Good morning, Joan and all the other friends.

Joan, thanks for the breakfast sandwich this morning.  That will be something different.

I am here very early, for me.  Woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, so decided to get up.   I have a busy day, also.  But, mine will be a pleasant one......... NOT  to a doctor's appointment, for a change.   Have a medical appointment on Friday.

I am going out to lunch to celebrate my sister-in-law's 91st birthday.   There were several of us that were supposed to go, but for various reasons,  I am the only one available.    My niece, her daughter,  is picking me up and we are going to a favorite restaurant of my SIL's.  It will be a small gathering, but nice, anyway. 

The weather here on the east coast has been almost summer-like.   Yesterday was in the 80's with similar temperatures today. So, will have to find something suitable to wear.  Not too warm and not to cool. 

I hope every friend has a wonderful day.

Joy

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I, too, was up a tad early.  I was awake several times through the night and at 5:30 decided to give up on trying to sleep any more.  I guess I'm finally rested up from the weekend. 

I'll be off to Wally World this morning so wish me smiles.

I don't have much else in mind to do today so I guess I'll have a slow day.

Joy, have a good time with your SIL.  How nice that she's celebrating such a landmark birthday!

Everyfriend, have a lovely day filled with whatever pleases you.

Good morning, Joy.  Happy Birthday to your SIL. Enjoy your outing.

Janie--Good Morning.  I wish you smiles today at WM.

I have to go out and do errands a bit later.

Good morning everyone, it was hard trying to sleep last night, made me wish my AC was still set up. Finally fell asleep in the wee hours only to wake with the yard workers here. Have you heard how much of a raise in our SS next year? .3% news man said it would be 3 or 4$ for most. We deserve much more than that especially with no raise this year.

JOAN  my daughter and SIL can only see one other house from where the are and it is across a valley. Those neighbors can see their driveway but not their house.

HAL  right now there are quite a few on the porch enjoying the nice days while they last.

JANE  if I slept that long in a afternoon I would be awake all night. After all the time making your vegetable soup, then canning it all and they working I can imagine you were exhausted and needed the sleep.

JUNE  seems like politicians only know how to be mudslingers, nothing about what we really need to know. The manager here has absentee ballots for any who want them. Nice about a small town and about ½ mile from the town hall.

JOAN  never had a DD breakfast sandwich but bet they are good. I did have a lemon DD Saturday. My CNA brought her hairdresser friend here to cut my hair and she brought one for me. She is a good kid. Like today's quote, I will stay away from arguments. Thank you for today's goodies.

AMY  the grass is being cut here now.

JOY  here in RI it is unusually hot for mid October. Forecast it for the low 80's today, might break a heat record for the day.

Hi everyone on another beautiful morning.  It will get pretty warm this afternoon going up to 86 at the hours of Pat's Chiropractic appointment. 

Around 10:30 this morning I will make a trip to the church to take the casserole and the cake that we made for the church bazaar today.  My neighbor is going with me as he wants to see the room arrangement of where he will be speaking and to show his pictures he will use to the lady in charge so she will have the proper projection equipment available.  He will speak next week at our Adult Fellowship Luncheon on the Assassination of JFK.  This evening is the Wednesday night dinner with our son and then he will come out to visit with us again.   

I spoke with the builder yesterday and he told me they will be closing on the new home across the street a week from yesterday.  They laid part of the driveway yesterday and are all ready pouring the cement for the sidewalk and the rest of the driveway. 

Shirley, before we left Georgia I noticed more and more homes using lawn services.  I have used one for a long time and here it is a part of our homeowner's dues.  Hope you have a cooler day today and were able to sleep last night.

Hal, you sound like me in picking up my phone and reading all of my email, devotions and other readings I do each day and then the new postings in the discussions.  In fact, I did that this morning.  I sometimes will read on my iPad but usually on my phone.  I also got the tax bill on my house a few days ago but have escrowed the payment so that will be taken care of by the mortgage company. 

Jackie, our daylight savings time ends on November 6th. 

