Kim's Thoughts
Just a few thoughts I feel worthy of jotting down!
July 12, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 12th: “Historic Building”
July 11, 2024 – Daily Photo Topic
July 11th: “Metal” (hedgehog on a hearth – hehehe)
I’m not a bit sorry to admit that I get irritated when I walk across the street to my mailbox and there is either nothing but junk mail in it or it is totally empty! The distance isn’t a big deal — it’s just the length of my driveway and then across the street. It’s the principle! LOL
So – I am so very happy there is now a program with the USPS called “Informed Delivery”!!! When you sign up your address for this program, you get a daily email (mine usually comes at 7:30 am-is) showing a scanned photo of all the mail you’ll be receiving that day….or you don’t get an email, if there is nothing to notify you about! Some weeks I don’t walk across the street for days because I know there is nothing but junk mail….or nothing….waiting for me in the box. Does that make me lazy? I don’t think so….it makes me someone who values not wasting my time and energy for unimportant things….again, that time and energy is negligible, but that’s not the point, is it?
Then there are days like today…..days when the 7:30 am email comes and I get so excited about what it is announcing that I literally can’t wait till the mail carrier delivers the items being announced later in the day. Days when if I cross the street a little too early or the mail carrier is just a little late and there is nothing there, yet (or the box is only filled with the previous days junk mail) and I DON’T get irritated that I wasted my time….no, it just builds the anticipation even stronger….and, if I do empty it of previous days junk mail, then I confirm that when the mail DOES come, it will just be the items that got me all excited about receiving!
That’s what happened today! I knew I was expecting something from a dear friend and something from the travel agency that I booked an upcoming overnight trip with. I got home from my Wednesday duties at the church, a few errands, and lunch and walked across the street to get the mail. I immediately took the envelopes in to my desk, retrieved my letter opener, and opened them!
The first envelope contained a beautiful card from a lovely friend…..the message was so sweet and meant a lot to me…..put a huge smile on my face! While you may think the front of the card is touching, it was what was inside that really touched me…..and I’m not sharing that — it’s just for me!!! The second one I opened was the instructions and info for the upcoming overnight trip….reminding me that I have an adventure planned soon and it just might be time to start a countdown…..might be a tad early for that, but it got me started to feel the anticipation begin to build for it!
Mail…..love it or hate it……junk, bills, bad news….or…..something amazing!!!
July 10, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 10th: “A Collection”
July 9, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 9th: “A Quiet Place”
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument at the highest peak in Mount Albion Cemetery.
July 8, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 8th: “Contrast”
Mowing on Sunday
My grandfather was a hard working man – as many were of his generation. But, he held fast the belief that Sundays were for rest and time spent with family….and fishing! Period! My grandparents would go for Sunday drives most Sundays – go visiting family or just drive around the countryside – I often rode along with them!
I remember him saying many, many times: “Sundays are not for lawn mowing!!! It disturbs the peace of a neighborhood!”. While I do try to uphold that — because you can’t deny the wisdom in it — I do sometimes end up mowing on Sunday! So, on Sundays – like today – when I decide to mow the lawn, I feel guilty! I hear him in my head saying I’m disturbing the peace that should be honored in the neighborhood. I feel like I should apologize to my neighbors….even though, on occasion, they also mow on Sunday – just like me! But, that’s not the point, is it?
Anyway – I did mow, today, and felt the need to write about it! My yard looks so nice when I’ve finished mowing and it is all nice and green (although, the heat and lack of substantial rain has left some browning spots….ugh!!!). I didn’t do the weeding in the back yard that I really needed to do….but, I’ll get to it….another day!
Here is the view from my cub cadet as I was mowing:
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July 7, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 7th: “Up Close and Personal
Lemonade
I left the house this morning to run my usual Saturday morning errands. As I headed up the street that leads to downtown from my house, I noticed a table with 4 or 5 little girls and a sign telling passersby that they had lemonade for sale! I turned onto the next street and went around the block to return to their lovely little stand. I found several smiling faces eager to sell me their delicious and refreshing treat! I also discovered they were selling handmade bracelets, as well!
So, I put in my order for a glass of lemonade and picked out a pretty pink bracelet – the total was $2.50, so I gave them $3.00 and wished them luck for the rest of their day!
While I was in town, it rained….HARD….and I thought they’d be gone when I returned home, even though it stopped after a little while. But…..nope…..they were still there….someone (I assume one of the parents) put up a nice canopy for them so they could continue with their sales if the rain came back!
What a wonderful thing to see! I have fond memories of manning lemonade stands as a little girl so I could raise a little pocket money or to save up for something special I wanted to purchase! Of course, way back then, I only got 10 cents for a glass of lemonade and today I paid $1…..inflation at work even in neighborhood lemonade stands! hahaha But, it was worth it! The smiles on their faces were worth a whole lot more!
Then…..I stopped by for a quick visit with my great niece, Luci – I gave her the bracelet and she finished my lemonade…..and the additional smile and hug I got for that was absolutely PRICELESS!!!
July 6, 2024 – Daily Photo Challenge
July 6th: “Pets at Play”
This is my Megan and Amy playing when they were puppies on the day I took them home for the first time! Sadly, they have both crossed over the rainbow bridge after long and happy lives with me as their dog-momma!!! So, no way to get a photo today of them for this topic…..but, they still play constantly in my heart and my memories!
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