Photos from Robbinsville Holiday Fair

Pooh Bear loves poppets!

My Sister and her Dogs

This is my sister Claudine many years ago in the backyard of our childhood home. Sampson is on her right and Jake is on her left. Mother called me earlier to say that Claudine and Rob (my brother in law) had to have Sampson euthanised on Tuesday night.

Bye Sampson -- I am glad I got to see you on Sunday and give you treats.

Jake was Sammy's father and he passed away about 2 years ago.

My thoughts on charity and the kindness of strangers

I have been glancing through some sites recently where people were struck with sudden tragic illness. I will agree that this is sad, and I have seen it happen a lot and in my own family. I lost my own father in a similar situation as this one: http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/help4anissa/
and while I can certainly sympathise with this woman's family, there is one thing I can not understand.

This woman's brain attack happened yesterday afternoon, and already there is a paypal donation fund set up for "donations for the Mayhew Family". My questions is "donations for the family for what?" Assuming the family had health insurance, (or even if they don't) what are we being asked to donate for? Normally when a person dies or is critically ill (and this woman is critically ill and dying--from the information posted by her husband), thier relatives and friends gather to support the immediate family, which is right. But why should any one else, strangers, be asked to donate money?

Please enlighten me. I am going through a very dificult time financially right now, and am concerned that I may be unable to keep my apartment (read "homeless"); Should I also set up a pay pal donation site? No, I have been posting on my twitter account (Poppetree) asking people to visit my etsy store (http://www.etsy.com/shop/jdenitto1966 ) and purchase to help support me. I do not ask for donations.

But (tongue in cheek) If any one should like to donate funds to help me keep my place, I will gladly email my name and address ...

Orbs in Ewing Churchyard?
Very weird!

One Ewing Church. Not the historic one that is supposed to be torn down. I should go photograph that one before its too late.

Craft Fairs I am Attending This Weekend--NJ

Robbinsville Holiday Bazaar:
Sunday November 22
9 am to 4 pm

Located at
Pond Road Middle School
150 Pond Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691

(Benefitting the Robbinsville Educational Fund.)

AND

Christ Presbyterian Church Holiday Craft Fair:
Saturday November 21
9 am to 3 pm

Located at
Christ Presbyterian Church
746 Klockner Ave
Hamilton, NJ 08619

Doctor's Creek Mill Pond, Allentown, Upper Freehold Twp, NJ

The Delaware, Ewing, NJ