Epitaph:
Josiah Franklin
And
Abiah his wife,
Lie here interred,
They lived lovingly together in wedlock
Fifty-five years.
And without an estate or any gainful employment,
By constant labor and honest industry
Maintained a large family comfortably,
And brought up thirteen children and seven
Grandchildren reputably.
From this instance, reader,
Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling,
And distrust not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man;
She a discreet and virtuous woman.
Their youngest son,
In filial regard to their memory,
Places this stone.
The original inscription have been nearly
Obliterated
A number of citizens
Erected this monument, as a mark of respect
For the
Illustrious author.
MDCCCXXXVII
The “illustrious author” is Benjamin Franklin.
Ellen has a cancerous tumor on her right kidney. Surgery is scheduled for Friday, with a “procedure” in preparation on Thursday (tying off a blood vessel leading to or from the kidney, I think). The cancer does not seem to have spread, so we have hopes for a swift and uncomplicated recovery. Prayers and good thoughts appreciated.
I am, of course, very worried. So now and again I escape into writing. I don’t think the writing is very good, but it’s comforting. I’m still looking for a good title for the Christmas play story. Right now I like Scrooge’s Christmas Yarn. But Knot for Christmas is a contender.
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My mother is being treated for lymphoma. Prayers and good thoughts for all cancer patients.
Sending good thoughts your way and Ellen's, Monica. And I agree that concentrating on writing can be comforting and get one's thoughts going in a different direction, at least for a while.
Oh, Julie, how scary! I pray all will be well with her.
Thanks to everyone offering good wishes and prayers for Ellen.
I am sending good thoughts to you and Ellen. It's good that you can find a useful way to distract yourself. I'm sure you'll be surprised how good what you've written is.
I don't know Ellen, or Julie's mother, but I hope they'll be okay.
On the book subject, I like KNOT FOR CHRISTMAS. And, if you haven't chosen your needlework project, what about one of those needlework/math(?)science(?) objects you described in your last website post? That'd make an interesting button, bookmark, or ornament pattern.
Thanks for your comment and the suggestion, Anonymous. But who might I find who can design a pattern using that complex math?
You could contact Dr. Sarah-Marie Belcastro, the main artist on the project. The article directs you to her website. She may or may not have time, but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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