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2022-07-23 06:27:46 By : Ms. Meizy Zou

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“Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.” – Ephesians 1:15, 16, 17, 18

An absolutely beautiful summer day! I’d love to be out working — mowing yard, trimming, working in the garden. But it’s also so quiet, I’d almost hate to make a noise. But anyway, no problem since I still have my boot. How long, O lord? Sigh…

And yes, I’m still stumping around in my boot. It is hot and clumsy, but way better than a cast.

I was so disappointed yesterday. The doctor called and said he won’t be in his office as he had an emergency. So my appointment was pushed out three weeks.

Three weeks! Groan. Well, I expect by then my foot will be healed. But emergencies are emergencies. They can’t be helped.

It’s just so awkward and unhandy picking beans with a big old boot on your foot.

And yes, I picked a three-gallon bucket full of beans yesterday afternoon.

Sisters Cora and Irene had planned on taking me to the doctor, then we’d forage into Walmart and deplete some of their shelves.

We decided to go anyway even if my appointment was rescheduled. And no, we didn’t deplete their shelves. It really did cut my day short and put me behind schedule. What schedule, I ask myself?

My church report that was to be in the mail on Monday, I totally forgot about it. Then I didn’t get my one newsletter in the mail either. So today, I had two newsletters, church report and my column to write.

And I still need to clean my beans. I’ll wait until tomorrow to stuff them in cans. Then I can go out and pick some more.

I need to check the trees and flowers to see if the beetles left.

We had another wonderful rain Sunday. So now maybe the trees and flowers can recuperate from the onslaught of those things.

And maybe the sweet corn will be refreshed and produce somewhat of a crop.

It seems about all the garden can produce is beans and ground cherries. Much as I love ground cherries, I don’t want them to do a takeover.

The tomato plants look healthy. I hope they produce a goodly amount. I love canning tomato products.

Matter of fact, I just plain love canning. It just doesn’t take as much for two people.

And then there’s Shady Crest. Sigh…too convenient!

I just recently discovered from time to time they have individual servings of veggie pizza. Yummy! So good and way too convenient.

The way I see it, if I buy ingredients to make some of those things, I have all the different ingredients and some might spoil before I can use them, so I justify myself in buying individual servings. Today they had fruit pizza. But I talked myself out of those. I had a bag of fresh peaches. I figured we could eat those.

But I tell you, that store spoils me.

We were in church Sunday at daughter Jane and Milton Yoder’s. And praise God. My digestive system has straightened up, so not only could I be spiritually fed, but I could partake of Jane’s delicious meal.

She had made egg salad. I told her if there’s any left, I want to take some home and also a loaf of bread. That will be our supper.

Wouldn’t you know it, I forgot.

But around 4 p.m., I told hubby I’m taking the bike to Milton’s and getting that egg salad. I really wanted it for supper.

In closing: Sandwich spread is what people get when they eat too much between meals.

Fresh peaches are in. So let’s have pie.

Put peaches in a bowl; sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar. Combine flour, egg, vanilla, salt and remaining sugar; fold in sour cream. Stir in peaches; pour into crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake for 20 minutes.

Combine sugar, flour and nutmeg in a small bowl. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie. Increase temperature to 400 degrees and bake 15 minutes longer.

1965: The school is housed in the former Humble Oil Co. building on Route 45 on the south side of Mattoon. 

1950: Proof that flash photography has become a national hobby is the Mattoon plant of the General Electric Co. which manufactures flash bulbs almost exclusively. A few incandescent or regular light bulbs in larger wattages are made here also. 

1989: Pat and Rodney Williamson are ready to dine. Owner Leonard Losch looks on at Ellen Kay's. 

1992: A bicyclist pedals along East Rudy Street where a row of new duplexes were built, next to a subsidized housing project. 

1992: A group of children wait in line to challenge the winner to a game of tether ball at the E. Rudy Street housing project. 

1985: aerial view of downtown Mattoon. 

1977: Acquisition of the Douglas Nursing Center will complete another phase in Wesley Tower's total care package. 

1991: The CTA office is carpeted, air conditioned, well-lit and features work stations designed around employee needs. Telemarketers generated $435 billion in sales last year. For each customer who says yes, 99 say no. 

1959: The Eastern Division of the CIPS is completing a move into the new building in Mattoon. The structure has 36 offices and 23,000 square feet of office space. 

1988: Burtschi is the first store in Illinois south of Springfield to offer Hummel figurines. 

1963: A new line of paving equipment is exhibited by the Mattoon Blaw Knox plant at the Construction Equipment Exposition and Road Show, Chicago.

1959: In an effort to better serve the growing needs of the Midwest, Southwest and Far West market for flexible metal hose and tubing the American Brass Co. built its American Metal Hose Division plant in Mattoon.

Millie Otto of Arthur is a member of the Old Order Amish. Contact her by writing to 1584 CR 2000N, Arthur, IL 61911.

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