Another crazy March week. We get a hint of the warm days to come, then BOOM the wind blows in the cold. The sun is so bright though, that we can turn our heat down during the day to conserve on fuel. I have been able to hang my laundry on the line again, the first day I waded through the snow to do it, but now it’s clear. The Red Winged blackbirds have been visiting my feeder, the geese are starting to frolic in the lakes. My crocus by the garage have finally bloomed, the Great Awakening has started.
Last Friday night, we had another very successful Dinner Church at the Lexington UMC. We had about 43 women, men, children of all ages sharing in abundant food and then we listened to the story of St. Patrick. I had a woman come up to me at our WAJPL meeting asking if she, a Catholic, could come and sing with us. As we age, we want to hear more of the old hymns that we remember from family gatherings of our youth. Remember, this is an Ecumenical gathering. Come join us on April 28.
Next Sunday, April 2, is Palm Sunday, and the start of Holy Week. On Thursday the UMC will be having their services at Windham with their traditional Soup and Bread Last Supper observance and services after starting at 6. Good Friday services will be in Ashland at 7 p.m.
On Sunday Ashland Church will be holding their services at 9 a.m. with breakfast to follow in the church hall Then services at Windham UMC for those who want to go after breakfast.
Check your local Parish for times of services and who is having breakfast afterwards.
Happy 90th birthday wishes to Ed Armstrong.
Janice Maben spent a couple of days in the hospital, but is now home. Prayers for our dear friend Ellouise Cole. Keep Donny Speenburgh in your prayers.
It seems that as we get old(er), we become fixated on the weather. With mass communication, we can be aware of the devastation from hurricanes, tornadoes and massive snow storms. I have told you how I was left in Florida during hurricanes and had to evacuate to the local shelter with my three sons. How we moved up here and then had to evacuate to the fire house because of a hurricane. Such is my life. I still love living up in the Catskill Mountains the best as the weather is so much more predictable.
A conversation among friends the other night was about gardening and preserving food. A couple from Rockland County asked if it was possible to grow enough food in a household garden to last all winter.
After an invitation to come look at what I have in my freezer, we spoke of how many of our “old” friends still can tomatoes, pickles, jellies, etc. to share with their grown children. How we learned to plan ahead for emergencies. We hear there is going to be high winds, we fill containers with water and leave them in the bathroom for flushing. We check our supplies and make sure we have a manual can opener and fuel for our cook stoves. Bring in extra wood for heat and cooking. Candles are gathered, matches put by them, make sure oil lamps are filled. We are from the old school of survival.
An interesting news story that reinforced my beliefs, a farmer in California is not going to panic about the loss of several fields from flooding. He is not anxious to have them drained, he is taking the loss of his tomato crop to let the water sit in his field, thus filling the natural water reservoir under the ground for the future. We are so busy living for today, that we forget about tomorrow. If you take the time to look at cycles, you will see that there are good years and bad years. Some years the East Coast is inundated with storms, and some years it’s the West Coast. If we weren’t so greedy, maybe we could share the booms. Let nature take her course and balance out the land.
As for us old folk, we will sit with our memories, and be proud of the way we can live on what God and Nature has given us.
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