I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
When does that come on? I definitely want to watch. Haven’t seen it. I love to see the creations of others. I will do a search to look it up. If our local PBS channel doesn’t have it I wonder if I can view online.
My grandfather could build anything.
He worked in the shipyards building the large wooden ships. He had to wake up early in the morning to go to work because he had a long commute.
In his off time he was always building smaller fishing boats for individuals.
Speaking of carpentry. North of the city there is a beautiful seminary. The monks started doing different things to earn money.
One program is baking bread that they sell. They raise chickens to get the eggs to sell and so forth. They grow berries to make preserves. The money goes to the needy in the community.
They also started building caskets and wooden boxes for ashes if a person is cremated. They are very talented and do quality work.
I was shocked when the funeral homes became very disturbed about the monks building caskets and said they were taking business away from them and went as far as to sue them.
The judge ruled in favor of the monks, praised them for doing quality work and earning money for their needs. The judge is correct. They do take a collection in mass but that doesn’t meet all of their needs. I too praise them. They aren’t just asking for a hand out.
I go to mass there when I feel like going for a drive out of the city. The grounds are just beautiful, the church is lovely, extraordinary stained glass windows, an artist was commissioned to do incredible murals, it is just gorgeous. Very peaceful.
They have a bookstore/gift shop on the grounds that serves coffee after mass. I will buy gifts on occasion.
They sell handmade soy candles that are lovely. Beautiful crafted wood objects and several other items. There is something special about handmade items that aren’t mass produced.
They have CDs with music recorded from the choir. Their choir is phenomenal. The pianist and organist are accomplished musicians.
Occasionally they have guests speakers or musicians for different fundraisers. A local artist gives painting lessons on the grounds. Gorgeous creeks that are on the property. That area has a river near the property.
It also is a lovely building (from the street; I've never been in it), set in a beautiful, serene setting. I believe it was sold to some commercial outfit several years ago, but I don't recall for sure.
It must be a real mental relief to visit a beautiful building like that seminary. Years ago when I joined the Jane Austen club, we had occasional meetings at a similarly lovely seminary. The architecture, furnishings and craftsmanship were so inspiring. One of the rooms had a lot of Pewabic tiles. It was sooo beautiful. I felt as if I had been transported to somewhere in Europe.
As to The Craftsman's Legacy: http://www.craftsmanslegacy.com/
Here it's on 3x daily on Tues and Thurs. You can check "local listings" on the home page, right hand side. Hopefully you can get it in your area. If not, there are some videos of the shows:
Here's a video of the program on making Windsor chairs:
http://www.craftsmanslegacy.com/legacy_society/workshop_notes/Windsor-Chair-Texture
Here's one of my favorites: a boat (kayak) maker:
http://www.craftsmanslegacy.com/episodes/season_1/Episode-12
Put on a pot of coffee, wrap up in a warm quilt or throw, and settle down to be entertained.
BTW, I'd like to learn more about your grandfather's shipbuilding career, and the building of wooden ships. That's an art - selecting the right woods, preparing them, bending them...
I found a place I want to visit in a neighboring county: Motawi Tiles. I saw their display at a home and garden show and fell in love with the tiles. Some are in Art Nouveau designs, my favorite art style. I nearly became apoplectic when I saw those files. Fortunately, I was broke, but I did leave with a lot of dreams.
https://www.artsandcraftsman.com/Motawi_new_2015.html
Maybe we should start an Arts and Crafts thread??? We could copy our posts to it.
Thanks for the info on the show. Will see what I can find out. Sounds like a wonderful show to watch.
I am not sure which wood grandpa used but anything he built was top notch. He built toys for me with the scrap wood. My favorite was the pair of stilts that I had so much fun with. I was a tiny kid and I felt so tall walking on those! He was larger than life to me. He taught me a lot of ‘life lessons.’
The seminarians are Benedictine. I am like you I love the Franciscan order as well. Have you visited any of the missions in California? I went to one in Carmel with an interesting history. Lovely serene place as well.
The seminary near me also occasionally does spiritual retreats. I know others who have participated and really enjoyed it. They have meaningful topics that they select. I would like to attend one. Time away in a peaceful setting can be healing.
They just added a library on the premises that is open to the public.
I walk the grounds sometimes. They have a large parcel of land. Way in the rear of the property is an old cemetery. The monks, priests and brothers are buried there.
