A fun day out and about

Our grand foursome was out and about again this week.  I have been so looking forward to this day that the last two weekends I thought "oh, this Wednesday I have a day out planned" only to realize that no, it's not for 2 weeks yet and then no, it's not until next week.  Finally this past weekend I knew I had the right week.  YAY!

This time we ate breakfast at S. Clyde Weavers in their cozy cafe.  We had great coffee, hot breakfast and warm conversation.

Cute little centerpiece at our breakfast table.

From there we stopped at a local greenhouse.  We're all a little itchy to get our hands dirty. 

Bonnie and her mom are versed in all things green so it's a great education for me to hear how to pronounce certain scientific names correctly. 

I miss my "7 Days of Creation" perennial garden.  But I so enjoy all plants.  I like the different leaf patterns......

and of course, the colors....... always the colors....

Our next stop was to Columbia to revisit the Burning Bridge Antiques Market.

Our day out together the last time didn't give us enough time to visit all three floors so we returned to cover the bottom floor and then did a quick run through of their retro corner.  We found these delightful specs and had to give our mothers a look-see.

In this corner we also found things 'we used to have'.

I remember a set of these glasses in our home.  Glass covered with some kind of rubbery coating.

Mom says these red flowered glasses are 'peanut butter glasses'.  In this day of plastic everything it's hard to picture rows of peanut butter in these glass containers lining the shelves.

The set was priced at $15.00 so I'm thinking you should hang on to them if you have any.

I need to go through some of my old childhood boxes because somewhere I have one of these cat sets.  This one is plastic but mine is glass.  For some reason the long skinny legs of glass fascinated me as a child.  But as I type this I'm remembering that is was a set of deer.  I really must see if I can find them.

Some of our other finds......

We found this window with a layer of marbles against the back held in place by some fine, wire netting.  A lamp was turn on behind it giving it a stained glass effect.  The photos don't convey this effect well at all.

 I don't have window space to hang a 6 paned window like this one but someday when I'm bored I'm going to try it with a wooden 8x10 or 5x7 frame and see how it looks hanging on my patio door where the morning sun comes shining through. 

I like jars of marbles.......

and I like things with buttons.

It's fun to take a section like this one and survey every inch because you're sure to find something of interest.

Some dear soul collected skunks.

I found my personal favorite version Jay's dog....  a cast iron Toby.

But for $150 I left him standing sentry.

These shelves were filled with little, tiny minatures.  Would love to know what the story is behind them.  They reminded me of Cracker Box surprises.

After paying for our finds (no, not fines) we headed across the river for lunch.  It had been a full 5 hours since our breakfast and antiquing is extremely hard work so we were hungry again.

Asparagus quiche, a fresh salad with honey mustard dressing and a yummy crusty roll.  Anyone want my onion and cucumber slice?

Mom and I shared a delicious slice of Turtle Cheesecake - never thought of taking a picture.  Sorry.

We ate in the terrace room that they've glassed in but still provided a wonderful riverside view.

A day spent with these two and my mother is always a fun-filled day.  Bonnie has pictures on her camera that show more of that fun so when she sends them my way I'll post them.

Wish I had plans this Wednesday for a repeat.......

Storm Casualty

The neighbor behind us has a huge tree that I've always appreciated.  It's branches reach across the property line and I've always enjoyed watching it get its new leaves every spring.   The birds and squirrels always seemed to appreciate its branches as well.  I can see a large portion of the tree from my relaxing spot in the living room.

Last evenings short period of some strong winds took off a third of the tree.  And I'm afraid they may need to remove what is left of the tree because there is yet another split that divides the remaining portion in half.

I would be pleased as punch if it is salvageable but I fear that may not be the case.  My living room is already much brighter on this overcast day - it will make a huge difference if it needs to be totally gone.

For now I'm hoping that what is remaining is strong enough to withstand high winds coming from the southeast - the tree is tall enough and close enough to our townhouse to make some changes to the landscape inside should it cease to stand.

Just another uneventful day in the neighborhood......  Enjoying a day a little more on the lazy side.

Great Fellowship

It has been a great Sunday so far and the day isn't even over yet.

First we had a unique church service this morning with the introduction of a new mission outreach being developed toward the Muslim nation. "Transplanting Life - church-based church planting". As we left we were asked to pick up a new, young plant - take it home and plant it to serve as reminder to pray for this new endeavor. Kingdom building - a daily challenge.

From church we drove to Panera Bread to meet our niece and her boyfriend.

She has always been a delight to spend time with - as a child she and Jay had a fun connection. How delightful to spend time with her as an adult. She works with autistic children and her friend works in his fathers construction business and is a talented artist. It was another delight to see pictures of his amazing creativity. He has some of his work hanging in a local winery. They both love the Lord. How kind of them to want to spend time with two old folks but it was a wonderful highlight of the day.

And now, after a short time of rest we'll be headed to an outside family gathering to celebrate a grandchilds 1st birthday.

Sundays are my favorite day of the week!!!! I trust you find joy in your Lord's day as well.

Why did Jesus fold the napkin?

I received this by email and I hope someone has done their homework correctly and this is valid information.  Because I so enjoyed the symbolism.

But this I do know......

We serve a Risen Saviour!

Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this....

The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.

The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.

Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved.. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!'

Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.

Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.

Was that important? Absolutely!

Is it really significant? Yes!

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day.

The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.

When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it.

The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished...

Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.

The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished..."

But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because.........

The folded napkin meant,

"I'm coming back!"

AND SO HE SHALL………….

Happy Easter to you all.