IN Carmel

                           Not today but we've seen a few of these this month.  They fade pretty quickly. Now today was a little different.  Last week's days were full of a lot of things.  Today was a day of rest, full of just about nothing.  Not quite but almost.  I might call it a day to catch up with myself.  This coming week will not be like that. Maybe that's why today felt like such an opposite experience.  It was a church morning and before the service I had questions for Darren who gave me answers.  I needed those answers.  That was a good thing.  The choir sang one of my favorites and I hummed right along with them.  Once those notes are in my head, they are there to stay and get played again and again during the week.   I introduced myself and visited for a while with a new attendee Melissa.  I invited her to help decorate spaces...

  Up and ready for the day.  That meant that I was on the road by 8 on the way to church.  Another Saturday getting things in place, ready for the crew to complete with the goal of an 11:00 meal for the community folks.  The discovery of all 6 pans of food frozen solid was not a good find but given time we persevered with getting everything ready for a good meal as well as providing food to take home.  We had time to sit and visit which is always a good thing.  I was the main dish washer today and that felt like a nice safe place to be.  When there were times to take a break, I worked on the last few visuals for the Palm Sunday service.  All is ready for the service.  I need to ask some questions about the parade that happens around the block of the church.  Then we're really ready. Then home for lunch.  There was the usual NAP that goes with this kind of Saturday that always tuckers me out.  That happened during some very good...

 Good sleeping happened. I was ready for the day. So, here comes the rest of the story or at least most of the story.  That is if I can remember.  There were the usuals I mentioned yesterday.  But one big difference was the addition of the wind.  It almost blew me to West Field getting the paper.  Impressive to say the least and that stayed with us all day.  Sometimes it was pretty scary.   About six months ago I did a lot of plastic bag preparation for carry out lunches at church.  The supply was running very low with just 60 bags left.  Enough for the coming Saturday.  So...More bags came out and a lot of time was spent opening plastic bags that will get us through most of June.  It's those little things like opening bags that go a long way in making our Saturday work twice a month just a little easier.  That is finished for a while.                   ...

 So far, it's been a day full of fun things.  I will admit it doesn't take much to entertain me.  A little goes a long way.              A beautiful late afternoon in March with the sky so blue and the maple tree whispering it's spring.                                                 I can show you the evidence.  A big thank you to the tree. Tooth bush time as usual. Breakfast as usual.  Paper as usual. Gray clouds as usual.  So, you see it was the usual morning. Well, sort of.  The knock at the door at 9 told us the Isley man was here to fix the toilet.  That was a bit unusual.  Next, I was off to H.L. to get a small grapevine wreath.  Somehow our church crown of thorns got pitched.  Or we just can't find it and I'm usually pretty careful with it. Th...

                                                     Exciting days ahead.  They happen every spring.                                                                                         I'm finding many buds on first time jonquils bulbs planted in my garden. In another month this c poppy among many will be producing yellow flowers that are so beautiful with all the blue money plant flowers that make the two very good pardoners. They are two flowers that seed themselves and bloom at the same time.. How easy.  It'a mid-week Garbage Day also called Wednesday i...

 There was a lot on the invisible list of things to do.  So, I did the list.  And wouldn't you know...the garden was calling soon after what was a later breakfast.                                          Number one of soon to be many.  Proven...In the bud there is a flower. First there was the walk around looking at yesterday's effort. Then the tools and cart left the garage and put themselves right beside one of the beds.  I gave them a little help with that chore.  And the music in the garden was loud and clear singing "fix me" to the accompaniment of birds singing.                                 Messy, Messy. This bed is showing us it's winter mode.  It's yelling HELP! So I did.  The Lambs Ear plants go through a hard win...