Wordless Wednesday 2.7.th.
PL Calendar # 7
Don’t strain, don’t rush and don’t be greedy instead relax and enjoy the process,
Oyashikiri
Archive for the ‘photograph’ Category
maintain a positive attitude
Feel the positive and energizing energy coming from this photo, the composition, the colours, the presentation. I can inhale and imagine the fragrance of the fresh flowers.
Be positive today. # 26 Maintain a Positive Attitude and wisdom will come to you.
” Worrying will prevent you from having good ideas. Stay positive and you will find a solution.” PL Calendar
O sentiment positive gera sabedoria
Del sentimiento positive nace la sabiduria
Oyashikiri
today’s photo was taken by PL member Atsuko Tsuji a talented artist/photographer (Japan)
Wednesday musings
Perogies – finally after weeks of thinking about it, I got a package and did them up for lunch. It has been years and years since I last had Perogies, were they as I remembered them..yes and no. They did taste of potatoes, and this package said they were filled with 3 kinds of cheese. All in all it was a good lunch. 4% sour cream, steamed veggies, sprinkled with garlic and seasoning.
Today was about “follow through” tomorrow’s lesson is about living a fulfilled life every day by utilizing things, money , knowledge/energy to their fullest. Since we got the news that my husband’s illness would be something that we will have to adjust to, we are both working daily to ensure that we stay in a positive, and healthy “mode”.. part of this for both of us, is to remove clutter and negatives, and to rejoice in discovering or rediscovering people and things that we like/enjoy.
Perogies, is a small something, but an example of wanting the experience again, so I did it. I have also been diligent in removing items that simply clutter, and no longer hold interest in my day-to-day. As my husband is fond of saying, “if you do need it, or something like it, you need only go and get whatever it is, when you need it” It has taken awhile but he has said it often enough that I now “think it” and I am taking action.
It is amazing how much better I feel with each new truck load of merchandise that leaves, there is still a lot more to de-clutter, but I am making headway. In doing so, I have rediscovered a new excitement in my creativity, my imagination is able to move at lightening speed when I least expect it to.
Plus I enjoy knowing that someone else will find the crafting tools, etc. that I no longer want and it will flame their creativity. What a win, win.
Nao tenha pena de usar
There is no reason to hold back – #25 in PL Calendar.
No escatime para dar
Oyashikiri
There will be a new chapter on Q’s Storytelling blog dymoonadventures.com
chop suey Wednesday
Good morning everyone. I thought I would start today to talk about laziness. Seriously this is one of my “work on it” traits or “flaws” Being a visual person, I woke to a perfect example to share with you.
This is a game I play on my iPhone when I am somewhere waiting, ie. for a dental, or doctor’s appointment. Now that I no longer have an iPad, having gone for a phone with a bigger screen, you know the size of the screen I am working on. Interestingly, the game on my computer is the same but not the same, my computer being a Windows format.
When I began on the iPhone/Pad, I had to start all over with a new café, in this new format. Fun I thought I can do something totally different. Off to the races I went, enjoying myself, watching my money grow etc. However, I don’t have the friends to play with in this format, but lots through the game. I digress.
Last night I decided to start decorating for the Chinese New Year, which will be coming up soon in mid February. *year of the Dog* (lunar calendar) The program suggested I take a picture to show my friends, I took a picture and sent it to myself.
To my horror when I looked at the picture this morning, I was assaulted with the glaring objects of my laziness.
- I didn’t clean up the floors before taking the picture
- I saw where I had started to change my servers and didn’t go back to make sure all of them were done. In fact, I used some from my inventory rather than buy the shiny metal ones that go with my décor ..( frugal and lazy)
- The tips could have been collected, but in truth I didn’t see them, again, I didn’t take the time to look
Small over sights maybe, but in my case, I lean towards lazy, we all do, intention is to go back and fix it, but as the days go along, and since it is only me playing, none of my guests to this site, are known to me… bla bla bla… excuses. After making time to fix up the café, start on my remodel, I take a picture .. and voila. caught on camera…
We just never know do we. this is a fun example, but it IS an example, we never know, taking short cuts, neglecting to do something “just because”. A camera never lies the results can be photo-shopped or edited, but lens itself, never lies.
PL Precept #15 All is a Mirror
PL Principle #1 I will live paying careful attention, putting Makoto (sincerity) into all I say and do.
Have a good day everyone… I will post the link below to the dymoonadventures blog.
