Tuesday 4~Simply the Best!

 Simply the Best!

Note from Annie, our Hostess: "Here is an older Tuesday 4 from Toni with a few changes I've made. I hope you enjoy."

I am scratching my head on all of these questions today. I am almost 76 years old. In 76 years of life, I cannot think of just one thing that was the best thing in each of these instances.  There have been so many wonderful things throughout the years...how can I possibly choose? I can barely remember all the things I've purchased or read or places I've been or TV /movies I've watched, let alone narrow them down to the best. There are so many different categories to choose from.  So I will do my best to come up with some appropriate answers, but I really can't say that any of these will be the very best...

1. What was the best thing you have ever bought?

Well, I was thinking perhaps our house, even though it's not perfect, it meets our needs and was an answer to many prayers.  But then, I thought how about my computer? It opened up a whole new world for me...and gave me a connection to people that I never would've known or met  or even heard about without this amazing invention. It also connects me to family and old friends that otherwise I would've lost contact with.   The other thing is my digital camera, but that was a gift from my brother when he felt sorry for me being the last person on earth who was still using a film camera! LOL. But then the cell phone came along with another camera, and that really opened things up! See? It's impossible to answer this question with just one thing.

2. What was the best book you have ever read?

Well, that one's easy: The Bible! It's a book that I keep on reading every day. It's a "gift that keeps on giving". It's a love story with a very happy ending. There's mystery, adventure, romance, poetry, everything you could ever ask for in a book...and it's  personal...written for each one of us...a love letter to us from God, through His Son Jesus Christ! It is the Word of God, inspired by God's Holy Spirit, and it is the Truth.  Other than the Bible, there is no other book to compare. I've read lots of good books throughout my life, and I even have collections of books that I loved, but none can compare to The Bible.

3. What is the best trip/vacation/holiday you've ever had?

 Again, it's impossible to narrow it down to one.  I've not taken many exotic trips to faraway places, (actually NONE), and throughout my whole life it seemed that the majority of our trips/vacations were to go visit relatives...grandparents when I was a child, and then to bring our kids home to visit their grandparents when they were children.  Those were our "vacations".  We did have some trips that were just vacations to different places, but I honestly cannot narrow it down to the best of any of them. I loved visiting my family as a child, and the trips we took to get there and back were wonderful. We camped in tents in the State Parks through the mountains, and waded in freezing mountain streams to find a perfect rock to bring home with us, we saw lots of sights along the way and played road games with my siblings as we traveled on the winding mountain roads and through the fields and woods and cities. I guess those special vacations that we took as a family when I was a little girl will always stand out in my memory as "the best".  This is a LINK to an older post about family vacations, with a surprise "visitor" in this post!

4. What was the best movie or TV series you've ever watched?

Again, I can't narrow it down.  I guess the movie would be "The Sound of Music". I can still sing most of the songs from it! I don't think I sound too much like Julie Andrews anymore, however.  TV: I remember enjoying watching Downton Abbey...and I did watch the last "movie" they did, but I was not overly impressed with it. It kind of fell flat if you ask me.  Oh, I loved the Anne of Green Gables original series...   As a child I loved to watch all the old shows, I Love Lucy #1, Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver...and there were SO many more.  I really can't narrow this down. Sorry!

So what would your answers be? Get blogging and let us know.

Those are my answers. I'll probably think of a bunch of other stuff once I hit "publish" on this one! LOL. Meanwhile. this morning we took a ride to the Kenwood Recreation Center/Boat Ramp. They finally have water again...Remember when I shared THESE photos in February? Click on the link.

Well, here's how it looks now. They opened up the dam again and allowed water to fill the river/lake. 

This "Little Blue Heron" was happy to be able to fish here again:

I love this tree...

It always makes me think of this scripture passage from Psalms:  (from "the BEST BOOK I've ever read!)

Psalm 1:1-3  KJV

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

And I found another little friend there...

Hello Mr. Squirrel:

He re"TREE"ted to a safe spot to watch me pass by! 

See? Without my "best purchase" of a cell phone/camera/and computer, I wouldn't be able to share these pictures with you. We wouldn't even know each other! 

Thank you, Annie, for coming up with these questions each week. I know it gets difficult sometimes to come up with good topics...and sometimes it gets difficult for us to come up with good answers...but at least we try, and that's all that matters!  It's all about making friends and getting to know each other better, and that's the best gift of all!

Have a blessed day my friends! You're "Simply the Best!"