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She sat on the front porch, swinging and just enjoying the breeze, the warm sun, the day.
It was a day to watch the world go by, and it did go by. The two ladies who made a circuit of the neighborhood almost every day went past, waving their greetings and continuing deep in their conversation that seemed to never end, no matter how often or how far they went. Joggers went by at a faster clip, while some dog-walkers were pulled along faster still by their excited-to-be-out pooches.
Eventually she yawned, stretched, and got up from the swing, determined to wander on in and see what she could scrounge up for a nibble. A nibble, a nap, and then whatever came up next -- a day off was meant to be spent this way.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Clip.
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
We've got this, friend,
Just you and me,
We've worked and trained
So tirelessly,
And this is going
To be the day
We reach our goal,
Together all the way!
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Brian of Brian's Home hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
This week i am thankful that Handyman Mike, the Generator Guy, came back with all the fuses needed to make sure the generator will run without us having to manually flip the transfer switch.
It used to be, if the electricity went out, the generator would sense the loss of power and start to run, but not flip the switch that allowed it to power the house, we had to go flip it ourselves. When the electricity came back on, the opposite would happen, the generator would shut itself off, but not let the electric power through to the house until we went and flipped that switch again.
This new-used generator has a different computer panel type, so it will flip the switch for us. The house is protected in case of an outage, even if no one is home!
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Today is:
A&W Rootbeer Mug Day -- see if you can frost your mug like they did
Birth of Baha'u'llah -- Baha'i
Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, Doctors Day, and Cultural Renaissance Day -- Taiwan
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day -- "Changing the world, one story at a time."
Constitution Day -- Azerbaijan
Dia del Cartero -- Mexico (Postman's Day; postal carriers are shown appreciation with small gifts left in mailboxes)
Fancy Rat and Mouse Day -- the American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association wants you to know these little critters can give you a lot of love www.afrma.org
Journee Nationale Maore -- Comoros (Admission to the UN Day)
Khalkeia -- Ancient Greek Calendar (festival of smiths, associated with Hephaists and Athena; date approximate)
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
National Youth Day -- East Timor
St. Emillian's Day (Patron of Spain, finding lost objects)
St. Josaphat's Day (Patron of Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; Ukraine)
Tewa Buffalo Dance -- Native American Tewa of the Tesuque Pueblo rites on the feast day of their Patron, San Diego, to honor Mother Earth, Father Sky, the four directions, and the elements; through the 15th
World Pneumonia Day -- because we lose a million children a year to this preventable illness
Anniversaries Today:
The Arches National Park established, 1971
Ellis Island closes, 1954
Birthdays Today:
Anne Hathaway, 1982
Ryan Gosling, 1980
Sammy Sosa, 1968
Michael Moorer, 1967
David Schwimmer, 1966
Nadia Comaneci, 1961
Megan Mullally, 1958
Neil Young, 1945
Al Michaels, 1944
Wallace Shawn, 1943
Grace Kelly, 1929
Jo Stafford, 1918
Harry A. Blackmun, 1908
Sun Yat-sen, 1866
Auguste Rodin, 1840
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Grand Hotel"(Musical), 1989
"Irma la Douce"(Musical), 1956
"Paint Your Wagon"(Musical), 1951
Song of the South(Disney film), 1946
The first Sunday American-style football game is held in Philadelphia, 1933
Today in History:
Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days starting today, 764
Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament, 1439
Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic, 1847
Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris); he also designed garment that bears his name, 1859
World's Fair in Paris opens, 1900
The first movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon, 1910
Norway holds a referendum in favor of monarchy over republic, 1905
Robert Scott's diary & body are found in Antarctica, 1912
Austria becomes a republic, 1918
The first underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel connecting NY to NJ opens, 1927
The first photo of whatever is in Loch Ness is taken, 1933
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations, 1956
Equatorial Guinea joins the United Nations, 1968
The Comoros joins the United Nations, 1975
The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings, 1980
The Space Shuttle Columbia becomes the first time a manned spacecraft launched into space twice, 1981
Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch, 1990
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web, 1990
Shanghai Transrapid sets up a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, 2003
The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database is launched on the web and revolutionizes chemical-gene-disease information for research scientists, 2004
Philippine volcano Mount Bulusan erupts again, 2010
European Space Agency's Rosetta lands the Philae probe on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko,2014
For the first time Prince Charles lays the wreath to Great Britain's war dead, instead of Queen Elizabeth, 2017
That sounds like a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that all the hard work that pair put in is bounteously rewarded.
