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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Share Your Abundance
by Kathy Ruff Today I picked about half of my remaining green beans along with a few tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and peppers. Since my freezer is filling and I have little time today to blanch the beans, I decided to … Continue reading
A Different Perspective
by Kathy Ruff I took this photo to the right this morning between 5:30 and 6 a.m., facing west. The moon still hovers in the sky but hues of pink begin to show as the sun begins to rise behind … Continue reading
Different Rates of Growth
by Kathy Ruff Today I got a variety of ripened veggies from my garden — tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers and yellow wax beans. This is my ‘horn of plenty,’ even though it’s in a huge silver bowl! It struck me … Continue reading
To Know or Not to Know
by Kathy Ruff “Leave off that excessive desire of knowing; therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.” Thomas A’Kempis I have no idea how my … Continue reading
The Simple Pleasures
by Kathy Ruff Ahhhh…the simple pleasures of life are so appealing. Yesterday I attended a picnic for the Tamaqua Street Machines Association with part of an extended family group. The playfulness of the kids brought back memories, memories of a … Continue reading
Tapping Nature’s Pantry
by Kathy Ruff This morning I tapped into nature’s pantry in my garden, harvesting a few grape tomatoes, peppers and onions. There’s something very uplifting about planting a seed, watering and weeding a garden and then being able to enjoy … Continue reading
Reaching Out
by Kathy Ruff This morning as I looked out my living room window, the sun began to peak from beyond the tree line, extending its rays from behind the clouds toward the open sky. I felt as if the energy … Continue reading
A Cup of Cold Water
by Kathy Ruff I just finished reading an excerpt from a 1987 writing in the Episcopal Church’s daily devotional Forward Day By Day. It talked about the Cup of Cold Water Society, which I couldn’t find on the Internet, so … Continue reading
Here Comes the Sun
by Kathy RuffThis past Saturday, I helped out at the 20th anniversary customer appreciation day for The Therapy Option, a massage therapy practice owned by Nancy Porambo, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. It was a great time with food, music and fellowship. … Continue reading
Next Best Thing
by Kathy Ruff I’m off to an early start today and it’s already hot — no bike ride today. But this is the next best thing.