AN OL' MAN AND A DOG

SHOULD I DARE SAY THAT I LONG FOR ANOTHER DOG BECAUSE OF THE LOVELY MEMORIES WE HAVE OF OUR SINCE BELOVED GOLDEN RETRIEVER (SIR HAPPY JACK ) & OUR MIXED BREED LAB/SHEPARD (MISS DAISY ) . IT ALL BEGAN YESTERDAY WHEN OUR 88 YEAR OLD, RECENTLY WIDOWED NEIGHBOR FRANK CAME OVER TO OUR HOUSE WITH A REALLY PRETTY DOG NAMED HENNA ....... YOU SAY HOW DID AN 88 YEAR OLD MAN COME UPON A BEAUTY LIKE THAT ......WELL, HE INFORMED ME THAT A FRIEND ASKED HIM TO DOG SIT FOR THE WEEK. AT FIRST WHILE WE SPOKE, FRANK WAS A BIT PERTURBED BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE THIS DOG FOR A WHOLE 7 DAYS (AS YOU WOULD EXPECT ) ...... AND IT WOULD BE KIND TO SAY THIS DOG HAD THE STENCH OF AN OL' FISH TOWEL !!!!! AS WE CHATTED AND PLAYED WITH THE DOG RESENTMENTS FADED ...... FRANK WENT HOME AND I WENT TO BED ....... ONLY TO AWAKEN THIS MORNING THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS DOG TRULY WOULDN'T BE A BEAUTY 'TIL SHE HAD A BATH . WEATHER FORECAST : RAIN !! LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW I SEE THIS OL' WIDOWED MAN WALKING THIS BEAUTY , THUNDER & ALL !! SEEING THIS TOOK MY THOUGHTS TO THE BOOK OF GENESIS 2:18-24 ,WHERE THE LORD GOD PLACED ADAM IN THE GARDEN WITH THE EXISTING ANIMALS , TO BE OVER THEM AND NAME THEM ,YET ADAM HAD NO SUITABLE HELPMATE ...... ADAM ENJOYED THE ANIMALS BUT BECAUSE HE WAS MADE IN GODS IMAGE (GENESIS 1 :27) HE LONGED FOR A SUITABLE HELPMATE ....... SO YOU SEE , THE ANIMALS CAN BE A GREAT SOURCE OF COMFORT FOR US ,HOWEVER BECAUSE WE ARE MADE IN GODS IMAGE , HE LONGS FOR US TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM .HE ALSO WANTS US TO RECIPROCATE THAT & CULTIVATE LOVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. AS WE DO THAT WE BEGIN TO LEARN THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT ........ WOULDN'T TODAY BE A GOOD DAY TO REACH OUT AND FORM A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY LIKE FRANK ......OR MAYBE REKINDLE A RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO OTHER OBSESSIONS IN OUR LIVES...... TRUST THAT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE .MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ALWAYS, SUMMER

TO MARKET I GO .........

WELL AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION TRYING TO LOGIN TO THIS SITE I FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT ...... THANKS SHEILA!SO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS A GO AHEAD FOR THE LOCAL FARMERS MARKET AT OUR UNIVERSITY HERE IN TOWN !! IT WAS TO MY SURPRISE ,BUT THE WOMAN WHO RUNS THE MARKET CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT I MAY SELL MY PRODUCTS AT THE MARKET EVERY THURSDAY !! THIS REALLY EXCITES ME BECAUSE I REALLY AM PASSIONATE ABOUT GETTING BACK TO SIMPLE LIVING AND ALSO ABOUT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS' GETTING THEIR PRODUCTS OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE....... WHETHER THE PRODUCTS ARE FOOD, CRAFTS ,HANDMADE,GREEN, VINTAGE OR RECYCLED WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF SMALL COMMUNITY LIVING .I'LL START TO GET ALL MY TEAS ,FRESH HERBS, SOAPS AND DRY GOODS, ALONG WITH THE EGGS READY FOR THE START DATE IN 2 WEEKS ....... THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY ......... I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW ADVENTURE AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IT IS UP AND RUNNING UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING!! CATCH YOU LATER ..................................SUMMER

The Summer's Day..

.. that isn't! Hopefully we will see the sunshine sooner than later. This whole summer has been about rain. Oh poo. Well at least the lettuce is large (because usually lettuce is 100% water).

:D