbt9R0KUiKi88fWonrCgM1yta6ZAp8QE0cnWobSLC0LOmn8659R1xqF-6s4RnrrG3RRjeexijXbkel1b01TBVoK3KEwdV0mb8c-Q/s1280/IMG_5670.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxADv1OdB-zmFTSPuEegoYtmS7Vb9PRwap2G_GlWmcdgJtsEXiLmgmKrxTCcioBkIo_Y8fsi3lKR_SrXrBpzDupiJrbt9R0KUiKi88fWonrCgM1yta6ZAp8QE0cnWobSLC0LOmn8659R1xqF-6s4RnrrG3RRjeexijXbkel1b01TBVoK3KEwdV0mb8c-Q/w480-h640/IMG_5670.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We checked in to Phoenix East 2, 2041 at 3:30 and had just enough time to get everything unloaded and put away. I had just settled on the deck for a pre-chaos glass of wine when they rolled in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAkY7_OsRY0EDvFCdvxO70XD5Ykc0CqiyABXG4nO2iX3_qn8ivSD74DNl1pIvDg_WzDHLnUt3XPF5RE7bq86LqTYbSUC0Fv6-KezPqLycM85DTUJO4u4vEJfKG0VxHfJyrRoZawyMcb478K0Z_qMgp6P0UJltUMt5uU8OmmUrvLERi40t1O0u50gDUUU/s1280/IMG_5672.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAkY7_OsRY0EDvFCdvxO70XD5Ykc0CqiyABXG4nO2iX3_qn8ivSD74DNl1pIvDg_WzDHLnUt3XPF5RE7bq86LqTYbSUC0Fv6-KezPqLycM85DTUJO4u4vEJfKG0VxHfJyrRoZawyMcb478K0Z_qMgp6P0UJltUMt5uU8OmmUrvLERi40t1O0u50gDUUU/w640-h480/IMG_5672.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They made it just before sunset, in time for a little beach fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FLUAiUVXBzoLu54HUpWKVGH2vJe5VQ7tyki0IALx1dCnExpXVdEGLo5zuXEWCR-aFKV9CEYtRV_2nvEOE8xo7tY9Cz33ZssI3F9nqUnOjbfLMxh_czfZdUqblRX4eUH98eFXU6vTxpCfaBpytp8BeDY0ODmiEL3nba2jMSLwNhVuHcPm2W3Y2EjfWW8/s1280/IMG_5674.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FLUAiUVXBzoLu54HUpWKVGH2vJe5VQ7tyki0IALx1dCnExpXVdEGLo5zuXEWCR-aFKV9CEYtRV_2nvEOE8xo7tY9Cz33ZssI3F9nqUnOjbfLMxh_czfZdUqblRX4eUH98eFXU6vTxpCfaBpytp8BeDY0ODmiEL3nba2jMSLwNhVuHcPm2W3Y2EjfWW8/w640-h480/IMG_5674.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is one of Trisha's favorites and easy to to with Bertolli Alfredo Sauce. The shrimp was 2 pounds of Royal Reds, peeled & deveined to make it easy. Left-over lettuce was the base of our salad and fresh french bread from Patti's topped off the meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYW5AGLUrkuvWH-dVgfggh0lAOgzFdPTR7e11tlTOUGNrzphvosY1Xl0vp5jRKKCmxyMi5pMqDoURqH_DREfJ3B7Q3j00Blr0hFSGYRu1snoofhRkAsXUfqYF3jg95LNWDDeKbz1IhjtD-58gGcw3qSn14_Epq5vZ0XTMuWxg87h6-KK8HcTjtkHoH7w/s1280/IMG_5669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0jjownWF3ylpLZTziIrsrzOchT8m7e6lOIV6yH5th1iUlIbxH2n2zxTo_uL68JGWWWnj9EIO2-f63sE48OLDAZuTHlIffXvVWQSR03ZB6qt0n1Q8M_D-remrNyccMacUrcOT998LfqvFuHSdwVuTNQxA0sxIAu-zJpaihpNfQOwX-krTS5dAAKdHaSQ/s1280/IMG_5669.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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She is 85, no family around, only son in prison, diminished capacity due to age and probably depression. Her finances are in disarray and I will be working to get her to legally assign a POA to her brother who lives in Louisiana. This may be a long-term project.</span><br /></div><div><span><br /></span></div><b>February 14</b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy3Q0ks_J5Wj2iieKAxPnq1CPEB7UbYH3h8E1qwcjKQ0jGuxyw3T8fIN9guqbwVSgkgVNZV0tsx1cti6RV1mizggAQQ2hsw6k_cafMP4IQ8rMz464qmX2RrZpt9-IYdfCwMlQnPfgaQ_3DAbvGhc0vhoJxaN67aPNauttN3Zizq14Otugqg-9DFeA/s4032/IMG_4793.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy3Q0ks_J5Wj2iieKAxPnq1CPEB7UbYH3h8E1qwcjKQ0jGuxyw3T8fIN9guqbwVSgkgVNZV0tsx1cti6RV1mizggAQQ2hsw6k_cafMP4IQ8rMz464qmX2RrZpt9-IYdfCwMlQnPfgaQ_3DAbvGhc0vhoJxaN67aPNauttN3Zizq14Otugqg-9DFeA/w480-h640/IMG_4793.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From My Valentine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo_ca9vsVCcs70sUW7rpzZK0tKPlvANqSeR-MZgkwkrm84it_WGoTUqSnSpsuGOlD_lrqWLDL1bRg5cmRpiC2GX99cQ-8iH9Ivvlqs3O-yXU7OWJolPYyffN2boMCMi_QnyQTkHkcD_BhbVGKKyRBkCbFD_IDze-Znjp9BHBgwcJAo-s-aSsO0MtZ/s4032/IMG_4791.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfo_ca9vsVCcs70sUW7rpzZK0tKPlvANqSeR-MZgkwkrm84it_WGoTUqSnSpsuGOlD_lrqWLDL1bRg5cmRpiC2GX99cQ-8iH9Ivvlqs3O-yXU7OWJolPYyffN2boMCMi_QnyQTkHkcD_BhbVGKKyRBkCbFD_IDze-Znjp9BHBgwcJAo-s-aSsO0MtZ/w640-h480/IMG_4791.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got a package deal at Fresh Market to cook at home. Lobster for me and crab cakes for Bill.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br />February 15 </b> - Baking Day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJKcSuvBA7q8n4sCjSwMUd97EGfjlXZkRPw7AJPJzrPYx6BF6nfMqMJpUvhUcQUKQyfufU5QHhfrpRA4AR5tCBlFD34t_LV6v6wZSVGFz-gXSHtZ-uwDFK2MZXxwnXD00R3OF5hZkc3_kVsbeSAF2rHepQXgUAwGupVSImbpWV9RNK7kV7pADP-ju/s4032/IMG_4794.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJKcSuvBA7q8n4sCjSwMUd97EGfjlXZkRPw7AJPJzrPYx6BF6nfMqMJpUvhUcQUKQyfufU5QHhfrpRA4AR5tCBlFD34t_LV6v6wZSVGFz-gXSHtZ-uwDFK2MZXxwnXD00R3OF5hZkc3_kVsbeSAF2rHepQXgUAwGupVSImbpWV9RNK7kV7pADP-ju/w640-h480/IMG_4794.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Cast Iron pans for baking </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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We envision establishing a new GSC program that would provide utility and/or rental deposits for clients who could pay rent but cannot accumulate enough to make the initial deposits. Getting into or staying in stable housing is a serious concern for low-income people and has a significant stress-impact on all aspects of their life. We are applying the the Trinity Health Foundation who got us started on our dental program with their grants. </div><div><span> Lynn H has agreed to the POA, both general and medical. I will get the paperwork going with a local lawyer from our church who will do this pro-bono.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>February 21</b></div><div><span> Busy day started with a date with my dermatologist. She removed by freezing a pre-cancerous keratosis in my scalp. Next stop was for the first class of our Lent Study at Trinity, "The Walk" by Adam Hamilton. This is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, also knows as Shrove Tuesday. We had a pancake supper at church. Yummy fun!</span></div><div><br /><div><b>February 22</b></div><div><b> </b>I was back at church to meet with our new DAR friends who are interested in writing an historic preservation grant for Trinity to help alleviate water problems in the foundation. Back to church for Ash Wednesday service, but this year Trinity UMC and Central UMC joined at Central to usher in the Lenten Season. This year we met at Central, next year the plan is to meet at Trinity. Time for a walk in-between.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4mt_iLzrAljsQdJsYqZZhl_EVTZiPtby4X7mY4pHvGv36AtitDLhPNcuQp6fY18CPLXK1acZVECMmnXatYONR3c0vC3BV2iF2owW7OuscbGIY7h8XBDDRjF9LcWAH-4ziVVhVMgVjT-eOv_FJ6z4yab1978ctS7NLyxOSJ9h5HXyrtp8gFWXGgN6/s4032/IMG_4799.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4mt_iLzrAljsQdJsYqZZhl_EVTZiPtby4X7mY4pHvGv36AtitDLhPNcuQp6fY18CPLXK1acZVECMmnXatYONR3c0vC3BV2iF2owW7OuscbGIY7h8XBDDRjF9LcWAH-4ziVVhVMgVjT-eOv_FJ6z4yab1978ctS7NLyxOSJ9h5HXyrtp8gFWXGgN6/w640-h480/IMG_4799.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today was warm enough for a walk through the campground.<br />It's been a while.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>February 23</b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF_3Yr3i-7VlkXgH8dMu9tqNu-POWVR_YUENo3OcOBmxaMEhNdvKYURtXVYYAIcWm61daJvPKSAViiMPzJTisygRfgnldF8vQG2vePkTwwn3Ewa8-dCmQezQK4-iNhr7Z6vQ700d1NiitDixsmVCoItJ5_yB6qQ13pM74G3QGzhwPs0G2BWbVfhkt/s4032/IMG_4800.