Our Morning of Gleaning

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Our Saturday morning gleaning group.
Our Saturday morning gleaning group.

My morning started early at around 5:30. Laundry had been started the night before and my wife deserved a reprise from chores she far too often assumes. The kitchen was another task would be removed from her Saturday list. It was nice to actually embrace what my father calls “the best part of the day” as the silence of halls and rooms was broken only by the pleasant sounds of dog tails moving quickly through the air.

The excitement which pulled me from my sleep was directly tied to my first gleaning event with the Society of St Andrews. For those not familiar with the organization, here is what their “about us” states on their website. Their history is grounded in the United Methodist Church.

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Can Check

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With everything else that has been going on (and that includes my recent bent on social commentary) now is a good time to remember what started this blog: A soup can. More than one person has told me that in today’s age of debit cards money is less physical and more virtual. Because of that, change is not something they come by very often. I have tried to make behavioral changes so that cash is used in lieu of plastic. An added benefit is that the companies I frequent do not have to pay usage fees.

Presently my can count is 2 1/2. Two soup cans and one evaporated milk can. The latter thanks to the baking of my seasonal pumpkin pie. As you can see in the photo, the cans are under observation for safe keeping.

Stewie and Brian guarding the Change Cans.