You know, I thought about a thread like you suggested too. Yeah, good idea. Art is therapeutic. God knows caregivers and former caregivers like myself and others that are hanging around need something that grounds us. Would be fun to see what pastimes, planned projects that people are occupied with.
I love the ‘What’s for dinner?’ thread. Cooking is a creative outlet too.
got some achilles tendonitis going on . google has the audacity to suggest its ' old age ' related .
i think its pushmowing on a 35 degree incline related .
regardless im off to work with the ' freedom challenged ' again today .
SSD ( Decade ) . :)>
If it's any comfort (not at all sure about this) if they're going to snap I don't think you get any warning signals to speak of. So aching is good? Maybe? Hope it eases up, anyway.
My whine moment is the headache I have trying to educate my satnav.
Pick the quickest route! - here you go, as long as you drive at 60mph on single track roads between high hedges while the potato harvest is going on and there are tractors round every corner.
Okay, let's try the shortest route. Found it! - you don't mind unsurfaced tracks through farmyards, do you?
How do I make it pick the most *sensible* route?
my mentally ill BIL is planning to buy an AR-15. He’s officially diagnosed and on medication. Of all the things this state is is doing to address gun violence, they still haven’t done anything in regards to mental illness & guns. I just.....I thought it was bad enough my own mentally ill brother and cognitively declines father having guns. But now my BIL too? Wtf man. This scares me.
Disclaimer: Almost joking, tongue in cheek, dry humor, not serious, not funny either. It is sad.
CWillie,
Of course it is your business to comment. How is the world going to find a solution to the fear and hate if others don't weigh in? Here in the U.S.A., comments from our Canadian neighbors are welcome, especially from civilized persons. Everyone is afraid, imo.
What I don’t understand is why we don’t require a mental health exam before allowing someone to buy a gun. We have to go through a criminal background check in order to buy bullets. But no one questions our mental health. Criminal background checks tell us what’s in the past, they don’t predict the future. All those years my brother spent as a drug addict and a criminal and he’s got no felony convictions so he can own guns! He’s not diagnosed unless my family is hiding it, but he’s displayed symptoms of schitzophrenia for years. My MIL is a nurse and used to say she thought he had it. I know he’s on anxiety meds. My BIL is diagnosed bipolar and on medication. Luckily we don’t see either of them often but this still doesn’t sit well with me. Lately my BIL has turned to the conservative side. Ever since his wife dumped him. He used to be liberal, anti trump, pro illegal immigration. Now he’s posting anti-liberal memes on Facebook and buying guns & wanting to teach his 9 year old about them. I know that a sane person with a gun is just as capable of mass destruction but I strongly feel we need to address mental health issues in this country.
many cultures cant understand why germans have the right to drive 150 mph on their highways .
kinda the same with america and guns . culture / tradition .
my son lost his life to senseless gun violence . you know why ? he was forbidden from having guns to protect himself because of a past ( 2nd ) dui felony . when you take an americans guns away you effectively toss that person to the wolves . our society has a huge percentage of ' bad elements ' . the only thing a bad element understands is a BADDER element .
americas guns arent going away any time soon .
I do the same. I only have basic cable but when the free promotions are on. I will record what I choose to.
Pam, do you have Netflix? More variety and you can watch some of the old classic programs. Plus some interesting shows that focus on human interest. Like the best sushi chef in Japan. His restaurant costs an absolute fortune to eat at an there is a very long wait to acquire reservations.
I adore British humor! My grandfather’s family came from England.
Oh wow, they just announced on television that the cranes will be moved. They will demolish the building so the whole area will have to be evacuated to avoid accidents. So sad injuries and deaths have already occurred due to this collapse.
The contractors are still not responding to media requests. An investigation is being done to determine if criminal charges will be made instead of only civil charges.
I know just how you feel. Dish box went out courteousy of lightning strike. Now we will wait for re-runs to know how "The Big Bang" ends. A full season of junk t.v. I hadn't gotten around to yet. Rest in peace Real Housewives of Orange County. Look at it this way.....we have hours for new shows. I see the RH of New Jersey will be back soon! So you see Pam, "These are the Days of our Lives." "This is us." It is our "Manifest." I better go to bed now ,my blonde is showing. Goodnight loves!
My whine is about all of the commercials on television. Geeeez, seems like its half of the shows. Oh, and the personal injury attorneys are constantly on!
Also the life alert ones? Just a bazillion commercials. Auto insurance too.
It can be streamed online also. Check it out if you like jazz or blues.
Ads are a big thing. So do you not watch any television at all?