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF_3Yr3i-7VlkXgH8dMu9tqNu-POWVR_YUENo3OcOBmxaMEhNdvKYURtXVYYAIcWm61daJvPKSAViiMPzJTisygRfgnldF8vQG2vePkTwwn3Ewa8-dCmQezQK4-iNhr7Z6vQ700d1NiitDixsmVCoItJ5_yB6qQ13pM74G3QGzhwPs0G2BWbVfhkt/w480-h640/IMG_4800.HEIC" width="480" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a "chair yoga" group going at Trinity every Thursday morning. Twenty or more women and men are exercising together and having a lot of fun. After our session, of course a group of us goes to lunch. Great fun with friends.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfNjJPDa18yaUwih-u_MSJYDenOGywDieHOFJU5w9poPMRy8s26d344fMajb0sx-OdtIwq-4NcDas1mk98o7fsnT7xts1Bd_wZhIOJWUgWprmgbRNoMSbvLsZmkW9D883J3uMBuJ4CCNmznBFdVXNNLpNvfY1QzqyX7H3hAY-Qj4DDSBqzgZ-qygb/s4032/IMG_4803.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfNjJPDa18yaUwih-u_MSJYDenOGywDieHOFJU5w9poPMRy8s26d344fMajb0sx-OdtIwq-4NcDas1mk98o7fsnT7xts1Bd_wZhIOJWUgWprmgbRNoMSbvLsZmkW9D883J3uMBuJ4CCNmznBFdVXNNLpNvfY1QzqyX7H3hAY-Qj4DDSBqzgZ-qygb/w640-h480/IMG_4803.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The afternoon was so lovely that Bill and I walked through the park again.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm07OtnqVPorC450Pf8k9kfe12pS3fkzq6gtw9S2XFxlZGcLK9q0V6g_z4dBcgvUSzC7t_WKsfTbSsVb3Ewn-NvPPRjnolhoAGuYqLwFMHaBXauzzRyH-wy00dhbYwSmNNZzRmxfGfVGvABuj4I0J69-7P-J40MpCWrwCURZNjpvsbRfRt12B9vloJ/s4032/IMG_4804.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm07OtnqVPorC450Pf8k9kfe12pS3fkzq6gtw9S2XFxlZGcLK9q0V6g_z4dBcgvUSzC7t_WKsfTbSsVb3Ewn-NvPPRjnolhoAGuYqLwFMHaBXauzzRyH-wy00dhbYwSmNNZzRmxfGfVGvABuj4I0J69-7P-J40MpCWrwCURZNjpvsbRfRt12B9vloJ/w640-h480/IMG_4804.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiding in the center of the photo is a Robin. There was a large flock in the campground, but they were too quick for me to get pictures. Robins are year-round residents here, but in the spring and fall we get extra visitors that are migrating through.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApGMbrJeNPKopWg5mrDfWzecsrGrKtrhTpuZG3mxHeWBv2ca5CzGkZ7Eokgav6BmTJUUPAqwOffttwrtN7wZUaWBaGkVg1jJwRXszyb6Rnc4MCEvHn2NlBzN3bLJIOPnau8SxDRM5pfgmpaMvnKH6K_IIuRH9Qjt8-zDD05O0iU8dCUli9FM-ted7/s4032/IMG_4806.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApGMbrJeNPKopWg5mrDfWzecsrGrKtrhTpuZG3mxHeWBv2ca5CzGkZ7Eokgav6BmTJUUPAqwOffttwrtN7wZUaWBaGkVg1jJwRXszyb6Rnc4MCEvHn2NlBzN3bLJIOPnau8SxDRM5pfgmpaMvnKH6K_IIuRH9Qjt8-zDD05O0iU8dCUli9FM-ted7/w640-h480/IMG_4806.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had to record a clean desk. It is a rare event!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>February 26</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U1EQQO6M-LKJHvUgQwkzDuHRb2k01tqsP5Jfhcp9ifn4kHwA6JruLhd8ilqRJ6OODimKKYyNGuwYyOwkuxMT-UWt7n9DH3GeyNV8I8FBYTBu2xd07Fh9O4ajoRWjj6IxgKNGoDgQGfp1nrFBaE7TZSbeASPgcU-h3GEXKSevsrac_NVPx-27RbnM/s4032/IMG_4809.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U1EQQO6M-LKJHvUgQwkzDuHRb2k01tqsP5Jfhcp9ifn4kHwA6JruLhd8ilqRJ6OODimKKYyNGuwYyOwkuxMT-UWt7n9DH3GeyNV8I8FBYTBu2xd07Fh9O4ajoRWjj6IxgKNGoDgQGfp1nrFBaE7TZSbeASPgcU-h3GEXKSevsrac_NVPx-27RbnM/w640-h480/IMG_4809.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We extended our afternoon walk for a little way up Grubb Road, enjoying the early bloomers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-26968604926823232782023-02-15T16:50:00.000-05:002023-02-15T16:50:15.773-05:00Like a Chicken... February 6-12<p> Like a chicken with its head cut off, running around erratically, that's a little bit like what last week felt like. Actually, my days were not erratic, but rather methodical. It's just that I was juggling multiple tasks, like in the days when I was a working woman. Not like the days of retirement. And especially not like the days of Covid confinement. I find joy in purposeful busyness, so it was also a joyful week.</p><p><b>Monday</b> started with a UMW meeting. Our task was decorating valentine cards/envelopes for River Oaks (assisted living) residents. Terri, card maker extraordinaire, had made beautiful cards. We added a message and signature and decorated the envelopes. Fourteen women gathered around tables sharing laughter. We even ended with a little bit of serious discussion about our new direction and what near-term projects we want to tackle. One will be to host the Wesley House "Grannies" for lunch and bingo. Wesley House Community Center serves the low-income Lonsdale/Burlington/Mechanicsville neighborhoods in Knoxville. Our monthly collection of Vienna Sausage goes to their programs. The "grannies" all live on a very low fixed income, basic social security or SSI. They enjoy a meal and bingo at the center every Friday and love to take road trips to area Methodist Churches for their Friday fun. We have hosted them at Trinity in the past and have taken a meal and bingo prizes there to share with them. Bingo prizes are valued household items, like paper goods, soap, detergent, toothpaste - things that SNAP doesn't cover. We also set a date for Friday at 10 am to deliver our cards at River Oaks.</p><p><b>Tuesday</b> held a very exciting adventure. Laura had tickets for Amanda and Claire to go the Hamilton (live musical, not movie) at the Tennessee Theater. Claire could not make it home, so I volunteered to go with Amanda. The Tennessee is described on its website like this: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">The magnificent Tennessee Theatre first opened its doors on October 1, 1928 and was hailed as “the South’s most beautiful theatre.”</span><span style="color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><i> </i> A major renovation and restoration was completed in 2005 and the Tennessee is "world-class performing arts center, hosting a wide variety of events and performances, including Broadway musicals and plays. We ate at Bistro at the Bijou just down the street before the 7:30 performance. The theater was magnificent and the we enjoyed the performance. It was a real adventure for me as I'm not accustomed to going out in Knoxville at night without Bill.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1N0oPfUFJUC-s6Pir-W_KmPLfPuBNrKbdLACh1akdN95pZvLqrkdOSBSv9nIBdWwFct7kNJ7ACYY-MkMJCPTplef0dvSrLtmbGg5D5aVKKDOLrzpgMbuZXZX7QQQx7d2Xkt27qlV6meCktkyMRbIFLnudeR-fjM72O8N3PT-qup7WtNxFaGWTE5M/s4032/IMG_4773.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1N0oPfUFJUC-s6Pir-W_KmPLfPuBNrKbdLACh1akdN95pZvLqrkdOSBSv9nIBdWwFct7kNJ7ACYY-MkMJCPTplef0dvSrLtmbGg5D5aVKKDOLrzpgMbuZXZX7QQQx7d2Xkt27qlV6meCktkyMRbIFLnudeR-fjM72O8N3PT-qup7WtNxFaGWTE5M/w640-h480/IMG_4773.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stage is set and the orchestra is tuning up in the pit.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0trR3_qHrM_HMU_zCtZtlnybSOGQxIhqitRVzlzInc2w8o9vdMbS1EEuNic27kQsQLQjY7HQKKWj93_3NN2GUmqwcqFZ_TVgrIn5G2eUT3RqL8y8UwGnEt0kI1RzlrA_QcEkkY6zAzP7cOim5Do6q6u-MfKebqmwFWJN_4uVFg6nB50DzYwKlwVV/s4032/IMG_4776.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0trR3_qHrM_HMU_zCtZtlnybSOGQxIhqitRVzlzInc2w8o9vdMbS1EEuNic27kQsQLQjY7HQKKWj93_3NN2GUmqwcqFZ_TVgrIn5G2eUT3RqL8y8UwGnEt0kI1RzlrA_QcEkkY6zAzP7cOim5Do6q6u-MfKebqmwFWJN_4uVFg6nB50DzYwKlwVV/w640-h480/IMG_4776.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had good seats in the balcony, near center. <br />The odd theater lighting gave everything a red glow.