Rabbit rabbit for new beginnings to have good luck!
There is bounty in Ingles. Just look at all those boxes stacked in the aisle waiting to be unloaded.
I and some of my friends are angry at their management for not opening the store faster when the hurricane left many families without food or water. But they are my go-to grocery which provides my needs weekly, so I'm not acting on anger at this point. There are certainly other problems with this corporation, namely it's monopolistic view of Black Mountain grocery needs.
Celebrating friendship is always a good thing with some good food included. Here we met at the Trailhead Restaurant (early in the day to beat the crowd).
I was not expecting too much from this sermon, but he did talk about how little is written about Mary, even though so many people have been praying to her as the "Mother of God" for all these years if they are Catholics. My experience is that of an artist, appreciating many Madonna and Childs either as sculptures or paintings.
Today's art:
Our Lady of Czestochowa is an example of a Dark Madonna
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Today's quote:
In nature there is no alienation. Everything belongs. |
DENG MING-DAO  Yesterday around 10 am EST, Sydney Australia was already celebrating 2025  The Red Rocker Inn   |
Wonderful photos and post. Happy New Year, I wish you and yours all the best in 2025!
ReplyDeleteThanks, and a bit happy new year to you as well!
DeleteWe made it! Have a good day and year.
ReplyDeletewhew, you are so right!
Delete...may 2025 to bright, happy and healthy for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your good wishes, Tom! Same to you!
ReplyDeleteI hope 2025 is good to you! Your town is recovering slowly, I know that is difficult. With all this damage.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2025 to you as well! I do hope those out in the mountain and valley areas, furthest from free hot meals and other services that are available here in town, will have respite from their rebuilding efforts. I keep seeing FB posts about trailers and RVs being brought in, but they must be going to areas away from the town centers where I drive. It's not easy making flat places with water/sewer/elec hookups for them. I think of them often.
DeleteHappy New Year. I count you as one of my treasured blog friends now and always enjoy reading your thoughts and seeing your photos (though I don't often comment.)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny. Sometimes I feel the same, just nothing to say. I do usually see your beautiful photos.
DeleteAnd away we go! Have a fun and happy 2025 filled with lots of good health.
ReplyDeleteGoing to reply a day late, as that was a busy evening last night (see tomorrow's post)! Wishes going to you for a wonderful healthy abundant joyful new year also.
DeleteYou always have such interesting posts, and thanks for always commenting on my own blog. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteGood, glad you enjoy blogging as much as I do...though I'm wondering which anonymous you might be!
DeleteBarbara, my wish for you is a happy and healthy New Year as some of 2024 wasn't too good. Here's hoping the world can self-correct if that's even possible? We can only hope for the best, always.
ReplyDeleteYou said it, and I'm not including any of the downs in my remembrances yet today...new year and all. Self-correct is probably going to need some help, climate crisis and all. Do keep hoping.
DeleteA Happy New Year to you and oh. I wanted to go to the grocery - they open at 07.a.m.
ReplyDeleteSame problem here, unpacked stuff everywhere in the way.
Yes, shipments arrive, and the guys unload, and then have to wait for the morning crew to shelve everything. Grocery business as usual.
DeleteHappy New Year, Barb! I enjoyed this post, bits of this and that, all good.
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