Bedlam Farm Blog Journal by Jon Katz

16 October

Babies Day, Cont. The Cambridge Pantry Request For Help, Today, Wednesday: Diapers, $11.00, $10.93, Wet Wipes,$16.97. They Got Cleaned Out…

by Jon Katz

Today, there is an urgent request for diaper and wipes support for babies. Those are two things considered precious in the pantry; mothers and fathers often take them instead of food.

Sarah will be away for a week, so I want to pay extra attention to the pantry to help. I’m returning to requesting aid for two reasons: it is easier and neater for the pantry to keep track of what they need at any given moment. If I know here, she will never be away far or for long.

(Above: Please send enough Campbell’s Noodle Soup to every child in the children’s food program going out tomorrow to the Central School tomorrow, Thursday. Thank you.)

By simplifying the requests, storage, and demand, which are relentless and ever-changing, we can make it easier to track and try to supply. Sarah says her needs today will be for babies.

There is a severe rush on diapers and wipes. Nobody knows why exactly, and the items are forever changing. The guests need help with baby care. The pantry wants to give them what they need and help the children be healthy and clean. Your support can —and has—significantly impacted the families they feed.

Here are the two items she is requesting today. Please help if you can:

Pura Size 5 Eco-Friendly Diapers (24-35 lbs), 12 Hours Leak Protection, Pack of 20, $10.93.

Pura Size 6 Friendly Diapers, (29 plus lbs)m Chlorine Free, 12 Hrs Leak Protection, $11.32.

(You filled a shelf with different kinds of Ramen.)

Reminder: The above items and 13 more are on The Cambridge Pantry Amazon Food Wish List. Feel free to browse the list anytime; you can access it by clicking any of the links here or using the green button at the bottom of each blog post on my blog. Thank you for your fantastic support of the Cambridge Pantry Program. When items are donated in significant numbers, they are removed from the list to make room for others. The items on the wish list are always needed, most often unavailable.

You got coffee on the shelves.

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My Life

15 October

Dusk At Bedlam Farm. Sheep Are Shorn, Chess Is Postponed, A Red Sundown

by Jon Katz

I spent much of the day with my friend Ron Dotson. We had a great time.

I’m too tired tonight. I’ll take photos tomorrow. I took more lessons about digital editing. I’m signing up to do a weekly column on Substack. The blog will always be free, but this column—about Aging Gracefully—will be a paid subscription only.

I’ll be able to offer signup details later. I have to figure out some things and other things.

My writing, pictures, and thinking are all free and will remain that way, but I would like a new revenue source that pays something for my work. I know a lot about getting older. Details to come. It will be an essay on what I have learned and experienced about getting older, and I want to share it. I have no idea what to charge.

Ian came to finish shearing the three sheep that needed it. It went well, and it was done before it started to get cold. There was plenty of wool left after shearing.

Ian had a new look, shorn himself. I said he looked like the star in a Hollywood movie about Ireland. We postponed chess until next week.

At Dusk, the sky changed every few minutes. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.

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Flower Art

15 October

Flower Art, Tuesday, October 15. Blessings To The Long Lens. Do You See What I See?

by Jon Katz

…”Jon, How does it turn you on to insert your long camera lens inside flowers to photograph their sensual parts? Can’t you see why people are not comfortable around you? Just step back and look at yourself!” – Nonie

— This could be the answer. I’m flattered.

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Georgia O’Keeffe was adamant that none of her floral works of art had anything to do with male or female genitalia and grew weary of those people who maintained the sexual link even after she had denied such a connotation. In an interview in 1943, she dismissed the sexual association with her floral paintings even if it meant people paid closer attention to the works of art.” – Daily Arts Display.

“…Well – I made you take time to look at what I saw, and when you took time to really notice my flowers, you hung all your associations with flowers on my flower, and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and see of the flower – and I don’t…” — Georgia O’Keeffe.

More attention to the art…hmmm.

Calm in pink

Flowers as sculpture, a meditation.

Color that speaks blows kisses.

Radiance, hope, light.

For Nonie, try Tylenol.

Whispers

Soft light

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The Cambridge Food Pantry

15 October

The Two P’s: Sarah’s Cambridge Pantry Request, Tuesday, the 15th Of October: Women’s Pads And Polident. Young And Old.

by Jon Katz

Today, the Cambridge Food Pantry is in urgent need of your help to secure the ‘Two P’s: Polident and Women’s Pads. These are the most requested items and, unfortunately, the hardest to find. Your assistance can make a big difference.

The pantry needs span all ages, from babies to the elderly to tampons and Velveeta. There is so much food in America, but the best is too expensive for many people.

You are helping so many get the food they need and want. Today, we reach people at both ends of the life spectrum.

Sarah’s Choices For Today:

Super Poligrip Power Max Power Hold plus Seal Denture Adhesive Cream, Denture Cream for Secure Hold and Food Seal, Flavor Free — 2.2 oz, (Pack of 4), $16.07.

Ultra Thin Pads With Flexi-Wings For Periods, Regular Absorbency, Unscented, Size 1, 36 Count, 1 Pack, $4.99

Note. You can access the Cambridge Food Pantry Wish List anytime, day or night, weekday or weekend. It is a living Wish List, updated continuously throughout the day. You can get to the list through any link here or the green button at the bottom of every blog post here.