S is for Signs

This was on the end of the factory.

The coffee shop where we parked to take pictures of the furniture factory across the street.

In front of the Catholic church (and down the fence from the next picture).

And it seems Christ is only found there at that Catholic church, no where else?

Is this no parking sign there because of the previous sign?

E is for Elevators

Ok, I showed this picture before, but it is worth its own post. The elevator shaft!

Have I said how much I love old buildings! 

Though I must say while the door seems larger than a regular door, I think of an elevator shaft as being bigger, especially for an old furniture factory.

C is for Church

There is a beautiful Catholic church that was next to the rectory. I've driven by it hundreds of time, but I finally got to stop and take pictures! There were various parts of it that you will see in different blogs. I love the doors, took pictures of one of the lights, the windows, some benches, even a contractor's name in the concrete.

This sign was outside the church, not to far from the No Parking sign. Is there a reason the two signs are close together?

Let's start with B! Buildings and Blue

Between Tuesday and today, I have taken 99 pictures. I'm not sure how many letters I've covered, but here's a bit of what I took yesterday with JS.
This is an old furniture factory that we found in Broadalbin.

I love the Elevator Shaft sign next to the door.

Next to the Catholic church is the rectory which was the Home of Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933). He was a famous author, illustrator and amateur entomologist. Yet, I've never heard of him. Have you?

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. I think the blue chairs look a little out of place... :-) 

Taking Pictures Out on the town.

Today, when JS and I spent the afternoon together, we stopped by some local places because I wanted to take some pictures of places that I drive by on a weekly basis, but haven't stopped at. I got some great shots of things around where I live. Let's see how many letters did I cover today? B for buildings and benches, W for walls and windows, L for lights, F for a fence, I for an inscription in concrete, S for signs and statues, and more. I think my hardest letters to find are going to be Q, X, and Z.
I'll post some of the pictures tomorrow.

T is for Trees

This is the first picture for my photo blog. "T" can stand for many things, especially during this season. Turkeys, Thanksgiving, Tea, and even Trees.  Here is a seemingly forgotten tree. Much of its fruit has fallen to the ground and is of no use. The little bit that is still hanging on the tree has been forgotten about.

Since I got the idea of doing this photo blog, I have viewed my world differently. I wonder what things that I saw every day or every week are photo worthy. There are things, places, in my travels that I would drive by without a second thought. But with this blog beginning, I saw things that would be unique photographs. Some things, I want to photograph now, others I want to wait until the first snowfall.

Now as this is the first post to my Photo Blog, let me share my rules. There must be a photograph for each letter. But there is no limit as to how many photographs per letter. The blog must be finished by December 31, 2010. All the photographs must be new ones. Taken from now until the end of the year. I cannot reuse any old photographs. The photographs must all be posted here on the blog.

We shall see how this goes. It is my first photo blog.

Enjoy the journey!

Monday Meanderings

Bible Study: 2 Peter 1:3-15 Commentary

(I’m going to take a break from the Beth Moore study

Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 “You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.”

Family Encouragement:

I want to try to do different things, but I’m not sure what? Any suggestions? 

Personal Goals:

Look into how to make my photographs into greeting cards/post cards to sell them.

New Habit of the Month:

Keep a daily to do list (I’ve gotten back into this the last couple days. I’m trying to be more intentional about getting things done.

Must Do:

Finish Philippines Journal (I actually have started working on it. I’m glad I wrote down notes of what I wanted to write about.)

Finish reading Ordering Your Private World

Zone: Bedside table

Menu:

Turkey/Ham (Thursday as it needs time to thaw out)

Biscuits and Stew

Fish

Ravioli 

Fun things:

1. Watching a movie with mom possibly Tuesday
2. Packages coming.
3. Breakfast with a friend this week

3 Things I’m Thankful For:

1. My photo date with Marisa. (She came down to visit me and we went downtown to take some pictures of some old buildings and then got some coffee and did a bit of shopping before she had to go back home. It was a cold day to do it, but we still had fun and I got about 80 pictures before we got too cold.
2. Having a place to live (for free)
3. Parents that haven’t kicked me out yet. (I’m frustrated that I can’t find a job, that I’m 25 and still living at home, but thankfully my parents are understanding and patient)

Prayer Requests:

1. That I find a job (I had a job interview last week at Target for a Cashier position, but I got an email Saturday that they didn’t hire me. It’s been really frustrating that I can’t get a basic job. I feel like it is either that I don’t have the right job experience - usually for ministry type jobs, or I am too educated for basic entry level type jobs)
2. That I’ll be able to afford a car within the next year

Monday Meanderings (10/18/10)

Bible Study: Beth Moore’s 90 Day Study on Jesus. (I need to work harder on this)

Memory Verse:

Deut 6:5-9 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

Family Encouragement:

TBD

Personal Goals:

Outline this new Children’s curriculum that I’ve pondering.

