Sunday service
Sunday again; the Lord's Day. My Bible Reading today quite grabbed at my heart strings. I think the biggest fear I have is of God's retribution and the greatest love I have is for Almighty God. It is a...
View ArticleOff to the Dentist today
I am off to the Dentist today for my twice yearly teeth cleaning. It is actually the correct date which is surprising given what we have just and are still passing through. COVID-19 has changed our...
View ArticleCleaning, gardening and cooking
Our dryer ceased to function about a week ago now. Amazing really because the washing machine was making strange noises that disappeared and then reappeared. The dryer simply stopped working. Given...
View ArticleDusting today
Today I will dust. It is a month since I methodically went around and removed the dust from the tops of bookcases, tables etc. The summer does see a low point in my dusting activities. In the winter I...
View ArticleCultivating finished and moving on
It actually didn't rain until late yesterday so I was able to cultivate the front garden and dig out the weeds that grow up between the paving stones. Finally accomplished!Today will be a quieter day...
View ArticleShopping
Today was a shopping day, off to Metro first thing in the morning for milk, yoghurt, butter (unsalted), bananas, bread and eggs. We were suddenly out of everything or soon to be out. The store was...
View ArticleWhat does today's Bible Reading mean?
Matthew 20:17-34I will not quote the entire passage but one section just seemed to really be apt to our times.But Jesus called the disciples together and said:You know that foreign rulers like to order...
View ArticleHeat Wave again or continuous
We have another heat wave for a couple of days. The sunshine is glorious. What a beautiful Sunday and I shall do my Church Service with the online morning prayer at the usual time or close to it. I do...
View ArticleMaybe Rain today
Hoping for rain but watering the really parched area this morning. Cucumbers are coming on and lots of peppers and tomatoes (tiny tom tomatoes). Some snow peas and beans are also coming on but the rows...
View ArticleJohn Lewis
Although not American, I did watch the service for John Lewis yesterday held in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Washington. We have been in that very room in the past when we visited the United...
View ArticleToday is a sleep apnea day!
Sometimes I go along for days without any problems with my sleep apnea. The cause of it remains somewhat of a mystery. But today was the day after a night of sleep apnea. I just can not really function...
View ArticleWe are approaching the last day of July
At the end of February I would not have guessed that we would be in such a state worldwide with COVID-19. It was creeping around and I was getting nervous but the size of the spread is beyond my...
View ArticleAnother newsletter is due tomorrow
Four newsletters behind; will I ever catch up? Yes I will but I still need another couple of months. I will do it the way that other newsletters do it. I will combine the issue numbers. They will all...
View ArticleDemise of the sunflower
I have been babying a sunflower that I moved out of a hosta plant where it was growing nicely. It was struggling but then started to look quite good. It even produced a flower head which was gradually...
View ArticleLooks like rain today
Sunday again and another week has flown by. Whatever did I accomplish this week? I cleaned the house at least the basement. I cultivated the garden. We are now taking a one kilometre walk every day...
View ArticleWhat should we save of the past from a genealogical standpoint
A good heavy rainstorm yesterday (although the wind was not so nice!) and the garden has really perked up as had the grass. We could use another rain like that soon. I am really finding the online...
View ArticleContinuing on in the vein of what to save
I have written my mother's story and it was surprisingly 285 pages long. I did insert portions of her letters into that story but the beginning was just what I remembered from my grandmother, mother...
View ArticleMy Pincombe line - DNA
Another interesting match on 23 and Me on the X chromosome. I finally have a semi-verification for my phasing of the X chromosome. One of my known cousins matched me on the X chromosome but the length...
View ArticleDownsizing once again
I have two tables one of which belonged to my grandmother and one which belonged to my grandfather. The one table is quite small, more of a stool type thing except was probably used for plants which my...
View ArticleSlow day today
Today I felt 74 years of age. I seldom have migraines but today one took hold and really only released me mid afternoon. Interesting phenomenon migraines. I have had them most of my life but the next...
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