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Sunday roses

roses 6.22.17 PA

How wild does their garden grow

wow I don’t know said Mr Crow

For years now I come to explore

each passing year brings new colour in the rows

see the roses are in full bloom right now

& cherries are forming on the trees

come back in a week or two

the Saskatoon berries will be a feast

bring friends, this garden is here for us

nice meeting you Mr Crow,

my name is Jay

in a flash of blue he was off

cawing as he flew

I’ll be back to see you soon

Rosco chuckled as he flew higher up the tree

life is good when

friends drop in showing appreciation and enjoy their visit

he liked being called Mr. Crow

Mr. indeed, and he chuckled some more

could he be getting old

in full voice, he cawed and called out

Happy Sunday everyone!

PL Principle # 3 I will live with a mind of appreciation towards others and things

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Every day is a new opportunity to discover something new about our”selves” In my case, the dolls who have come to live with me, are teaching me new ways to enjoy my creative abilities. You can see from the little group that drew me to them on the 20th. at a “by invitation only” preview, that they were a motley lot. The preview was at one of the chain Thrift shops, that officially opened its doors this morning at 8:30a.m.. (The ribbon cutting ceremony, I missed) Why.. I had to have both my eyes redone, this time they used laser.

I digress… back to the dolls each one had to be cleaned and re”strung” (their limbs tightened) This meant taking off their heads and removing all the stuffing. While their heads were off, I cleaned their hair. Normally, I wouldn’t have gone looking for such a task, I had my fill of stuffing toys and doing limbs when I was in the bear making phase.

There is an expression that eludes me at the moment, as I am distracted by the black floaters I have in my eyes, (to be expected, said the specialist) I didn’t have to think about it, I just did it. I had been told there are YouTube videos on how to.. but I just knew. Our brains act like our own memory card, when you need to do something, instinctively you set to it, and it is done.

Much like typing… I’ve typed for years, (touch typing) so I don’t think of how to type, I just do it. The PL Precepts, and Principles, and the training we get in PL, (Perfect Liberty) help us to hone our creativity and skills. For this I am thankful, and appreciate my gray matter and my faith for allowing me to recognize that having God in my life, and living by the Precepts and Principles, enables me to do and achieve the things in life that I want to do.

Challenges and opportunities are gifts. Seeing the transformations, makes me smile, and having the awareness that all I am, and all I do, is a reflection in my commitment to God and living the “PL Way” well.. that makes for a very happy me.

Here it is, another day coming to an end… Friday is just around the corner.. and I have no idea, what us in store for me tomorrow, isn’t that grand. What-ever, I know it will be another wonderful day.

PL Precept # 21 Live in Perfect Liberty

Fourth doll has been adopted I’ll be seeing her again on Monday, meanwhile we are getting ready for Canada Day.. We Celebrate 150 years.

Dolls are American Girl dolls.

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Chop suey Saturday

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

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Dolls and life

3 friends, Vanilla,ChenMay,Kit

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.,

sitting pretty with her doggie 6.11.17 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

PL Precept #15 All is a mirror….

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Thursday Doors 6.15.17

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!

PL Precept # 2 To live is to express One’s Self

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Wordless Wednesday 6.14.17

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a time of joy filled fun and laughter

Oyashikiri

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Egg Roll Tuesday

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

bake for 30 minutes

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Chance inspiration…

prince edward 2011 sand banks

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

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

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why?

Why?

I tried, I wanted to

I even brought my pens with me, I planned it all, the lined pages,

pristine white, blank pages,

for days I even practiced the different styles of lettering

anticipation high, time to doodle and write.

Yet when I got to where we were going,

Not once, did I use the pens to practice my lettering

The pads of blank pages, came home empty.

Why?

It is the journey, the living each day that is important, obviously, while away my time was filled with happy moments, new discoveries, a sense of adventure and of course, the cherished company of a wonderful husband and our two frisky “canine children”

PL Precept # 18 Each moment is a turning point.

When we live in the NOW, there are no regrets.

PL Precept # 11 Always be with God

May happiness and good health bless your day today!

Namaste – Oyashikiri

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Lo-Mein Wednesday

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Good Day! Woke up this morning, and for some unknown reason, thought I’d go for a walk. Not just any walk, but to one of the main streets in the area, and from there I thought to hoof it up to another main street, and come back that way to one of our bigger shopping centers. Have I been walking these days, nooooooooo but I used to walk these little hikes without a second thought. Fortunately my brain wasn’t completely out in left field, I did make arrangements with Hubby to be on standby.

Walking, means you get to take different side streets and meander through the various little communities instead of skirting them by driving along streets where the buses travel. You see the little corner stores, and the well tended lots, even little parks you didn’t know where there.

The church on the Montreal Road, I pass numerous times, (in the truck) but, even thought I see the sign, I don’t usually get to really read it.. that would be a distraction, I just know there is a sign there. Today, on foot, I was able to stop and read the message. It is a good one isn’t it. For those of you who don’t read French, it says, Forgive and Love unconditionally.

We must learn to forgive not only others, but ourselves if there is to be peace on earth. We really need to practice everyday, goodwill to one and all.

McDonalds 5.31.17 My reward for talking myself out for a walk, a cold, ice cold, black coffee, with lots of ice. Oh Yum. I called Hubby to pick me up, while I was half way on my little mini “trek” For a first time out this year, I’m happy.