Hello, good morning and welcome to Monday morning.
We managed to make it through another weekend with none of the white stuff.
Unfortunately many of my friends and family were not so fortunate.
I managed to get the deck mostly cleared of furniture …. just the bistro table and chairs.
That table is made of steel and river rock and is getting too heavy for me to move.
I sometimes know my limits.
Then three heavier planters and two light stacking chairs.
Da, da ….. glad to have that done.
Yesterday morning we received a phone call from our English Garden FRIEND asking if we would like to go for a walk with her and George, her grand pup.
I said of course so about 10:30 we were already out walking.
We were also joined by another neighbour and friend (she lives closer to George’s Gran).
Both of these friends chose to move to Canada.
One from England and the other from China.
Our Chinese friend taught me the importance of stretching and gave we girls some lessons along the way.
We even stopped by a park bench and did some exercises.
She used the the base of the park lights to stretch.
Unbelieve, she can stretch her leg almost straight up.
I am not quite certain her age but somewhere in her 50’s I would say.
She is so flexible – put us to shame.
I learned some exercises to help with a small lower back pain that I have gained along the way.
I too believe that it is all about KEEPING MOVING.
Stretch and move …..
She told us that “she doesn’t like to be still.”
That is the secret.
Very fit this friend.
We chatted along the way in between walking and stretching.
The dogs were likely thinking “what the heck is going on.”
It was a great walk.
Another friend, this being Teddy’s Mom is an ENERGY HEALER.”
We have started to go for groceries together on Sunday afternoons.
We thought it might be nice for the boys to spend that hour or so together.
We were just relaxing after I had been up trying to clean the eavestrough (got help), the yard, the garden and the GARAGE.
Rearranging the garage and going through everything.
Anyway I had given Alvin a few blueberries earlier and just before Teddy and his Mom arrived.
He started to heave and threw up a blueberry.
So not sure if he ate something that I missed seeing on our walk or if blueberries did not agree with him.
When she arrived …. he actually just sat and let her heal him.
He was back to his old self in no time at all.
It was a great day.
Well I see that it is past 6:30 and I should be downstairs already.
Have an awesome Monday.
NOTE: we can learn something new everyday.
Always, Carol & Alvin
My New Life @ 51 