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Wednesday</b> started early with a 9 am Executive Committee meeting at GSC. I am not on the Exec Com, but I was invited to present the results of the needs assessment that our committee did in the fall in preparation for updating the Strategic Plan. I left with a great sense of pride at being in the presence of and part of a dynamic group of women who know how to get things done.</p><p><b>Thursday</b> after Yoga, the Energizer group (mostly the same people) had a pot-luck lunch and bingo. Kathy and I enjoyed lunch but skipped the bingo. I took a bowl of egg & olive salad and crackers. After we got home, I took Bill to pick up the X-terra. The repair estimate was $4500, but does not have to be done immediately. He is going to get a 2nd opinion. That is a lot of money to spend repairing a 2008 vehicle with 178,000 miles, but to replace it would be $30,000+.</p><p>Friday I went to town again, this time to meet some of the UMW women to distribute cards at River Oaks. We had 50 cards, one for each resident. Five of us split in different directions and visited briefly with those who opened their door or called us in. For the other, we left the card on the mailbox. The brief visits were meaningful, but sometimes painful. We get a taste of what might be ahead of us. While I was gone, the man came to remove the downed and damaged trees on our west and front. His crew was just finishing as I drove up. </p><p>Bill wanted to take the X-terra to the Oak Ridge Nissan dealer for a diagnostic and estimate, but first he wanted to talk to the service manager in person. We went to lunch first at El Cantarito, our new favorite Mexican restaurant in Oak Ridge, then to the dealership. He was satisfied with the conversation and made an appointment to take the X-terra in next Wednesday.</p><p>Even with all that, we were home in time for me to make a start on the garden work while Bill did some other yard work. I was able to work for about 30 minutes before my back started bothering me. I need a weed-eater for the next jobs, but ours is broken. Bill has ordered a part to fix it, but it hasn't come yet.</p><p>Since we had a big lunch, supper was Ukranian Borscht that I had frozen a few weeks ago, with fresh cornbread.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwEejaInWKDHjyxiGB4mupks5DVw1YoDqmwcayrhArUao0ri_zFVxniy4JhoLarhH6bNp1lLulWnoc7VzZCAf7WUmwgFaATEL5-AsGjgCWJSK-GffLPHN1ya9ZB2Imufak8SLUUzgZD_jvjOTeD9gp8bRNLh1mbsybuXnzafFJhAvqWmuvpKYJpp7/s4032/IMG_4784.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwEejaInWKDHjyxiGB4mupks5DVw1YoDqmwcayrhArUao0ri_zFVxniy4JhoLarhH6bNp1lLulWnoc7VzZCAf7WUmwgFaATEL5-AsGjgCWJSK-GffLPHN1ya9ZB2Imufak8SLUUzgZD_jvjOTeD9gp8bRNLh1mbsybuXnzafFJhAvqWmuvpKYJpp7/w640-h480/IMG_4784.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sage had been pruned but not cleaned up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAPmZbX291Hb_W8GpGksZ0wKpHtVQwlXrZ5_Z-RbjekNGgP4vuKpk7-PG7X1CSD0gCZ5Taw5mar9pqwk-TY0kwI0DiRe3_b2cQkHtTBkEX9nvTS60DTI9lh7yaUQ_KPyiRCXuITY7aZoSK-lUWWvIpZArpvaqpgg4JfRHT7hMvj1gXOGqILmxC0JH/s4032/IMG_4783.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAPmZbX291Hb_W8GpGksZ0wKpHtVQwlXrZ5_Z-RbjekNGgP4vuKpk7-PG7X1CSD0gCZ5Taw5mar9pqwk-TY0kwI0DiRe3_b2cQkHtTBkEX9nvTS60DTI9lh7yaUQ_KPyiRCXuITY7aZoSK-lUWWvIpZArpvaqpgg4JfRHT7hMvj1gXOGqILmxC0JH/w640-h480/IMG_4783.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okra stalks have been removed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MfBFG1BXCxefBV9HDoZlgMnf2GvMelbWmNCwcutD2lzoq6JVdIzCAmwnRuY7BUtS3tRXLpO-C8Mh-sY-6bu_yceB-o0S3RpmhaIMyvheR-eSY7hbStAPekbQ39vMIkFBpyDbleStUK_GTh18UDS4HtrKWoIu6ZJDPiEgxpGf9VHrfsFMbDpw5YJA/w640-h480/IMG_4777.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The area looks very barren. <br />The stump will be removed on Saturday</td></tr></tbody></table><p><b>Saturday</b> I stayed home and didn't work too hard! I prepped the Crunchy cole slaw that I'll take to church tomorrow.</p><p>Sunday was no sabbath day this week. My SS lesson was on the very hard teachings found in Matthew 5, as the Sermon on the Mount continues. <i>You have heard it said....but I say... </i>Jesus gives us an impossible standard to live by. But again, he is changing the emphasis from action to intention. It is not enough to just be good externally, we need to have a heart of love for others.</p><p>During worship, we dedicated Hygiene Kits that are going to Family Resource Center to distribute to teen students who are in transition and lack personal hygiene items. They may be in foster care, or homeless or have lost their belongings in. After worship, we had our monthly Meet & Greet fellowship meal with a Valentine theme. Fun and delicious as usual. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOO6KfSnWNsz8ZBPEZRYi3WCP4noCItSNAMC1n6cN-4X1FMdqHgcuwdfrdfttiYd_f-5HYA_vQ7a8VN6EXRP7GgBE_hLSWUjz2_nFRXFVkQwgdv3Z5klvau3U_rq7ypySQRU7VWuC5xAdmDMctMM_qu0ZVDmV3j2yS38MkxWVNUHfgA_L2QFIKyf_/s4032/IMG_4789.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOO6KfSnWNsz8ZBPEZRYi3WCP4noCItSNAMC1n6cN-4X1FMdqHgcuwdfrdfttiYd_f-5HYA_vQ7a8VN6EXRP7GgBE_hLSWUjz2_nFRXFVkQwgdv3Z5klvau3U_rq7ypySQRU7VWuC5xAdmDMctMM_qu0ZVDmV3j2yS38MkxWVNUHfgA_L2QFIKyf_/w640-h480/IMG_4789.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYo4DOEpoG19io5r4CV15FzYRySYP1LsUg_z1D0VD4hzto_bDs7kaaFoOQ-Alfr7M38bcDrtGsvcELnjUQPkA5JjCuV5hGnfK8eaJyUWX4abBBL8GRqDU_MYJnJCl1kiHHL4dkagWHqVSxoOWky4yN2Sq_En6ikhdMLe921ViPRUMxkh0tONHFFwTz/s4032/IMG_4787.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYo4DOEpoG19io5r4CV15FzYRySYP1LsUg_z1D0VD4hzto_bDs7kaaFoOQ-Alfr7M38bcDrtGsvcELnjUQPkA5JjCuV5hGnfK8eaJyUWX4abBBL8GRqDU_MYJnJCl1kiHHL4dkagWHqVSxoOWky4yN2Sq_En6ikhdMLe921ViPRUMxkh0tONHFFwTz/w640-h480/IMG_4787.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W6NV3ASkgB7p19Nj-JChBRMJAsbrXjCPvkWLs99UvMph7wk7AMhfgAsBh_pXIN8dP4OJegRhpH4qOaLUozm9E_oKopb7Vnfeik4ZKdZEbpqzDzoNAzJbtbfSiI11svU0oXHWZIaHqOsiLsBOkkt4sl8m_cF64wE2m7l_bnmvMCDPUEJG-fZiOyFA/s3544/IMG_4786.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="3544" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W6NV3ASkgB7p19Nj-JChBRMJAsbrXjCPvkWLs99UvMph7wk7AMhfgAsBh_pXIN8dP4OJegRhpH4qOaLUozm9E_oKopb7Vnfeik4ZKdZEbpqzDzoNAzJbtbfSiI11svU0oXHWZIaHqOsiLsBOkkt4sl8m_cF64wE2m7l_bnmvMCDPUEJG-fZiOyFA/w640-h522/IMG_4786.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Later in the afternoon, we went to the Brock's to celebrate Wayne's 78th birthday and later watch the Super Bowl. Kathy had ham and a variety of cheeses for sandwiches and I took French Potato Salad. Aiden ate supper with us, but skipped the game. The Matzeks - Laura, Mike and Amanda stayed for the first quarter of the game and Bill and I stayed through the half-time show. Kathy and I managed a bottle of wine and a bottle of champagne between us. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B"; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-56653359711331680422023-02-15T14:58:00.000-05:002023-02-15T14:58:47.124-05:00Salt and Light - January 30 - February 5<div>Again, I'm starting <b>Sunday</b> morning, Feb 5, and working my way back through the week.