Nonnie's Observations

swimming and picnics at Rainbow Beach in Vincennes fun with family! note the circular shape of the swimming pool a fence surrounded the deep water We had moved from Vincennes before I had become a proficient enough swimmer to be allowed in the inner deeper waters. my younger brother on top of our uncles' shoulders our aunt has her back to us The white fence is visible in this shot. Here my aunt's sweet face is facing us. I suspect that we see my other aunt swimming towards us. seek Sepia Saturday here visit Vintage Weekly here

The koi pond is located in a section of Oakhurst Gardens bearing the name for whom it's intended... Children's Garden. serene; inviting... one to savor the calm sound and feast on the view adding to the images from my photo walk walk, run... whatever your mode, just dip into pleasurable Weekend Reflections hosted by James

photo walk by Oakhurst Gardens ' environs a former Ball family home A friend and a teacher  at Ball State University is working on a web site to acquaint her foreign students with what's interesting and fun about our town. So I volunteered to check out all that is here at Minnetrista and Oakhurst Gardens. So with camera in hand, I sauntered through the gardens and by the homes that had once been the family homes of the Ball family. (The five brothers founded the Ball canning jars 100 years ago here in Muncie, Indiana.) They were wealthy philanthropists. Thus, our hospital and university are named for them. Except for the initial photo, I've used only the photos from my walk that included the brilliantly sunlit sky viewed on Wednesday. Head over to Himmelsk #150 , the last one for awhile, Petunia is taking a well-earned break. These columns which are at the entrance of the Minnetrista Cultural Center ,  once were part of the front entrance of a Ball home th

Today is a Holy Day of Obligation  in the Roman Catholic Church, whereas the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated.   ' Although it is not mentioned in scripture, the Assumption of Mary has been a solidly held belief of our faith since apostolic times. It has been celebrated liturgically since the 6th century AD. The Assumption of Mary was declared a dogma (a divinely revealed truth) of the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XII in 1950 when he proclaimed, in a document entitled  Munificentissimus Deus ,' “The Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heaven.” source:  http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/assumption-of-Mary.html I edited, using PicMonkey's Spotlight on Mary's image.   I attended the 8:15 a.m. Mass at my parish church. What a glorious feeling I felt with a big part of the church filled with  the students who attend St. Mary Elementary School  and Blessed John Paul

r. d. hunt capitalization? but looks right! In spite of my OCD concerning grammar,  punctuation, capitalization and spelling mistakes made, especially in signs, I like the way Mr. Hunt's name looks on this sign. R.D. Hunt is a photographer's studio in downtown Muncie.

What do I want for myself for the new year? entrust God feel his presence be inspired host a writing group be energized to… pray  exercise write these goals were written  January 1, 2013 did I get them out even once since that day? am emphatic NO is my reply there is  a proverb "He who fails to plan, plans to fail." well that goes for following through as well as planning I do pray each morning and evening but what happened  to... exercising writing hosting a writing group? little progress there when I am brutally  honest  about myself I see that I have few close friends who live in my town who enjoy  reading writing walking so I  spiral downwards into the familiar  lonely state  I ask not for sympathy, just that you pray, dear devotees of our Mother Mary, for me to envision the positives in my life to help   lift my spirits  enough to turn this  spiraling downward into an upward path thank you for listening with kind ears   lovingly linked to Rebecca's Mornings with Mary

"He who opens a school door closes a prison door." ~Victor Hugo~ a proud day for all, especially for my parents, me in my commencement gown  Nowadays I would be  categorized as  a nontraditional student, meaning I was not just out of high school. By this date in 1966, my husband and I  had three children ages 4, 5 and 6 years old. linking with pleasure to Kaylene's Quotography