This was an Iffy Day

I am irritated.   My sewing machine is acting up.   The bobbin tension is goofed up and I don't know how to adjust that(:

 Aside from that , all is well.    I am feeling good.    Bart came over to check my phone, so I had company.    Food is easy:) because I have leftovers from Olive Garden.

Went to church tonight.    A very comforting mass.    We prayed for all of us and for the end of this pandemic.    I now have a prayer to say every day.

AND I WILL

Please, all of you, keep yourselves safe.

 

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

I know that I posted this before but I WANT to do it again.

Reopening the schools is important, but reopening the pubs is importanter.

 

Safe and sound at home

 After a lovely Writer's Club meeting.    There were just the three of us, Marti, Karlos and me but we all read and enjoyed it    It is so nice to get encouragement from others.   I am ready to send my book to a publisher,   Need to do some research as to how to present it and search for a market.

Tomorrow I will be meeting with my Celtic friends and am looking forward to that too.    Have a couple of interesting things to present.   One, a famous Irish Poet -Derek Mahon died.   He wrote about the pandemic.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT

How should I not be glad to contemplate

the clouds clearing beyone the dormer window

and a high tide reflected on the ceiling

There will be dying,there will be dying,

but there is no need to go into that.

The lines flow from the hand unbidden

and the hidden source is the watchful heart:

the sun rises in spite of everything

and the far cities are beautiful and bright.

I lie here in a riot of sunlight

watching the day break and the clouds flying.

Everything is going to be all right.

by DEREK MAHON

Dia dhuit

Mary

Another HOT DAY

Hopefully, this will be the last of the 90 to 100 degree days  This Wisconsin girl does not want to live with days and days of -0 degrees but over 90 is just as uncomfortable and one can only take off so many layers of clothes:)

 Vita and I had a nice day.   Lots of walks.   But that is good for me.   

I worked a bit on a wall hanging that I am working on and also figured out my next project.

Did a bit of writing.   Tomorrow is the Writer's Club.  

Bill Smith called me this evening.  What a pleasure to have someone to talk to.   We had a bit to catch up on..   He is doing pretty well.    Glad we are able to share the memorird of our Leslie.  But he is, as Leslie would want, going on with his life.   He deserves the best.

Love

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

Dreaming

At home alone

I do a lot of that

Pretending he is here with me

Again

dreamin

A clean house

Kerry came today and cleaned my house.   Always nice to have things vacuumed and scrubbed.  I am grateful for her and that I am able to have her come.   

The rest of the day was quiet, though I did keep myself occupied and Vita and I went for several walks enjoying the day.   It was up into the 80s, but after 100 plus, this was very pleasant.    Supposed to be 90s tomorrow, then drop to Autumn temperatures.

I switched the quilt on my bed.   I found that quilt that I made in 2004 and it is quite cheerful and bright so I decided I wanted cheerful and bright:)

 

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

LIFE

Yesterday's river is gone

emptied into the ocean of today.

We swim in the choppy sea

Towards an ever elusive tomorrow

Making our way to eternity.

 

Finally done for the day.

 Was busy most of the day.     Desk and bills and stuff in the morning.

Then I got a call from Shawn, who is doing several jobs around here.  He was able to come over today and he finished installing the new door on my storm shelter.   Sure glad that is done, the old door was rotting and had leaked inside.   Now I can clean in there and the door is a mite lighter so I can even open it myself if need be.

Tonight was Quilt Guild.    We had an indoor quilt airing.    People brought quilts and we voted on our favorites, not knowing whose was whose.     Mine didn't win, but am I glad I found it.    It was a quilt that I made in 2004 and had folded into my cedar chest.     I like it and it is big enough to go on my bed.   I need a change.

Dia Dhuit

God love you

Mary

Now the day is ebbing

The gentle night embraces

My soul as it rests.

by the way

 The Blessing of the Animals.

It was outside.   EVERYBODY was wearing masks and we were pretty well social distanced (with a couple of conversation glitches.)

A busy and fullfilling day:)

You can tell that I like those kind of days.  

I worked on communicating with my Lawton Celtic Friends as to our meeting next Friday at 2PM at the Olive Garden.    If you want to come, Just let me know:)

This afternoon, Holy Family Parish offered a Blessing of the Animals celebration.   Of course, I took my Vita.    She was an angel as were most of the other animals.   AND the only disturbance was a couple of barking dogs, but since some dogs are barkers this is not BAD but their nature.     A lovely prayer service, quoting from the bible the love of God for his creatures other than humans.  Then Deacon Mike blessed each pet with holy water.   I think Vita wanted more water.  There were many dogs, several cats and a turtle and a bearded lizard.   I was blessed and delighted to be a part of it.

 Tomorrow, the holiday doesn't ,mean much to me, except that I don't get mail.   Bart and Barb are going to come over to help me with a new system that I have.   I now have an alert button.   That is not the name but I am sure you know what I mean.    Bart felt that he would be more comfortable if I could press a button for help if I need it.    I think it is a good idea.    Mother had it much older than I.   I feel like her.  I will only press it if I cannot handle it myself.

Take care of yourselves and I love you all.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

A lovely day

Sunshine and gentle breezes

Freshness all around