Good Morning, so glad that we did not blow away last night or even this morning. The wind blew down some of my Halloween decorations that I had put up yesterday afternoon. Blew over my garbage can and bye-bye couple of items that were in it. Basically it was other folk’s garbage that had blown onto my lawn. Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz ….. gone, gone, gone. The air is cool but not cold this morning. My two pots of petunias are still amazingly blooming. I am so glad that I put away all of my little knick knacks from the deck yesterday afternoon as they may have taken flight overnight. The sky is blue as the sun is in the early stages of coming up there remains some of the orange colour on the horizon.
Well I accomplished all and then some of the items on my TO DO LIST from yesterday which makes today and tomorrow easier days. Although I can always find things that I want or need to do around the house. With Christmas just around the corner, I need to get working on my craft projects. Started and have ideas but need to put some actual labour into. I have noticed that I do sometimes procrastinate when I do not have a clear vision of the end result and then again sometimes I am not feeling “artistic” and that pushes the timeline. Oh well there is time so no need to panic just yet. Besides Christmas is not about the gifts as we all well know. It is about being together. All of our “holidays” are about being together with family and friends and celebrating those relationships or at least that is my thought.
So Thanksgiving weekend – some folks celebrated yesterday, some today and others tomorrow. This one is different for most folks. I know some of my friends had family over yesterday. Others today with part of the family and the other members of their family got together with them actually last weekend. Tomorrow is the actual day of Thanksgiving. At the end of it all, we should celebrate each other yesterday, today and tomorrow, everyday. Family and friends are so vital to our well being. Relationships need to be worked on in order to thrive. We are a social creature and need the love and support of others in order to survive. Okay how did I get to this point. Oh, well …. Sunday Morning brain. I hope that whenever or with whomever you have the opportunity to celebrate this Thanksgiving with, I hope that it is awesome. Enjoy the food but most of all enjoy the fact that you have family and friends with you. Now there may be folks that due to circumstances are not able to be surrounded by any family or friends and my heart and best wishes go out to you. I hope that you can play music, watch a video or a movie so that you have at least the noise of humans around you. Maybe your family and friends will facetime with you. Technology is a great these days. Even if you are alone you are not alone.
Alvin and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our home this year. We do most times and as I love entertaining. We are having a non-traditional Thanksgiving meal but good food is all you need. Only a couple of times or so a year do I make anything deep fried and today will be one of them. Chicken with a honey mustard sauce (homemade), potato salad (homemade), peas, corn, cheating and having stove top stuffing as have to have stuffing and for dessert “fruit pizza.” Fruit pizza is a favourite in our family. We will have my daughter and son-in-law and my grandpups Aspen and Milo.
Well Mr. Alvin is laying on his blue blanket / towel bed not far away from me. Resting.
On this Thanksgiving I am grateful for:
I am grateful that I have family that love me and that I love so much words cannot express.
I am grateful that I have dear friends all over this planet of ours. Some down the street and others halfway around the globe.
I am grateful that my daughter and son-in-law thought it was a good idea for me to adopt a puppy. Alvin is my companion, my friend and partner in crime. Okay perhaps not so much the “partner in crime” but you get the idea.
I am grateful that I was able to get my own home late in life but better late than never.
I am grateful to be employed especially during this economic crisis and grateful to be working from home.
I am grateful to be safe.
I am grateful for technology and that I have access to it.
I am grateful to be alive, to have more than what I need and some of the things I want but most of all I am grateful to see, to hear, to smell, to taste, to touch and to be in good health so that I may enjoy all of the above.
On this day and always no matter if I have a day or moments that I am feeling a bit less than positive or wonderful, I know that I am strong and that I will be okay.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. May you be in good health and be surrounded with family and friends who support and love you. Happy Thanksgiving.
Good Morning and Welcome to Monday the 16th day of January, 2017.
Our weather feels like spring ….. a reprieve from the deep freeze of the past couple of weeks.
So grateful.
Yesterday Alvin and I enjoyed yet another wonderful extra long walk.
Sun shine ….. so great.
There was a bit of a breeze.
I have not had the “creative feeling” for making jewellery in a long while and when it started to flow yesterday; well I sat right down, and started to make some new pieces.