Lloyd, all the time I was growing up we had a beautiful and productive black walnut tree on our farm.  It produced several bushels of walnuts each year.  I remember my dear grandmother sitting in her laundry room cracking and picking out quart after quart of walnuts.  We also had a hickory nut tree and those were so much easier to crack than the walnuts.

Amy, I have that same thing happen when we lose power with the battery backup unit sounding an alarm.  Fortunately it doesn't happen very often.

Joy, hope you have a wonderful time at your get together with your SIL on her 91st birthday.

Gloria, here you have to ask for the absentee ballot and it has your name and registration number on the return envelope where you sign it and have your signature witnessed.  It sounds like your weather is about like ours.

Good Morning everyone. I slept in this am. when I got here you all had turned the page I thought first AMY was not here had to go back a page to see she was up should have new she was. I some times think she stays up 24 all the work she dose. peter ( alias rolley) had a fall in there kitchen knocked the door off of the oven. bused up but OK otherwise. you all have a great day.

Lloyd

 larryhanna
wehave severial of them on the farm. I run the nuts through a corn sheller to get the soft black hull off
and then wash them in a old wringer agitator type washer gets rid of the black stain on them. I have borried nut cracker. you can set the nut so and hold it and control the plunger easy, roate it and do same 3 - 4 times and get mostly 1/4 size nut meats no picking with a nut pick, I sure am ancuis for some cookies with them and some chocklet and or butter scotch morsels in them. grind some and put them in some home made ice cream would be ok as well. Have a great day. oh yes if i wasn't so lazy i would pick out and sell some $6. up a pound , but not fast enough to make good wages?

Lloyd

I am setting here looking out across the deck watching the leaves falling off the trees , they have turned , but not as pretty as have been in past years or in other places not too far away. our weather has verried in moisture not sure but that may take part in the collar's. well I am laze today haven't ate yet.
Nancy has gone to foot doctor getting her feet worked on. i am going to eat and go to shop and work on my engine for skid steer. have a great day see u all later.

Lloyd

Good Morning all.
   Janie, I wish you happy smiles at Wallmart today, and I know your customers will be delighted with your smiles. I can almost see them shoving to get in your line at the store. Hugs to you, girl.
   Bis, I hope your errands do not tire you too much. Other than Bible Study at 10 a.m. I have no other plans for the day. I live a pretty useless life now, but enjoy it.
   Gloria, I can't imagine the manager having a stack of absentee ballots to dole out. I thought the ballots were under stricter control than that. I intend to enquire at the desk today why I have not received mine…they may know something I don't. I had notified the voting people of my change of address, so we'll see what happens. I wish we had some true patriots to vote for.

Larry, I am sure you look forward to the Wed. night visit with your son. I know it is a treat for me when I see my boys..Dan just once a year, but Gary more often as he speaks here every other week at Bible study, and he stops in to see me on business matters or delivery of one thing or another. He is so busy running his Church I try not to bother him more than necessary. I have close ties with both of them on the computer, and with their wives.

Lloyd, I am sorry your friend Rolley had a fall. Please give him our regards and prayers for a quick healing.

I was out much longer than I expected.  After errands were done I called a friend and we enjoyed a late breakfast together,

Hi Everyfriend!  I'm home from work and wondering what to get into the rest of this afternoon?  I'd sure love to grab a cup of coffee or a glass of ice tea and join some of you on the patio and just chat!  Wouldn't it be lovely if we could do that?

I think I might just make a chicken casserole for supper and for some more days to come.  I've got all the stuff and it doesn't take much time.  I also have to repack some chicken I just bought into smaller packages for freezing.  That should take up some of the afternoon that's left.

JUNE, I did have lots of smiles in my line this morning!  iIt was a good day!

I'm off to change my clothes!  Go ahead and get into whatever it was you were heading for when I interrupted.  I'll be back later to see what you've been up to!

Janie--It would be great to all get together on the PWP and just chat.  Glad you had lots of smiles in your line and had a great day at WM.

Afternoon folks.  I am under the weather from something.  Woke up during the night and started having chills and finally got warm and just generally felt really lousy.  Anyhow, had some dry toast and coffee and then around noontime a bowl of veggie soup.  I finally got the wife to put a pain patch on my back and that helped but my get up and go has gone somewhere on it's own. 

