It’s not heavy (oof), it’s my cabbage
Wednesday, our friend, Shark of My Quality Day, stopped here on her trip east. The pic above is not from yesterday. It was taken on a warm autumn morning on one of Shark’s earlier visits to our Secondary Rds home. (Sylvia had just given her a cabbage from our garden. Shark was delighted.)
The three of us spent Wednesday evening in catching up on personal news. (One of the reasons I like our blogger bud so much is that she never engages in gossip or negative talk.) We also enjoyed some music making and conversation.
I wish you could have been here when we were talking about books and authors. It started with a question from Shark, “Which book (not Bible) has made the greatest impact on you and your life?” That conversation lasted past bed time, and, I hope, is to be continued.
A while back, I won a contest on My Quality Day. While Shark was willing to send that to me, I suggested that she wait until her next visit and bring it along with her on that trip. Okay, I knew that it would help assure another visit. I picked her book, Would You Dare? (3rd edition). The 137 pp book is, “Twelve compact biographies of Christians who have dared. Their lives challenge us . . . ‘Would You Dare?'” After the preface, there are four stanzas from Longfellow’s poem, “A Psalm of Life.” One of those stanzas is also printed on the rear cover,
“Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime . . .
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.”
You can learn more about Shark (Joan H Young) at Books Leaving Footprints.
Sylvia and I feel we are rich and richly blessed to have such friends as we have. You are probably one of those.
Well, you all make me sound like a nice person! Haha. I have as many negatives as all of you, but I try not to dwell on them. And all of the responses are from folks I’ve come to consider real friends.
You have led us all to believe you are a nice person. I see no evidence to the contrary. 🙂
I knew that picture wasn’t from today. 😉 Happy to hear you got in a nice visit!
It would have been a nicer visit yet if you had been here too.
I love Joan. She is smart, accomplished, and always interesting! Now, add that she isn’t negative or a gossip–she is one heck of a gal. I shall look to her lead in these ways.
Physically, mentally and spiritually, Joan is a complete package and a very special friend.
So many lines have been drawn, who knows which of them will meet.
So true, Rainfield. I particularly like the word picture that you so eloquently paint.
I’ve been glad to know her in the blogging world for several years now. Such a nice person.
She speaks very highly of you, Ratty. She is the one who first sent me to your blog. We are fortunate to have friends like Shark.
Welcome to my blog, and thanks for the comments. I saw a reference to yours on Shark’s blog the other day I think. I visited and whose picture do I see right up front?! Anyway, your blog looks interesting too, and the title, Secondary Roads, certainly appeals to me. Reminds me that I posted a few photos of one a few days ago…..
Thanks Mr Gnome, or may I call you Furry? :dontknow:
I was reading your last dozen posts when this comment arrived. Love your photos and words. I’ve seen the post to which you refer. I particularly like the photos of that secondary road. :up: