A New Era Bgins
Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:57 amGood Morning. Sitting here watching the the Pagentry and Proclamations, declaring Prince Charles as the new King of Britain and Northern Ireland. For most of us, this is the first time that we have seen a King or Queen Proclaimed and later to be Crowned as a Monarch, as Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen when many of us were young children, so was not something we remember. I think it is the pump and circumstance behind all of it that makes it so fascinating to watch. It has gone on for centuries. And basically it is also ingrained in our History. From the Pilgrims, to Jamestown, the War for Independence and beyond, our roots trace back to Britain. This is living history. Many of us in this country have roots in our ancestry that trace back to Britain. It was sad hearing the news of the death of the Queen. I think for every one of us on this forum, she has been a part of our entire lives. I was four years old when she was crowned and Elizabeth was all that I ever heard about my entire life. Yesterday on the news, a reporter was interviewing a lady in London. She was an older lady and she was having a hard time keeping her emotions under control. But the one thing that struck me was, she said that “I will never sing God Save The Queen again” referring g to her age and the fact for many older Briton’s, there will never be a Queen in their Lifetime again. So it truly is the end of an era.
It’s a bit cloudy out this morning and 57°. We have been having some beautiful sunrises and sunsets due to the smoke from the California wildfires drifting all the way across the country.
Yesterday I volunteered with our local United Way for their Day of Caring, and went with 4 other people into the residential area of town, going door to door in the tornado area, passing out information to the residents who were tornado Survivors, from United Way, to let them know about the case managers and what they can do it for them if they need help for whatever they need. It was an interesting experience because we interacted with people whose homes were severely damaged to those who were a little suspicious, because I know that they are aware that sometimes these things can be scams. We were all wearing United Way T-shirts. But we also met some very nice people who were very thankful for the information and we were able to give them some information verbally as well and answer some of the questions. After we finished that up, we went back into the meeting area downtown for a luncheon that was put on by the Consumers Energy, who is the power company for our area of Michigan. There was a nice group of volunteers and everybody was ranging out doing different projects depending upon what they signed up for. I might do this again next year as it was kind of fun. It also has me seriously considering maybe joining RSVP. This is a picture of the group that was taken by the United Way photographer.
Today I will be attending a free luncheon and a party that is put on by Habitat for Humanity for The volunteers that have helped them get to the point that we are in the recovery process, and also for the community and those affected by the tornado. Looks like it’s going to be a great day for it. A lot has been accomplished in the past 3 1/2 months. There is a beehive of activity going on in the residential area with some homes being demolished and new homes going up or being repaired. Time is of essence now because winter will be approaching us in a couple of months.
Before I go out to the luncheon at noon, I think I am going to cut out some wood cut patterns for my Thanksgiving display that will be going out at the entrance n November. I want to take those along with me when I got up to the UP at work on them in the evenings or if we havrainy day or something. November sounds like a long way off , but when you’re doing things like that, they are time consuming am there are chores and things that I need to do to do in between.
But for right now I am going to sign off and wish all of you a wonderful day. Please stay safe in the area of the wildfires and also all the areas that are supposedly getting a mess of rain in California. And also those of you in other states that are affected by weather extremes right now.
Annie, I got your PM.
It’s a bit cloudy out this morning and 57°. We have been having some beautiful sunrises and sunsets due to the smoke from the California wildfires drifting all the way across the country.
Yesterday I volunteered with our local United Way for their Day of Caring, and went with 4 other people into the residential area of town, going door to door in the tornado area, passing out information to the residents who were tornado Survivors, from United Way, to let them know about the case managers and what they can do it for them if they need help for whatever they need. It was an interesting experience because we interacted with people whose homes were severely damaged to those who were a little suspicious, because I know that they are aware that sometimes these things can be scams. We were all wearing United Way T-shirts. But we also met some very nice people who were very thankful for the information and we were able to give them some information verbally as well and answer some of the questions. After we finished that up, we went back into the meeting area downtown for a luncheon that was put on by the Consumers Energy, who is the power company for our area of Michigan. There was a nice group of volunteers and everybody was ranging out doing different projects depending upon what they signed up for. I might do this again next year as it was kind of fun. It also has me seriously considering maybe joining RSVP. This is a picture of the group that was taken by the United Way photographer.
Today I will be attending a free luncheon and a party that is put on by Habitat for Humanity for The volunteers that have helped them get to the point that we are in the recovery process, and also for the community and those affected by the tornado. Looks like it’s going to be a great day for it. A lot has been accomplished in the past 3 1/2 months. There is a beehive of activity going on in the residential area with some homes being demolished and new homes going up or being repaired. Time is of essence now because winter will be approaching us in a couple of months.
Before I go out to the luncheon at noon, I think I am going to cut out some wood cut patterns for my Thanksgiving display that will be going out at the entrance n November. I want to take those along with me when I got up to the UP at work on them in the evenings or if we havrainy day or something. November sounds like a long way off , but when you’re doing things like that, they are time consuming am there are chores and things that I need to do to do in between.
But for right now I am going to sign off and wish all of you a wonderful day. Please stay safe in the area of the wildfires and also all the areas that are supposedly getting a mess of rain in California. And also those of you in other states that are affected by weather extremes right now.
Annie, I got your PM.
So some firefighters had to take precious time from fighting the fire, to risk their lives to go in and rescue them! What is wrong with people??? They have those orders for a reason! I think people who do that should be fined if they need to get rescued after refusing to evacuate. 
Hot and dry summers were always a trial (the Sierra foothills are always hot and dry in the summer).