Wednesday This and That . . .

 

I don't have an awful lot to say this morning. I have been sitting here watching the rain tipping down.  What a stark contrast to yesterday, which was brilliantly sunny and quite warm. So much so that I had a difficult time falling asleep last night as it was so hot in our bedroom, even with the windows open and the fan on. 

We knew that there was a huge possibility of rain and so I got all the bedding washed and hung out. It dried in less than an hour. I don't have a clothes drier and so I try to do my laundry when the sun shines, especially things like bedding. There is nothing worse than having sheets and duvet covers hanging all over the house thrown over doors, etc.  Line dried bedding and towels are much better.  To be honest we need the rain. I don't think we saw a drop of it in the entire month of May! 

 

My next door neighbour took advantage of the nice weather and the easing in the lock-down rules yesterday and had a party.  She had a bouncy castle for her nieces and a huge pool for them to splash about it.  I am not sure how many people were there, but I counted about 14 and from three different families at least.  I didn't see a lot of social distancing going on either. A bit of a stretch when it comes to the new rules,  but . . . they were all having a great time from the sounds of it all.  They all seemed really happy to see each other after not having been able to for so long. Lots of pent up steam being let off!   

This is nothing compared to the photos I have seen of the beaches. Its insane.  

In this house, we are not taking any chances. 

 

Since we knew that rain was on the way we took advantage of the sunshine and gave Mitzie another bath that she really was sorely in need of.  She is getting soo shaggy looking and is really minding the heat.  I have booked a Mobile Groomer, who comes to the house and does it in a van out front, so no contact with us.  The earliest date I could get was the 17th of June believe it or not and that was two weeks ago. They are right booked up. 

She's never happy about having a bath.  Well, its a shower really because we don't have a bath tub.  It comes about with copious amounts of cheese and a hand held shower nozzle.  

 

My friend Carolyn had to call in the fire brigade because their compost heap caught on fire, and blew up their ride on lawn mower.  Look at how dry the grass is. Just grateful nobody was hurt.

  

To be honest I am feeling a bit blue this morning, proof positive that sunshine really does make a difference to our mental health.  All this business of the pandemic, and self isolating, so many deaths, so much civil unrest in the world, etc. is getting me down a bit.  Loud and angry voices are drowning out quieter more sensible ones again. 

 

Anarchy seems to be gaining a foothold . . .  I don't like it.  There are too many trouble-makers about.  I think these are just the birth pangs, a portent of things to come. 

I like what our church president had to say  . . . 

"We join with many throughout this nation and around the world who are deeply saddened at recent evidences of racism and a blatant disregard for human life. We abhor the reality that some would deny others respect and the most basic of freedoms because of the color of his or her skin.

We are also saddened when these assaults on human dignity lead to escalating violence and unrest.

The Creator of us all calls on each of us to abandon attitudes of prejudice against any group of God’s children. Any of us who has prejudice toward another race needs to repent!

During the Savior’s earthly mission, He constantly ministered to those who were excluded, marginalized, judged, overlooked, abused, and discounted. As His followers, can we do anything less? The answer is no! 

We believe in freedom, kindness, and fairness for all of God’s children!

Let us be clear. We are brothers and sisters, each of us the child of a loving Father in Heaven. His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, invites all to come unto Him—“black and white, bond and free, male and female,” (2 Nephi 26:33). It behooves each of us to do whatever we can in our spheres of influence to preserve the dignity and respect every son and daughter of God deserves.

Any nation can only be as great as its people. That requires citizens to cultivate a moral compass that helps them distinguish between right and wrong.

Illegal acts such as looting, defacing, or destroying public or private property cannot be tolerated. Never has one wrong been corrected by a second wrong. Evil has never been resolved by more evil.

We need to foster our faith in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.

We need to foster a fundamental respect for the human dignity of every human soul, regardless of their color, creed, or cause.

And we need to work tirelessly to build bridges of understanding rather than creating walls of segregation.

I plead with us to work together for peace, for mutual respect, and for an outpouring of love for all of God’s children.

  

Instagram was filled with nothing but black squares yesterday. I didn't like that either. A heart can only take so much.  There is so much hate in the world at the present. Satan must be doing a victory dance.

I will go now, but leave you with a thought before I do. 

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 *Some cry with tears,

others with thoughts.

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In The English Kitchen today  . . .  A Healthier Potato Salad. 

Have a good Wednesday, remember always that tomorrow is a new day. God is in His Heaven and loves us all, no matter what, no matter who . . .   

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And I do too!