Oyashikiri
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breakfast
Japanese noodles, Chinese greens, green pepper, hard-boiled egg, and big yummy pieces of shrimp. The shrimp I put in first, so that it would warm with the hot chicken soup base, and pork flavour seasoning. While this sits soaking up all the flavours, I read my morning lesson,
PL Calendar #13 There will always be a Way
“As long as you are serious, there is no reason for you to give up. Move forward one step at a time and things will always turn out for the best”
What better way to start the day, nourishment for the “tummy” and wisdom for the “soul”
If you haven’t already gotten your calendar, there are still some available at the church here in Ottawa, or any of the other churches nearer to you. They are available in Japanese, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Oyashikiri
Spam
You betcha… it is cans of SPAM
Good morning, there is a soft snow falling, the plow has been by, and I am preparing to head out. May not go too far, if the snow picks up.. but need to get basics, like milk and eggs.
When was the last time you had Spam, have you ever had Spam? It has been around for ages, I recall it being used for sandwiches. Never on my shopping list, nor was it part of my Mother’s inventory for meals. For years, it was totally lost to me.
Then I read an article about how Spam is a delicacy in some countries, and in Korea and Hawaii, they make special dishes with Spam. In fact, someone told me, there are areas in this world where they can’t keep it on the shelves, and it gets locked up because it is a favourite for shop lifters. Hello?????? Spam??????
Curious me, I decided to look for it in our local Asian grocers. I was really surprised at the variety offered. And now it is being made by other companies, using a different name, since Spam is trademarked. Will wonders never cease. Initially I bought one can, brought it home to try, and discovered that for a canned product, it had potential for integration into my style of dishes And my husband could easily chew, eat and digest it without a problem. Hello Spam!
As I sit here munching on my spicy Szechuan Spam sandwich made with a Chinese sweet bun.. I am very content with this new discovery.
Trying something new is fun. Leads to new possibilities, and a different taste to the palette, which in turn, makes for a truly “yummy” moment. Early morning and I am already having a day of discoveries.
Hope you are also enjoying an exciting and adventurous day. We are the captains of our own ships. Or is it the chefs in our own kitchens. Whatever, I know you get the drift.
Enjoy the day allow it to build to its fullest potential. You will be blessed!
Oyashikiri
other tins.. eel, one is roasted and the other in black bean sauce
lobster eh!
I want lobster I head for a fish market or to a specialty fish restaurant. Not my cousin, no.. he and his partner want lobster they head for the wharf, no matter the temperature…Then tease us with photos on Instagram. =^_^= Obviously they live near the ocean, in this case the east coast.
Meanwhile here we look out at piles of snow and frozen rivers. An example of how while we live our daily lives, at the exact same time in another “dimension” someone else is experiencing their daily life. AND. it is so very different from ours.
The making of another person , is like ours, only the components that make up their personalities and experiences are different. Yet they love, live, share happiness, sadness and joys exactly the same way we do.
So why I ask .. when strangers meet, if they show differences in their outer presence do we hesitate in reaching out in friendship…
PL Precept #10 Love yourself and others
Oyashikiri
photo – Brian and Jon
tourtiere!
I came home the other day to find this delicious looking tourtiere on the back veranda. Hmmm… the note was addressed to my husband and I, wishing us a peaceful and healthy holiday and new year. Instructions were typed on a paper and stuck to the Ziploc bag ….
I am not an expert on tourtiere, but this one knocked our socks off. Wow, the crust was so flakey and light, the filling itself was exquisite. We have had a very challenging and exhausting year, this homemade gesture of kindness was such an amazing lift for us. The angel who thought to share her gift/talent with us, is very appreciated. I have had meat pies and tourtieres before , NON made the impression this one did. Thank you!
My husband who has difficulty eating … is already anticipating his next piece. And .. I have learned that some cooks can do amazing wonders where others have failed.
If I had allowed previous experience to colour my thought process, I would have missed out on a tantalizing taste extraordinaire .. Bravo Carmen!!!
Happy week-end everyone…
chop suey 12.17
Each section represents a challenge or opportunity. Is there a storyline here, for me there is. What about you…
As another year draws to an end, a new one is waiting in the wings. The above will still be there, waiting to be found. Every day, something new is added to our personal collage. Some noticed, some not. Never-the-less, seen or not, they become part of the puzzle that is “life”
Pictures do tell a story..
PL Precept #1 Life IS Art
ocean clean up
I just finished watching a video for the second time. I enjoyed it the first time I viewed it, and again today.
Since seeing clips on this project, I have been even more aware than ever, on how disrespectful we have been in how we rid ourselves of waste materials.
Please, let us work together towards a cleaner environment.
Use the present as a starting point, to move forward towards improvements and progress. Happy start towards a productive new week.
Oyashikiri
*Boyan Slat’s Ocean cleanup project
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