Ah, the sun is shining some clouds about, 50 degrees was shown to me when I first squinted at the thermometer. The forecast, partly cloudy and 80 degrees. Summer ain’t dead yet.
Today’s celebration goes way back. When I was a young pup we had what was called the Lawn Party, we gathered on the church lawn and had a good time. A couple of Green Valley Potatoes flatbed truck parked side by side crated a stage and the talent show would go on. A good time was had by all. Later on a parade was added, then it was moved to Labor Day. We use to have some fairly long parades, there were more organizations in town then. One year, after I joined the Odd Fellows I dressed up my truck in the colors of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s and entered the parade.
May you have a grand day and may the Lord lift you up.
The new avatar is my brother in our high school’s band uniform. (See my reply to Mark above.) It was black wool and the hat (shako) is 18" tall white fur. Add the black shoes and white spats and we were pretty spiffy. The only problem was that the parade competition season was in the fall when it was still pretty hot for heavy wool, especially when we travelled to parades in the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario). We actually had some of the band members pass out from the heat in those uniforms. Oh, the stories I could tell….
We rearranged some of our smaller furniture yesterday. It opened up some space in the living room and we’re happy. And because it was the small stuff, we didn’t even overexert ourselves moving it. Other than that, it was a mostly quiet day and I expect another one today. I did manage to get over to the pool 3 times yesterday on HOA business, though.
Another beautiful day in the Desert. Not a cloud in the sky. Fall has not fell yet. 106 today and tomorrow (we peaked at 110 yesterday).
Well, I finally got my manuscript back from the proofreader, after she had a vacation in Tennessee and then came down with the covid. Now the next step is making the corrections in my main manuscript before converting it to Kindle format. This is a long and tedious operation.
The new avatar is a function at my parents’ church that I absolutely loved being involved with. We called it the “Bethlehem Walk” and the particular area I was working in was the “Bethlehem Bazaar”. It was a re-creation of a street in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth, including the inn and all sorts of businesses that would have been common at the time. It was held inside of one of the buildings and was decorated to look like a village street with the inn at one end and the local synagogue at the other end, complete with innkeeper and priest. Our “Bazaar” was in an adjoining building and was sponsored by members of the church that owned a thriving business. All of the merchandise was either Christmas oriented or from Israel. All of the proceeds were donated to Heifer Project International, a charity that helped people have a better life through things like digging a new well or giving them livestock to start their own self-perpetuating herd or flock. My costume is that of a Bedouin trader’s daughter – my “father” being the man who sponsored the bazaar. It’s a shame you can’t see it bigger. A woman of that time carried her wealth in jewelry and sometimes coins sewn to the edge of her head scarf. I’m wearing several necklaces and bracelets to show my “father’s” fortune. All in all it was a lot of fun and I looked forward to it every December for many years. It was also very popular in the community and we had lines practically around the block. Unfortunately, the church membership got older and they couldn’t sustain it anymore, so it was retired and eventually all the props and costumes were sold to another church so they could continue the tradition.
Today’s church service was great. We went through Matthew 1. Pastor Tim isn’t very good at pronunciation of the biblical names so he “spared” (his word) us that. Instead he got into the meat of the genealogy and what it would have meant to the Jews of the first century to see the names of four women included in it. (Tamar whose father-in-law Judah refused to fulfill his family obligation to her, Rahab who was a prostitute, Ruth who was a foreigner and Bathsheba who was an adulteress)
We’re looking at 107 today so not that I’m home and settled I will stay that way. It’s already 104 at noon. We hit 109 yesterday on the patio.
Funny, but after all that talk of band uniforms and parades, the ad on my screen at the moment is a photo of a school band in black & red uniforms marching in a parade. And the caption is about winning. Not too many folks know that bands do compete at all.
Dkram about 2 years ago
Hi there Vagabonds
Ah, the sun is shining some clouds about, 50 degrees was shown to me when I first squinted at the thermometer. The forecast, partly cloudy and 80 degrees. Summer ain’t dead yet.
