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Dabbling
Is It Spring Yet?
Seems like Spring is playing hiden-seek this year. Starts to warm a bit,
then it gets cold again.
Well Major League Baseball has begun, so it is definitely Spring.
It is therefore time to do some shopping at the Country Register shops.
Where else will receive the kind of selections and service that you always
receive from local merchants.
So go shopping and :
“Save your local economy ... three
stores at a time.” This is a project that
promotes doing business with your
local shopkeepers to reinvest your
shopping in your local community.
Please read The 3/50 Project article
later in this issue.
Think out of the box (store) and enjoy yourself at your Country Register
shops while re-investing in your community.
I have for many years conveyed to
our readers that it is very important
that you tell our shopkeepers, when
you visit their shops, that “...You Saw
Them in The Country Register.”Better
yet carry your paper in with you. They
love to see you carry into their shops
your Country Register paper. It lets
them know their investment in advertising in The Country Register is
working.
Tell Your Shopkeepers You Saw
Them in The Country Register!
Tell Your Shopkeepers You
Saw Them in The Country Register
The 3/50 Project
Always, Always, Tell’m, Tell’m, Tell’m
Contents
A Cup of Tea with Lydia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Advertisers’ Event Calendar- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Cooking with the Oldies- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Decorating the Outdoors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
From Lydia’s Recipe File: Pavlova- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Outdoor Activities Word Scramble- - - - - - - - - - - 10
Quilting With Barbara- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Quilts That Redeem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
the 3/50 project- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
The Mayonnaise Jar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
To My Grandmother’s Wooden Chopping Bowl - - - 6
Connecticut Country Register
Vol. 19, No. 3
Advertisers’ Event Calendar
The following special events are being held by our advertisers for your
enjoyment. If you are out cruis’n the
shops, stop at one, or more of these
special events. To locate a shop, find
the shop name in the “Shops by Shop
DateShop
Description
Name” listing below the map on the
inside back page of the paper. Then
use the page number in the Shop’s
listing to locate the shop’s ad, where
you will find its location and more information. Enjoy the events!
Event
May 1-5
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May 4
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May 4-5
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Cooking with the Oldies
Refreshing Summer Slaw
There are times in your menu planning that call for a good crunchy slaw
as a side dish. With summer in the
near future we will be looking for
some interesting salads. Over many
years, more than 50 years to be exact,
my favorite slaw has been from Vada’s
Steak House in Breckenridge, MN. I
am sure it was served at our wedding
dinner reception there in the dead of
winter of 1962 because it was kind of
like the trademark of that restaurant.
We townsfolk loved the Lutheran
Cookbook that came out a bit before
that because Vada had her recipe for
the slaw in it.
gies and dressing, I recently was craving some tangy, crunchy slaw that
would taste like Vada’s. I know the
recipe by heart.
§§ Finely chopped green cabbage in
any amount you wish along with a
good amount of course shredded
carrots is the original recipe.
§§ Toss lightly with a coating of olive
oil (back in the “good old days” it
was corn oil).
§§ Then mix equal portions of sugar
and apple cider vinegar, salt and
pepper to taste. Mix well to dissolve the sugar and pour over slaw,
stirring often.
§§ If you have a medium sized bowl of
slaw, try ¼ cup of sugar and ¼ cup
of vinegar.
I tend to do less sugar, more vinegar because I like the thought of less
sugar and love the taste of the vinegar
to come through. Now, after all these
years I have taken a few liberties with
Vada’s recipe. Color is good when it
comes in the form of real food.
Prettier Salad
This salad is much prettier and
healthier with the addition of such
things as some shredded or chopped
red cabbage, green onions, radishes,
sweet red peppers chopped and various fresh hot peppers diced very fine
and to your own liking. This will add
a little kick for the taste buds and
compliment Mexican food, burgers
Barbara Floyd
or any type of meat you maybe will
serve with slaw such as pulled pork.
