Noblesville Friends

I'm so glad! Gloria sees into the future, you know. There is something worth smiling about. 🥰

She really does have a sweet and very expressive face. 🥰

Gloria the Great Pyrenees smiles in her sleep, comfy with her ball in her giant bed.

Visions of sugarplums. 🥰

Also it's just such a comforting sound. I love it.

Oh I would love that! Such a big touch of humanity and humor. 🥰

I had a mental image of the conductor smiling and wearing an inflatable. 🥰

Omigosh, a train going by in the distance (better portion of a mile away) just played Hot Cross Buns as the crossing whistle. Twice. 🤣

Taking the Long View This is a message about vision and effort, finding a goal we think is worth pursuing and doing what we need to do to get there. None of us are strangers to this idea; we’ve been using it all our li…

Rainy and cool here in Indiana today, but oh the fall colors! Just stunning. I hope it's pretty where you are. I'm sharing our Quaker message from this morning, "Taking the Long View." wp.me/p8W5M7-NG

A sweet and occasionally obedient Great Pyrenees named Gloria rests in an imaginary crate.

Time to leave for Quaker meeting...and Gloria's confused. She goes to where her crate should be, but it's gone! 🤣 (It's in the garage, in preparation for the floors going in tomorrow.) Good girl, Gloria! Here's an extra biscuit. 💕

Exactly! 😂

."No idea why they'd start now, when I'm so old," I said. Two of them said, "You're not old!" And the third asked, "How old are you?" When I said, "Sixty-four!" their eyebrows shot up. One said, "Oh, that IS old!" She turned to her friend and asked, "Then how old am I?!" Love these ladies!! 😂💕🤣

Sweet and funny visit just now with three lovely ladies in the memory care unit of a facility. We were sitting at a table, talking about fall. I mentioned that for some reason this year I've developed allergies.

"Oh, ok," I said. "I'll just tell the piano he's going on vacation." He laughed and said, "Yes it will be nice for him to spend some time with other pianos. They tend to be social animals." 😂 💕

I'm preparing for new floors that go in next Monday and I called a local piano mover, hoping they'd put the piano on a dolly and leave it at the house, but he didn't feel that was safe. He offered to move the piano to their warehouse for a week and then bring it back for the same cost.

A Feeling Presence I was wondering this week about why it is so hard for us to hold on to the idea that good triumphs over evil, that the light will shine away the darkness, and that love is the strongest force in th…

Hello friends. Another beautiful fall Sunday here! Sharing our Quaker message from this morning, "A Feeling Presence." wp.me/p8W5M7-NC

Interesting read, good thoughts. Passing it along. 😊

Screen capture of wisdom from sufi teacher Inayat Khan.

I love this, yes. And it seems to fit so well with the sufi wisdom I read this morning:

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Aw thank you so much! I am sure she felt your long distance vibes and they helped! I felt bad giving her the meds because I could see they made her a bit dopey, but I do think they helped a lot.

She did so well!!! And haha yes I think every thought she has (and there aren't many 😂) appears clearly on her face!

She did great! The groomer and her assistant were surprised and glad! We even stayed a few minutes after to socialize so Gloria could enjoy the more relaxed vibe. 💕🥰

Please send Gloria some good vibes this morning. We are attempting a nail trim again (after the last one went badly). She has some meds on board to help lessen the anxiousness, I hope. 🤞💕

Yes, until she's not. 😂 She has a bossy snarly side too. But I guess I do too. 🤣

A cozy little orange-and-white lhasa looks contentedly at the camera, draped in a comfy blue blanket.

It's officially blanket season. 🥰

This is a story we need today. 🥰

Lives That Speak Greetings friends, and happy World Quaker Day! Today is the day we celebrate our Friends tradition all around the world, with the hope of building awareness and unity among Quakers of all types. Th…

Hello on a beautiful fall Sunday! I'm sharing our Quaker message from this morning, "Lives That Speak." 🥰 wp.me/p8W5M7-Nu

I predict she will like it all because your care for her is evident in all your preparations. She will feel genuinely welcome and wanted, which imo is what really makes a visit wonderful and comfortable. 🥰

Interesting! It never occurred to me that my mind was building simulated worlds as I read, but it absolutely is.

My daughter and I were fortunate to hear Jane Goodall speak a dozen years ago. Soft-spoken, brilliant, passionate, clear-sighted, compassionate, inspiring. I agree, a great soul. 💕🙏

Aw thank you so much! I'm glad it resonated with you. 💕