The Nina and the Pinta

I read in the local paper that the Nina and the Pinta

were docked at the local marina on the Tennessee River.

These are actual replicas of

Christopher Columbus' ships. From the information page that

was handed out, we learned that these ships were called "Caravels"

and were used by explorers during the Age of Discovery.

They travel all across the United States. Amazingly, they were built in Brazil

only using shipbuilding methods of the 1500s; no modern tools

were used. I was surprised at how small they were. The Nina was only 65 feet long and the

Pinta was 85 feet long.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by a Six Year Old

This was written by my oldest grandchild when she started first grade. She is now 9 years old. My daughter found it recently and shared it with me. I thought it was precious.

1 day it wax a little catpilr and he wax hugre win the sun wit down on Sunday he eat 1 apple on Munday he eat 1 per on Tuesdat eat 1 plum on Winday 1 sobere on Thurszday he eat 1 orij and he eat sum sor suf and that day he had a beleak and that day he goa a coco and the nex day he wus a buttrefly.

Her Journey Has Just Begun

Her journey has ended here on earth
Gone too soon
We miss her

But she is still with us
She is in the scent of the flowers
She lovingly grew

She is in the face of her grandchildren

Whom she loved so very much

Her spirit is everywhere

She is in that favorite song

That she sang along with on the radio

And she is in the stories she told

Of her childhood, of a different time and place

She is in the hearts of those she loved

And forever will be

She is in the old photographs

Pasted in the family albums

And in the worn and tattered quilts

Stitched with her own two hands

She is in that favorite recipe

That everyone always asked for

And she is in the memories

Of friends and relatives who smile

And remember how special she was

She is in the joy and the laughter

Of the family she called her own

Yes, her spirit is all around

Her journey has just begun

(In memory of my sister-in-law who passed away recently after a brief battle with cancer)

Anita