Anyhow, I going to head back to the couch.

halkel--I am really sorry you have some kind of bog.  Rest and feel better.

Hello Everyfriend!  I made my casserole and I'm sitting here eating it while I visit with all of my friends. 

Hal, sorry you feel puny!  I hope the patch helps and you're good as new tomorrow!

I'm going to watch some TV tonight and then hit the hay early.  I have an appointment at the bank in the morning and I'm hoping she can find some way to save me some money on my mortgage.  She said there were some things happening in September when she made this appt. for me.  I hope the things that were happening were good. 

Have a lovely evening Everyfriend!

Hal, I'm so sorry to hear you are out of gear today. I pray it is just a one day sort of thing and goes away as quickly as it came. May God get you all taken care of soon.

I had a call from our Activity gal...no choir tomorrow, instead we will have someone come it to speak about our voting. I'm hoping it will be someone conservative. I doubt if management would have anyone that was radical.

I will take a big blank sheet of paper and try to write down what I need to know. I still haven't received my absentee ballot.

I've got to heat up my supper, and get ready to settle in for the debate at six p.m. I had buffalo wings and Fr. fries at noon, so will have a repeat tonight. Plus some fresh fruit.

Good Night Everyfriend!  May God bless us, every one!

Good Thursday morning, Everyfriend.  There's bagels and cream cheese to accompany your coffee or tea. I wish everyone a good day!!





Baseball Fanatic

My wife claims I'm a baseball fanatic.

She says all I ever read about is baseball. All I ever talk about is baseball. All I ever think about is baseball.

I told her she's way off base.


Just in Time for Harvest

By Joel Vande Werken
Scripture Reading: Ruth 1

Naomi returned from Moab . . . arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.
Ruth 1:22
Around the world today, tens of thousands of people live as refugees, foreigners in a country not their own. They often face a difficult life, cut off from familiar people and places and dependent on others for daily provisions.
Naomi and Ruth were in the land of Israel in search of a new life. As outsiders and widows, they were doubly vulnerable by the standards of the day. The beginning of their story is filled with heartache and sorrow. Having lost husbands and homes, how would they provide for themselves?
But God had arranged to take care of all that. His plan for their lives was being worked out. Though Naomi saw only God’s hand of misfortune at this point, the first hopeful note in the book observes that she and Ruth came to Bethlehem at the start of the barley harvest. This is significant because it recalls that God had arranged to bless vulnerable people through the generosity of farmers who had more than enough.
Naomi and Ruth may not have realized it, but God was at work already to arrange their arrival at just the time when he had provided the resources to show his care for them. And in providing for physical needs, God shows his commitment to save vulnerable sinners through Christ (see Philippians 3:20-21).
How can you use God’s resources to show his care to ¬others today?
Loving God, thank you for caring for vulnerable people. As you have compassion on us as sinners, help us to show compassion to others. Amen.


“The indigenous people around the world, before they made a major decision, used to sit around and ask themselves, ‘How does this decision affect our people seven generations ahead?'”
~ Jane Goodall

Bis I am up getting ready to go to VA and I do not see anyone except you?
Have a great day you and everyone.

Lloyd

Wish more people had the same thought as Jane Goodall, Joan, maybe we wouldn't be in the mess we are now.

Sorry you are puny, Hal...... I thought my tummy ache was "all in my head" the other night (grossed out thinking of what those kids did to that salad I didn't eat).... but my buddy across the street had the same symptoms last night when I checked on them.  Here I thought you couldn't catch something your mind made up.... but I didn't want to chance catching what she thought she had... again!  Hope you feel better today, no way to start the fall & winter season.  I am enjoying a cool morning. 

Good morning to Every Friend, the best of the day to each of you.  Time to go round up cats.  They are also feeling their oats with the cooler weather, some inside & some out for the night, but all show up to eat.

I'm here, Lloyd.  Hope your trip to the VA does not turn up any new problems.  Take it easy!

