~A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT~
I crave ORDER.
My home right now isn't in the best of order and that bothers me.
Steals my peace and robs my joy.
This pic of the Ladies with the canned goods
is beautiful to me.
is beautiful to me.
I have never canned before, but feel a sense of satisfaction
when there are canned goods sitting on the shelves in my Kitchen.
I have hopes of having shelves in our cellar by FALL
so I can have a stash.
Common sense tells us to be prepared and store up.
Makes great sense to me.
I delight in being orderly.
Working on this.
My week has gone really well.
It helps that the skies are blue and I can hear the birds chirping.
I do believe that they think it's already Spring.
One morning it was in the 20s and I could hear a Red Robin chirping in the front yard Red Bud Tree.
He was a chunky one and I wondered how he had kept from freezing to death in this bitter temp.
Today, it is suppose to reach high 50s or low 60s.
That will be pleasant.
I'm thinning out closets while Hubby paints
the final coat on the stairwell area where it is bead boarded.
This week-end, I WILL BE PAINTING.
I WILL THAT I WILL BE PAINTING.
I will be painting.
Lord, please help me to get this done
and there be no interruptions that get in the way of the painting.
Please.
Last week-end, I went to Joyland in Topeka with my Daughter and Lil Miss.
It was a first for me. Flea Market.
Elvis, the cat was in a cage.
I wondered if they let him out at night to catch mice.
Elvis has left the building.
Elvis has left the building.
A Little Red Riding Hood Doll stood beside a stuffed Wolf
that was larger than our Airedales.
I hadn't realized that wolves can be bigger than a LARGE dog.
We didn't spend much time there and I was alright with this.
They had some order to the place, but it was j u n k y inside to say the least.
G r u n g y.
My JUNKIN' didn't happen.
As Hubby and I shopped SAM's this week, I decided to get a crystal beverage dispenser that I have been eyeballing since before Christmas. It really is a LUXURY ITEM that I may only use occasionally, but still.....I have wanted one for a few years. She was marked down to under $30 so into the basket she went. We spend more on dog food than $30 and I'm worth more than doggy fuud.
It was when we were in the dog food aisle that I witnessed something that was awful.
A very unhappy 30ish woman was raising her voice to the man that was with her. I supposed that he was her significant other. There was an older couple with them. As this woman shopped she loaded a couple of large bags of dog food onto a cart. A little blonde headed boy that was maybe 3 or so wanted to help his dad push the over sized cart. She raised her voice at the little guy, said she'd had enough then picked him up and threw him into a different shopping cart.
I mean T H R E W him into it.
There was no picking him up and placing him into the shopping cart....it was her throwing him into the cart. He hit his head and of course started to cry.
The man did nothing. The older couple with them, did nothing.
Out of my belly came a LOUD CRY. "HEY LADY,
THAT'S JUST WRONG!"
She went on her merry way and the man looked at me with a smirk on his face.
This didn't rest with me. When I saw a Sam's Worker, I asked her if this mean woman could be observed. She called the manager which shook my hand. I explained what the gal had done.
He said he'd observe her. From there I'm not sure where it went.
If a grown woman will treat a young innocent child like this in a public place, what is she doing in private to this little boy? Dear God, help the child and help the woman stop this. Get help.
From now on....if I witness some actions in a store that are wrong, I will go directly to the MANAGER and alert them to it. I had no desire to get into a physical confrontation with a total stranger. I just imagine if I witnessed a woman beating up a little child in front of my eyes that I would have to scream at her to stop and then do my best to stop her
even if it meant pulling her off of the child or hitting her over the head with my purse....something.
Anything...to get her to stop.
Somber.
The world isn't perfect. We all have challenges.
Please, if you feel like you are losing it,
Take a deep breath and splash some water on your face.
Call a prayer line or a friend, if you have one.
Please don't take it out on an innocent child.
Please.........please.
Today, I read that the US Post Office will not be delivering Saturday mail
except to postal boxes come this August.
Giving enough time to allow people to get use to the idea.
Supposedly will save Billions of dollars.
Yesterday, I bought VALENTINES for my grandchildren.
I need to get them a little something as well and get that in the mail. Also have a grandson that has a VALENTINE'S DAY BIRTHDAY.
We saw him about three weeks ago. He is talking quite a bit. He
copies what you say. Really sweet. I was so glad to be able to see
him.
We spent nearly 9 hours with him.
His mom and dad are going through a divorce and this breaks my heart.
Still, I must live life and get on with it.
Not sure when this chunk of broken heart
will mend.....if ever.
I had best run.
Laundry to do and more tidying to get done before Lil Miss comes home from school.
Need to put some eggs on to BOIL for Salad tonight.
There's a few things on the Dining room Table that have got to go.
Taking a DEEP BREATH.
The wind is picking up and I need to do the same.
God bless and if you need someone to talk to... BLOG me,
d
p.s.
This is a beautiful sight. Gorgeous.
Oh, to have this in my home.
Will have to make this happen.
6 comments:
Hi Deanna,
Love all the bottles of preserves and remember as a little girl peeling peaches and helping Mum out with this.
She had lots of shelves with bottles of preserved fruit.
Glad that you got the decanter you had your eye on - we do need to treat ourselves sometimes.
So sad about the little boy and as you say if she did this in public, what happens at home? Hope she can get the help she needs, as any form of abuse is not acceptable.
Hope you are enjoying the week
hugs
Carolyn
That last pick reminds me of my grandma Katie. When she lived on the farm her little basement looked like that on all four walls. When they bought a house in town she had a smaller area of shelves but they were covered top to bottom with peaches, tomatoes, pickles, relish and baby corn on cob. Was a site to see.
That stirs something in me as well. We will have storage in our basement this fall, whether we can it or we by it already canned, we need to extra food on hand.
Great post.
Hubby
oh WOW! that's a lot of canning! :)
In these days of so much violence, it's difficult to know what to do when you see something as disturbing as you did. With that in mind, I would have said something and then gotten the manager. I've seen parents and grandparents get short with their children. Nothing as bad as what you saw. I know they are tired and don't mean to be mean. I always say something nice to the child when I go by. This often times diffuses the adult and shocks them back to reality. Your instance was much worse. Say something, call the manager, and pray!
Good for you for even saying something!!!
As for the canning...this is my new things this year. I, too, strive to prepare my family. I am planting my garden this week. I can hardly wait to start the canning. Have a wonderful week! Pamie G.
Hi d, I appreciated seeing that you stopped by my "dormant" blog to say hello recently. Thank you dear one.
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