Nonnie's Observations

photo of my dad lovingly gowned and posing for a dear mem'ry I missed the point of this week's theme on my other blog for Sepia Saturday, but since my paternal grandparents farmed, I'm fairly certain that his mother or other family member sewed this gown. enjoy yourself at Sepia Saturday

vintage shot of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, NOT taken by me! This shot was by me just this past spring. This church first received me  in baptism in 1963. The following day our three children ages 1, 2, and 3 years old were baptized. A year or two later my mom was welcomed into the Church. Then when our fourth child was born in 1970, he was baptized here. same shot as just above but SOOC baptismal setting of my four children and me joyous occasions!  linking with pleasure to Sepia Saturday and Rebecca's wondrous blog Haiku My Heart

river reflection bordered by green'ry sublime peace rally at James' Weekend Reflections for more

I know that this song  refers to an alcoholic drink, but when I saw this sign, here's what popped into my head and stayed awhile! You can hear Rupert Holmes sing it on YouTube . I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long. Like a worn-out recording, of a favorite song. So while she lay there sleeping, I read the paper in bed. And in the personals column, there was this letter I read: "If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. If you're not into yoga, if you have half-a-brain. If you like making love at midnight, in the dunes of the cape. I'm the lady you've looked for, write to me, and escape." I didn't think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean. But me and my old lady, had fallen into the same old dull routine. So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad. And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half-bad. "Yes, I like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain. I'm not much into...

"Hail, Mary," Gabriel greets her. She responds. Her fearless reply, founded in faith, piety renders our Savior. page, "Herod's Lament," meditation for Thursday, cheered with a rainbow linked with love to  Rebecca's  Mornings with Mary

"Pretty is, as pretty does" is an old adage. So what does the pretty petunia do? It brings pleasure to my senses. Isn't that enough? with pleasure I'm linking to Macro Monday 2 and ABC Wednesday with the word ' ianthine ' which means violet-coloured!

Photo snapped upon arrival at church.  Torrential rain accompanied by lightning knocked out the power. The traffic lights were out; thankfully, people treated the intersections like 4-way stop signs. Upon entering church, I found that we had no lights there either. "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." ~Chinese proverb~ The Chinese proverb was used as a motto by Father James Keller founder of The Christophers. linked to Kaylene's Quotography