New Habit of the Month:

Keep a daily to do list (I have things I want to get done throughout the month, need to break that down into smaller, weekly or daily tasks)

I did pretty good at this the first few days, but then slacked off.

Must Do:

Finish cataloging books

Zone:

Boxes/dresser

*I have made my desk fairly usable now, organized some of my books (there are still a few piles on the floor and several boxes of books. But I have my favorite and most important books accessible. As much as there are things that I wish were in place and usable, I have made progress.

Menu:

TBD

Fun things:

1. Hanging out with Jeff today (Sunday) (This was a surprise thing for me.)

2. Volunteering in the church office (Added prayer request, our church secretary has a leaking brain aneurism, so I’ll be helping out in the office for the time being).

3. Spasenie concert Tuesday night in Albany

3 Things I’m Thankful For:

1. Things I learned today with Jeff
2. Being back with the C2 group again
3. A place to volunteer.

Monday Meanderings

Normally, I start thinking about this list on Friday or Saturday and have it ready or even posted on Sunday. However, this weekend was a little crazy. Saturday found us working at the church work day then coming home to put the last piece on the car port roof. Then Sunday we drove out to New Hampshire for a funeral, visit some family and come back all in one day. So here's to my MM being actually done on Monday!

Bible Study: Beth Moore’s 90 Day Study on Jesus. (this will last me until right before Christmas if I keep up with it. Then I want to finish Beloved Disciple)

Memory Verse: Jonah 4:2b “for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.”

Family Encouragement:

TBD

Personal Goals:

Work on my 25 in 25 list

Begin my Pearls Journal (verses and quotes that I want to remember and chew on)

Start working on a daily prayer list (this will probably be November's habit, but we will start putting names together)

New Habit of the Month:

Keep a daily to do list (I have things I want to get done throughout the month, need to break that down into smaller, weekly or daily tasks)

I did pretty good at this the first few days, but then slacked off.

Must Do:

Find my bedroom floor.

Zone:

Sort through boxes (which are now in front of the closet. I got through 5 last week, I have 4 more to go)

Menu:

TBD

Fun things:

1. Enjoying my chai
2. Maybe finding enough space to work on a puzzle
3. Catching up on things

3 Things I’m Thankful For:

1. Getting to see family at the funeral yesterday
2. Being able to start getting organized
3. Long distance friendships

Monday Meanderings (10/04/10)

I tend to make this list up over the weekends, so I will usually post this on a Sunday, rather than waiting until Monday.

Bible Study: Beth Moore’s 90 Day Study on Jesus. (this will last me until right before Christmas if I keep up with it. Then I want to finish Beloved Disciple)

Memory Verse: Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do no break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Family Encouragement:

Wednesday Ppt for Dad

Willingly go out to work on the car port, without complaining

Clean up some of the kitchen/bathroom for mom

Help plan Menu

Personal Goals:

Make my room livable

Work on my to do list

Study chapter 1 of The Joy of Signing

New Habit of the Month:

Keep a daily to do list (I have things I want to get done throughout the month, need to break that down into smaller, weekly or daily tasks)

Must Do:

These are my goals for October

Read: Ordering Your Private World

Finish Legacy Drawer

Philippines Journal (it’s been almost a year since I went to the Philippines, time to finish writing about it in my journal)

Zone:

Sort through boxes in front of dresser (i’ve been sick last week, so I didn’t get as much of this done

Menu:

Ground Beef Stew & Biscuits

Calzones

Saucy Pepper Steak with Rice (recipe below)

Angel Hair, Chicken & Broccoli

Crab cakes and Potatoes or Pasta (maybe Mac & Cheese)

Fun things:

1. Getting ingredients to make a chai mix!
2. Possibly seeing friends while I’m out on Monday
3. Typing up more recipes to try

3 Things I’m Thankful For:

1. Books to read
2. Finding cheap Cardamom
3. Being home.

Saucy Pepper Steak

Prep: 20 min.

Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1 green bell pepper, cut into strips

1 red bell pepper, cut into strips

1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips

1 small onion, cut into strips

1 lb. well-trimmed boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsp black pepper

3 Tbsp. lite soy sauce

1/2 cup Kraft Original Barbecue sauce

2 cups hot cooked brown rice

Directions:

1. Heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and onions; cook and stir 6 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Transfer to large bowl; cover to keep warm.
2. Add meat, garlic and black pepper to same skillet; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add soy sauce; cook 1 minute or until meat is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Add barbecue sauce; cook until heated through.
3. Spoon meat mixture into bowl with vegetables; toss gently. Serve over rice.

Makes 4 servings.