Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field.
~ Rumi (Poet / September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273)
I will meet you there.
Daily Quote: September 30, 2020
Daily Quote: September 29, 2020
To be prepared is half the victory.
~ Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish – Novelist September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616)
Holidays and Celebrations:
National Coffee Day
Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 1 million | CBC News
COVID-19 reported in Ontario yesterday were the highest recorded for a single day. We are in the second wave now and all wondering about the soon to come restrictions and going back into lock down mode.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner many have had to cancel dinner plans because their family is more than 10 people. Wedding plans could be changed or cancelled at the last minute. How are people going to pay their rent or feed their families this time?
Daily Quote: September 28, 2020
I do not agree with what you have to say,
~ Evelyn Beatrice Hall (English – Writer /September 28, 1868 – April 13, 1956)
but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Holidays and Celebrations:
World Rabies Day
International Day for Universal Access to Information
Yom Kippur Starts
Daily Quote: September 27, 2020
I’m not interested in age.
Henri Frederic Amiel (Swiss – Philosopher September 27, 1821 – May 11, 1881)
People who tell me their age are silly.
You’re as old as you feel.
Holidays and Celebrations:
World Tourism Day
Daughters Day – India
Yom Kippur-Jewish Holiday (Begins tonight)
National No Excuses Day
My Grandmother always quoted the shorter version: You’re only as old as you feel. At 90 she told me that she didn’t feel or think any differently than when she was 18. Life speeds by so quickly. Her favorite decade was when she was in her 40’s. Limitations put on her because of her age must have been very frustrating. She never lost her zeal for life or her desire to live independently.
So no Excuses. Start that project today. Go for that walk. Ride a bike. Dance. Sing. Laugh. Love. Live while you can.
Daily Quote: September 26, 2020
While photographs may not lie,
Lewis Hine
liars may photograph.
(American – Documentary Photographer /September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940)
Holidays and Celebrations:
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
European Day of Languages
– European Union
Save Your Photos Day
– Last Saturday in September
Fall colours are starting to bloom across the trees showing us how beautiful letting go can be as they prepare for the cold winter.
It’s a great time to have family photos done at any of the wonderful outdoor parks. This morning I’ll be hiking through St Clair Conservation paths with my sister and our dogs. This afternoon I’ll be working at the Civic Centre Gardens in London taking family photos for a good friend and previous co-worker.
Tomorrow will be the first indoor church service at Strathroy United Church since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in March 2020.
Lewis Hine – Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lewis_Hine
Jump to Documentary photography – Lewis Wickes Hine (September 26, 1874 – November 3, 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing child labor laws in the United States.
Daily Quote: September 25, 2020
Some things you’ll never know,
~ Eric Williams (1st Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago-Historian / September 25, 1911 – March 29, 1981)
and some things you’ll wish you never knew.
Holidays and Celebrations:
Native American Day – USA
Save the Koala Day
Comic Book Day
Usually between Labour Day and the first day of Fall we have a killing frost. Walking with my sister and our dogs we saw this turkey running through the grass. Turkeys are usually in groups, but this one was by herself and must have been separated from her flock on this frosty early morning.
Daily Quote: September 24, 2020
I don’t need a lot of money.
~ Linda McCartney (American – Photographer September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998)
Simplicity is the answer for me.
Holidays and Celebrations:
World Maritime Day
National Cherries Jubilee Day – USA
So many thoughts today. The first is of Linda McCartney, photographer. An amazing talent who was known to put her subjects at ease she was able to photograph the greatest rock and roll groups of all times. She died of breast cancer at the age of 56. Please be certain to be screened for Breast Cancer. Early detection can lead to successful treatment.
Another thought is of National Cherries Jubilee Day. This spring I had my first cherries jubilee with my good friend, Shirley, as we went on a day trip to Progreso, Mexico. The combination of hot sweet cherries and ice cream was almost as amazing as the show for the preparation.
Daily Quote: Septembers 23, 2020
I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money;
~ Robert Bosch (German – Businessman / September 23, 1861 – March 12, 1942)
I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.
Holidays and Celebrations:
Innergize Day – Day after the Autumn Equinox
National Tree Day – Tree Canada
International Day of Sign Languages
Innergize Day – Day after the Autumn Equinox, you are to take this day to relax and re-energize.
Paying what is fair instead of what is due seems to be a re-occurring theme this week. This weeks’ church sermon was based on the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. People were hired at different times through-out the day. At the end of the day the employer paid them what was fair, what was required to live for one day, to provide shelter and food for your family. What a scandal that everyone was paid the same, after all some had worked 10 hours and others just 1. But their need was the same so the employer paid them all the same.
So begins the discussion of a minimum basic wage for all Canadians, not welfare for those who qualify. A minimum basic wage would ensure that Canadians have enough money for basic shelter, food and medical expenses for them and their families. We’ve seen during the pandemic that this minimum basic income didn’t deter people from working, but instead helped to reduce anxiety during times of extreme stress.
Daily Quote: September 22, 2020
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
(British – Statesman / September 22, 1694 – March 24, 1773)
Holidays and Celebrations:
Beginning of Fall (Autumnal Equinox)
Dear Diary Day (USA)
Finally the first day of Fall (I always thought it was September 21st).
A bouquet of leaves that have already turned red hold today’s “Quote of the Day”. My mother always said the shorter version: Whatever’s worth doing is worth doing well. This phase has often prevented me from just doing things. If I can’t do something well I tend not to just get the job done. So somedays I need to just tuck this quote aside and ” Just do it”.
Daily Quote: September 21, 2020
Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
~ H. G. Wells (English – Author September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946)
