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Ms. G decided it was time for a run to her retirement property in the country to bring stuff up and do a few chores.
Thus it was time for the Ms. G style of relay race, wherein she fetches something and hands it to me for me to place in a holding spot; in other words, she passes it to me like a baton and instead of a person, i pass said item to a place.
Once we have passed everything to said spot, she chooses the place to which the items will then be placed in the car for transport.
Then it is time for me to relay each item back to her for said placement, and if she asks me to put something somewhere, i has best listen and understand and get it in the precise spot to which she has directed.
Once we arrive we reverse it, with her telling me which item to relay where, or to what holding spot, from whence it will be placed where she wants it.
If you think all this takes a huge amount of time which could be spent doing it a faster way, you are correct, but it’s her nickel when i’m on the clock.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Relay.
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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!
At Ms. G's place in the country. The fences are for the cows.
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
Play it where it lies,
that's what I intend,
but I need some quiet,
so quit laughing, friend!
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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
Today i am thankful i only work with Ms. G once a week! I love her and she is a friend, but working for her once a week is enough.
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Today is:
Appomattox Day -- US (marking the end of the US Civil War on this day in 1865)
Astronauts' Day -- web generated by someone who wants all these brave people honored
Baghdad Liberation Day -- Kurdistan, Iraq
Bataan Day/Day of Valor -- Philippines (Araw ng Kagitingan)
Dita e Kushtetutes -- Kosovo (Constitution Day)
Dry Milk Day -- the first patent for powdered milk was issued this day in 1792 to Samuel Percy
Feast of Jalal (Glory) -- Baha'i
Holy Thursday -- Orthodox Christian
Independence Restoration Day -- Georgia (formerly Day of National Unity)
Martyr's Day -- Tunisia
Name Yourself Day -- an internet holiday allowing you to change your name for a day, if you want to.
National Alcohol Screening Day® 2026 -- US (if you or a loved one need help, find a way to get screened)
National Cherish An Antique Day -- hooray for old fashioned quality!
National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day -- US
Observation of the Nazi Occupation -- Denmark (anniversary of the Nazi invasion)
Pesach/Passover -- Judaism (ends at sundown tonight)
Public Library Day -- US (anniversary of the opening of the first "publicly funded" library -- i.e. a tax based, free library -- in the US, in 1833 in Petersborough, New Hampshire)
Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson -- Asatru/Norse Pagan Calendar (Haakon the Great, one of the Jarls of Hladhir)
St. Casilda's Day (Patron against sterility)
St. Mary of Cleophas' Day (one of the Marys in the Bible who was present at the Crucifixion)
Vimy Ridge Day -- Canada
Winston Churchill Day -- commemorates his becoming an honorary US citizen
World Konkani Day -- Goa (Official language of the Indian state of Goa; on the death anniversary of the pioneer of modern Konkani literature, Vaman Raghunath Varde Valaulikar)
Anniversaries Today:
Sophia Loren marries Carlo Ponti, 1966
Wayne Newton marries Kathleen McCrone, 1994
Charles, Prince of Wales, marries Camilla Parker-Bowles, 2005
Birthdays Today:
Elle Fanning, 1998
Kristen Stewart, 1990
Jesse McCartney, 1987
Leighton Meester, 1986
Taylor Kitsch, 1981
Keshia Knight Pulliam, 1979
Rachel Stevens, 1978
Gerard Way, 1977
Austin Peck, 1971
Jacques Villeneueve, 1971
Cynthia Nixon, 1966
Paulina Prizkova, 1965
Dennis Quaid, 1954
Michael Learned, 1939
Avery Schreiber, 1935
Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1933
Paul Krassner, 1932
Tom Lehrer, 1928
Hugh Hefner, 1926
John Presper Eckert, Jr., 1919
Ward Bond, 1903
Paul Robeson, 1898
Efrem Zimbalist, 1889
Frank King, 1883
Eadweard Muybridge, 1830
Charles Baudelaire, 1821
Tamerlane, 1336
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Ticket to Ride"(Beatles' single), 1965
"Diamond Lil"(Play), 1928
"Shadow of a Gunman"(Play), 1923
The World, the Flesh and the Devil(Film), 1914
Today in History:
The Mongol hordes defeat the Poles and Germans in the Battle of Liegnitz, 1241
Robert Cavalier de la Salle reaches the mouth of the Mississippi River and claims all the land drained by the river and its tributaries for France, 1682
The African Methodist Episcopal church in the US is formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1816
The oldest audible sound recording of a human voice is made, 1860
Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the US Civil War, 1865
Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska, 1967
The Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada, 1869
Jumbo the Elephant arrives in the US, 1882
The Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland for NYC, 1912
The first full color film, "World, The Flesh, and The Devil", premiers in London, 1914
Mae West makes her NYC debut in "Diamond Lil," 1928
The first Japanese built aircraft to fly to Europe, the Kamikaze, arrives at Croydon Airport in London, 1937
The Suez Canal is officially opened for shipping, 1957
NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven", 1959
In the first game in the Astrodome, Houston beats the Yankees 2-1 in an exhibition game, and Mickey Mantle hits the first indoor home run, 1967
The first British built Concorde makes its first flight, 1969
Georgia declares its indepedence from Russia, 1991
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, takes place at Westminster Abbey, 2002
Facebook purchases Instagram, a photo sharing application, for $1 billion, 2012
US Senator Tammy Duckworth becomes the first senator to give birth while in office, 2018
According to ecologists, The Netherlands has its first resident wolf population in 140 years, 2019
La Soufrière volcano begins erupting on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, 2021
Kuwait's news media outlet, Kuwaiti News, unveils a virtual news presenter using artificial intelligence on Twitter, 2023
Relay moving sounds awful tiring, but the view from Ms. G's place would make everything good again for me.
ReplyDeleteI love that photo and your poem.
Once a week is enough? For me that would soon be too much, I have less patience these days.
ReplyDeleteThat golfer is in an awkward position.
"...but it’s her nickel when i’m on the clock."
ReplyDeleteThe saving grace for sure!
What a perfect poem for that crazy photo this week! I think I'd find it VERY hard not to giggle if I came upon this sight on a golf course!!! Thanks for joining in the poetry fun with us every week......HUGS! Pam and Teddy
ReplyDeleteNice fences.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Fun picture with a fun poem. I like the fence because you were out in the country looking at pasture. I could see off in the background the roads are buildings that were either chicken farmer hog farm buildings I bet.
ReplyDeleteMom says it is amusing how adults that are "the boss" often treat the person working for them like a teenager with no clue although in most cases the working person is the better worker with the better plan, LOL!
ReplyDeleteN'estic segura que tu ho faries més ràpid, però hi ha caps que no funcionen d'una manera pràctica. Sí, és una sort que només hi vagis un pic per semana.
ReplyDeleteTampoc m'estranya que aquestes tanques siguin les de la Sra. G. ;-)
Ha, ha, ha, m'has fet riure amb el golfista!
Petonets, Mimi.
You work hard for your living ~ sweet poem ~
ReplyDeleteHugs ^_^