We were so sorry to hear of the fire that destroyed the Sutton garage (in Canton) last Monday night during that horrific lightening storm. Also, that next day, there were a couple of businesses in Troy that had suffered “computer” issues as a result of that storm. I’m grateful we came away unscathed.
I need to make a correction to last week’s column. The rummage sale I visited on Saturday (the 18th) was the East TROY Baptist Church – not the East CANTON. Sorry for the confusion.
I can’t believe how many dead animals I see along the highway. There are so many raccoons, skunks, rabbits, deer, and even a red fox and a porcupine. Are they, too, in a big hurry to find warmer weather somewhere?
Speaking of it being cold… We spent a couple days camping at the Maple Festival at Alparon Park in Troy. It was down-right cold and windy most of the time. But we did have a good time visiting with other folks camping and strolling the festival grounds, buying raffle tickets to support some of our favorite organizations, and even buying a few odds and ends of things, like Ron getting a tool I’d never seen before and I bought a couple bags of spices – Rosemary and Cilantro. One of my favorite parts of the event was the petting zoo. Awesome! Ron talked to a couple event officials on Monday and they were very pleased with the festival turnout, especially for the monster truck show. With the economy the way it is, I’d say that was certainly good news.
There were a good number of attendees at the Chiz Rider concert at our Alba Church Sunday evening. The group talked as though they really enjoyed the event, including the fellowship and “dessert” buffet afterwards.
While I’m feeling a lot of aches and pains lately, I have to tell you that my 1995 Lincoln Continental turned over to 195,000 miles this week and still runs like a top. So, what am I complaining about?
It’s almost May already! May is named for the Roman goddess Maia, who ruled over the growth of plants. The ancient Celts inaugurated this month with the festival of Beltane to encourage fertility in the newly sown fields. “Full Flower Moon” is the name Native American gave to the full moon in May. It was also known as the “Full Corn Planting Moon”, or the “Full Milk Moon”, references to the fertility of the season. May 1st is known as “May Day”. According to Lore & Legend, traditional May Day rituals celebrated the sun’s victory over winter. We don’t have the garden tilled up yet, and we believe the ground is still just too darn cold to plant anything. The TV weatherman is predicting warmer temperatures this week – we’ll see. We’ve had a frost every morning now for several days. May 1st is also the birthday of Cheerios! (1941) And May 5th is “Cinco de Mayo”, a Mexican holiday commemorated by when in 1862 Mexico’s General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated the French at Puebla de los Angeles. May 6th is recognized as National Day of Prayer.
May is National Asparagus Month, National Egg Month, National Hamburger Month, National Herb Month, National Salad Month, National Salsa Month, National Vinegar Month, and, thankfully, National Smile Month.
Quote by Charles Dickens: “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.”
Food for thought: A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato – the best part of him is underground.