Visiting and Laughing.

 Visiting and Laughing.

 

Jo Ann Hobbs came today and visited for a good while. We hardly ever have that kind of time, but today she stayed and we talked about a little of everything—but a lot about birds! Showed her how to use the little letter (i) thing on her phone to find the identity of her birds. It was such fun for us to match them up with the pictures in the book Patty gave me. She even has some blue birds out there in Clay County near Lake Arrowhead. She also showed me some of the things she has been making with wood carvings and epoxy. Neat! Just gave her the last of the glass things that the old woman was working on before Covid kept me at home. Not likely that they would ever get finished here. Also, told her about the app for i-phones called Merlin Bird ID. Just listening to the sounds and pinpointing them on the recording can be used to identify the kind of bird it is even if you can’t SEE it!

 

One of the things we talked about is the “throwaway” mentality of society today. Would absolutely guess that a small engine repair person simply can’t be found. Instead of repairing things, folks just toss ‘em and buy another one. That is just totally sad and wasteful. Will have to admit that a decent riding mower was gifted to a friend simply because the old woman could not find someone to repair or do whatever it needed to keep it going. But Michelle Malay’s brother-in-law knows how to do stuff like that. Some older men really do have skills! Anyway, it did not go to waste.

 

It doesn’t seem like the heat was as terrible today as usual. Not sure why that is. But the humidity has not been as bad. Wouldn’t it be something to have some decent weather happen during all the hurricane season?! We used to have to wait until school started before we ever got any rain in this part of the world. It ALWAYS rained the day school started and the PTA ladies had to get out there and keep the kiddos from getting run down by cars or floated away on the rushing water on Rhea Road! Such memories!

 

Dentist visit tomorrow has me wondering and hoping that the new upper will be ready to wear. Unless you are familiar with dentures yourself, you might not realize how important it is for the upper and lower teeth to match on enough areas that food can be chewed up! Joy to the world if nothing hurts, as well.

 

Going to Patty’s early in the morning to take Roxy dog food and pick up some stuff that was loaned to Patty to use while her bathroom was being renovated. She is so very happy with her shower and chair. Life can be grand with just some simple changes.

 

Reading another mystery this evening to top off the day. Think that the word mystery is something we tend to ignore for its importance. Have you ever considered that God’s love and His plans are mysteries that He has shown us? His love IN us bumps right into the love He places in His children so that they might know Him in others. Have wondered how we will know others in the spirit, but that one little thing will spark recognition in all of us when the time comes. Have to think about that some more.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.