Over 70 yesterday. Record high. Beautiful day.
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Saturday, February 04, 2017
For the birds
I walked over to the molder corner. Saw 3 eagles, or maybe just 2. Church lady picked me up on the way back by J. R. Snow's. It was cold. The eagles do not come out in sight when it gets up towards 50 or so. I wonder where they go when it is warm.
I came home and made potato soup from shredded hashbrowns. It is easy and I love it, but I was editing the birds and forgot about it. It was a tad overcooked and burned to the pan. I ate it anyway. It would have been better if I have cooked it only 10 minutes instead of 20 or so.
Today we are having George's birthday dinner, pork chops, potatoes and gravy plus chocolate cake.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Fleta's Herd
Beautiful day today, not so much last week.
And last week was really busy. We did Church on Wednesday, Thursday had a bake sale at work, and Friday took George for a routine Dr visit so did not go to work.
Week end was lousy weather.
Oh, and we raised over $1400 at the bake sale. I was so tired afterwards I told them I would not do that again. But, it was such a tragedy [murder of a friend's grandson] I guess I might again in the same circumstances. We have had our share of tragedy at work already this year. Hopefully the rest of the year will be calmer.
January almost over. Only one more month of real winter. Then Spring!
Sunday, January 22, 2017
A wild goose hunt
Yesterday, we drove down to Magness Lake, near Herber Springs by Greers Ferry Lake to watch the swans. There were hundreds of swans and ducks, but no geese when we were there. The net said you needed to be there late in the afternoon to see lots of birds because they leave the lake during the day and return in late afternoon. We got there about 2 pm and saw hundreds.
I took so may pictures, it is hard to pick ones to post, but here goes.
I took so may pictures, it is hard to pick ones to post, but here goes.
Many of the swans were smoky grey instead of all white. Some just had grey heads and necks, and some had a grey cast over most of there feathers. I looked on the net when I got home, and found these were young birds born this year. By summer, they will all be all white.
Now you know.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Word of the Day, Empathy
In just the last couple of days, I have heard two stories that epitomize the meaning of empathy. Both centered on Our Dear Brother [Sister Betty's words].
I had never heard either story, although the story tellers both thought otherwise.
Sister Helen told of a time when a fellow worker was in need. Usually at our workplace, that individual's supervisor would step in with an effort to raise money. In this instance, the designated person lacked empathy and declined the obligation. Brother stepped forward. He and his troop of followers held a bake sale and raised a large sum of money. The norm was for the money to be made into a neat bundle and given to HR or the designated supervisor to be delivered to the individual in need. In this case, instead of a neat bundle, the cash was tossed into a very large clear plastic trash bag and plunked down in front of the apathetic supervisor who was instructed to deliver it to the recipient. I looked it up. Apathetic is the opposite of Empathy.
The other story came from my friend Sherrie. She told of a co-worker named Cindy that had a motorcycle accident with her husband. Cindy was fine but her husband suffered a head injury. He lived but is to this day disabled by the head injury. About six months later Cindy was diagnosed with cancer. The couple had 3 or 4 children and little income. Brother decided to have a bake sale to raise money. Sherrie, he always said, "We are not running a food charity, we are trying to raise money".
He got Tony to donate 6 live turkeys. Brother and Sherrie butchered and dressed the turkeys, hanging they by their feet on the iron gate frame at the back of his house. That same gate frame that still has turkey feet dangling from wire hangers. They distributed the turkeys out among their cooks, made lots of dressing and sold turkey and dressing dinners. They raised over $3000. Sherrie remembered at all the bake sales, after about noon, they went into fire sale mode. Everything a dollar, or give us what you have and take what you want. But still, on this day, there was lots left over. Sherrie gathered up the remains and took it all to Cindy's house. She says she will never get over just how grateful Cindy was for that left over food. She was so thankful to have something in the house to feed her children.
It has occurred to me that these two stories may actually be one story.
I had never heard either story, although the story tellers both thought otherwise.
Sister Helen told of a time when a fellow worker was in need. Usually at our workplace, that individual's supervisor would step in with an effort to raise money. In this instance, the designated person lacked empathy and declined the obligation. Brother stepped forward. He and his troop of followers held a bake sale and raised a large sum of money. The norm was for the money to be made into a neat bundle and given to HR or the designated supervisor to be delivered to the individual in need. In this case, instead of a neat bundle, the cash was tossed into a very large clear plastic trash bag and plunked down in front of the apathetic supervisor who was instructed to deliver it to the recipient. I looked it up. Apathetic is the opposite of Empathy.
The other story came from my friend Sherrie. She told of a co-worker named Cindy that had a motorcycle accident with her husband. Cindy was fine but her husband suffered a head injury. He lived but is to this day disabled by the head injury. About six months later Cindy was diagnosed with cancer. The couple had 3 or 4 children and little income. Brother decided to have a bake sale to raise money. Sherrie, he always said, "We are not running a food charity, we are trying to raise money".
He got Tony to donate 6 live turkeys. Brother and Sherrie butchered and dressed the turkeys, hanging they by their feet on the iron gate frame at the back of his house. That same gate frame that still has turkey feet dangling from wire hangers. They distributed the turkeys out among their cooks, made lots of dressing and sold turkey and dressing dinners. They raised over $3000. Sherrie remembered at all the bake sales, after about noon, they went into fire sale mode. Everything a dollar, or give us what you have and take what you want. But still, on this day, there was lots left over. Sherrie gathered up the remains and took it all to Cindy's house. She says she will never get over just how grateful Cindy was for that left over food. She was so thankful to have something in the house to feed her children.
It has occurred to me that these two stories may actually be one story.
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Friday, January 20, 2017
Lesson for the day
1 Samuel 8: 9-22
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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