Wednesday, July 31, 2019

A wave to July of 2019 and tomorrow a welcome to August of 2019--where is the summer of 2019 going?

sisters/brother picture frames crafted in 1 inch walnut



Not the best pictures but one can see these pictures have the same frame.  Several years ago I purchased the bottom picture for Terry as a birthday present.  It is a painting by Mary Lee's aunt.  The top picture is special to Terry.  It is the OLD Bloomington Ferry Bridge that crossed the Minnesota river.  When Terry served as a senator in Minnesota she was one of the lead people in getting money for a new bridge which was badly needed.  IF I remember correctly she was the leader or one of the head senators on the transportation committee.  I wanted to show this as I finished the frame of the bridge picture yesterday and it is proof that I got some work done!

Had breakfast with Larry B yesterday and am expecting Travis over this morning at 6:30 as we will drive to the east side of St. Paul to enjoy breakfast at a neighborhood place.  

I have high hopes and expectations of getting work finished on the bottom of the stairs and then it will be onto the threshold upstairs and then the bathroom door.  I have to decide if I want to use the weathered wood I have or go to North Dakota and get some wood that is red.  Terry and I have talked about it but have not decided.  I am open to suggestions!  Often when I think of that door it brings back the memory of when Gail and I stayed with Glorine.  The bedroom door was about 2 or 3 inches short on the top and you could see out.  I asked Glorine "why"?  She said Charlie needed to fix the door and handy work was not his strong point!  I think he then added that he did not make a living with his hands but rather with his mouth!  Not sure I have all the facts correct there but it is a cherished and funny memory.

I figured out why our garden is a forest.  Normal rainfall in July is 3.5" and we have had 6.5" this year.  I guess gardens like rain!

Terry and I ordered a small gift for John Mouw as a thank-you.  It was shipped yesterday.  We hope he likes it as it is something he can use on Saturday or maybe on a Monday.  When it arrives maybe he will send a picture to us!  Hint hint Judi and John!  

I will have breakfast with Travis so nothing here to eat but I am enjoying my FP. One can NEVER trust these neighborhood cafes to have anything but Folgers etc.  For me, that just will NOT do.  Maybe it was not the right thing to do but yesterday, when I met Larry, I brought my own coffee.  I asked the waiter about it and he said it was OK.

Servant Camp is next week and I just can not get memories out of my head about the 30+ years that I did it.  Most memories are "good" as God did so so many wonderful things but "for sure" there are things that linger in a negative way as well.  Perhaps the most memorable is the year we had 400 campers and 100 staff.  We had everything from make-shift showers to tents along side cabins.  Two shifts of meals and the list goes on and on and on.  When I think of the 100s of young people who experienced God during camp it warms my heart.  Oh yes, I do know that not ALL campers had good memories but I would bet a lot of money that NOTHING that one does in a BIG way has memories that are 100% good.  That is the way in my walk with God as well.  For the most part it is good but the times I fail hurt.  One of the funnest memories is of a camper who traveled here from New Orleans.  A car pulled up to the registration table which I was sitting at.  This boy, who was full of energy and VERY excited, jumped out of the car, ran up to the table and said, "My name is Tom and I am a bear!" (Bears were boys going into 3rd grade) The boys name may not have been Tom as it was a long time ago but the rest of the story is true!  I do remember that he had a great time that year.

No, it is 6:25 and Travis should be here soon so will sign off and get ready.  Magnolias cafe here we come and we are hungry.  The FP is gone.

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