These And Many Other Matters...

"These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."

-U.S. Supreme Court,

Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, Feb. 29, 1892

At One Stroke

"If the laws are to be so trampled upon, with impunity, and a minority (a small one too) is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put, at one stroke, to republican government."

— George Washington

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All I Have Seen

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet 

My Purpose

"My purpose alone must be God's purpose."

George Washington Carver

scientist, inventor, and botanist

"The patriot who feels himself in the service of God, who acknowledges Him in all his ways, has the promise of Almighty direction."

Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Crocheted Potholder... And So It Goes

And so it goes... I made this potholder (crochet) and was excited about it.  And now, here is its demise, at the hands of ONE of the Eddies of this house, whether it was Big Eddie or Little Eddie, the world might never know. 

All I *do* know is that it was at the hands of one of the Eddies that it died, when one of them heated pizza bagels in the oven and used the potholder to retrieve his dinner.  

Oh well, potholders are meant to be used, so I'm glad they were using it.  Sort of wish it had lasted a little longer, since the colors of my kitchen, red, brown, and cream, make me happy.  Something about this combination just satisfies something inside me.

You really can't appreciate the red here, but it's there and after many years of having mismatched things, 2 Christmases ago I was finally able to look at my kitchen and think that it looks nice.

Well, I hope I can find some more red yarn that will match.  This was cotton, but perhaps an acrylic will do.  It won't serve as a hot pad, but I have wooden trivets for that, another thing that is, as Mom says, "good for the soul."  Thanks for reading this.

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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

Today is my 23rd wedding anniversary.  My husband sent me a lovely bouquet of flowers and here is one of them.  I was just remembering this poem, so here it is, in honor of the occasion.

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love 

by Christopher Marlowe

Come live with me and be my love,

And we will all the pleasures prove,

That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,

Woods, or steepy mountain yields.

And we will sit upon the rocks,

Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,

By shallow rivers, to whose falls

Melodious birds sing madrigals.

And I will make thee beds of roses,

And a thousand fragrant posies,

A cap of flowers and a kirtle

Embroider'd all with leaves of myrtle:

A gown made of the finest wool,

Which from our pretty lambs we pull;

Fair lined slippers for the cold,

With buckles of the purest gold:

A belt of straw and ivy buds,

With coral clasps and amber studs;

And if these pleasures may thee move,

Come live with me and be my love.

The shepherd swains shall dance and sing

For thy delight each May morning;

If these delights thy mind may move,

Then live with me and be my love.