Thankful!

Ellen's son, Paul, got good news today - a report of "benign." Thank you, God! That takes a huge concern off the table. But still on the table is a long-standing problem that being a contractor is an unrelenting cause of anxiety, and his current project has been the worst yet in that respect. Something has to change, but it isn't clear what that something is. Peace of mind is hard to come by in the independant contractor role. But that is my wish for him.

Sending you Light, dear ones!********************* " The Bible Study session on "The Jews" in the Gospel of John went ok - my presentation could have been smoother, but I got a lot of information out there. The consensus seems to be to continue the discussion next week. Today, I was researching how that issue plays out in the St. John Passion of J. S. Bach, a work I have performed multiple times as a chorus member in the Blanche Moyse Chorale for over 30 years. A surprising amount has been written on this issue, much of it in recent years. A key work is by Michael Marissen, who was on the music faculty at Swarthmore. It is all very interesting and very timely as well. Yesterday, we went to Grandma Miller for Morninglory Muffins. We also had chocolate eclairs, which are baked only on Thursdays. Always a real treat! On the way home we stopped at Dutton's for a few groceries.

Dutton's window****************** Ellen just had an adventure! She went to the Putney Post Office, and on the way back she hit something in the road that caused the right front tire to immediately go flat! She pulled into a nearby Sunoco station and called me. I saw no alternative but to call AAA. It was dark and Ellen has never used that jack. Rod's Mobile, a AAA provider, was less than a mile away. But it took 3 hours for someone to get there, and it wasn't Rod! So much for AAA Platinum service, which is what we have. She just got home. I was getting worried!