Cookbook
That cookbook is now on my daugh- This slaw keeps well for several days
ter’s shelf up in Walla Walla out on a refrigerated, so it is a good to make it
farm. It would probably sell, if it were ahead, get it done kind of salad.
for sale, at the Love of Junk, Walla WalBarbara Floyd, Founder of The Country Regla’s Vintage Market that I am coordiister resides in Phoenix, AZ and since retiring
nating on that farm for on June14-15.
from active publishing she entertains a bit
(www.loveofjunk.com).
more and is enjoying a couple of volunteer
Meanwhile, here in Phoenix I have jobs. Summers she escapes to Walla Walla and
enjoyed doing some entertaining for Tri-Cities, WA where she enjoys the company of
large groups. Instead of the usual box three children and six of her ten grandchildren
plus much more family.
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May/June, 2013
When I think about the months of May and June
I envision warm, sunny days that lure me out to
my herb garden to work with my plants.
The arrival of May makes me think of
the year my mother’s herb garden was a
stop on the Woodstock, CT House and
Garden tour. She and I worked side by
side in her garden and when our work
was done the finishing touch was to add
a special accent that would have been
part of an eighteenth century garden. It
remains one of my favorite garden centerpieces to this day—the bee skep.
Bee Skep
I feel I am honoring them by putting
them back to work.
Entertaining with Antiques
As I think to the warmer months ahead
I get busy thinking of ways to entertain
outside. My herb garden and stone patio
can become my “outdoor space” for entertaining and I try to think of ways to
make it special for my guests. When I go
shopping for antiques I consider ways
to incorporate primitives into this new
outdoor area.
For evening gatherings, I always like to
use antique lighting to adorn my outdoor
table settings. Antique lanterns on sticks
placed around my back fence add a primitive touch. The collective effect is simple,
but relaxing.
Each year my mother would place a tall
skep on the large stump that was beautifully surrounded by stands of mint. The
bee skep was visible from the road and
was the perfect touch to this 1703 kitchen-side garden. In primitive decorating
nothing says gardening like the traditional bee skep and they can be found
Ambiance
reasonably in many shapes and forms.
To add to the ambiance of the outdoors,
Another prominent accent that indeed
Robin Rock, the owner of Milltown
says ‘almost summer’
Primitives,
shared
is the American flag.
some
creative
Using antiques to with me that I ideas
As an owner of an
have
early home I like to
accentuate your
recently tried. I used
purchase
tea-dyed
yard and home is an antique iron pot
Betsy Ross flags for my
as a fire pit to gather
rewarding in so
indoor and outdoor
around when guests
many ways.
displays. They look
begin to feel a chill in
early and when these
the air. When I tried
patriotic symbols are
it out, it worked perfectly and did not
attached to wooden sticks they can
take up much space. Robin also recombe put almost anywhere for an instant,
mended using tobacco fencing to estabprimitive touch of summer. Porches or
lish the perimeter of your outdoor space.
small outbuildings can be adorned with
Similarly, simple beanpoles add primibanners of stars and stripes in the same
tive distinction while serving as trellises
early American style.
for climbing flowers such as nasturtium.
Using Your Antiques
To anchor the corners of the space in an
My passion for antiques has led me to early American style, large antique rain
discover that not only do I love antiques barrels can add a genuine touch that
for their history, value and form, but brings one back to a simpler time.
also for their function. I have found that
Using antiques to accentuate your yard
a sturdy, primitive tool carrier can be and home is rewarding in so many ways.
rendered useful once again by serving As I pull into my yard at the end of my
as a tote for gardening hand tools. Early day I look upon my outdoor antiques and
baskets fashioned from quality splint they seem to stand as a symbol for oldcan be used to gather herbs or to bring fashioned hard work, well-deserved satpicnic notions out to the summer table. isfaction and time–honored pride. They
Wooden wheelbarrows can be used as remind me of all of the blessings found
efficient work carts and serve double- in a life lived simply and a life lived with
duty as a garden centerpiece when the purpose.
day is done. In essence, when I buy anAnnice Rockwell and Robin Rock
tiques that have stood the test of time
387 Norwich/Westerly Road
Rt.2 - PO Box 376
North Stonington, CT 06359
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A Cup of Tea with Lydia
Celebrate Your Nationali-TEA!
