Random Musings

Sometimes I think our world has gone absolutely crazy.  This morning, all over the news, was the story about Macy's Department Store withdrawing some merchandise because it offended some of its shoppers. They called it "body shaming".  I call it funny, appropriate and extremely creative. The ghastly product?  A dish. Yes. You read that correctly. A dinner plate is the cause for all the indignation and outrage.  If you want to fit into skinny jeans (think leggings that cling to your legs and do not allow your body to breathe in any shape, form, or fashion), then keep your food in the inner circle. Want to wear your favorite jeans?  Keep your portion size within the middle circle. But want to wear your Mom jeans (aka - 80's jeans that actually come to your waistline, are roomy in the thigh and butt area and make all high schoolers today roll their eyes)?  Fill that plate on up to the outer brim. If it were up to me, I'd give the purchasing departm...

It doesn't matter what or where I plant, every year there are some things that flourish, some that produce a mere "meh" and the few plants that were an absolute waste of my time. This year the squash/zucchini and cabbage have been a total waste. We got two very large zucchini when we came back from AL, and the vines are now dying and what veggies are on them are rotting before they mature. So frustrating!! And the cabbages...ugh! Between the geese sticking their heads through the fence and munching away and the worms devouring the outer leaves, there's not a lot left to be desired! I went ahead and pulled 2 small heads yesterday. And by small, I mean the size of my fist.  I knew if I didn't there would be nothing left. The corn, which I've never had a lot of success with, actually did okay this year. The French green beans, tomatoes, and zipper peas are doing okay, though the butterbeans and pole beans are just now beginning to flower, so who knows if I ...

Several weeks ago the theme of the Jr Church lesson was Philippians 4:6:   Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. and I've been rehashing that in my mind ever since. We had two separate blocks of days this month when we could go to Alabama. A large part of me wanted to go the week of the 4th as my siblings and nephew would all have a day or more off that week. The other part of me knew the garden stuff here would start to really produce that week. Then the week before Mom had a severe lupus flair-up and Bobby had some "minor"  health concerns, so I was not at peace about going. We finally decided to go ahead and go, so I was trying to get the grass cut and everything done before we left. And of course the belt on the lawn mower broke. Thankfully we were able to call and schedule a pick-up for the next day, and my brother-in-law brought his machine over AND mowed for me. I'm...