Lesson 560: Kindred Spirits

Good evening, Readers.

Eloise, here.

I'm thinking tonight of the like-minded,

people to whom I'm connected

and have interests and attitudes similar to my own.

We call them kindred spirits.

I first heard that term when I read this novel as a child.

It's a lovely book.

I found many like-minded individuals in my workout group.

We enjoy exercise,

the outdoors,

camaraderie,

 and laughter.

Many people would shy away from an outdoor workout

with looming skies as this,

but for those who showed despite the weather forecast,

were treated to this spectacular display on Tuesday evening.

College has been the talk at the Lamp Post as of late.

I cannot think of anything more exciting than the prospect of higher learning.

Ellen will be heading to Edinboro University in the fall of 2019.

Here is Ellen standing near the site of the original Edinboro Normal School--

the Teacher's College my grandmother attended in the early 1920's.

If you love to learn just for the sake of learning,

you are forever my Kindred Spirit.

My other Kindred Spirits love animals.

Hazel,

the newest addition to the Lamp Post,

is a little love, 

most of the time.

We take her everywhere we go.

She loves to ride in the car.

and are socializing her as often as we can with

people,

other dogs, 

and alpacas.

Tom Esterline had a Meet the Alpacas day at his North East farm.

My dream is to have one some day in my petting zoo,

along side my donkey,

miniature goats,

and tea cup pigs.

If you are my Kindred Spirit you will come and visit

and help me love them.

Halloween is coming,

and my Kindred Spirits like to have fun.

Sam is me in boy form.

Buddy the Elf went on a South Harborcreek Methodist Church Youth Group hayride.

My Kindred Spirits love Buddy the Elf

from the point of his hat,

right down to his curly green shoes.

My Kindred Spirits love artistic expression!

Ellen did a beautiful job on this graffiti assignment,

although she said that Ellen doesn't quite look like a graffiti kind of name.

My Kindred Spirits love books and coffee!

Here I am sporting my new Common Grounds t-shirt.

Libraries are evolving 

much like the ways of accessing information are.

This is my newest book!

This one is going to be one of his best sellers.

The story line is based off of a real place in North Carolina.

I'm thinking if my sister can go on racecations,

then I can go on a bookcation.

Who is coming with me

 to see the Kindred Spirit Mailbox on Bird Island?

Below is the CBS news report on the mysterious mailbox on the island.

Here is a link to a blog about it--

the video is cool,

and I'd love to walk that beach to find the mailbox.

Kindred Spirit Mailbox

We'll end with an Anne of Green Gables quote,

for all my Kindred Spirits.

Eloise