Grapes. Sable grapes.

The Feast Day of Saint John Bosco. Priest. Educator. Founder of The Salesian Teaching Order.
Patron Saint of Catholic Church publishers and editors, Catholic schools, school children, apprentices and labourers.
Born 16th August 1815 in Italy. Died January 31st 1888 in Turin, Italy. Canonised 1934.
He devoted himself to improving the lives of the young and the poor. In 1859 he established the Society of St, Francis de Sales and set up artisnal workshops to teach useful skills to impoverished boys . "He taught them bookbinding, printing,shoemaking, ironworking and tailoring."
He was successful in taking the Gospel to the Patagonian Indians in 1875.

This morning was cold and dry and as it heads towards evening all in all no complaints about the last day of January 2025.
I haven't made a lot of New Year's resolutions, but one idea is to reflect back on the month and write on a small piece of white paper a good or happy memory or achievement. The paper then goes into a clean, dry jar, with a gold lid, to look back on, as hopefully, the months roll by. I have not done this before, but I have kept a Gratitude Journal.
Hunter and Holly climbed the lovely Oak tree at the same time this afternoon for a while. They were not being competitive, just keen to explore the view from there. They climbed down safety.
Enjoy your weekend blip friends and thank you very much for visiting my site today.