If There Be Peace.

Post 342 ~ ~ ~ ~ Friday, 19th October, 2007.

Hello Everyone ~ ~ I hope all is well at your house and
that you will enjoy the upcoming weekend. All well here,
I spent quite a while cooking ~ a leg of lamb and heaps
of vegetables. As a result, I am late starting this, so may
cut it a bit short.

Tomorrow is Olive 's 108th birthday, so I will put the
link in again for anyone who wishes to leave her a message.
I see that some of the greetings disappeared into cyber
space, which is a shame. I hope she has a wonderful day.

My eldest son, John had a skin cancer removed by a
surgeon yesterday, and has another in a fortnight. He said
it wasn't too painful today.

My younger daughter Kathy and Ard (in wedding photo
as my header) and their four kids are going to see the fifth
one, Joh, at his passing out parade. His first 3 months in
the Australian Defence Forces has gone by so quickly.
Happily, he seems to like it.
Daylight Savings Time starts here at the weekend !!

Couple of garden pictures again tonight.




Another pretty pelargonium.

I had some plants in pots along here, but Geoff filled up a garden bed
and got rid of the pots. Things seem to be growing better now.


A small piece tonight, about Peace. Hope you like it.

If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.

If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.

If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.

If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.

If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.

~ ~ ~ Lao Tzu (570 B.C.)
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Time for a few jokes ~ ~ ~ ~

A doctor was fuming when he finally reached his seat at a civic
dinner, after breaking away from a woman who sought his advice
on a personal health problem.

"Do you think I should send her a bill ?" he asked a solicitor who
sat next to him.
"Why not ?" the solicitor replied. "You rendered professional
service by giving her advice."

"Thanks," the physician said, "I think I'll do that."
When the doctor went to his surgery next day to send the bill
to the woman, he found a letter from the solicitor.
It read, "For legal services, $50."
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Our boss is so popular everybody wants to work for him . . . .
the local undertaker, the gravedigger . . . .
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The only reason my boss never says an unkind remark
about anyone is because he only ever talks about himself.

You can't help admiring our boss. If you don't, you
don't work here any more.
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An aspiring author sent a manuscript to an editor with a
letter in which he stated, "The characters in this story
are purely fictional and bear no resemblance to any
person, living or dead."

A few days later the manuscript was returned with a brief
note which read, "That's what's wrong with it.
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Alma ( a blonde) visiting a farn saw something that puzzled
her. She saw the farmer and asked him.
"Sir," she inquired, "why doesn't this cow have horns ?"

The farmer cocked his head for a moment, then began in a
patient tone, "Well ma'am, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage
with horns. Sometimes we keep them trimmed with a hacksaw.
Other times we can fix up the young ones by putting a couple
of drops of acid where their horns would grow. Still there are
some breeds of cattle that never grow horns. But the reason
this cow don't have no horns, ma'am, is because it's a horse."
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God said, "Adam, I want you to do something for me,"
Adam said, "Gladly Lord, what do you want me to do ?"
God said, "Go down into that valley.
Adam said, "What's a valley ?"
God explained it to him.
Then God said, "Cross the river."
Adam said, "What's a river ?"
God explained it to him, and then said, "Go over the hill."
Adam said, "What is a hill ?"
So, God explained to Adam what a hill was.
He told Adam, "On the other side of the hill you will find a cave.
Adam said, "What's a cave ?"
After God explains, He said, "In the cave, you will find a woman."
Adam said, "What's a woman ?"
So God explained that to him, too.
Then God said, "I want you to reproduce.
Adam said, "How do I do that ?"
God first said (under His breath) ?Geez , . . ."
And then, just like everything else, God explained that to Adam as well.

So Adam goes down into the valley, across the river,and over the hill,
into the cave, and finds the woman. Then in about five minutes
he was back. God, His patience wearing thin, said angrily, "What is
it now ?"
And Adam asked, "What's a headache ?"
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A few Quotes ~ ~ ~

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are
all different and yet the same. - - - Anne Frank.

In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war, the fathers
bury their sons. ` ` ` Croesus.

The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept." The only
thing wrong with it is the past tense.
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That is enough for tonight. I will get around to replying
to comments tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend and
be kind to one another. Love and best wishes to you all.
Cheers, Merle.

Post 342 ~ ~ ~ ~ Friday, 19th October, 2007.
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