Grace Notes

To those who read music or study a musical instrument you most likely have encountered grace notes.  They are embellishments added to the composition introduced by the composer or performer. 

I like to think of them as the extra trill in a song...not necessary but something special added to a piece.

In other creative pursuits they may be the icing and streusel on an ordinary muffin.

or a soft patch of bright in an otherwise gray sketch.

Sometimes they appear on an early morning walk

Super Moon

Pink Sunrise

or a cute face at the bird feeder!

Wherever and however - they are the extra joys added to our lives...unmerited, undeserved but sent to us from the "Creator".

Praying all of you will find some "grace notes" along the way this week.

Hugs

Debbie

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."  Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)

It was a perfect autumn day for...

It was a perfect autumn day for the Algonquin Mill Festival.  Hubby and I have been attending this  annual affair for years.   When it first started there were just a few locals that got together.  They would have a barn dance and some refreshments.   Now hundreds visit this lovely spot. 

What makes the festival so successful is the careful planning that the historical society does to make everything special.  There is something for everyone to enjoy. 


              There is a train trip for the young...

or a wagon ride...

 

 

a bookstore...  

 

 

  a car show... 

 great music ...

and art. 

 

 

Of course this festival would not be complete without good food.

 

  

The chicken is cooked on an open fire.    One can dine at picnic tables or sit on top of the hillside.  I prefer the latter because the view is spectacular.

 

Hope you enjoyed the Mill Festival.   Thanks for coming along.