Weekly Wrap Up for June 26th, 2015
Is it hot here or what? We've also gotten a lot of rain, so it's muggy too. All I want to do is curl up with a book, but it's so sunny it seems like I should be doing something more productive.
Reading: I finished My Antonia by Willa Cather today.
I loved it. Kind of a grown up version of Little House on the Prairie, with a
little more literary feel.
“Grandfather’s prayers
were often very interesting. He had the gift of simple and moving expression.
Because he talked so little, his words had a peculiar force; they were not worn
dull from constant use. His prayers reflected what he was thinking about at the
time, and it was chiefly through them that we got to know his feelings and his
views about things.”
Creating: I’m working
on an afghan made from the Maybelle
Square Pattern found here. I
always forget what slow going these things are. And how many ends there are to
weave in.
Growing: Jalapenos. And tomatoes. And Dahlias… I love this
time of year.
Also, Daisy is still growing puppies. They should be here
any second now. We have been thinking that for about a week. I wake up in the
middle of the night, thinking I hear noises. Nothing yet. The anticipation is killing me.
Cooking: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-wrapped-jalapeno-poppers/
I just made this recipe for bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers. Pretty good, but I
scraped out all of the seeds and membranes, so they weren’t spicy enough. I
have a hard time finding the right balance.
Clicking:
Preschoolers in an old-folk’s home. Brilliant
Pinning: Barn Quilts.
Planning: To paint some shelves.
Praying: For our country, for marriage, for those affected by
recent terror attacks, and our boys overseas.
Thinking:
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” – The Declaration of Independence
When did we forget that our rights
were endowed by our creator, and not the federal government? When did we forget
the purpose of the government is to nurture and protect these rights? Why are
we, as Americans, so afraid of acknowledging any kind of personal religious
belief in public? Why isn’t the idea that the federal government is the highest
power much more terrifying?
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