Thankful Thursday

Well! I just finished canning peaches—22 jars of them. I’m thankful for the rainy day that made working with lots of pots of boiling water more pleasant. I’m thankful that everything went smoothly and that I had the energy to get the job done. I’m thankful that God created peaches.

I’m thankful for rainbow ice cream.

I’m thankful that youngest son’s scraped up toes are healing.

I’m thankful that God has revealed himself to us so that we can know him.

On Thursdays throughout this year, I plan to post a few thoughts of thanksgiving along with Kim at the Upward Call and others. Why don’t you participate by posting your thanksgiving each week, too? It’ll be an encouragement to you and to others, I promise.

The Peaches Are Popular

Right now, first on the list of top content at Rebecca Writes is this post. Yes, it’s the time of the year when the instructions for canning peaches, along with the recipe for Beer-Batter Deep Fried Halibut, bring in a bit of traffic.

Guess what I’m doing tomorrow? Here’s a clue: I’m haven’t been fishing.

Round the Sphere Again: Fun with Words

Spelling Dilemma
‘Tis a mystery why there’s so much confusion, but perhaps Isaac Watts bears some of the blame. (World Wide Words)

There’s an Outcry
Remember the hue test? It got me wondering what the hue in “hue and cry” means. Turns out it doesn’t refer to color at all. (World Wide Words, again. If you like this sort of thing, you’ll want to put this website in your feed reader.)

Old English
A few retronyms. (Schott’s Vocab Blog)