I hope you and yours exercised your right – and your duty – and got out and voted on Tuesday. I hope by the time this is published we will all be breathing a sigh of relief – finally. For one thing, I’ll be glad not to have to hear all those dreadful tv commercials, not get all those political phone calls, not get all the fliers in the mail, not get all the bazillion emails, and not have to see all those signs or read about it in the newspaper.
Congratulations to Betty and Gary Ferguson on the birth of Betty’s new great-grandson Mickey” born to her granddaughter Faith (Austin) Pepper.
Don’t forget the Alba Church’s annual Harvest Supper next Thursday the 13th starting at 4:30. Our repeat roast pork and all the trimmings will be served – including homemade pie. And, there are lots of bazaar craft items available for sale as well.
Trick or Treat night here in Alba took place last Friday evening on Halloween night. Ron and I had a rip-roarin’ 5 kids plus one mom and one gramma. They sure were cute little buggers. Ron’s mom Beverly had about 25! Must be it was too dark down here in South Alba”.
My brother Art reported having a very chilly morning in Georgia on Sunday morning – but, not quite low enough for a frost. But we watched on the news about all the snow they got in Tennessee – 22 inches – and in many other areas up the eastern coastline. He said his outreach center “Love Thy Neighbor” fed 417 families in October – the maximum they can handle. And, they’ll be gleaning pumpkins all this week at a crop farm whose owner he is friends with.
We took a huge amount of filled to the brim grocery bags to the food pantry this past week collected at our Alba Church in October celebrating “PACK THE PANTRY” month. It was all kinds of things we all try to pack the pantry with getting ready for those long, cold winter months. It was a grand variety and items were very suitable for the purpose intended – giving a little helping hand to those who could use it.
We are getting our shoeboxes packed for the Samaritan Purse project, which need to be turned in by November 16th. This is another fun project we do but I only wish we could actually see those smiling faces when they open their treasures.
Many times before I have told you about several of my “pet peeves”, and here’s yet another one. It’s people stealing. Literally. Since the first part of October we have been selling pumpkins – and, actually, giving a lot of them away to some special friends and families, and letting the neighbor’s cows enjoy those that are past their prime and a bit on the “squishy” side. Anyway, we were victims of a party that came to the yard, driving a new vehicle (obviously much newer than my 1995 Lincoln) and helped themselves to three pumpkins. It’s disheartening when we’re struggling with Ron on Social Security and me working part time. And, above all that, had they asked Ron for them and he felt they were truly needy; he would have graciously given them the pumpkins. Oh well, just some more “food for thought” on the way things are right now. November 11th is Veterans Day. On this day in 1918, the armistice ending World War 1 was signed; hostilities cease at 11:00 A.M.
Quote by Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet: “Money may by the husk of many things, but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; day of joy, but not peace or happiness.”
Food for thought: A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.