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Showing posts with label Spruce Creek Road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spruce Creek Road. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2022

FUNNY BONE TICKLED

My morning started off with a text from a friend inviting me to Fellowship Sunday morning – she’ll be picking me up on her way through town 😊

Then I spent 2 hours of afternoon time chatting with a Rosburg friend; and begged off meeting her for Supper at the Duck Inn, due to the moon’s influence on my appearance 😉 My face is healing quickly, so we made plans for next week.

Music lured me out-of-house this evening, and off to the Jam Session on Spruce Creek.

I could finally wash my hair today! I had to give the eyebrow glue time to {set} before I could get water near it.
A touch of lip color ... that’s easy to clean off a sore face ðŸ˜‰
Ready to meet the public; I chose this blouse because the cut-out-sleeves allows me to keep my bruised shoulder moistened with coconut oil.

A few people at the session had already seen my face – and heard the story of how it happened, so I was comfortable showing it.

‘Blame It On The Moon’ Post: https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2022/07/blame-it-on-moon.html

Some of the others were shocked when they saw it … and more than a bit curious; they know I am a Widow, and that I don’t date. But my face did look like suspicious activity had taken place.

G & R both asked me, “What happened to you?”, and J replied in a deadpan tone, “She shut the bar down Tuesday morning; you should see the guy she took to task.”

Trick Pony – ‘Just What I Do’ song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhJAggohYv8

More shocked looks aimed at my face. They also know that I am a Christian, and though I can get snippily feisty when pushed too far, I don’t engage in fisticuffs. J and I started laughing so hard we were almost howling as our funny bones were tickled by the startled expressions on G & R’s faces, and I finally found the breath to explain to them about the lure of the moon the other night that landed me in ER at 3 A.M. When we all got done laughing, and wiped our eyes – everyone grabbed their instruments and got down to the business of music 😊

It was a good 2½ hours of time well spent. I love these people. I love music. It’s a good gathering of friends wasting time, doing what we like to do. The ideas flow, and the music being composed is a thing of beauty to watch come to life. GG’s voice is missed, but she’ll be back when her husband recovers from his surgery.

It was still light outside when the session wrapped up for the evening. As I left Spruce Creek and Mill Creek roads, I nipped into the turnout at the end of Mill Creek Road to watch a ship pass. Then … I spotted another one near Stella, and drove to Willow Grove to see what kind it was 😉  

Songs sprung to mind as I watched both ships - maybe it was just having left the jam session; or the thought of Bob's blue cooler that brought the first one to mind. Maybe it was the thought that Bob always liked watching ships cruising the River. Whatever the reason, my thoughts turned to Bob, and the songs, as I watched the river activity.

Spruce Creek Road; Longview-WA
I saw this ship go upriver Tuesday afternoon; Mill Creek Road turnout.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – ‘Wooden Ships’ song:
Mill Creek Road, Longview-WA
This thing is HUGE, and all I could think is that it looked like Bob's blue carry-lunchbox cooler; I laughed as my funny bone was tickled ðŸ˜Š
See the similarities?
The Glovis Century is a Vehicles Cargo Carrier built in 2012, sailing under the Korean flag.
Curiosity at Germany Creek turnout, led me to Willow Grove.
The river was busy tonight with all kinds of boat action.
Very slow moving vessel I spotted at Germany Creek; and that flag does not at all resemble the USA Flag (I researched the ship’s name at home after leaving Willow Grove).
The vessel ESSAYONS is a Hopper Dredger built in 1983 and reportedly sailing under the Flag of the USA. 

In the short period of time it took me to get from one end of the small Willow Grove County Park, to the other end ... that dredger was making a full turn about!

I've never seen a large vessel backup and turn around; that ship backed up quicker than I can make a back up turn, with the Highlander. LOL
Then, it started moving back downriver. Hmmm

As I was leaving Willow Grove, I happened to glance at the car’s dash – and saw a full moon icon winking at me.

