Micah 6:8
Song of Solomon 2:5
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Today is National Caramel Apple Day. One imagines this is celebrated on Hallowe'en in a nod to the caramel apple's role as a treat to be dispensed to the begging hordes of children. That may well be true, although there are probably few parents these days who would welcome a caramel apple in their child's bag or bucket.
There's the story of one of Charlie Brown's friends getting a caramel apple while trick or treating (much to the rock-receiving Charlie's chagrin),but a totally different story came to my mind.
Back several years ago, Heidi and I were still working with our church youth group, and Heidi decided to make caramel apples for the kids. So she did. We left the apples, appropriately pierced with popsicle-type sticks, to finish cooling and setting on a cookie sheet in the kitchen and went out to do something (probably a last-minute grocery run).
When we came back, we discovered a tray of still-pierced apples, now totally denuded of caramel, courtesy of our Siamese cat, Mocha. It was a shock to discover his sweet tooth that way, especially as his taste in beer ran to the darker, more bitter varieties (don't judge me - he asked for it, and he was old enough, and he only got a splash). As I recall, he ran on a bit of a sugar high for quite a while before crashing for an even longer while.
Good times, and fond memories of crazy cats.
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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