At one point Mr. Alvin jumped up on the sofa (had to be beside me) and stuck his head in a bowl filled with coloured beads.
(Normally I do not sit on the sofa and make jewellery but the coffee table made the perfect spot to set my things).
When he brought his nose out along came several small seed beads.
There were seed beads flying through the air and all over the floor.
It was so funny … I could not be mad.
I don’t think he inhaled any as he did not sneeze or appear out of sorts afterward.
It was definitely a sight for sure.
It is always nice to be creative.
I love to write, make jewellery and from time to time do craft projects.
Nothing better than creating something.
That was my Sunday …… exercise, laughter and a creative mindset.
Also I received a surprise phone call from one of my friends back home.
It was so great to catch up with her.
P.S. Forgot to mention I found out where the missing bus shelter went, did I mention that “my” bus shelter went missing.
Apparently a young woman took it out with her car.
They have replaced it with an old one but something is better than nothing (especially when it is windy or snowing).
Happy Monday Everyone.
Special Hello to: all those people in the world who like to make things.
Good Morning and Welcome to Thursday the 20th day of August, 2015.
Wow, the 20th day of August ….. what a month it has been.
This morning the sky was overcast with big dark blue “rain clouds” but now as the sun comes up they appear to have tints of pink mixed in with the blue, so very pretty.
I am always in awe of the sky.
It can change so quickly and seem to be so many different colours and hold so many different shapes of clouds.
I truly am in awe.
I love the morning sky.
I love the night sky.
The daytime sky I do not see too much of …. but I think I love it, too.
I can see the trees swaying in the wind ….. so it is a bit breezy.
Oh those late summer days ….. I can hear the song from Grease in my head.
On of my all time favourite movies.
John Travolta …. mmmm dreamy
Olivia Newton-John ….. mmm pretty
That seemed like a trillion years ago.
Well on this fantastic Thursday, I am reminded by a dream that kindness and respectfulness are some of the best characteristics one could envelope.
Don’t you just love those words with two or three meanings.
Gotta love the English language.
Gotta ….. whoops another slang word.
On this Thursday “Gotta” with a capital G sounds better than “got to” ……
Well it is almost time to hop on downstairs and grab my lunch and stuff and head out for the bus.
I hope that you have a crazy great Thursday.
Remember to be kind and respectful and even more importantly do this with love in your heart.
Fill the room with laughter ….
Let us have a great day.
Special Hello to: my friend “M” who is so creative ….. your creations are so beautiful…. thank you for sharing.
Good Morning and Welcome to Tuesday the 2nd day of June, 2015.
It is overcast and raining.
YAY, water for our lawns and flowers and CROPS, of course.
Last night on our way home from our walk, and the delivery of invitations to a “Steeped Tea” party that I am hosting later in June; I decided to stop and pick up the mail.
Now most times all there is in the mailbox is flyers, and the occasional piece of actual mail.
This time there was a key to the bigger mailbox.
The ones that hold parcels and special items.
I was stumped as I could not think of anything that would be coming to me.
But the Universe and one of my dear old friends had something else in store.
So I took the key and opened the mailbox.
There was a huge box inside.
My heart stopped.
It was not my birthday ….. I had not ordered anything.
So I carefully with one hand holding Alvin (who was ready to get home), and a bag with invitations and the mail in the other …. removed the parcel from the mailbox.
The parcel was addressed to both me and Alvin ….. our first parcel together.
Ah …..
Then I quickly checked out the return address to see it was from one of my dear friends that we had recently reconnected via Facebook.
She had mentioned about sending something but I had forgotten about it.
So exciting.
Once I removed Alvin’s harness …. threw off my flip flops and put the “flyers” down …. into the kitchen to grab some scissors to open the package.
What could it be?
I opened the package to find ……..
Isn’t this the cutest leash holder ever ….. the puppy looks just like me Alvin.
Addressed to us both and Alvin’s first parcel.
Well I must tell you Mr. Alvin was pretty excited.
As was I.
Did I mention that I have the most thoughtful, wonderful, amazing creative friends on the planet?
Thank you my friend “M” …… I could not be more tickled to receive such a beautiful gift.
You are so talented ….. we love it.
Alvin was pretty excited, too and says “thank you very much.”
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