STUMBLE ME!

Good morning readers,

After spending three hours between my blog and Stumble on It I managed to link my blog to their site for reviews, and in doing so increase my business contacts. As you will see at the left, their graphic isn't showing up in my sidebar.

It DOES work so I would deeply appreciate it if you would give my blog a Thumbs Up when you're taken to their review site.

If you don't have Stumble On It...it's pretty cool and has gotten high marks from the New York Times along with all of the Internet talking heads. It's quite easy to sign up, it's free, and it plops the Stumble It toolbar on your system without too much trouble. It DOES cut through a lot of the lousy sites and is actually fun when you want to surf. I've been taken to sites I would have never seen otherwise. For instance, I like gardening so Stumble is surfing me around the net on that topic. I just saw an amazing site about a man who GREW a chair!

At any rate, just wanted to send out a request. I am now heading out to my gardens to thwart the rabbits (netting for my lettuce and newly sprouted beans), move mulch, wash windows and grind glass for some new stained glass pieces for my collection! Your help and input is deeply appreciated.

With Gratitude, Laurie B.

MOVE THE ROCK

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.