What’s your ethnic background?
Does your name reveal your ancestry? With a last name of Harris, it’s
not surprising my husband is half
English and Scots-Irish. But he’s also
half Czech. So if I hosted a tea party
to reflect my husband’s ancestors,
I could use English, Scots-Irish, or
Czech foods and customs to honor his
background.
What’s Your Nationali-TEA?
If you highlighted your heritage at
a tea party, what foods and customs
could you include? Would you plan
an all-American party? Or does your
heritage contain another ethnic background or a mixture of cultures?
Since my maiden name is Siemens, I
could plan a German menu for my nationali-TEA. And because my parents
were Mennonites, I could incorporate
traditional Mennonite foods.
What’s to Eat?
might bring pavlova, a meringue dessert. The possibili-TEAS are endless.
I planned an international tea and
invited my prayer-group ladies and
their husbands. Including foods from
several cultures allowed me to go beyond dainty tidbits and serve heartier
foods the men enjoyed. But we sipped
plenty of tea from china teacups.
What’sv for Fun?
To extend your heritage theme, you
could select clothes, customs, entertainment, and decorations to go with
your nationali-TEA. Small flags or a
flower arrangement using the colors
in your flag are easy and inexpensive.
As for clothing, my Norwegian friend
enjoys wearing her traditional colorful dress. Ethnic background music
adds to the flavor of the event. Check
the library for CDs.
At our extended family gatherings,
we often tap into our farm background
and use cows and chickens for decorations. Since I grew up milking cows
and gathering eggs, a country theme
suits me to a TEA.
After all, as the
saying goes: You
can take the girl
out of the country,
but you can’t take
the country out of
the girl.
Tea times lend
themselves to relaxed
conversations that include
family backgrounds, stories, and customs. Encourage your guests to share
snippets of their cultural heritage and
what it means to them. You’ll become
better acquainted as you celebrate
family histories together.
I’m grateful for my roots and look
forward to planning a nationali-TEA
to celebrate my heritage. I might
even use our familiar German prayer.*
Won’t you join me?
*German blessing: Segne Vater, diese
Speise, Uns zur Kraft, und dir zum
Preise. Amen. (English: Father, bless
this food we pray. Help us live for You
today. Amen.)
Once you decide which aspect of
your heritage to showcase, select favorite foods. Perhaps you’re French
and would enjoy
quiche, crepes, or
mousse. Or if Scandinavian, a smorgasbord that includes sweet bread
with
cardamom
might suit you. Your guest list
may also influence your menu.
If I invite my siblings, I’m more likely
to serve German-Mennonite foods. I
might even break from serving traditional tea scones and bake zwieback
(yeast double buns). Sliced meat-andcheese cold cuts might replace finger
sandwiches. And the black tea would
be served with sugar and lemon.
But we’re not limited to serving
foods from only one culture. It’s fun
to use an international menu and include delicacies from several countries. Ask guests to bring foods from
their heritage to share. Perhaps
someone with a Spanish background
will bring cold gazpacho soup, while
an Italian guest will bring pasta salad. Lydia E. Harris, M.A. in home economics, is the
A Scottish guest might bring short- author of “Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting”. Column used by permission, © 2013.
bread, while an Australian friend
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From Lydia’s Recipe File: Pavlova
This dessert is popular in Australia
and New Zealand. The crisp meringue
shell with marshmallowy center
tastes delicious topped with whipped
cream and fruit.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Beat until foamy:
§§ 4 egg whites
§§ Add a dash of salt, and beat to a
stiff foam.
Add and beat in:
§§ ¾ cup sugar, one tablespoon at a
time.
§§ After mixture forms stiff peaks,
fold in:
§§ 1 teaspoon cornstarch
§§ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
§§ 1 teaspoon vinegar
Spoon meringue mixture onto a
cookie sheet covered with parchment
paper, forming a 9” round. Bake for 1
to 1¼ hours until outside is crisp to
touch and pale cream color. Turn off
oven and open oven door. Leave pavlova in oven until cool.