That full moon is not going to lure me outside again!

I stuck my tongue out at it, shifted gears, and headed home, allowing my tickled funny bone a chuckle or two.

Another luring face-plant-fall is not going to happen again: from now on, moon viewing/picture framing will be done in the safety of my livingroom 😉

Creedence Clearwater Revival – ‘Bad Moon on The Rise’ song:

Sunday, February 13, 2022

AFFIRMATIONS AT OAK POINT

I had been invited last week to attend morning Sunday Service at Oak Point. Last night, preparing for bed, I still hadn’t made up my mind to go.

This morning I was wide awake by 7:30 AM … bathed, dressed, and hair/makeup done by 10 AM – making the 11 AM service was a cinch 😉

Longview’s lowlands were sunny and warm; another false Spring morning.

The drive was pleasant, and uneventful – no road crews holding traffic up, and no speed demons passing me in a blur in no-pass-zones.

And that peaceful vibe lasted all day long 😊

Turning off Ocean Beach Highway onto Mill Creek, I noticed the sunny warm feeling was dissipating: I was glad I had grabbed my denim jacket before I locked the house up, earlier.

Spruce Creek Road.
Sun melting frosty grass made the landscape look like fields were smoldering with a low-burning fire; Spruce Creek Road from Mill Creek Road.

There really isn’t much of an incline from Ocean Beach Highway to Mill Creek – that’s why I drive that route until “Spring” Spring, (when the weather is more stable). The roadway stays pretty level until the three-way-junction: then all three spurs begin to climb in elevation.

But even so, I admit I was surprised to see actual white ice sparkling on the blacktop when sunrays pierced the tree shadows.

Hunter Road from Heron Point; 13 mins. via OBH & Mill Creek Road.
3-way junction; L = Spruce Creek-Oak Point Rds, C = Hunter Rd, R = Beaver Creek Rd to Cathlamet via Elochoman Rd.
Oak Point from Hunter Road; 4 mins. via Spruce Creek Road.

I like country fellowship, with small country church buildings; mega, raucous vineyard “churches” with stadium seating, and rock concert screaming is not soothing to me – I like the friendliness of country gatherings, and I enjoy the old hymns.

The church building at Oak Point has a bell steeple: I like that old-fashioned ‘call to worship’, too 😊

Steeple Bell is rung every Sunday morning; 8 tolls.

The gathering was friendly; I don’t mind helping out with a free-will-offering, when the fellowship is welcoming.

I laughed when I unfolded this dollar bill; YES - yes, he did; affirmation #1.

The music was soothing, and uplifting.

The message was good, and encouraging.

After service, I asked for prayer … and got affirmation instead, for things I’ve been discussing with Elohim.

I’m glad I decided to drive to Oak Point this morning.

Every affirmation Rosie gave was a direct answer to what I have been discussing with Elohim, every night for the past 6 months.

The person who gave me the affirming message didn’t know anything about me – we are total strangers to one another. What was said to me was spot on, and direct answers to my prayers. The underlying current, was ‘Be still’.

I can do that.

I have already made up my mind to spend most of 2022 closer to home; so what was spoken over me (by way of cooling my heels; literally and figuratively) won’t be a hardship, at all 😉

Be still – listen to the still small voice – God has walked with me all of my life, and He will continue to do so – be ready for what He has to bless me with – praise Him every day … these are just snippets of what was spoken over me (I’m keeping the personal stuff to myself until it unfolds and becomes a fixture in my life).

Joel Chernoff – “Be Still My Soul” song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VNBajCjIrM

After Supper, I finished the Lapghan I’ve been working on. It’s bright and colorful … perfect to warm the toes on chilly Spring evenings 😉

MOD 'Spring Fling' Lapghan; FINISHED!

This has been a very good Sunday.

I am blessed.

I am encouraged.

I am building community – while, being ‘still’ 😊