</div><div><br />Early this Sunday morning, way too early, I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. I hate it when that happens! Finally 6:30 arrived and I got up for coffee. The living room was cold. The sky was beginning to lighten. Even my little birds were not up yet. I read my daily Discipline, Psalm 112, and a couple of blogs that I follow occasionally. Each reading in its own way pointed toward a common path, interpreting all scripture, Old and New, from the Jesus perspective. Today's SS lesson is a reflection on <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=18#gospel_reading" style="text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #db423c;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span><span>Matthew 5:21-37</span></span></span></span></a>,</span> a continuation of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the teaching on Salt and Light. I did a sermon based on this back in 2012. Re-reading, I find it still relevant. <a href="https://flowersandfeathers.blogspot.com/p/salt-and-light.html" target="_blank">Salt and Light</a>. My readings often reference Fr. Richard Rohr, Particularly his book, "The Universal Christ." I ordered it this morning and the workbook that goes with it. It's about time that I study it.</div><div><br />Biscuits are ready and it's time now to shower and move forward into this day.</div><div><br /><b>Sunday </b>afternoon I'm settled into my easy chair again, watching the little birds come and go. I always expect to see the regulars - chickadees, titmouse, house finch and goldfinch. The white-throated sparrows, doves and little pine warbler clean up the seeds spilled by the careless cardinals. This afternoon a downy woodpecker stopped by for a snack, along with their bigger cousin, red-breasted woodpecker. I nuthatch came and flew away so quickly that I couldn't tell which one it was, brown-headed, white-breasted or red-breasted. Maybe it will come back later.</div><div><br />This has been a busy week with something on the calendar every day. <b>Monday (Jan 30)</b>, Claire was home for an infusion treatment. Of course, the Nana Uber took her. Since her appointment was not until the afternoon, I planned to work on a batch of sourdough in the morning. I got started early so that I had the loaves in the refrigerator for the final proofing in time to pick her up at 1. I had time to go to Whole Foods and Birds Unlimited during the wait time. Loaves were ready to start baking at 5 pm. They turned out pretty good. I have new cast iron small pans that I'm using, one for bottom and one for cover. With these smaller pans, I can cook two loaves at once, cutting down my oven time.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQycCkQfCjcLQ8y28n5AX834r6uNMh_CUBG5T59nYYYvwQ9GqotIxSzSFLfJjW3d6L6Q4c-dFvgXNNGPkALrXt_P-7WYzmNyaKa6iE_25x2nZYElh0IuW9MnljL1aXndoXyc3KTJBy5N4l0gQeb661W3jXHgXTLG7yH-FEZECY_4gD96_RI6U6iExV/s4032/IMG_4794.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQycCkQfCjcLQ8y28n5AX834r6uNMh_CUBG5T59nYYYvwQ9GqotIxSzSFLfJjW3d6L6Q4c-dFvgXNNGPkALrXt_P-7WYzmNyaKa6iE_25x2nZYElh0IuW9MnljL1aXndoXyc3KTJBy5N4l0gQeb661W3jXHgXTLG7yH-FEZECY_4gD96_RI6U6iExV/w640-h480/IMG_4794.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New cast iron small pans</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL6dZPDyVFnF--GdHUGoCAO3Iq2Xya5W4aKPgOsDQzeIJrEJeYBm4GrArklJ7NnMwJc4AWehQG7lavKDjiLYSbRZHS-ECHM8crcGuRNF3ncLkcXREFSKX2tXz5nsiZs54DoPgq65H2BJ-L15CzsnNBWrqNPOHu2ACf19gtD1btg2Qd91LAnQlTIsW/s4032/IMG_4756.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL6dZPDyVFnF--GdHUGoCAO3Iq2Xya5W4aKPgOsDQzeIJrEJeYBm4GrArklJ7NnMwJc4AWehQG7lavKDjiLYSbRZHS-ECHM8crcGuRNF3ncLkcXREFSKX2tXz5nsiZs54DoPgq65H2BJ-L15CzsnNBWrqNPOHu2ACf19gtD1btg2Qd91LAnQlTIsW/w640-h480/IMG_4756.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty and good, too!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Tuesday,</b> Denise and I worked on our pre-school book cataloguing project at the elementary school for a couple of hours. After that, I met with Evelyn, the pantry manager at Good Samaritan to collect some data and "success stories" for the United Way grant application. The remainder of this miserable rainy day I spent working on the grant - good rainy day work. I almost finished my part, just lacking a little more data from Evelyn. I had planned to go to the Loudon County Democratic Women's meeting where the program was on climate change. However, I decided against making the long drive to Tellico Village on a dark and stormy night.</div><div><br />I called <b>Wednesday</b> "torture day." The torture started with my semi-annual visit to my dermatologist. She took one biopsy of a spot in my scalp that has been bothering me and froze a dozen benign keratoses that itch and irritate and are unsightly. From there, I had a light lunch (alone) at Maple St. Biscuit Co. and then on to the dentist. I got away with just a good cleaning, so not too bad. </div><div><br /><b>Thursday</b> has become Yoga day at church. A group of us had lunch at Casa Fiesta. Each week the lunch group is a slightly different mix, but most of us are regulars now. I spent the rest of the afternoon working on the UW Pantry grant.</div><div><br /><b>Friday</b> was almost a stay-at-home day. Bill had arranged to drop off the Xterra at the repair shop he uses in West Knox for a diagnostic and possible repair related to the check-engine light. He offered to take me out to eat - an offer I never refuse! We finally settled on Bonefish Grill in Turkey Creek since we both wanted fish or seafood. He had a grilled fish entree and I had a shrimp and scallop pasta dish. My serving was so huge that the leftovers were enough for Saturday supper for both of us, with the addition of a few more shrimp and a salad. We don't often eat out together and we both enjoyed the early dinner.</div><div><br />Have I talked about ONE HEART-ONE COMMUNITY? This project was conceived by my Venezuelan friend, Raquel Leal-Alvarez, a very talented and accomplished woman about Laura's age. I connected with her through GSC about six years ago when she, her husband and her daughter immigrated here. When I heard about her dream project, I knew it was something that Trinity UMC would support, with my encouragement. We have provided her space to set up a community closet with clothing for recent immigrants who often arrive with very little, if anything, warm to wear. The closet is open to anyone in need, but the primary outreach will be to recent immigrants. No cost, no questions. It will be open on the 1st Saturday of the month or by appointment. We still have a long way to go in getting the word out about what we are offering. Collecting clothing is no problem. When word gets out, clothing pours in. The problem will be in controlling the flow and getting it out to those in need.</div><div><br />Anyway, I spent my morning, 10 am until 1 pm at the church with Raquel. She had not advertised, so we only had one person come, but we had the opportunity to discuss how she might organize and advertise more effectively.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbL9qM0gv6NLUR5gTFpbGC-tWmaJ4GTldS8my-lhmnflfjReMTfulkgpAPAhpRX_HXwPmCMNxG1U3bztO3ncUMtnDhkjAzjEerr0qk3gbNEme5hcmfSHXCBr_zHo_W3Z5Xwt4IBu9XQMA3gzEXxW6hc6kKMbQV2pE09W0Hsjz7Ah9ZKcGG0fZmksU/s859/IMG_4759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="859" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbL9qM0gv6NLUR5gTFpbGC-tWmaJ4GTldS8my-lhmnflfjReMTfulkgpAPAhpRX_HXwPmCMNxG1U3bztO3ncUMtnDhkjAzjEerr0qk3gbNEme5hcmfSHXCBr_zHo_W3Z5Xwt4IBu9XQMA3gzEXxW6hc6kKMbQV2pE09W0Hsjz7Ah9ZKcGG0fZmksU/w640-h454/IMG_4759.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBSmFdazoNDsdDbIFtT82_pPqFUR4mR2yKP_YRiLbZre5pan7PDdwRN8YTqhH4qapApJRMFil1EgMdt0GmhV9PiLYYt2nPRKIBCmi7RWUwQNfjljBtVJgTwMcRuQWzL5fnVvbAFLldDwlzDGMhSn3EIh7vN0oOBHOPp_be9vl7A1-cHKzDO9YMHpq/s1036/IMG_4757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1036" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBSmFdazoNDsdDbIFtT82_pPqFUR4mR2yKP_YRiLbZre5pan7PDdwRN8YTqhH4qapApJRMFil1EgMdt0GmhV9PiLYYt2nPRKIBCmi7RWUwQNfjljBtVJgTwMcRuQWzL5fnVvbAFLldDwlzDGMhSn3EIh7vN0oOBHOPp_be9vl7A1-cHKzDO9YMHpq/w640-h456/IMG_4757.