OK who moved the door?
There were actually doors of all sizes. many for the outside were for little fairy houses, or wee ones that frequent the garden out of sight of the tall people. Where Merrickville, ON.,Canada
It’s too hot, let me be
Yeah the humidity is a killer..
we have no energy..
and here I was
thinking it was only me!
With the goings on in the world today, I’m never sure what will greet me when I first listen to the news after a lovely night of sleep.
I first wrote this little poem back in the fall of 2007, I made a few changes, to share it with you now…. have fun, let your imagination flow.
How eerie the night
when everyone looks for a fright
carved pumpkin heads
leer with evil delight
their eyes bleary and red
their lopsided grin
sends a chill from within
children cheer with delight
when ghosts go bump in the night
So tuck yourself in
don’t let the news of the day,
scare your good sense away.
Once upon a time, October came once a year
Now it seems, every day is one the speaks of fear.
Really, let’s think on this, do we want to live this way
I pray each day, that our friendships
will flow and grow
till each and every one of us
in reaching out, will overtake
the negativity spread by “others”
and put pumpkins back on the table
in tasty pies that we will gladly share
with everyone, for they will be filled with
thanksgiving, love. friendship and appreciation,
stock ingredients of our every day.
Blessings.
Q
With skies gray and the ongoing threat of a storm hovering overhead I drove along heading to my various destinations, my mind busy sorting through the different ideas I had for today’s blog.
The discrimination I felt yesterday, that resulted in some mental exercises on my part, to decipher why I was allowing someone else’s ignorant behaviour to waste my time.
PL Precept # 4 Being annoyed limits your expression
PL Precept # 5 One’s Self is lost by being emotional
I did have to cogitate on the experience, and verbalize what had happened to my patient, understanding husband. His concern that I was alright, was warming, and I soon let go of the incident and moved on. But, in those minutes while I fumed, I considered writing a letter to the manager,or contacting their head office, etc etc. Then as the moments passed and life around me took an a different hue, the further we drove away towards our next destination, I thought why waste my time.
Today I got a notice from Apple, there was a charge on it that was foreign to me, it was dated today, it was for $1.46 Not much I know. But what was it for? when you click on the charge it doesn’t describe what it was for, and when you try to find out, Whoa Becky! You need a road map just to get to customer service. When you call, you are put on hold and they after waiting for over 10 minutes, you get hung up on. Try again, and guess what, it happens again. It is only 1.46, but it is the principle of it all.
If someone has fraudulently used my card number, 1.46 or not… it has to be addressed. This means a trip downtown tomorrow to the Apple store. gas, my time, Bah humbug!
oops. PL Precept # 4 Being Annoyed Limits your Expressions.
PL Precept # 5 One’s Self is lost by being Emotional
All this to say, my day aside from the nattering of my chipmunk mind, has been good, in fact, most of it was VERY good
Thank you for listening to the imperfections of the day, I will sleep soundly this evening, and have a grand day tomorrow. Service is at 10:00 a.m. see you then.
Oyashikiri
Once upon a time. Remember the stories we were read when we were children. I don’t recall too many of them now, but I do seem to recall they all had happy endings. Lately I’ve been introduced to the new dolls that are on the market, perhaps I shouldn’t say new, because they have been around, they are “new” to me.
It has been a delight to discover that there are many different cultures represented in the choices, however one does have to search them out. I found one the other day that had been discarded, she was no longer “perfect”
Someone, had given her a very bad haircut, and she had lost patches of her hair. It was a sad face that looked back at me when I found her in the store. She came home for a spa day, the next day I took her in and the kind lady pierced her ears for me. I had thought to take her to the doll club meeting earlier this week. She was very happy with her new look, unfortunately it didn’t work out that she was able to accompany me to the meeting, but I have promised her an outing soon.,
At the doll club meeting, I learned a lot about some of the work that is being done with dolls, especially in health care. Dolls are brought in to visit Alzheimer patients, with heart warming results. There was also talk about organizing a tea party for young girls and boys, who would like to revisit a social custom that many no longer share or participate in.
I myself learned that my new “young lady” was the right “doll” to introduce to others, the fact that we all go through different “phases” in our lives, and sometimes, we are left with visible signs of our “trauma”.. that doesn’t change who we are, we are still beautiful in our own unique way. And more often than naught, we are a better, and stronger person for the challenges we faced and overcame.
I see dolls in a totally different way now as an adult. I am amazed at how dolls have changed (varieties) over the years, yet, now as always, they still infect us with a love that transcends age.
Share a hug today. Reintroduce a doll into your life =^_^=
Oyashikiri
Hello, bonjour!
can you feel the charm
and gracious facade
this entrance way. exudes
no pretensions here
just a warm welcome
encouraging one to stop awhile
Canadian charm
veranda, door, and entrance way
hopefully brings a smile your way
It’s Thursday!
we visit with Norm 2.0 today
Happy Happy day everyone!
a time of joy filled fun and laughter
Oyashikiri
do egg rolls count as calories
only if you admit to having one
what if they are baked
and not fried
really .. would it still be an egg roll
OK, I will go back out to the garden
pretend we never had
this conversation
you decide
I say
no egg roll,
no calorie
but then, what do I know…
so YOU know
they are homemade
a calorie, will never hide
there is no lying
the real you
will always know
whether you admit to it
or not
Q
bake for 30 minutes
off in the distance
silence beckons
if by chance
you are nearby
your spirit hears the call
and no matter
where you are
no matter the day or night
you are blessed
with a vision that goes
beyond
into eternity
Q
This poem/prose was inspired by Milford Street, blog
For more on Chris and his photography, please, visit his site.
Have a wonderful day! Oyashikiri
1 serving of cooked spaghettini (if you are making it for 2, double accordingly.)
If you are lucky enough to live within a decent distance from a Chinese/Asian market, you can purchase a take out order of stir fried tofu in a rich spicy tomato sauce. If not, you can stir fry a package of medium -firm tofu, then toss it in a cup or more of spiced tomato sauce , canned is fine, unless you want to make up a batch of salsa on your own.
The green you see is fresh garlic leek sprouts that I either cook with the pasta, or dice it cold. Then toss with great gusto.. and delve in
Simple, easy and satisfying. You can eat it cold, or as a hot dish. In the summer I go for cold, with a nice green salad on the side.
Seasoning in the dish, ginger, garlic, and Japanese red pepper/chilli.. (fish sauce optional)
Oyashikiri
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