Good morning everyone..

Yesterday went well despite it being a long day.Dr was pleased at the way hubby's heart is behaving but still upped him on one of his meds.

Today I hope to get the grass cut and clean out those  darn eaves..procrastination here on that job.

Shirley hope your feeling better

Joan ,thank you for breakfast.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I've been up but had some work to do on the computer to get ready for a meeting at the bank.  Now it's time to go get dressed and ready to do that and some other errands.  No more big cooking until I get ready to replenish my supply of barbecue sauce.  I found one left over jar from last year and I used half of it in my chicken casserole last night.  (Leftovers in the hidey hole)   

I better get moving.  Bring in dogs, take shower, get dressed.....Later friends.  Have a lovely day.

Good morning everyone, looks like we broke a 71 year record yesterday  for the warmest  10/19. It got to 84°. On TV they showed people at the beaches and in the water enjoying it. Normally by this time of year we have taken winter jackets out, this year still in shirt sleeves. We have a meeting here today, Cox cable is sending someone here after we have all been complaining about our cable. We keep losing TV and phones. Odd my internet was still on most of the time. Every time it goes out my WiFi goes off, too. I did not realize that till my iPhone was charged more because it  was off. Talking to some others they have written a list of their complaints. If we want cable we do not have a choice, Cox has a monopoly in here, so may want to change carrier but cannot do it. I know the rest of my family have dropped Cox and now have Fios. Talking to my daughter yesterday she said they took the day off. A neighbor called them and told them it was time for them to get a tour of the area. This was a big ranch broken up to over 1oo lots of 40 acres. Well he took then in places they never saw before and enjoyed the break from all they have been doing.

LARRY  we have had our first light snow some years at this time of year. From what I heard this is the first time the Manager has had the absentee ballots here, could be because of the politicians here this year or being an important election.

LLOYD  hope Peter did not get hurt when he fell.

JUNE    voting for president this year will not be easy. I wish we had someone running who was not slandering the other one. Saw the end of the debate last night and the more I hear from both of them the more I don't like either one but who will be the worse one?

JANE  glad yesterday was a good one for you at WM.

HAL  if you ever find your get up and go, let me know where you found it so maybe I could find mine, too. Mine got lost a few years ago and keep looking for it.

JOAN  I will enjoy a bagel and cream cheese this morning. Food for Thought is now copied. Good quote, wonder how many today would think that far ahead or even to the next generation. Thank you for today's goodies.


SHIRLEY  hoping it finally gets cool enough here to enjoy. We have rain in the forecast for tomorrow, hope they are right for a change.

AMY  glad the doctor was pleased with how you DH is doing. Please be careful cleaning the eaves.

Good morning, Lloyd.  Hope all goes well at the VA.

Shirley--Good morning.  Local weather reporter said this morning was the coolest we've had in 169 days, and it's to get even cooler over the next few days.

Good morning, Amy.  GREAT news that your husband's doctor is pleased with the progress he is making in recovery.  Please be VERY careful when you clean those eaves.

Janie--Good morning. Hope you get your business at the bank taken care of with a good resolution.  I'll check the "hidey hole" for those chicken casserole leftovers.

Good morning, Gloria.  It will be interesting to hear what Cox has "up their sleeve" since they have a monopoly there.  I have the same situation here with Roadrunner.  How nice that Regina and hubby took the day off and were taken on a tour of their new area. 

Hi everyone.  I got up early this morning and fixed a batch of sausage muffins for Pat to have for several breakfasts over the next week.  She generally alternates between the sausage muffins and the scrambled eggs with bacon bits every other day.  My morning chores are done, the trash is at the street and I got a birthday card into the mailbox for my oldest great grandson's 14th birthday. 

I got the casserole and cake to the church on time and took my neighbor, who will be speaking next week, with me so that is setup.  We had a good dinner last night and Scott and I both enjoyed it.  The bazaar was apparently a big success although they have enough stuff left over for another one.  However, it was much less than I saw piled on the tables  with homemade items before the event started.  We had the best evening with Scott we have had for sometime as he had gotten some extra rest so he wouldn't go to sleep here as he had done for several weeks. 

