Day 2 Day radishes

Bridie

The local strawberries are here. But the weather has not agreed with the darlings. We are worried they will mildew in the fields. Ice cream is a great way to use strawberries that are good today, but will be bad tomorrow. You can tell even in the ice cream that these are local and are ripened by the sun.

Last night we watched movie something like Faith and Potatoes. I had gotten it off of Netflix. While I am a Christian, my form of evangelizing is more like role modeling. This is the first movie that I have watched that is by Christians, for Christians, for the purpose of Christianity. It is a true story about faith in God.The movie takes place on the edge of Zulu country . It is a story about how a Scotman comes to find Faith and how his prayers were answered.

This week I find the news particularly unsettling. But I think I will let God run the show for today. And I will pray.

On my desk is a sign, "Are you saying what God would want you to say?"

Today I think so.

June 24/ Solstice from a different point of view

 

 

June 22/ solstice plus one

For the last several days we have had a 12 year old grandson here.  Calligan is the most reserved grandchild in our group and many times he goes in to hiding or gets lost when he is with his cousins.  It is wonderful to have him here by himself.  There is a new light to his personality that has gone unseen by me. He loves my cooking and is very complimentary. 

One of the games you play as a grandparent is, who in our family is  a particular grandchild like.  I never thought Calligan was related to our family at all because  he has the exact coloring of his paternal grandfather. But about two weeks ago, I looked at a picture  of 15 year old Mr. Radish.  It hit me  that they have the same slouch. Then I realized that their smiles were the same when Mr. Radish was young.  Now that Calligan is older, and Mr. Radish can treat him older, they have  many things to talk about.  It has been my pleasure to have observed.    This is a photo that I took on Father's Day July20th.  

The young man prefers not to have his picture taken.    Privacy, privacy.

June 17/ A political statement

I am so discouraged by our government here in Washington State and Washington DC. 

Congress blah, blah, blahing to hear themselves talk.  The thought that the President turned down foreign help to clean up the oil mess because they were not American union members is enough to make you sick at both ends.  

  

This picture makes me laugh, This is the Capitol in Salem.

This is a composition in the vineyards.

Having a very good time. Yesterday went to the wineries and had a lovely dinner out at a old hotel that has been revitalized in 2003. I thought of it as a lovely anniversary evening.