John Milligan Synge 1871-1909

"A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't.   But we do be afraid of the sea, and we do only be drownded now and again."

It was a nice day.   This evening residents of the condos met in our common area to enjoy the summer and each other.   It was a perfect evening.   Not to hot and not muggy at all.

I was home all day and it was fine.  I did some cooking and worked on a couple of my projects.

I would ask that you all pray for my sister in law, Jacquie.   Barb called.  She has been sent home from the nursing home and has hospice checking in on her.   I will be calling her tomorrow, just to check in.   Barbara sounded pretty good.  She had a chemo on Thursday so is very tired.

Lots to be concerned with.  But as Barb quotes the old saying  One day at a time.   It is all we can handle anyway.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Wednesday, shopping day.

I slept until 7:30AM.  Then puttered around until I was ready to go shopping.   I have been yearning for a donut so went right to the bakery and got a Long John for breakfast.   When I was working , I we had meetings once a month and they always had donuts so my craving was satisfied.   Now I have to occasionally just go and get one.

Went to the Post office to pick up condo mail and then to Capelle's for some fresh veggies.

Home again, I spent most of the day almost finishing St. Patrick's Chapter.   I have one more section which I plan on doing tomorrow.    He is one of the hardest chapters because I have heard so much of him from the time I was a child.  What to include that is important and what not to include.   Some preconceived notions were proved wrong or too iffy in my research.   But I do believe that I have it.   As I say one more segment and I will go on to Brigit.

I took a walk this afternoon.  It was lovely out.   Got to visit with some neighbors - when it is so nice, people vacate their nests.

Roxie has been a pest lately.   I have been brushing her more as part of my effort to keep her from choking up hairballs.   She LOVES being brushed and thinks that any time I sit is a good time for me to brush her.   You know how persistent she can be.   Of course, she is looking absolutely gorgeous with all that brushing.  My question is WHERE IS ALL THAT HAIR COMING FROM!

Another day at home tomorrow.   I want to finish Patrick, start gathering fabric for my next wall hanging which I will have ready to be assembled at IBAM in October and do some genealogy.

Sounds like a BAD storm is hitting Hawaii.   We must all pray for Matt, Kauru and the kids. 

Dia Dhuit

Mary

What a lovely day.   The weather was part of the loveliness.   First it was sunny and reasonably warm,   not too humid and enough sun to make the world alive with the green around me.

Bible study was at 9:30.   We had all but one of our people there and ended up with a wonderful discussion of the church in Peter and Paul's time as it relates to us.   It seems that it took some time for even the Apostles to accept that Jesus came not only for the Jews but for everybody.   We sometimes wonder how we might have felt.   But it is the Spirit, that Jesus told the apostles to wait for, coming to those wishing to be baptized that made them realize the truth.   We also commented on the fact that there is an Atheist church in Madison now.   We wonder why, but perhaps the Spirit will come upon them also.

Then I had the nicest visit with Mother and gave communion to several of her neighbors.   The little lady whose husband died a week and a half ago now knows that he is gone.   I told her how sorry I was and how much I enjoyed him. 

Home again.   My dryer stopped putting out heat last week, Curt from A1 Appliances was able to get here this afternoon.  It was a fuse and he replaced both of them.   So I should be fine for a while.  I had to get out my rack last Friday as it took me three tries to notice that there was no heat and I had already washed another load.    Oh Well.   I am OK now.

Spent the rest of the day  on several projects.  I am home all day tomorrow and hope to finish a couple of them.   

Happy Birthday to Richard

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well, My halo was really shining today.  I went to Mass again this morning because I was scheduled for Lector duties.  I HOPE they have now recorded that I go to Mass on Saturday, not SUNDAY. 

I decided to be very lazy the rest of the day.  I prepared a chicken dinner that will carry me over for a couple of days and called some people that I hadn't talked to in a while.

Sundays are nice.

Dia Dhuit

Mary