Rosie’s Ramblings – Blessed with prayerful friends
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Rosie’s Ramblings
Rosie Morgan
Blessed with prayerful friends
Well, last week at this time I made a chicken chili from scratch in the slow cooker with some poultry I had frozen. It was delicious, and we could hardly wait to have a second dinner from the large pot. This week, the news reported that there will be a shortage and price increase on chicken, particularly for wings. My personal taste is not to eat wings; they just have no meat and lots of fat and bones. Thighs or breasts are much better. Since I have been on my home IV infusions, with only a short time in freedom, Ron has done the grocery shopping, and he reported that there was plenty of chicken. Do you remember years ago when menu dishes could be chosen in beef or chicken, and the chicken-filled dishes were always more expensive? Then it didn’t seem to matter what you chose, especially in a Mexican grill place, where you could also get shredded beef, and that takes far more time to cook and a lot more preparation time.
We will have to take these “scares” on shortages with a grain of salt for a while and see what we see.
I have been so blessed with prayerful friends, you know the ones that don’t give up easily, and whose thoughts you are always in. Hearing not only from my son, Jamie; my dear and so positive friend, Betty Price; but also my new kindred spirits, the McInnes at Willow Point; plus a phone call, with a great catch up, from Jeanne Davis, also of Willow Point. Plus I learned that a friend I wrote to several times a year but had not heard from for some time in Croatia, is now attending and teaching classes in Atlanta. Romana hopes that her visa could be renewed for another term. I hope so, too, to give me time to heal and also visit with her in person. I love my sweet friends, and I am sad when the months and years pass by and I don’t hear anything from them. Fate and meeting people is sometimes a fickle thing and sometimes so wonderful. I met Martha Glenn in Family Mart in Montgomery (1982) on my way home from work, when the store’s power blew up. We are still very much in touch, and she lives in Darien, Georgia, now, with her husband, Cecil, and the golden dog they rescued named Jake.
Jean Sims of Equality was born on May 27, as was my niece Charley, and Ron’s sister Barbara. Jean Sims has twin grandsons; one of these is the famous auctioneer from Kellyton, Jacob Lauderdale, and he will be 22 on May 24. Happy birthday wishes to all who have birthdays in May, usually a lovely flower and weather month. Happy anniversary to Brian and Amanda Ray; it will be their twenty-ninth on May 23. They have homes in Dadeville at the lake and in Auburn where the children attend school.
This is also the time of year, at the end of May, I like to remember an old-fashioned superhero for his work with the allies during WWII. Sir Nichilas Winton, a Brutish man that rescued 669 children destined for death camps from the Nazis. Winton made arrangements for them to have homes and smuggled them to Great Britain. This month would have been his celebration of 112 years of living, had he still been alive. We just cannot forget the men and women that made heroic gestures during the wars.
An old Native American saying that I like a lot: “Mother Earth is a source of life, not a resource.”
Things are finally opening up. Churches are back at their gatherings, groups are getting organized again, folks are meeting out for a lunch or dinner, and so much more. We are also told that we no longer need to wear our masks if we have been fully vaccinated, but what about those who opted out, did not get the vaccinations, and could still carry the COVID-19 virus and infect those they come across in public places like the grocery stores. I feel with Ron and I, after being forgotten by our state health department, that the fact that we got our vaccinations through our general physician was a fantastic thing because just the fact that both of us have underlying health issues could have meant death if we were infected. I hope those who opted out will reconsider and help the rest of us stay safe. You know if our parents/grandparents had chosen not to get us vaccinated against polio, so many more of us would be literally hobbling around. My dad’s brother George, who ended up in Scotland after WWII, married a beauty from Ayrshire County, and she had to wear a caliper every day, but she was the bravest soul I ever met.
Oh, such a great job is being executed by those that are in charge in Rockford, Coosa’s County seat. I just love the idea of the mural right at the 4-way stop on the old NAPA building; what a delight for those coming through. The artist is also local. Her name is Megan Jones, and we, sure enough, do appreciate the realtor working hard for the residents. Thank you, Scott White.
I sure do hope the tracking for fetal movement comes to fruition. It even counts the kicks coming from the baby/babies in utero, a wonderful improvement. The goal is to save 169 babies. There was nothing like that even available to pregnant mothers when I lost my babies to them being stillborn.
I feel like this first Saturday in June will be the breaking open of all that we knew before we were conned by the COVID-19 virus.
The Equality volunteer firefighters group is getting busily ready to have their first, first Saturday fundraiser for this year on June 5. They will have hamburgers, hot dogs, a bake sale, and a rummage sale in Equality, at the old firehouse/Masonic Lodge next to the Quality Gas station/store. So plan to come out to enjoy the day and support your local volunteers, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Anonymous quote for this week is a good one, “A friend is someone who knows all about you, and won’t go away.”
Until next week, keep smiling.