And hooray for a much 'smarter' generator.
That sounds like a wonderful, relaxing day off. Good to have a computerized generator that switch on and off by itself.
ReplyDeleteLoved this, Mimi. It reminded me of the times I used to sit on a screened in porch with my grandparents and watch people stroll by on the sidewalk.
ReplyDeleteLove your six-sentence this week, a lovely way to spend a day off.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have a day off.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Sounds like a perfect day off :)
ReplyDeleteTraining with a friend always takes the edge off of it feeling like "work".
Excellent! May you never need (or at least the rest of this year) that switch to flip :D
Good to 'hear' that your surprise day off went well!
ReplyDeleteGlad you have the generator and power working on their own. One less thing to worry about for you. that first story reminded us of us. We run with Mom in the morning and pass by people walking, in deep conversation, and whoever didn't run gets a long walk, and they pull Mom by those same people walking. It made us chuckle reading that.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem.....perfection!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam
That was a good day off story! We enjoyed your poem and a really terrific thankful, we're sure thankful for our generator too. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteMimi,
ReplyDeleteSometimes I'll sit outside on our porch to listen mostly for the activity in our neighborhood. It offers a peaceful, comforting feeling causing me to think of all those yesterdays long ago on my childhood home porch. That such a good feeling.
you had me at this... She sat on the front porch, swinging and just enjoying the breeze, the warm sun, the day... and happy birthday anne hathaway !! one of my faves.
ReplyDeleteYou poem was perfectly suited to the photo.
ReplyDeleteThat is how you spend a day off! That generator upgrade sounds purrfect, still haven't got one yet, gotta put it on a list. Have a wonderful Thursday all.
ReplyDelete" We've got this, friend,
ReplyDeleteJust you and me,
We've worked and trained
So tirelessly,
And this is going
To be the day
We reach our goal,
Together all the way!"
I loved this poem Mimi. We all have goals and it's great to see that we all have those goals.
Thanks for being a friend Mimi.
Cruisin Paul
Perfect six sentences for a day off. And that poem describes the coupe in the picture to a T. Well done!
ReplyDeleteMy kinda day off - just watching the world go by! Perfect poem too.
ReplyDeletePerfect day off. I do this most of the time.
ReplyDeleteI love your thankful. I hope your new generator works wonderful for many years.
Love the poem.
Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. ♥
A cool day off. Just had a day like that today myself. Bliss!
ReplyDeletethoroughly enjoyed the porch on the swing story !!!
ReplyDeleteit COULD refer to a cat also :) =^..^=
and happy root beer mug day; those were the good ole days; the root beer stands at the A & W "drive in"
{ which are making a come back I think, because of the times we live in now } ☺☺♥♥
My thankful thursday is availble to see,it's a little weird for me to do what i did.
ReplyDeleteCute story and great poem. I wish your handyman lived near me- I bet he could fix our gernerator.
ReplyDeleteWonderful and creative post and Yea! for generators ^_^
ReplyDeleteLive each moment with love,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you for your comment yesterday on Good fences.I could not find an email address on your blog so have had to resort to this post. I think that is a very good idea as she obviously life is too busy to organise the meme at present.
ReplyDeleteAlways great shares. You have a great talent for writing and poetry too. Great photos always and good shares. Thank you and enjoy your weekend. HUGS XO XO XO XO
ReplyDeleteIs this how you spent your day off last week? Sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteNothing like a relaxing day off. Love your poem.
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