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-OxYdCTqkdnWoYcVYWWfassIv4x5eXEvdC3CYlSzkO103giFdh7xA2BYCpmbde1Wh99jf1jgws8XIVXzNoG3p6ImgiKqwDtGcHBUukbZL86L7hN90VVanuf4TYuW4QDsjCDILHTwWtubhKdIV5hZsrgrv1hUTvzFhGn-PVKvA6H2nuRmH_LZ5PE6/s960/IMG_4763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-OxYdCTqkdnWoYcVYWWfassIv4x5eXEvdC3CYlSzkO103giFdh7xA2BYCpmbde1Wh99jf1jgws8XIVXzNoG3p6ImgiKqwDtGcHBUukbZL86L7hN90VVanuf4TYuW4QDsjCDILHTwWtubhKdIV5hZsrgrv1hUTvzFhGn-PVKvA6H2nuRmH_LZ5PE6/w360-h640/IMG_4763.JPG" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Saturday Sunset:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVvGWHoX4NLHNofwq7ZktwWCaGYgCRw0f3rMv38dK3CzB3chnrZ0OuWfYCj9R_i_4hOeFl9Pxn8madaOHHg22a5qQNKodIkA9ZNW_OQnCARfOpuCIKntMaWgoD8zhahWkWkPeNAq-3VPJEu0TiS755NA09TwlyTpgT9XfXxKOqGuonsvJQFWo1V7Z/s4032/IMG_4761.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVvGWHoX4NLHNofwq7ZktwWCaGYgCRw0f3rMv38dK3CzB3chnrZ0OuWfYCj9R_i_4hOeFl9Pxn8madaOHHg22a5qQNKodIkA9ZNW_OQnCARfOpuCIKntMaWgoD8zhahWkWkPeNAq-3VPJEu0TiS755NA09TwlyTpgT9XfXxKOqGuonsvJQFWo1V7Z/w640-h480/IMG_4761.HEIC" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><p>Later <b>Sunday</b> afternoon I spent some time in the garden, surveying the work to be done. I will have to work up my stamina for garden chores. I'm in winter-out-of-shape mode. A winter garden is a dreary place. There is so much work to do, and I did very little.</p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RnF52Nalgqf1aoLgNnMsBqlB4Zj6hHTqDh3FPDWqnv5L8R6pTykK0tKI47ElzWDvMuGFYMF7r0wtQHRy5tXL8E2krK4mMH5sJ-l037xZy2PKqOA93P12jVIZRIl5FGCn800h8WpBW8k_ai6OWVdoxH68QCFi4rmQxBwuWC2u_HJfI063zveuoJis/s4032/IMG_4771.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RnF52Nalgqf1aoLgNnMsBqlB4Zj6hHTqDh3FPDWqnv5L8R6pTykK0tKI47ElzWDvMuGFYMF7r0wtQHRy5tXL8E2krK4mMH5sJ-l037xZy2PKqOA93P12jVIZRIl5FGCn800h8WpBW8k_ai6OWVdoxH68QCFi4rmQxBwuWC2u_HJfI063zveuoJis/w400-h300/IMG_4771.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Asparagus fronds to be cleared</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IOcAg_FrS7gMMWS37VIZq45inZRj_sIJ7pImHtAdlKl6dRnQgfljI87uwlc8ijb_QzDVToftQVLQicGJKL4AuwJUn2J94-yE2DtZ1EmW4Z2RIiLizISIl5Lh6ntQTPI51vHiXLMJNnjA1xK6662LaxVmCUEOnS_JW-LSEN_UgI0kghtad8iWthXS/s4032/IMG_4766.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IOcAg_FrS7gMMWS37VIZq45inZRj_sIJ7pImHtAdlKl6dRnQgfljI87uwlc8ijb_QzDVToftQVLQicGJKL4AuwJUn2J94-yE2DtZ1EmW4Z2RIiLizISIl5Lh6ntQTPI51vHiXLMJNnjA1xK6662LaxVmCUEOnS_JW-LSEN_UgI0kghtad8iWthXS/w400-h300/IMG_4766.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A lot of work to make a pretty flower garden again</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1fuY_Wla76OCAG1KUzrns9is_ehSx5DSw-a93GIDn_ZP3mA2EFcho94J5e71qcNpmn_mn6VFT5Fg8ApVR0GzyuwCkQV3W3mXbsIPqHDJ2WAacwBJvA47zNPjIwLE6cE2Eqlz6h73ITK73dMSVGEZno_fXscFrUbdvGab5IHL5l3QCwg5pkriOFQZ/s4032/IMG_4764.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1fuY_Wla76OCAG1KUzrns9is_ehSx5DSw-a93GIDn_ZP3mA2EFcho94J5e71qcNpmn_mn6VFT5Fg8ApVR0GzyuwCkQV3W3mXbsIPqHDJ2WAacwBJvA47zNPjIwLE6cE2Eqlz6h73ITK73dMSVGEZno_fXscFrUbdvGab5IHL5l3QCwg5pkriOFQZ/w400-h300/IMG_4764.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It should be a rose bush. It will be.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm_3J-LpyftkjbFbbdkZaMReT_U2kN9I8WZuGfzfVOVhAPJVYLrZS-Lkb2tAhE11NYsU75Px6awIODeuQgD-92FZHrgF74S7EvGlANxli8GTqFkOCWSXgif2GLWc_hG2IJ9eBZAsV56IsbmWvEBJNdEF_Oj6QFGcL-0tYBOvG4p0RES9abVjrh7a1/s4032/IMG_4772.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzm_3J-LpyftkjbFbbdkZaMReT_U2kN9I8WZuGfzfVOVhAPJVYLrZS-Lkb2tAhE11NYsU75Px6awIODeuQgD-92FZHrgF74S7EvGlANxli8GTqFkOCWSXgif2GLWc_hG2IJ9eBZAsV56IsbmWvEBJNdEF_Oj6QFGcL-0tYBOvG4p0RES9abVjrh7a1/w400-h300/IMG_4772.HEIC" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hard to believe that it will bloom again, but it will. <br />That is the faith and hope of the gardener. <br />Seasons come and go, life and death and rebirth.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-47681966892108494992023-01-29T18:07:00.001-05:002023-01-29T18:09:17.165-05:00Good Intentions - January 23-29<p><b>Monday, Jan 23</b></p><p>The Disciplines reading this morning is Micah 6:1-6. This first part of this chapter is one of those Old Testament passages that makes me scratch my head and wonder why. But the reflection essay highlighted the importance of remembering. Remembering can help bring together past, present and future and make a coherent story of life. An analogy is made to the remembrance of the communion table which brings together past, present and future, transcending time and space. Remembering who and whose I are, where I come from, how I got here - all critical to knowing myself and knowing where I might go from here.</p><p>I had home tuff to do today, including yoga and banking business. And I got a pedicure with the gift certificate from the Matzeks. Smooth pink toenails are a treat!</p><p><b>Sunday, January 29</b></p><p>I started the week with such ambition to record my daily scripture and reflection along with events of the day. I even put my notebook at my bedside so it would be handy in the morning when I read Disciplines. You see where that went! The notebook lay there, untouched, all week, so I'm remembering this week. The remembering of the week brings me pleasure and reminds me that life is made of lots of small moments. Maybe looking back over the week isn't such a bad way to journal.</p><p><b>Tuesday's</b> reading continued the Micah passage and included one of my guiding verses, one I keep before me every day, Micah 6:8, <i>"What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love mercy (act kindly) and walk humbly with my God.</i>" However, I didn't spend too much time reflecting and none writing. (I need to get going earlier). I had to be out the door at 9:40 on my way to Lenoir City Elementary. Denise and I were back at work cataloguing books, and yakking for 2 hours. We hadn't worked on this project since late October. We hope we are almost through, needing one or two more sessions after today to finish. I always enjoy seeing old friends at LCES. We were surprised as we worked by the school board and superintendents staff walking through on a tour (for National School Board Appreciation Week.) I had hugs and good words with friends from that group, too. When I left the school, I had a short drive across the highway for lunch with another group of friends. Susan R, Bonnie L and Mary M. I see Susan and Bonnie regularly but I hadn't seen Mary for months. She seemed glad that I had reached out to her and we had a great visit, catching up on lots of news. Her, unfortunately, isn't all good. Her husband is undergoing infusion treatments for cancer and so she has been staying very close to home. </p><p><b>Wednesday</b> was date day with Bill. We went to lunch at The Cafe in Loudon. Our lunches, soup & sandwich for Bill and soup & salad for me, were good, but a little pricey for what we got. After lunch, I visited Jim A at River Grove and Bill went to the courthouse to pay the taxes. At home I spent another afternoon working on Good Samaritan projects. I am working on writing the United Way grant for "Pack the Pantry," AND on putting together an analysis and report of the two Needs Assessment surveys we did in the fall, 60 Volunteer responses and 94 client responses. The challenge is to present the data in an easy to understand format which will inform our task of updating the GSC Strategic Plan.