Today’s celebration goes way back. When I was a young pup we had what was called the Lawn Party, we gathered on the church lawn and had a good time. A couple of Green Valley Potatoes flatbed truck parked side by side crated a stage and the talent show would go on. A good time was had by all. Later on a parade was added, then it was moved to Labor Day. We use to have some fairly long parades, there were more organizations in town then. One year, after I joined the Odd Fellows I dressed up my truck in the colors of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s and entered the parade.
May you have a grand day and may the Lord lift you up.
ttfn
JanLC about 2 years ago
Good morning, Vagabonds
The new avatar is my brother in our high school’s band uniform. (See my reply to Mark above.) It was black wool and the hat (shako) is 18" tall white fur. Add the black shoes and white spats and we were pretty spiffy. The only problem was that the parade competition season was in the fall when it was still pretty hot for heavy wool, especially when we travelled to parades in the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario). We actually had some of the band members pass out from the heat in those uniforms. Oh, the stories I could tell….
We rearranged some of our smaller furniture yesterday. It opened up some space in the living room and we’re happy. And because it was the small stuff, we didn’t even overexert ourselves moving it. Other than that, it was a mostly quiet day and I expect another one today. I did manage to get over to the pool 3 times yesterday on HOA business, though.
Another beautiful day in the Desert. Not a cloud in the sky. Fall has not fell yet. 106 today and tomorrow (we peaked at 110 yesterday).
Everyone have a safe and blessed day.
MontanaLady about 2 years ago
i never marched in any parade, let alone a ‘horse’ parade.
it’s supposed to reach 93 today. mercy!
xxoo
davidf42 about 2 years ago
Morning, Village!
Well, I finally got my manuscript back from the proofreader, after she had a vacation in Tennessee and then came down with the covid. Now the next step is making the corrections in my main manuscript before converting it to Kindle format. This is a long and tedious operation.
Dkram about 2 years ago
Howdy Vagabonds
Yesterday was perfect for our little doings, this morning however it is raining and 61. Clouds dominate the whole day and the predicted high is 66.
My usual Sunday, see what Nate has for us today, porkchops on the menu and a sleepy Sunday afternoon. (^.^)
Love your day Vagabonds, and may the Lord bless you.
ttfn
JanLC about 2 years ago
Good morning, Vagabonds.
The new avatar is a function at my parents’ church that I absolutely loved being involved with. We called it the “Bethlehem Walk” and the particular area I was working in was the “Bethlehem Bazaar”. It was a re-creation of a street in Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth, including the inn and all sorts of businesses that would have been common at the time. It was held inside of one of the buildings and was decorated to look like a village street with the inn at one end and the local synagogue at the other end, complete with innkeeper and priest. Our “Bazaar” was in an adjoining building and was sponsored by members of the church that owned a thriving business. All of the merchandise was either Christmas oriented or from Israel. All of the proceeds were donated to Heifer Project International, a charity that helped people have a better life through things like digging a new well or giving them livestock to start their own self-perpetuating herd or flock. My costume is that of a Bedouin trader’s daughter – my “father” being the man who sponsored the bazaar. It’s a shame you can’t see it bigger. A woman of that time carried her wealth in jewelry and sometimes coins sewn to the edge of her head scarf. I’m wearing several necklaces and bracelets to show my “father’s” fortune. All in all it was a lot of fun and I looked forward to it every December for many years. It was also very popular in the community and we had lines practically around the block. Unfortunately, the church membership got older and they couldn’t sustain it anymore, so it was retired and eventually all the props and costumes were sold to another church so they could continue the tradition.
JanLC about 2 years ago
Today’s church service was great. We went through Matthew 1. Pastor Tim isn’t very good at pronunciation of the biblical names so he “spared” (his word) us that. Instead he got into the meat of the genealogy and what it would have meant to the Jews of the first century to see the names of four women included in it. (Tamar whose father-in-law Judah refused to fulfill his family obligation to her, Rahab who was a prostitute, Ruth who was a foreigner and Bathsheba who was an adulteress)
We’re looking at 107 today so not that I’m home and settled I will stay that way. It’s already 104 at noon. We hit 109 yesterday on the patio.
Funny, but after all that talk of band uniforms and parades, the ad on my screen at the moment is a photo of a school band in black & red uniforms marching in a parade. And the caption is about winning. Not too many folks know that bands do compete at all.
Everyone have a safe and blessed Sunday.