Warm and pleasant greetings. We hope you are enjoying a good week. Happy May!
Beautiful roses may be the topic of conversation. Surely you are admiring your neighbors yards and others homes as you pass along the way adoring the most beautiful rose blossoms everywhere.
The town landscape and other businesses and churches are included.
Rose bushes in our yard are pretty too. We usually make a special drive over to see the Covington yard. Of course, it’s always in blue ribbon shape!
The weather has certainly been among the top conversations. Let’s say it’s the #2 most talked about topic. Spring mixed with Fall is seemingly how it’s been these past days.
Gardens are nice too and gardeners are excited to get the process back in action.
We enjoyed fresh turnip and mustard greens last week. A friendly neighbor dropped the bag of freshly gathered greens at the door. My friend (MM) was pleased to receive a treat like this too. And so good, we do like it!
We do miss our garden. Taylor often pines over the garden process but I don’t miss it quite that much, other than reaping the harvest. Hope other gardeners will reap the abundance of harvest as your hard work pays off. Container gardening has been around all time however more individuals are planting in pots a few vegetables they enjoy the most.
You would enjoy it for the fun, and savings too.
Why not try setting a few plants in pots, or other single containers and watch them grow and enjoy later?
Are you considerate when someone offers you produce from their garden or fruit tree? Most gardeners are particular about their garden space, and rightfully so, if you know how the garden process works. It’s fine to say here’s enough for a pie, or a recipe, or a few to enjoy for a snack. The product you give to them should be enough for the person to enjoy. Now if you permit the person to gather their own you still have the goodness to say gather here, pull, don’t snap, go to this second row etc. There are gardening manners for home and community gardens and for sure shared backyard gardens.
May is Older American Month. “Champion Your Health” is the theme which focuses on prevention wellness and personal responsibility as cornerstones of healthy aging (ACL). The month of May recognition for older Americans is designed to recognize older adult’s contributions and affirm commitment to supporting their health and independence.
As we grow older we can think back to things we did to help or show older individuals we care for their well being. It may seem minimal, but little gestures give big pleasure. Please take the opportunity to show you care, appreciate and desire the wellness and happiness for older citizens. For sure take the opportunity to attend events and activities promoting wellness for older individuals. The Midday Movement Program, beginning May 4 at the James C. Kennedy Center TGH sounds like a great program offer for concerned participants.
It’s good to know Mississippi lawmakers approved a new financial literacy requirement for middle and high school students starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
The requirements will introduce personal finance concepts in middle school and a dedicated course and a diploma requirement in high school. The aim is to help students avoid debt and understand credit.
Key components of student financial literacy are budgeting, saving, borrowing, debt, investing and banking. It will certainly be good if the school can/will offer space to provide hands-on experience for students to learn how to build credit and financial planning. The earlier, the better.
Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day. I agree, mothers, we are strong women.
May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. I wish you a delightful day and may the Lord’s love, peace and joy fill your heart today and always.
Happy Mother's Day!
