One Step Only.

Post 55 - - - - Wednesday, 1 November 2006.

Hello Everyone ~ I hope you all survived Halloween and had a

great time. Now I guess there will be a big clean-up and the

decorations put away till next year. Things here are much the same, nice days, although they suggest we may get showers tomorrow. I do hope so. I have been invited to go to a school fete tomorrow afternoon with a friend. We went last year and I bought a few bits and pieces. Nice to get out of the house.

I have two verses tonight as they are not too long, the first is

One Step Only, and the second one is The Blest. Enjoy.

One step and then another,

And the longest walk is ended;

One stitch and then another,

And the longest rent is mended;

One brick upon another

And the highest wall is made;

One flake upon another,

And the deepest snow is laid.

Then do not look disheartened,

On the work you have to do,

And say that such a mighty task,

You never can get through;

But just endeavour, day by day,

Another point to gain,

And soon the mountain which you feared

Will prove to be a plain.

The Blest.

These are the blest

Who find delight in every living thing,

On petal see, on leaf and flashing wing

Their Maker’s seal impressed;

Who love these things and then

Love more their fellow-men

These are the Blest.

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Now some jokes - - - -

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. “What are you doing?” she asked.

“Hunting flies,” he replied. “Oh, Killing any?” she asked.

“Yep, three males and two females,” he said.

Intrigued, she asked: “How can you tell?”

“Three were on a beer can, and two were on the phone,” he said

Is that what heaven is really like.

There were two lovers, who were really into spiritualism and reincarnation. They vowed if either died, the other would try to make contact 30 days after their death. Unfortunately, a few weeks later, the young man died in a car wreck. True to her word, his sweetheart tried to contact him in the spirit world exactly 30 days later. At the séance, she called out,

“John, John, this is Martha. Do you hear me?” A ghostly voice

answered her, “Yes Martha, this is John, I can hear you.”

“Oh John, what is it like where you are?” “It’s beautiful. There

are azure skies, a soft breeze, sunshine most of the time.”

“What do you do all day?” asked Martha. “Well, Martha, we get up before sunrise, eat some good breakfast, and there’s nothing but make love until noon. After lunch, we nap until two and then make love again until about five. After dinner, we go at it again, until we fall asleep about 11 pm.”

Martha was somewhat taken aback. “Is that what heaven really is like?” “Heaven? I’m not in heaven, Martha.”

“Well, then, where are you?”

“I’m a rabbit in Arizona.”

Blondes finish Jigsaw Puzzle.

A group of blondes walk into a bar. One of the women tells the

bartender to line up a row of drinks for all of them. The gals

lift their glasses and toast, “Here’s to 51 days,” and they

proceed to down their drinks. Once again they tell the

bartender to “line ‘em up<” and once again they toast 51 days.

The bartender says, “I don’t get it. Why in the world are you

toasting 51 days”

One of the blondes explains, “We just finished a jigsaw puzzle.

It had written on the box ‘2-4 years’ but we finished it in 51

days.”

The sin of Lying.

A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach

about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I

want you all to read Mark 17.”

The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the

minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how

many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up. The minister

smiled and said, “Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now

proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.”

The Gate is Broken.

St. Peter was checking the gate between Heaven and Hell and

found a broken hinge. He walked over to the “Pit” and called to

the Devil - - - The Devil says, “ Yeah, whaddya want?”

St. Peter, “The hinge is broken and it’s your turn to fix it “

The Devil retorted: “Gee, I am a bit busy and don’t have anyone

available for this.”

St. Peter got angry, “Look we have an agreement, and it’s your

turn to fix the gate.” The Devil responded, “Sorry Pete, it’s

our peak season and there just isn’t anyone available.”

St. Peter turned red and exclaimed “ OK, if that’s the way you

want it, we’ll sue..”

A big grin broke out on the Devil’s face, “Oh yeah, and just

where are you going to find a lawyer ?”

And a few quotes - - - -

If you put a small value upon yourself you can be sure that the

world will not raise your price. - - - Anon.

I have to live with myself, and so

I want to be fit for myself to know

I want to be able as days go by

Always to look myself straight in the eye. - - - Edgar A. Guest.

Loneliness is the poverty of self,

Solitude is the richness of self. - - - May Sarton.

The deeper the sorrow that carves into your being,

the more joy you can contain.

Joy and sorrow are inseparable. - - - Kahlil Gibran.

Bye for now folks Take care of each other. Merle.

Wednesday, 1^st November, 2006. - - - Post 55.