Place on flat serving dish. Top with
one or more cups sweetened whipped
cream. Decorate with fresh fruit, such
as berries, kiwi, or bananas.
Serves 6 to 8. Refrigerate leftovers.
Recipe adapted from
“The Graceful Art” of Tea by Nan Taylor
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May/June, 2013
It is better to be alone
than in bad company.
George Washington
Mother’s Day: May 12
Father’s Day: June 16
Memorial Day: May 27, 2013
To My Grandmother’s
Wooden Chopping Bowl
In 2005 I wrote an essay about mothers and
food. I gave my grandmother a copy.
Uncharacteristically, she said nothing upon reading it. Then one day as I
was cleaning around her easy chair, she
said, “Leave that blue folder there. I read
what’s in there.”
I smiled at her, and she smiled back at
me. “I know,” I answered. Years of nurturing and love spoke for themselves.
My grandmother had inspired the essay by her stories of her own mother,
Nanna, who had died in 1958. Nanna’s
98-year-old daughter had described
the cakes her mother baked every Friday and how hot cocoa awaited them
on snowy days. My mother remembers
how Nanna peeled a potato, and we still
use some of the dishes she did.
Generations
We are not always entirely fair to the
women who lived in the times before
our own; in ordinary and extraordinary
circumstances we cannot fully understand. It is too easy to believe that just
because opportunities and rights were
limited, a woman’s essence and mind
were non-existent. I hear words and
phrases about times past that don’t represent the mother who raised my grandmother or the mother who raised my
mother. I don’t sense the lives they survived and prospered through in the simplistic stereotypes strewn forth. Courage
isn’t merely about the singular events of
life; it is also in the casseroles and cakes
of day-to-day living.
When my grandmother passed away
in September of 2006, I wrote a poem
about what, in my bones, I know will always be vital.
To My Grandmother’s
Wooden Chopping Bowl
Perhaps the lines and scratches inside of you
are as ancient markings on a canyon wall.
I was here, they write.
I went this way, they speak.
There is a concentric water mark along your outer edge,
rings upon a tree trunk, counting years and growth,
of expanding within the world
and growing into oneself.
You held the food that my grandmother cooked.
Apples, spinach, celery, onions.
Once you were cradled against the womb that held my mother.
You were tucked into the ribs my head grazed
when I was a child in her embrace.
In your center is a feathery outline absorbed into the wood,
sparrow brown wisps that paint part of a portrait of a life.
Of her life, of the one who now says with her etchings,
I was here.
I went this way.
There are circles upon circles.
They speak for her now:
I kept growing and giving.
I was myself.
She held you once, as I hold you now.
I see her, chopping stroke upon stroke,
creating a life, nurturing lives
with apples, spinach, celery, and onions.
Your markings speak across wood’s grain,
as the petroglyphs speak upon red layers of rock.
You whisper words that know every language.
You speak of time that only feels cycles and seasons.
Oh, how you speak.
Kerri Habben is a writer, photographer,
and local historian in Raleigh, NC.
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Quilts That Redeem
ANYthing and EVERYthing
As I write this, I’m basking in the af- piece led to another … and another …
terglow of a blessing. I have written be- and, Oh! There’s that piece of knit I
fore about the blessings God sometimes know we’ll not use. There’s the yardsends through the door of my Studio as age we used, but didn’t particularly
I work. Even on the days I sometimes like how stiff it was. And the homeforget to ask, He’ll send one. I used to spun! It wasn’t anyone’s favorite befeel a little funny about asking for a cause it felt flimsy, but it’s what we
blessing, as if it was a bit presumptu- had so we used it anyway. We’ve still
ous and something
got a lot of that!
I really shouldn’t do.
While
sorting
He delights in His
I’ve come to think of
those first pieces,
children and loves giving my heart engaged
asking for it like the
child I was when I
and my attitude
us all good things.
used to ask, “Daddy, So, I now ask for blessings changed. For all
can I have a pop?”
that our group is
… and … it’s “ok”.