</p><p><b>Thursday</b> was another busy day with Yoga at 10:15 at church. Kathy went with me again. The class is fun and a good body stretch. Lunch after was at Shoney's, haven't been there in an age. We were home early and I had most of the afternoon to work on my GSC projects. Today I changed the presentation format. I'll have options of which to present to the executive committee in a couple of weeks.</p><p>The BIG EXCITEMENT of the day was going to the Lady Vol vs. UConn women's basketball game at Thompson-Boling arena, thanks to Bonnie and Jeff Locket. I was at Bonnie's house at 4:30. We picked up two of her friends along the way, Ronnie and Roscoe. We went to Bonnie and Ronnie's favorite pre-game sports bar near campus, Fieldhouse Social, which is an experience in itself for those of us who don't get out much. The burgers were great. ESPN Game Day was being broadcast from the arena, and when we got to our seats (row 4!) they were set up right in front of us. The large crowd was loud and fired up for the rivalry match. The game was intense, and would have been great except that we were outplayed and scored fewer points than UConn. After all, they are ranked #4 nationally and we aren't ranked, so we were definitely the underdog. The most impressive aspect of watching the game live and up close was seeing the physicality of the women. They played hard all 40 minutes, neither team giving an inch to the opponent. I didn't get home until midnight - what a night!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKXMKwqJiXSJ6DlXWiQbW-8Z0FEU1W8hRRPkjn46Svni5LDItE_SfKrwKLurSAwiK3ee0YA3ZyXsPqo7oTQ5TWimW2mIcFfHRy3463mIT4KCTmQjeGLodrXUbtIWAwV4QOrlJpwGT4yf4aYsPc62X0CYbOzAS5ocxNVYVvrlzZ-y9tK_Ci_vjGzas/s4032/IMG_4742.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKXMKwqJiXSJ6DlXWiQbW-8Z0FEU1W8hRRPkjn46Svni5LDItE_SfKrwKLurSAwiK3ee0YA3ZyXsPqo7oTQ5TWimW2mIcFfHRy3463mIT4KCTmQjeGLodrXUbtIWAwV4QOrlJpwGT4yf4aYsPc62X0CYbOzAS5ocxNVYVvrlzZ-y9tK_Ci_vjGzas/w640-h480/IMG_4742.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonnie, Roscoe & Ronnie at Fieldhouse Social</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl-wbjccRWjULaYncn5xZ8pAJFXTTqSVYpi6X8wQfTJduJhxSsjJJYWKrf0RiPY2H_QyKzOM-z8xLP4KiNuRPgz_GZxFSkY3rHGMNHXzGs7fAq78jcsBFQscHpts7RY8mEux1IHh2m8J4-MfZqwJNFJM4XXF_bJBX6cv9_mFreEx0AIzeQkeG76kz/s4032/IMG_4745.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl-wbjccRWjULaYncn5xZ8pAJFXTTqSVYpi6X8wQfTJduJhxSsjJJYWKrf0RiPY2H_QyKzOM-z8xLP4KiNuRPgz_GZxFSkY3rHGMNHXzGs7fAq78jcsBFQscHpts7RY8mEux1IHh2m8J4-MfZqwJNFJM4XXF_bJBX6cv9_mFreEx0AIzeQkeG76kz/w640-h480/IMG_4745.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ESPN Game Day - Rebecca Lobo, Carolyn Peck, ?, Andrea Carter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gBOfveGHFuthL8xwm_fGCbXT1sQGzsS7_ciKSK9Iaz86J6-IvtXhKNAaLYXO5ugSvDfM-7YEefKQnH_-DZaL9PDynTRtcx971xOLc67SQnGWz0Soq9nIPKVFcw6tRYeQ9PImEJHSpnfcKSMOBDvJKr-BSwcS20IeXvI7PvFc0AeXZ5EfDVfMEaLh/s4032/IMG_4750.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gBOfveGHFuthL8xwm_fGCbXT1sQGzsS7_ciKSK9Iaz86J6-IvtXhKNAaLYXO5ugSvDfM-7YEefKQnH_-DZaL9PDynTRtcx971xOLc67SQnGWz0Soq9nIPKVFcw6tRYeQ9PImEJHSpnfcKSMOBDvJKr-BSwcS20IeXvI7PvFc0AeXZ5EfDVfMEaLh/w640-h480/IMG_4750.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBU2VA6s0vtPf0X3ARoeg6VgKy6_Nw74rrjfHiilGbE3iioIxTobZaNgcupWj4gle8zPxaMvKCR01HfprM_jgfUeb3-ri9UDoltoIcUvpczej5qaaNEhEATFpyrkGPwL63I4ZJPwVgp2jg1dvxvI7kxlTTU3Vd-6cHVm7TyRzaGf1g6RZGFqkRxWk/s4032/IMG_4753.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBU2VA6s0vtPf0X3ARoeg6VgKy6_Nw74rrjfHiilGbE3iioIxTobZaNgcupWj4gle8zPxaMvKCR01HfprM_jgfUeb3-ri9UDoltoIcUvpczej5qaaNEhEATFpyrkGPwL63I4ZJPwVgp2jg1dvxvI7kxlTTU3Vd-6cHVm7TyRzaGf1g6RZGFqkRxWk/w640-h480/IMG_4753.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfZjvrUaJI95Ut78URBwMrfvrhqTAboLXMxaN9auCvVH2HcimlHDtzGJFkmqNJCDo08TsPadX35HDBbO9HvsdIyXudizUK2Em8anhixqb2oCK0h-K1Dso-5fH13BB1v-Kfmi6EgfZvljseIAdMip1HuJ40TOoHoIMo8wnBH3_SObE8KRW7XXL25wA/s4032/IMG_4751.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfZjvrUaJI95Ut78URBwMrfvrhqTAboLXMxaN9auCvVH2HcimlHDtzGJFkmqNJCDo08TsPadX35HDBbO9HvsdIyXudizUK2Em8anhixqb2oCK0h-K1Dso-5fH13BB1v-Kfmi6EgfZvljseIAdMip1HuJ40TOoHoIMo8wnBH3_SObE8KRW7XXL25wA/w640-h480/IMG_4751.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>My <b>Friday</b> calendar was empty except for picking up eggs. A couple of weeks ago I made a new connection for fresh eggs, courtesy of Jenny G. Bill and I drove to their homestead just off Highway 70 in Roane County, about 17 minutes. Their place was beyond the paved county road, up a steep gravel driveway to a beautiful new house at the top of the hill. Two dozen fresh eggs @$6/doz were waiting. We enjoyed the drive along Paw Paw Plains Rd, remembering old friends from many years back. The day was clear and bright, but too windy and cool to enjoy being outside, so I continued working on my GSC projects. For Friday supper, we had leftover air-fryer fried chicken, peas and broccoli for supper with a special treat of fried eggplant.</p><p><b>Saturday</b> was another sunny day, but warmer and not so windy. After a hearty breakfast, I finished my Sunday School lesson and emailed it out to the class members. Housework finished the morning. I wanted to work in the yard in the afternoon. Taking advantage of the balmy weather, we got the front door beds cleaned off and shrubs trimmed. Then I tackled the front bed of the house with the weed-eater while Bill cleaned gutter and used the blower to clear the back roof of accumulated debris (ladders, oh no!). After resting a while on the sunny deck, Bill cut down some privet hedge below the pool site. I cleaned up flower pots. Beer and wine on the deck completed the afternoon. BiBimBap was on the menu tonight. WOW! very good.</p><p>And that brings me up to today, <b>Sunday</b>, where I started. Today's SS lesson was on the Beatitudes, a favorite topic of mine. I recalled some of my 2017 sermon, <a href="https://flowersandfeathers.blogspot.com/p/blessings.html" target="_blank">Blessings</a>. Pastor Linda spoke on the Micah text. She emphasized that we are supposed to be concerned about social justice. Today's weather is as unpleasant as yesterday's was pleasant. Football and journalling all afternoon. Maybe I'll do better keeping up next week. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-22823342132664386092023-01-22T21:45:00.000-05:002023-01-22T21:45:28.127-05:00Lighten up - January 17-22<p><b>Tuesday</b> morning I sat in on a Zoom meeting of the Reproductive Justice Clergy Coalition. I was invited by my UU friend Elizabeth with whom I conspire on various community activities. It was a small group, about ten, of whom at least four were UU Clergy men, active or retired. One woman was from Church of the Savior, Knoxville and another a Lutheran minister. The discussion was primarily informational about upcoming activities and lobbying. I was interested in learning about what is going on in the area. I hope to be on their email list to keep informed. There is a National Day of Action (Bigger Than Roe) coming up on Sunday, Jan 22, with a march planned in Knoxville that day. Unfortunately Sunday from noon - 2 pm at Market Square is a time slot that makes it hard for church people to participate.