Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The thing I am clinging to is that community members ran to the scene and stayed with injured children until the emergency people arrived, and that the police and other responders acted quickly and bravely.

This terrible cruel world breaks our hearts again. There was a school shooting in Minneapolis this morning at a Catholic grade school. The shooter barricaded doors, and then shot through the windows of a church while the children were at Mass. They were literally praying while being killed. 2 children are dead, several are in critical condition. One of my friends and former co workers dropped his little girl off there this morning. She is safely at home with her family. I cannot begin to imagine what they have gone through or will go through in the days to come.

So very sad!

So very sad!

I just can't wrap my head around this. How could someone kill these innocent children, no matter what kind of hatred he felt?

Just an awful tragedy for the children, their families, the community, everyone.

122.1, eeeeking my way up in preparation for surgery!

Worked the garden this morning. 385 lbs. delivered! Those tomatoes are heavy!

DH and I did our last kayak paddle of the season, maybe our last one in WI. A bit bittersweet.

Tomorrow I host a brunch for my woman's Bible study group. French toast casserole, an egg bake, and fresh fruit!

That would be bittersweet. Are you taking the kayaks to Florida? We've rented Kayaks a couple of times. Saw a lot of gators in a small river we kayaked and lots of birds in a mangrove area. Fun fact, since mangroves grow in brackish water, there are no gators!

We are taking the kayaks! DH is afraid of the gators and wants to leave them behind! We will need to stick to the brackish waters!

I have kayaked in Florida in some of the wider passages but have done it with a leader who knows the waterways.

Greetings all

It is overcast here and a bit muggy. I got moving even later than usual. Went to the gallery to take new stuff which was fired while I was gone. Kind of a slow day there. Stopped at the post office and could not find our key. Later remembered that I had removed it for trip. Oh well. I decided to make chili tomorrow as our college football team has its opener at 6pm. But I am not admitting that summer is near the end as in fact it is not.

Another horrible school shooting. So awful. Kids in church? What is wrong with our government. Why don't we have better gun laws. Yet another disturbed young man who should never have had access. Makes me crazy.

Yeah the Ninja creami is pricy. It is also noisy. Like really loud. But I am still thinking of getting one for DH for his birthday because it is an electronic device which he loves to mess with and because he eats unhealthy ice cream bars all the time and I am hoping he will enjoy messing with the machine enough to make himself something healthier. But there is about a 50/50 chance he will use it twice and then forget it.

I had planned to do the gym but had various detours and didn't make it. Oh well.

The studio teapot tempest arose last night and this morning big time in texts. More whining and *****ing. People are insensed that they might have to move some glass supplies.

Yep Liz you indeed have a wonderful blended family and no doubt much of that success is due to you and your willingness to embrace all others. It is important and matters. Kudos. Enjoy the vineyard.

DD you will have so many adventures in Scotland!! We went to a memorial for the Battle of Coloden (sp) and they had this multi film room which put you in the middle of the battle! I remember that and the distilleries. Good idea to toss a few items along the way. Good to know about needing cash ahead. Could be heather blooming season!

Well Peps by the time this posts I hope you are close to home. Nothing like a midwestern thunderstorm. Intense. Hope dogs were not frightened. Did you stop at Little America truck stop?

Not much else. Pot pie tonight. We started a netflix series last night called "Unbelievable". A crime thriller based on true stories that is very intense but very good.

Diane S