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@sheba2011

I was happy Scottie Scheffler won, he is on a roll. This is the fourth tournament he has won in 57 days and the most prestigious in golf. He has earned close to 9 million with these wins. In an interview, he said the most important in his life is his wife, religion and golf, in that order. Lovely man.😊👍🏆

Getting ready to figure out dinner. Give Poppy a hug and kiss from me for National Pet Day.🤗🐶🥰 Miss my boy everyday.

@sheba2011

So true.

@sheba2011

Hi. Been busy. We have a couple of people coming to the house this week. Bug exterminator tomorrow and Spectrum on Wednesday. Guess it’s time to put the donations into the van and do a trip this week. Loads piled in living/great room. This clutter will not be missed and the room will be huge when all is said and done. Also includes a few pieces of furniture.

Sinuses seem to be better. Meds are helping with the coughing and headaches. Prescriptions did absolutely nothing. As long as the pollen count is low and the wind is nonexistent no problem. Looks like I will be making a trip to Lowes for a few plants. On Cape we have Home Depot and I did try a few plants. They all died within a week or two. Stopped at Lowes and been happy fever since.

Stone Soup

Imagine a world in which we all shared our gifts and bounty with each other, rather than focusing on self-preservation.

There are many variations on the story of stone soup, but they all involve a traveler coming into a town beset by famine. The inhabitants try to discourage the traveler from staying, fearing he wants them to give him food. They tell him in no uncertain terms that there’s no food anywhere to be found. The traveler explains that he doesn’t need any food and that, in fact, he was planning to make a soup to share with all of them. The villagers watch suspiciously as he builds a fire and fills a cauldron with water. With great ceremony, he pulls a stone from a bag, dropping the stone into the pot of water. He sniffs the brew extravagantly and exclaims how delicious stone soup is. As the villagers begin to show interest, he mentions how good the soup would be with just a little cabbage in it. A villager brings out a cabbage to share. This episode repeats itself until the soup has cabbage, carrots, onions, and beets — indeed, a substantial soup that feeds everyone in the village.

This story addresses the human tendency to hoard in times of deprivation. When resources are scarce, we pull back and put all of our energy into self-preservation. We isolate ourselves and shut out others. As the story of stone soup reveals, in doing so, we often deprive ourselves and everyone else of a feast. This metaphor plays out beyond the realm of food. We hoard ideas, love, and energy, thinking we will be richer if we keep them to ourselves, when in truth we make the world, and ourselves, poorer whenever we greedily stockpile our reserves. The traveler was able to see that the villagers were holding back, and he had the genius to draw them out and inspire them to give, thus creating a spread that none of them could have created alone.

Are you like one of the villagers, holding back? If you come forward and share your gifts, you will inspire others to do the same. The reward is a banquet that can nourish many. AMEN! ✨✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten in California may this week be a blessing. ✨
Sending kitty hugs to the kitties. 😘

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. ✨I watched the Master’s yesterday and it did not
disappoint my father Golf and our condo in Florida is off a Golf Course. 😎😎

Congrats to Scottie Scheffler he is only 25 years old and won 2.7 million. Holy Smokes!!

Happy Sailing to your sister on Wednesday. ✨✨ Enjoy your day. 😘

I know you are thinking of Jake so I am blowing a kiss at his Canvas. ✨✨

@taci,

Good morning in S. Cali I hope you are feeling back to normal. Hit the trails and have
fun. ✨

Wishing you a good week I am going bike riding. This is the perfect day for it. 😎😎

Happy Trails to you and me too. 🎶🎶

@oodiebom,

Good morning on the Gulf Coast. ✨✨Oodie I hope all is well with you and hubby.

Just check in when you have time.

I hope you are getting some good rest and it is cool. 😘

@xango,

Good morning in sunny Florida hope you had a nice Palm Sunday. I did attend Mass. ✨✨
Keep planting Spring is almost in OZ as far as planting goes.😎

@defg,

Good morning in Maryland and this be a good and safe week for you. ✨✨

I am going bike riding as OZ is pretty nice today. WE have storms coming tonight
and tomorrow.

@ddshoppy,

Good morning in S. California and I hope you had a nice Palm Sunday. ✨✨

@loaf,

Good morning in the Rock and Roll City. Happy National Pet Day which goes without saying
is every day with Poppy. ✨Loaf OZ is cool but nice.