…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT P. 18
The Book Club at the Book Mill
The Doing Life Together Group I attend at Cornerstone is called The Book Club. Our summer field trip for the Book Club was to the Montague Book Mill located in Montague MA.
The ride from Cornerstone in Winchendon MA to the Book Mill was about 45 minutes using Rt. 2 West into the Pioneer Valley.
This gigantic used book store is a bit off the beaten path, but that didn’t seem to stop the crowds from gathering. The place was very busy and books were moving.
Our Book club members.
One of the non fiction rooms at the Book Mill.
Jody finding a book.
Michelle finding books.
We took a run through the music store and the art gallery located on the floor above it.
The Book Mill has two restaurants. The Watershed (which was not opened for business when we were there) and The Lady Killigrew
I had the Curried chicken sandwich and a Cane Cola. Delicious!
The views around the mill are great for photography.
Here are the books I bought.
…and I purchased some art pieces from the gallery too.
If you are ever in Massachusetts, the Book Mill in Montague is worth a look see. Plan your trip using the link in the first line of this blog.
…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT PT. 17
The Forest Garden at the Vicarage 8-11-26
The color of the forest garden in August is Yellow and purple. The pollinator garden is in all its glory right now.
It is time to harvest some mint.
The jewel weed is attracting a lot of hummingbirds right now.
I am going to try grinding some of the curly dock into flour this fall.
I ate our first apple off of the trees today. They still need a little ripening.
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT PT. 16
…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT PT. 15
…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT PT. 14
THE HAPPENINGS OF THE BLUE HOURS 8-4-26
I am a bit knackered just now if I am honest. The blue hours started at 1:30 A.M. this morning, with an hour and a half of prayer. Last night I was in a space of listening prayer and I sensed that a time of clarification is coming but it relies on the purity of my heart.
Oh may the grace and mercy of God establish me in that necessary purity. I so want to understand my times and know what to do in them!
I went down to the kitchen after prayer and heated the kettle to make myself a KOPIKO BROWN and then I went in to do my weigh in to log yesterday’s steps and to do a full body stretch for the day.
I am back in the Psalms now for my devotional reading having finished the Book of Numbers, so I sat and read four Psalms. I will listen to more of them on my way to the courthouse in Worcester today. I have jury duty.
After my devotional reading I recorded my morning devotional video from the Book of Romans and then finished getting ready for the day. I walked my dog and fed him, said hello to my daughter who was just getting up for the day and then packed my stuff and came along to the church for morning prayer.
WHAT WERE THE BLUE HOURS LIKE FOR YOU THIS MORNING?
…THE ROOT AND THE FRUIT PT. 13
A LONG RIDE, A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING AND A BUSY DAY
After spending some time with the artists of our church at The Bridge Artist’s Day Apart I went home, walked the dog, fed the chickens and got ready for a wedding in Topsfield MA
The drive was about an hour and a half through some of the most beautiful country in Massachusetts. The venue itself was topnotch.
The grounds and facilities of The Evermore are absolutely gorgeous.
The wedding was an affair to remember!
I got home about 9:30 P.M. and got myself straight to bed to get ready for service at Cornerstone next morning.
I was up by 2 A.M. at the church by 7 A.M. and teaching my Foundations class at 8 A.M.
Service was at 10 A.M.
By noon I was in a board meeting. We got so much done!. We approved building use agreements for a local HEAL COLLABORATIVE – English Language Learners program, an AL ANON chapter starting at our church, and a homeschool playgroup. We discussed further investigation of the 25 acre project at the back of the church and we set up subcommittees to look at our HR employee handbook and our children’s workers/security policies.
By 2 P.M. I was home and so ready for a nap!
WHAT WAS YOUR WEEKEND LIKE?
Notes From the Vicarage 