~Bad Haiku Friday~

2009-08-14 3162 Indiana State Fair Day Two -Tractors -John Deere
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Going to the fair

The Indiana State Fair

Oh, so much to see!
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You all have a grand weekend and if you have time visit Laura here and add your own "Bad Haiku."

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Thanks be to God!

~~Tea Talk~~

If you are cold, tea will warm you. 

If you are too heated, it will cool you. 

If you are depressed, it will cheer you. 

If you are excited, it will calm you.

  ~Gladstone, 1865~

I'm having...my favorite Good Earth Tea, Original

My teacup is...my plain Ireland cup.  I brewed my tea this morning in my Longaberger teapot.  Great for a hot cuppa now and then served over ice later.

I'm feeling...grateful.   We had two days of cooler weather and we could open the house and let the kind breezes enter.  I found a great new desert recipe for the crock pot and can hardly wait until I can share it at a family gathering!


On my mind...the beauty of the rainbow outside.  We got very little rain...only a sprinkle really, but just look at the gift left behind. 

Wishing all a wonderful day!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Now won't you join me and visit Ruth at Celebrate Friendship is hosting Tea Talk at her house? Share a cup of tea or a cool refreshing drink with us.

~~Adventure Tour Express~~

Journey Back In Time

“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints” ~Wilfred Peterson

Spring Mill State Park

The Wonderful Grist Mill

It still grinds meal,  the BEST corn meal!

No journey is complete without a visit to the village hotel.

And just maybe a romantic walk in the trees 

and over the bridge into the village.

Ron and I did this on our 34th Wedding Anniversary in 2003.  Yes, it was the first time we made this trip without a gaggle of kids.  And though this probably doesn't sound the least bit exciting I think that's one of the times we realized how good it was that we are together.

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Thanks be to God!

Now it's your turn.  Please post an adventure we can all share and then link it here for all to see.

~Mosaic Monday~

The Glory of the Clouds

 

There is such beauty and power in the glory of the clouds. From loveliness comes such tumult and fury. Oh, the wonder of it all! It cannot be harnessed or changed. And even with all the wonders of science it is still unpredictable! Man is still not in control!

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Thanks be to God!

Visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Lisa at  Macro Monday  also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

I would also like to remind you that Wednesday is Adventure Tour Express.  Be thinking about the adventure you would like to share on our journey together!

~Bad Haiku Friday~

For Chocolate Lovers

In a summer like this one chocolate becomes a challenge to eat.  And hot chocolate is not an option.

Chocolate my friend

Even melted in my hand

I will still love you

Chocolate my friend

Licking the wrapper I must

Melted there and stuck

Oh the tragedy of melting chocolate even in the air conditioning.  Life is such an ordeal...

Now off with ya to Laura's Catholic Teacher's Musings.  There'll be lots more fun there.  Wishing all a grand weekend!!!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

~~Tea Talk~~

We had a kettle; we let it leak:

Our not repairing made it worse.

We haven't had any tea for a week...

The bottom is out of the Universe.

~Rudyard Kipling

I'm having...Iris Breakfast tea.


My teacup is...a cup that wakes me on many mornings and sets me on course for the day.  It reminds me to keep my sense of humor.

I'm feeling...satisfied.  I accomplished a great deal yesterday.  I completed all the things I set out to do.  I can't always begin the day that way.  I made some more Zucchini Relish and two loaves of zucchini bread.  Shredded and froze 4 bags of zucchini.  Finished all the laundry and the was just on time to pick Ron up at the airport. 

On my mind...the wonder that is the dawning of a new day.  God is good!  All the time!

Wishing all a wonderful day!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Now won't you join me and visit Ruth at Celebrate Friendship is hosting Tea Talk at her house? Share a cup of tea or a cool refreshing drink with us.

~~Adventure Tour Express~~

This photo collage created with Smilebox

You often don't know when you are traveling and your itinerary is not set just what you'll come across in your adventures.  That's what happened when we stopped at the The Edelweiss Bed and Breakfast and Restaurant.  It is a delightful place in the heart of Missouri's Wine Country.  We had visited Daniel Boone's home and stopped to sample wine at one of the wineries on the way back to St. Louis.  On the way home we found this wonderful restaurant with the best BLT I had had in a long time.  It was delightful way to spend the day with family.

If you look closely you will see the skeletons of very early aircraft.  The restaurant was  full of memorabilia of the early days of flight.  If ever offered the opportunity to do so, give Missouri a try.  There is a lot more to be seen outside St. Louis.

Wishing you all a grand adventure.  Hoping you will share one of yours.

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Thanks be to God!

Hope you will join us with an adventure of your own. It is grand to share in one another's fortunes. Just link your tour below.

A Lesson in Perseverance

I was amazed at how surefooted this young mountain goat was.  I think that in our lives the times we are most surefooted is when we learn through perseverance.  And as Christians we are call to persevere in this journey of Providence. 

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Thanks be to God!

~~Mosaic Monday~

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is still enough summer to be had by all.  But for the students who return to school tomorrow the season has waned much to fast.   To them I say enjoy renewing friendships in the "Halls of Ivy."

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Though Mary at The Little Red House is taking a break until August 18, Lisa at  Macro Monday  will still have her show. The pictures are grand and so are the pictures of others!

I would also like to remind you that Wednesday is Adventure Tour Express.  Be thinking about the adventure you would like to share on our journey together!

Devotion MEME

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana

Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii tagged me for this meme which calls me to name my 5 favorite Catholic devotions. And so it is that I begin with this reminder.

Regardless of the hour;

Whatever you have to say, 

God has time to listen

If you have time to pray.

Ken Brown

1. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.


2. Scriptural Rosary especially Rosary of Praise, A Scriptural Rosary Base on John Paul II's Rosary Meditation by Larry and Connie London


3. Meditation on the Stations of the Cross


4. Liturgy of the Hours and reflections offered in The Magnificat.


5. Novena and Litany in Honor of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

So now I tag: 

Tracy  
Cy
Abbey
Sue
Lisa

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and may God bless you all abundantly!

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Thanks be to God!