Rabbit Trails

 We went to Grand Lux Cafe for supper..........and dessert. We love to eat there....it's kind of like Cheesecake Factory.   We shared a meal so we would have room for dessert. I got a piece of chocolate cake. It was the size of Rhode Island. James got something with raspberry so I wouldn't eat any of it.  Went to a play and saw Granpa and Granma there! (it was her birthday) The play had a double meaning, children actors.... I think we had the best seats.   We faced the porch that was on the set.  Drove to the motel? hotel? I'm this old and I still don't know the difference. I enjoyed being in downtown Houston. Maybe we were actually uptown. I'm this old and still don't know the difference.  We were waiting for our car....so I took a few pictures. James gets rooms off of Hotline....so we stay in ritzy places for Motel 6 prices. Which means they park our car for us in their secure underground garage. They lost our keys. It's a good thing I had m...

Happy Anniversary to my Dear Husband 29 years 29 short years I'm glad I'm yours.

We are celebrating the 400th birthday of the KJV this year.  It is the  version I used as a new Christian and the only one I will ever use. There are many reasons for this.......and it is a conviction not a preference.  It matters very much to me.......and I shall not be moved...... I read a poem this morning and it goes like this: Your Own Version P. Gilbert You are writing a gospel, A chapter each day, By deeds that you do, By words that you say. Men read what you write, Whether faithful or true; Say, what is the gospel According to you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am on a child-rearing/home-school forum and the women are discussing different Bible versions.  I am not agreeing with them, but that doesn't mean I can't learn something from them when speaking on the subject.  One woman said what good does any version Bible do you if you never read it?  Well.  The Bible does us NO good if we don't read it and h...

  Well.  I got the dress done. But it isn't exactly what I planned. The fabric I chose for the dress was long, but very short in width. In other words, it was a strange piece of fabric. Long and skinny. So I had to choose different fabric. It's close to what I intended,,,,, then the pattern I wanted to use just didn't sing.   So, the dress got done with a few switch-a-roos.    In blog-land, you can say whatever you want, take pictures of the clean parts of your house, make your kids look like angels, your pets perfect....... you can appear to fix supper every night in a  spiffy-clean kitchen. You can make sure to take pictures of your clean vehicles, your family gets up at six, feeds the chickens by 6:10, churn the butter, your favorite things to bake are sourdough french braided sesame seed bread and scones. Scones with berries you picked last evening before the meteor shower. You can have big thick books on the tables, vases of flowers, table-clot...

 (it's kind of essential that you don't cheat) I record Martha Stewart Bakes shows.  I love to watch her and listen to her cook.  She just said something really funny.   "It's kind of essential."  I didn't hear the rest of it...........but I chuckled when I heard what I *did* hear.  Can you put those two thoughts together?  Sounds like some people....knowing what is right, but they don't want to be too loud about it in case it comes back on them, and THEY have to obey or perform. (it's kind of essential that you don't eat too many sweets) (it's kind of essential that you love as you would want to be loved) (it's kind of essential to not be materialistic........to have to rent storage buildings for your stuff) (it's kind of essential to be a keeper (stayer) at home) I'm sure there are WAY too many things I put in this category. "kind of essential" If I say "kind of" I won't really ...

And if another motive is necessary, dwell upon the last I now offer, which is—that forgiveness is a virtue which we shall soon have no longer need to exercise . When we have arrived in heaven we shall have reached a world, where we shall no longer need to seek forgiveness from God, nor to ask it from, or to bestow it upon our brother. There we shall never trespass against God, nor our brother trespass against us. In that region of love, where brotherly kindness, like everything else, will be perfect; there will be no occasion through eternity for one exercise of this part of Christian love. All the inhabitants of that world will be divinely amiable, and never need forgiveness. Everyone will be perfect for others to love, and see in them the perfection which they love in him. No one will ever offend; and none be ever offended. The understanding will be too clear to offend by ignorance, and the heart too holy to offend by de...

  I'm pretty excited about this ruffly sunflower.  I bought the seeds at Lowe's. The zinnias just keep blooming and blooming.   This zinnia is right by the front door.......I'm excited to see what color it will bloom. I am having to water all the flowers by hose.... it's rather dry around here. Except for the air. I called my mom the other day....she lives in Central Kansas.  She said it was humid. 43% I said that's not humid. That's cold front dry for us.   The larkspurs are going to seed.  I LOVE to collect seeds from my spent flowers. I am keeping some seeds isolated from the others from a special larkspur flower. It was the prettiest one of them all. Bluish-Purple-Lavender I hope to have lots of them next year. I have a pot full of zinnias trying their best to dry out. I do hope I can plant a late Summer/early Autumn garden this year. I don't know what I'm always so busy doing in September that keeps me from it. I'm buying seeds a little ...

Men that have their spirits heated and enraged, and rising in bitter resentment when they are injured, act as if they thought some strange thing had happened to them; whereas they are very foolish in so thinking, for it is no strange thing at all, but only what was to be expected in a world like this.   They, therefore, do not act wisely, that allow for their spirits to be ruffled by the injuries they suffer; for a wise man doth but expect more or less injury in the world, and is prepared for it, and, in meekness of spirit, is prepared to endure it. In this way we shall be most above injuries.  He that has established such a spirit and disposition of mind that the injuries received from others do not exasperate and provoke him, or disturb the calmness of his mind, lives, as it were, above injuries, and out of their reach.  He conquers them, and rides over and above them, as in triumph, exalted above their power.   He that has so much of the exercise ...

You have been so long in the school of Christ- yet have revenge?

I am 51 years old and can still be thrilled with something as simple as a letter.    There is NOTHING like getting a real letter in the mail.  Hand-written, a real stamp, a real envelope, special stationery, RIGHT in our own box........just for ME. Somebody thought of me one day, and sent me a post-card, letter or card.   I remember getting letters from my Grandma, she never had fancy stationery.  I'm sure I have her letters somewhere.  I remember thinking when she was still alive, *this* could be the last letter I get from her.  And one time, it was.  My Great-Grandmother used to write me, too.  I wonder where she was when she wrote the letters?  The table in the room in the front of the house, the table with the potted plants?  Or did she sit at the big eating table and write letters?  I'll never know.  I know where my mom sits.  Right at the table where she drinks her coffee.  She still writes letters ...