The times my earthalways open to
ly father smiled and
having others join
said “ok” were mirrored from my Heav- in making and giving quilts, here’s
enly Father who says “ok” in the same a woman already working with the
frame of heart and mind. He delights in same heart and hands, just in a difHis children and loves giving us all good ferent location. What was I thinking?
things. So, I now ask for blessings … and My sorting changed to include cotton
… it’s “ok”.
fabrics that would more readily go together. I got more excited about the
The Phone Call
possibilities and potential of the fabI received a phone call a few days
rics in the bags I was filling. The more
ago from a friend. She was calling on
I sorted, the more generous I became.
behalf of a neighbor looking for some
What came to mind is the well-known
quilt scraps. She didn’t know the spesaying among piecers and quilters cifics so gave me the neighbor wom“She who dies with the most fabric
an’s phone number. In the meantime,
wins.” NOT! The winner should be
I was leaning more towards saying no
the one who has used the most and/
because of the quilts made by my Sew
or given it away.
Promises group. We use donated fabrics in making and giving quilts where The Blessing
With several bags full of fabric
there’s a need and we never know exactly what we’ll need. That was my stacked against the wall, I called the
hesitancy as I called the woman and woman and asked when she would
like to pick them up. Her coming is the
was prepared to explain.
Her voice was warm and energetic. reason for this story. With a short visit
We visited and I found that she was ask- and loading the bags into the trunk of
ing for ANYthing and EVERYthing. She her car, we’ve both received a blessdidn’t care if it was cotton, poly, blends, ing. Not the least of which is the reyardages, teeny tiny pieces or even alization of being on the same path;
double knit! Having raised eight chil- just in different places … till now. Our
dren, she had learned to use it all! Well, hearts’ desires lead us in the same diI promised to keep her name and phone rection. Now that we’ve connected, we
know we’ll be seeing each other again.
number, and I would get back to her.
I am already looking forward to findThe Box
ing more fabric for her in the future.
As I started back to work, the sinHer use of ANYthing and EVERYthing
cerity of her voice kept coming to
is now blessing me as it soon will be
mind. I started thinking of a box of
others as well. For now, I’m writing in
left over fabric scraps. Ladies of Sew
the afterglow of the blessing that just
Promises are typically in a hurry to get
walked through my door. You are so
the quilt made so it can be given as
kind, Abba (Daddy) Father. Thank You.
soon as possible. With that, we typically strip piece for economy of our
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12 years. For examples of quilting and AIO
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Connecticut Country Register
Vol. 19, No. 3
Quilting With Barbara
The generosity, compassion and honesty of quilters have
never been in question; we enjoy a sterling reputation.
Unfortunately, there are a few
among us who, with their questionable ethics, tend to tarnish that enviable reputation. We have all heard of
controversial judging, quilt theft and
vandalism at large quilt shows. That
sort of behavior is despicable, but extremely rare. However, occurrences
of day-to-day shady behavior are not
as rare as we may think.
Shady Ethics
Several years ago in a class I sat
next to a woman who was quite open
about the practices of her guild. They
paid the class fee for this woman with
the proviso that after she completed
it she would return to her guild, teach
the class to its members, and get
paid for doing it! What a sweet deal!
What’s wrong with that? Oh, I forgot
to mention that she bought one pattern/handout and planned to duplicate it, free, for members of her guild.
In my opinion, the guild’s policy
was questionable, although perhaps
not illegal, but unauthorized duplication and free distribution of someone
else’s pattern is. Who suffered? The
shop owner, who could (should) have
sold multiple patterns, had to pay
overhead; the originator of the pattern lost several sales, and the reputation of both quilter and guild were
compromised in the eyes of the rest
of us attendees.
In a more recent incident, a class
was taught to guild members by another member free of charge. The
guild’s policy is that members teach
free and class attendees contribute to
the guild’s coffers in lieu of payment
for instruction. (The guild does pay
outside teachers a set fee).
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The Gingham Goose
Evidence
Imagine the teacher’s surprise
when she found duplicated copies of
her class handout on the counter of a
local quilt shop just a few days later!