Today will be coffee with my church friends and I will pick up my friend and then take him home after coffee and return to the church for the Wisdom group.  Then we plan on going to a new (to us) restaurant we have heard about for our main meal for the day in the early evening, at least after I rest.  That will be it for today.

Lloyd, so sorry that Peter had such a fall.  I sure hope the oven door wasn't hot.  That would be a bad fall for anyone.  Your device to crack the walnut shells certainly would make it an easier job.  I don't know that we ever washed our but did let the hulls dry out before trying to crack them.

Joan, glad you were able to enjoy a nice breakfast out with your friend. 

Hal, I hope today finds you feeling better and you find your "get up" today. 

JaneS, I hope your banker was able to come up with a plan to save you some money. 

Shirley, glad you are having some cooler weather.  I think we will still be warm for another day or so and then have some cooler weather.

Amy, did your husband have heart surgery?  Glad the doctor was pleased with his progress.  We have some really good heart medications these days.  Do be careful on the ladder when dealing with those eaves.  I don't have to worry about it as the houses in this development don't seem to have gutters plus the fact there would be little to get in them since there are no tall leafy trees close by my house.

Gloria, I am surprised that the ocean water at the beaches would be pretty chilly.  I think most places have one company with the monopoly on the cable service.  Here it is Comcast although some area now can get the AT&T cable service.  The last I checked it isn't available in my neighborhood.  However, I don't use the cable but the satellite Dish TV service. 

Good Morning, Larry.  Nice to hear you had a good evening with Scott because he got rest.  Happy 14th Birthday to your great grandson.  It sounds like you have a busy day today.

Good Morning from a heating up Stanton, Ca. Supposed to be 96 today.

I had a bad night. Woke up at one a.m. and could not go back to sleep till after three this morning, then slept feeling disturbed about something. Finally got myself up at seven and wore out taking a simple shower. Old age is not for me. I don't have the patience to accept my limitations,but there is no alternative.

I'm taking the morning off to just stay home. We are to have a meeting about voting at 1:30, which I plan to attend. It is taking precedence over our choir practice.

Gloria, I watched the whole debate last night, and saw no difference in the usual harangue they go through. So much hatred there. May God save our Country. I so glad your daughter and SIL have such a good neighbor, to take them around the area. That was a real kindness of a true neighbor. It must reassure you too, to know there are caring people nearby.

Our gardener is out doing his weekly chores, and keep our gardens looking trip and neat. And it is starting to warm up already. Supposed to be a high of 96.

I've written two messages in the past few days, but neither one showed up on the screen.  Wonder what happened?  I even wrote them in ENGLISH! 

I had a good appointment with the Surgeon who is supposed to do my Tummy procedure some within the month and sure hope I hear from the Scheduling lady soon.

We've had beautiful Sunny weather recently, which was nice for the fellows to who came to do my yard work yesterday.  They even came inside and installed a new over-head kitchen light for me.  Sure glad with that task out of the way, although it cost me an extra Hershey!

Stay Happy and enjoy the new Season!

Molly

June--I am sorry you had such a bad night.  Hope you can catch a nap.

Molly--I don't. Know where your messages went.  I didn't know you were having surgery.  I'll add prayers that it is successful.

I had a very successful meeting at the bank...well, it's really a Credit Union.  It's so nice to deal with local people and some of them I've known since the days when I worked at PA House Furniture.  Of course it always seems like the tellers are getting younger and younger.  The two boys at the front look like teenagers.  But everyone is so friendly and helpful.  And more than willing to answer questions for old ladies.

Molly, please add my prayers to the rest for your successful surgery.  When you are sure of the date, please let us know.

When I was putting the new soup away, I discovered one pint jar and one quart jar of last year's soup.  I've just made short work of the pint jar! 

I didn't sleep particulary well last night either so I think I'll take a look for some zzzs on the sofa this afternoon.  My eyes are really dry today so I'll give them a squirt of Refresh before I close them.  Sometimes that helps.

I hope you are all having a peaceful day today!