“Begin with the end in mind.” We went strawberry picking on Friday morning, and then processed strawberries on Friday and today. I’m so thankful the local growers are still in business, though I worry about them with the bad weather we’re have in recent years. Get my strawberry jam and preserve recipe here, along with…
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” – George Washington Carver Last week started off dealing with complaints, topped off by…
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” – Edmund Burke Isn’t it funny how on all the time travel shows, they talk about being careful with even the smallest action, because it might disrupt the timeline, yet most of us go through our days with…
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” – Earl Nightingale There were a wide range of suggestions when I asked about what…
“Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.”- J.R.R. Tolkien It has been my experience that most older folks have a wide array of knowledge they have gathered over the course of their lives. Too…