No permission had been requested
or received, and the explanation that
“someone” had “left them there” was
vague, not to say lame. Discourteous?
Definitely. Unethical? Oh, yes. Illegal?
Probably not. But if the shop owner
teaches, or hires someone to teach,
using that pattern which he/she has
not bought, and charges for the class
or facilities, he/she stands to profit
and could be prosecuted. (“Could be,”
because copyright law differs in Canada and the US).
The Line
Where do we draw the line? A few
quilters who took the classes mentioned above will see no problem.
Quilters share, do they not? Others will recognize clear breaches
of personal or professional ethical
standards, not to mention the legal
aspects. Persons conducting themselves in this manner do no favour to
the vast body of quilters trying their
best to be fair to all members of our
community, whether they be designers, teachers or shop owner.
© Barbara Conquest,
BlueSky Quilting, Tofield, Alberta Canada
136 North Avenue, Rochester. MA 02770
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tfgarin
sport of traveling on rivers and streams by a floating platform
made of buoyant material
02.
igikhn
walking for a long distance
03.
abolfolt
a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each
defend goals at opposite ends
04.
ngrigdean
the act of cultivating or tending a plot of land
05.
sohognit
to hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.
06.
micpagn
a place where a person or persons live in tents
07.
tsprso
an activity exertion and skill in which an individual or team
competes against each other
08.
iincygclb
riding a vehicle with two wire-spoked wheels, a seat,
handlebars, ...
09.
aldobgdel
a game in which players in a circle try to hit the opponents inside the circle with an inflated ball
10.
ncacpbgkiak combines hiking and camping back country wilderness
11.
ihsignf
the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching aquatics
12.
icnicp
a casual meal eaten outdoors
13.
rocesc
objective is to score goals, by kicking or heading the ball into
the opponents’ goal
14.
crangi
to compete in a contest of speed
15.
nerkitgk
to journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
16.
eaocertnri
enjoyable activity when one is not working
17.
icetkrc
a team sport with bat and ball for two teams of eleven players
each
18.
albesabl
a game of ball between two nine-player teams played usually for
nine innings
19.
bganiunsth basking in sunshine, to get a suntan
20.
iogfgnl
game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18
holes spaced far apart
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6. camping, 7. sports, 8. bicycling, 9. dodgeball, 10. backpacking,
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17. cricket, 18. baseball, 19. sunbathing, 20. golfing
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The Mayonnaise Jar
When things in your life seem almost too much
to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his phi- things, God, family, children, health,
losophy class and had some items in friends, and favorite passions. Things,
front of him.
that if everything else was lost and
only they remained, your life would
Golf Balls
still be full. The pebbles are the things
When the class began, wordlessly, he
that matter like your job, house, and
picked up a very large and empty maycar. The sand is everything else, the
onnaise jar and fills it with golf balls.
small stuff.” he said.
He then asked the students if the jar
“If you put the sand into the jar first,”
was full. They agreed that it was.
he continued, “There is no room for
the pebbles or the golf balls. The same
Pebbles
The professor then picked up a box goes for life. If you spend all your time
of pebbles and poured it into the jar. and energy on the small stuff, you will
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles never have room for the things that are
rolled into the open areas between important to you...” he told them.
the golf balls.
Pay Attention of the Big Stuff First
He then asked the students again if
“So ... pay attention to the things
the jar was full. They agreed it was.
that are critical to your happiness.
Sand
The professor next picked up a box of
sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was
full. The students responded with a
unanimous “YES”.
Coffee
The professor then produced two
cups of coffee from under the table
and poured the entire contents into
the jar, effectively filling the empty
space between the sand. The students
laughed.
“Now,” said the professor, as the
laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your
life. The golf balls are the important
Worship with your family. Play with
your children. Take your partner
out to dinner. Spend time with good
friends. There will always be time to
clean the house and fix the dripping
tap. Take care of the golf balls first,
the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand.”
One of the students raised her hand and
inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled and said, “I’m
glad you asked. It just goes to show
you that no matter how full your life
may seem, there’s always room for a
couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”
Please share this with
other “Golf Balls”
Author Unknown
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