</p><p>Right after lunch I went to see Vicki for a haircut. A fresh haircut always makes me feel lighter. While I was out I thought I might as well try to find some frames to hang Amanda's paintings. It took 3 stores and a long wait in line to get what I wanted. Amanda was here for supper and overnight. We had a repeat of last night's supper of hamburger steaks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp1Nl7ydAcxm0v8QhJPbRcx90-l0hmV_lXAmIkDl-r-UcedhyyGqV4p3gFH2lSPKBtpb6q3PG9PbdBD5qyxvGisq5anjmNQ5c9qQdDgc711Y8AJskQw27xlChUV_RVj451DqNkuKPHCg-XAmszlXEZugg8Zth2epLOpckYHbJzOBlUHkM7JRqPavP/s4032/IMG_4725.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp1Nl7ydAcxm0v8QhJPbRcx90-l0hmV_lXAmIkDl-r-UcedhyyGqV4p3gFH2lSPKBtpb6q3PG9PbdBD5qyxvGisq5anjmNQ5c9qQdDgc711Y8AJskQw27xlChUV_RVj451DqNkuKPHCg-XAmszlXEZugg8Zth2epLOpckYHbJzOBlUHkM7JRqPavP/w640-h480/IMG_4725.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><b>Wednesday</b> Amanda finished the last of the waffles for her breakfast while I left early for a Good Samaritan Board meeting. It was really two meeting because in addition to the regular board meeting we had the annual public meeting to elect new board members and officers. I'm excited that Pastor Linda was elected to the board for a 2-year term. She will be a good addition and it will help her integrate more into the community outside the church. After the two meetings, some committees met, including grants. I will be working on the United Way grant for the next few months in addition to chairing the strategic planning committee.</p><p>I managed to work in a yoga routine before time to fix supper. Amanda was with us for one more supper, but went home before bedtime. Laura and Mike were due home from their Cancun vacation late tonight. For our last supper, I made ham & chicken fried rice and sauteed a few shrimp to add for Bill and me. We all liked the dish. Bill and I have enjoyed Amanda's company these past few days.</p><p><b>Thursday</b> morning we had the first session of chair yoga class at church, using a video guide. I picked up Kathy on the way and when we arrived there were lots of people (20) just beginning the routine. The exercise was only 15 minutes and was good stretching, not too strenuous. A bunch of us had lunch at Donna's Diner afterward. Today's specials were hamburger steak or hot roast beef sandwiches, good home-cooking. The onion rings on the side were great!</p><p>The dreary weather of the last few days finally cleared after lunch and even though the wind was pretty stiff we went for a walk. We chose our side of the river today in hopes that the hills would block the strong south wind. What a joy to feel the sun and light as we walked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIVQmixJ4YlDSl33nG7VSBCV0o7eGwvBXramDftphuK7l-iol0uAbzH7IUdBzNxjCVuE2pLG_NNxACrdl0QT0vR69AlLomUlQWaLDSvuK15yykiGG723wOrr3L3XRhrSSmfQnaHo2TIExq9Xiq-xZ7F-C7yEBA5s0eX1dVuqH9c-MsA37Yq0Cb0-6/s4032/IMG_4726.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIVQmixJ4YlDSl33nG7VSBCV0o7eGwvBXramDftphuK7l-iol0uAbzH7IUdBzNxjCVuE2pLG_NNxACrdl0QT0vR69AlLomUlQWaLDSvuK15yykiGG723wOrr3L3XRhrSSmfQnaHo2TIExq9Xiq-xZ7F-C7yEBA5s0eX1dVuqH9c-MsA37Yq0Cb0-6/w640-h480/IMG_4726.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>After supper I went back to town for the Loudon County Democratic Party public monthly meeting. The program was a review of all we did in 2022 and we did a lot! We ended with introductions around the room since we had a few new people. People's stories are always interesting. More than one of the newbie's talked about how isolated they have felt in this strongly Republican county and how glad they were to find a group of like-minded people. One woman who has been very active for several years at multiple levels and her words resonated with me. She said that she has friends who are involved in various worthy causes but she is politically active because she believes that only through political activity can she help bring about systemic change on multiple issues. Her words inspired me to stay involved in political activity.</p><p><b>Friday's</b> main activity was lunch with Marie at Aubrey's in Oak Ridge. I did my yoga practice first though, hoping to stretch my bothersome right hip. Marie and I had a lively conversation, as usual, ranging from family matters to the Book of Revelations. She is preparing a Bible Study for her church small group and I may join via Zoom. I normally shun Revelations but maybe Marie can enlighten me. She is a serious Bible scholar and leans to Spong side of theology. </p><p>When I got home, Bill and I took advantage of the balmy day for a walk, this time back across the river to our usual route. My right hip hurt quite a bit and I couldn't make the whole 2 miles. Nevertheless, I ended the day well over my step goal, 9225 steps. I find it impossible to make my goal of 7500 steps without walking at least 30 minutes in addition to routine activities.</p><p>Yesterday I made air-fryer fried chicken using a new technique. We had enough left for supper tonight. I also put some white beans to soak overnight for soup this weekend.</p><p>I rejoice in the light as the days are gradually, but perceptibly, getting longer. This picture was taken at 6:13, about 20 minutes after official sunset. Twilight is lingering on these clear days and in another week, actual sunset will be after 6 pm. For me, that is a turning point in winter.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9ITVUkOavexuNK2QvcSwrzTS0xbpIY7eQHG9w60OXuZE2F2d1-AJEhdszDdGMxewNEm73yJ2s_D2LzkzP7hbLkoBmYflM7YLm69lUwX1HSfSS3D9__hxS3U8b9qj94uUVvCDtfwyt-JbROjp5jhHYw53ge0ljD8WJAmiM7KcjTe4aZSeynZWMmm/s4032/IMG_4727.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9ITVUkOavexuNK2QvcSwrzTS0xbpIY7eQHG9w60OXuZE2F2d1-AJEhdszDdGMxewNEm73yJ2s_D2LzkzP7hbLkoBmYflM7YLm69lUwX1HSfSS3D9__hxS3U8b9qj94uUVvCDtfwyt-JbROjp5jhHYw53ge0ljD8WJAmiM7KcjTe4aZSeynZWMmm/w640-h480/IMG_4727.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 19, 6:13 pm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My big project for Saturday was making minestrone using a new recipe. Like Borscht, this soup has not often been on my menu. Afte breakfast I chopped all the vegetables and precooked the beans. I had a mammogram at 11:30, but that didn't take long. After a light lunch, I finished putting together the soup. Homemade soup, all from scratch can be quite a production - and it's not even for supper tonight!</p><p>Mid-afternoon we set off for another walk on our usual route. And as usual, we encountered a couple we've known for years who live on Paw Paw Plains Rd. They keep a schedule similar to ours, expect I think they are out more often than we are. I like to look for something new or different on our walks. That is challenging when we walk the same route frequently. Today, a beautiful cliff-side of moss caught my eye. The photo does not capture the bright green of the moss that my eyes perceived. I also liked the contrast of shapes and shadows on another of the steep rock faces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGtDWtzi2n_tkjRDNLUQ9ZPF6DCgob_nJGAUtahAefxyY0aIC7Q44VE_plcNq6U-TwebsCgVVRgz52kqZj9iCUkPo2_gmDLE_1mO0I9K7YehzMWU0U_ctHw3Kdcx412Z_1bJKmA9lr2nfxiFfq2r90t97ciQtptEVNO31Yy9G2t79oDc8T0cwSh3a/s4032/IMG_4728.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGtDWtzi2n_tkjRDNLUQ9ZPF6DCgob_nJGAUtahAefxyY0aIC7Q44VE_plcNq6U-TwebsCgVVRgz52kqZj9iCUkPo2_gmDLE_1mO0I9K7YehzMWU0U_ctHw3Kdcx412Z_1bJKmA9lr2nfxiFfq2r90t97ciQtptEVNO31Yy9G2t79oDc8T0cwSh3a/w640-h480/IMG_4728.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdmZR6bSa8_cyeT_J9JxwaFwidyLTehl80GOvCcgxiumt12shSKhlCsoI1FlM8rAP9nabXVmpnNlFa1wm3IEk6lQ3COVoMNoPTeyvfk_OYMuWsUFPKBj3H1ZmdJGa9fJdqO0VgoEXWbM4RsCXUdlqUFY8fwnM35EGnUd9yuL9TtsEBo22v5J1Ma5O/s4032/IMG_4729.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdmZR6bSa8_cyeT_J9JxwaFwidyLTehl80GOvCcgxiumt12shSKhlCsoI1FlM8rAP9nabXVmpnNlFa1wm3IEk6lQ3COVoMNoPTeyvfk_OYMuWsUFPKBj3H1ZmdJGa9fJdqO0VgoEXWbM4RsCXUdlqUFY8fwnM35EGnUd9yuL9TtsEBo22v5J1Ma5O/w640-h480/IMG_4729.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9nj6mK2sIry1QoS26ylelSnRUaquWpDYiNd3ihcsdAGqgDkdCs_Mn3N-P06xp60x-81XgE24ybdl-K6Jc-2ei0D8RmAoNqUxZBqulgxOY7DtfwFS44RG74LViTJ7g2VQbk3trBT1Bjt60AALCYu19ciYMfAuMSCSnRMlj7DyuPZAyNwIyUFsRGvR/s3741/IMG_4731.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="3741" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9nj6mK2sIry1QoS26ylelSnRUaquWpDYiNd3ihcsdAGqgDkdCs_Mn3N-P06xp60x-81XgE24ybdl-K6Jc-2ei0D8RmAoNqUxZBqulgxOY7DtfwFS44RG74LViTJ7g2VQbk3trBT1Bjt60AALCYu19ciYMfAuMSCSnRMlj7DyuPZAyNwIyUFsRGvR/w640-h480/IMG_4731.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset, January 21, 2023, 5:51 pm<br />Clouds are moving in but we still had a nice twilight.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Sunday after church a group of us gathered at Asahi Japanese Cafe in Lenoir City for lunch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFZTISvbf9_BCdBEiia46-LKvXMb6DjkJQLyYLCxiUSN_zoxgkkqQLB1STnPzyaN6zwzd-_KhhfprbOicO3ztfHFh4yNQaVNKwCbVlIsy7i6Wla2AFxh32qa32XF_NT_xffJgqRnMkPkVbnRVO0r4vpsoVwwCG8rITmq4lV_vo9MSCin5MPOst6iz/s4032/IMG_4734.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFZTISvbf9_BCdBEiia46-LKvXMb6DjkJQLyYLCxiUSN_zoxgkkqQLB1STnPzyaN6zwzd-_KhhfprbOicO3ztfHFh4yNQaVNKwCbVlIsy7i6Wla2AFxh32qa32XF_NT_xffJgqRnMkPkVbnRVO0r4vpsoVwwCG8rITmq4lV_vo9MSCin5MPOst6iz/w640-h480/IMG_4734.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dCJPg4y-GRBjMuYIHhkZnPJKyNRQ7Png9oJzzFmiPHN3Nz6I4tpM4g1Dg7_YqfssVoJpag5M9ba8mQeibrRLnVknvaybPHqUXOrsU2k3CW2fbPvSTsEKd7a0A7bgiu1QlE_vG_KXanX1MHUUms5Dfz1nqqxqtsCKvr5iMemeQ42-PurxBSGp5pYz/s4032/IMG_4733.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dCJPg4y-GRBjMuYIHhkZnPJKyNRQ7Png9oJzzFmiPHN3Nz6I4tpM4g1Dg7_YqfssVoJpag5M9ba8mQeibrRLnVknvaybPHqUXOrsU2k3CW2fbPvSTsEKd7a0A7bgiu1QlE_vG_KXanX1MHUUms5Dfz1nqqxqtsCKvr5iMemeQ42-PurxBSGp5pYz/w640-h480/IMG_4733.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p>Later, Bill and I went to the Matzeks to see their Cancun pictures. The weather today has returned to foggy, drizzly, chilly January, not fit for walking outdoors. But it is good weather for a bowl of hot soup and grilled ham and cheese on home-made sourdough bread.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Pntq8BYaCGkURm0mm_PzBIx5RfHwUqZAIuoXnrYoN1YxkGgfhOg_Y9sAU9cHwDwWD-73sLvn1cALt7m1orpWBDn-uoD0p1HdpcQMPS6HqnJFpJWqWtMFufK_kjuLyvkNnHZOk6YycL02JV6MAMyLBveunmza_VjMV6-C9dB7yLTy--F_W449tJux/s4032/IMG_4737.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Pntq8BYaCGkURm0mm_PzBIx5RfHwUqZAIuoXnrYoN1YxkGgfhOg_Y9sAU9cHwDwWD-73sLvn1cALt7m1orpWBDn-uoD0p1HdpcQMPS6HqnJFpJWqWtMFufK_kjuLyvkNnHZOk6YycL02JV6MAMyLBveunmza_VjMV6-C9dB7yLTy--F_W449tJux/w640-h480/IMG_4737.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minestrone with grilled ham & cheese on sourdough</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321957526055752851.post-63464202803686915312023-01-16T15:04:00.003-05:002023-01-16T15:04:56.736-05:00MLK Day, Monday, January 16<p>I usually begin my day with coffee in the bed and my Disciplines daily devotional that comes via email from Upper Room Ministries. The readings have a single author and theme for each week. The daily reading includes one of the selections from the week's lectionary (RCL) scriptures, a short expository essay and ends with a prayer and an optional "audio lectio" which I don't usually do. The theme this week is <a href="https://www.upperroom.org/disciplines/en-2023-01-16?from_notification=true" target="_blank">"Courage to Change"</a> and today, of course, references Martin Luther King. The essay ends with this: "Today as we remember the life and ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., may we choose love over fear, courage over cowardice, and compassion over self-interest." I join this as my prayer.</p><p>I fear for our world when where leaders choose might over right and followers do not discern the difference. Heather Cox Richardson (<a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-15-2023?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Letters from an American</a>) wrote today about heroes among us doing the right thing in small acts of heroism. <a href="<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLostinePC%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0C1rWrgqGbZA7WH3g86bGUpM74Z1sqDLEt9DpHmMkbffcQ4bAPmukpH93o9s1kLStl&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="524" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe>" target="_blank">Dancing Faith</a> blogged a poem to the prophets. Great individuals like MLK inspire greatness in others. They inspire us to greater collective good. Not one of us can do it alone.</p><p>I think of my father, John Park Taylor, Sr., on MLK day, not because they shared much in common, but because Daddy died on MLK Day, January 15, 2001. My father was a white, southern cotton farmer. He employed black labor and the farm at one time supported many families. He made liberal use of the n-word along with many other expletive-deleted words. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church and a respected community leader. He was like-wise respected in the black community. He was a loving father who taught me to always tell the truth and to always stand up for my convictions. He was a complex man caught in a social web not of his making, but one that benefited him and his family at the expense of those who labored for him. He had the reputation of being a "soft-touch" despite his often harsh vocabulary. There is much that I don't know about how things really were on our farm. I was too young and sheltered to know. I do know that I was taught to respect the basic human dignity of every person, regardless of their circumstance and status and that poverty was a condition, not a definition of a person. He was no great civil rights leader, but he respected those who were, who risked all for their convictions. He and my mother stood up in their small ways. And they taught us to do better than they did. That makes for slow progress, each generation building up the next, but it is something. </p><p>I am pained that our civil society seems to be sliding backwards. I hope and pray that what we are now experiencing are the last desperate gasps of the old order of hierarchy and that my children's children will usher in a new order of equity and acceptance. It's still not too late and I see hope in so many young people, our children and grandchildren. </p><p>Speaking of grandchildren, I made waffles for Amanda, Bill and me from a sourdough levain started last night. (She is spending a few nights while Laura and Mike vacation). I am glad to be at a time in life that the pace is slow enough to allow time for the culture of bread and for watching the birds at my feeders. Amanda will be here for lunch and back again for dinner after her softball practice. We are planning hamburger streak with gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans.</p><p><br /></p>Jane Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872629811339627853noreply@blogger.com0