Ye Olde Batt has now been in existence for 2 whole years. Just a baby when you think about how many blogs are out there and how many blogs posts you can read if you wanted to.... actually that's dumb.... you would be like Rip Van Winkle if you tried to read every blog post out there except you wouldn't be asleep (well maybe you would be depending on some blogs I've seen)!
So why do I blog? Well, it started out very simply. I had a friend who was posting family pictures on hers so that all of her far-away-family could keep track of her close-by-family. It was kind of cool. I thought, well shit, if she can do it then it mustn't be really hard or scary. I looked into what was involved with Teapot looking over my shoulder. Ok!!! So when I realized it would require discipline, I wasn't sure I wanted to set up a blog, but during university I kept a journal for three long years. I was very good about it and pretty much wrote every day. I've always enjoyed writing and have fooled around with the idea of getting some of my stuff published, I've even gone so far as to send off a few of my better pieces in the effort. I've had one poem published in a collection of Canadian poetry and I've had some interest in a children's story. But for all intents and purposes I'm really only fooling around with it. I'm not a serious writer. I don't have the ability to sit for hours at this gadget and think creatively about the English language. It makes my eyes cross over if I try to work at it for more than an hour or two. But a blog seemed to be ideal for my writing interests.
Some days I have felt funny. Some days I have felt daunted by the vast whiteness before me. Some days I've been reflective. Some days I've been weird. But through it all I've learned... and quite honestly that's the best of what I've gotten from this blog. I can now navigate my way through the internet and do things on here that I would never have thought possible when I first started. More and more I am willing to put my a-- on the line and make comments that might tick people off. (Like yesterday!) I really try not to be offensive, but I do try to state my beliefs (and they are mine, rightly or wrongly) with aplomb. It's not always easy because I keep thinking that I might be influencing someone else and that's a huge responsibility. But as time goes by I do feel a little easier about it... though I really don't want to offend anyone. Really! Really!
It also has been a pleasure though to meet some of my followers. As I get to know people I realize that the internet is just another way to reach out to the world around me. Because I am studying for 6 years my Master Spinner program and it takes so much time, because I live in a rural environment, sometimes I feel closed off from those with whom I usually have contact. But it has brought me closer to family who live far away (and don't register as followers but are faithful all the same), it has given me opportunities to meet online some people who have become followers, it has given me a way to share laughs with people who know my family and see me all the time. It has been a way to let you know me too.
Sometimes I will say things here that I am too shy to say in person. Sometimes I get foolish when I would never do stuff like that in person just because conversation doesn't allow you to be crazy (without people thinking you belong in a straight jacket) but in writing, it doesn't have the same affect. I like to make people laugh, but in a crowd I will stay silent and just be the watcher in the corner. Sometimes writing here gets me out of my own mind. (remember that?)
In all the time Ye Olde Batt has been online, I've written over 450 posts. That's a lot. But what's really cool is that I can see the progression of my family, progression of my work, progression of who I am becoming.... and progression sometimes can be a ghostly thing. You think its happening, but you're not really sure. It takes ten or fifteen years before you can see the changes that have come in your life because it is so slow. You know you have changed but then when you think back over the years you're not really sure when the changes happened. But by keeping a blog, there is a record... and it is without a doubt very cool to look back and read some of my old posts. I didn't know I could be so funny. I didn't know I could be so smart... I didn't know I couldn't spell... I didn't know I was so stupid.
I've enjoyed it, am enjoying it, and hope to continue to enjoy it. I hope you will join me in my/our journey...
I really didn't mean for this post to be so serious. I really wanted to say some funny things that would make you all smile. Everyone likes to smile. But hang in there maybe tomorrow I will write about Sammy Tilley's goat.... or the dust bunnies..... or the cow pies that hit my mother's lemon meringue pie... or the time I told my mother that I wanted to get in bed a snuggle with her and God (I was five years old)... or the time Daughter #2 got fillings (in your teeth) and feelings mixed up.... maybe I'll show some great pictures of things I'm making... who knows what will happen next... But I hope you'll come back and join me on this ride.... it's a great ride... you know... you're on it too. It's called life!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
On Being Canadian
This morning I got up and listened to the news as I uploaded pictures of the Chilean miners coming up out of the mine. (Raw raw sis boom bah! Chile... you rock! No pun intended...)
I was really disappointed to hear about our activities with the UN. Not because we lost but because we have such a bunch of dunce heads in office right now. The opposition is no better.... their dunce heads too. No wonder we have a minority government... none of them are sensible. I've never been so ashamed of those representing me world wide in my life. Even Mulroney was a better world diplomat than these guys. I mean passing out Maple Syrup at the UN to win votes.... my God.... that's just pathetic.
I am a proud Canadian even if I don't like hockey. I am proud that Canada has had the privilege to influence the UN Security council for so many years. But I also realize that it is a privilege. Canada does not own the seat and I am proud that as a Canadian, I can say that Portugal, Columbia, Germany, India and South Africa, will have the same opportunity to hold those positions that we lost now. I like hearing other people's views and I think these 5 countries probably have a lot to contribute. Why shouldn't they hold such a seat for a time? Perhaps hearing the views of countries other than ourselves might be refreshing. It is not a popularity vote. It is a world council that is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action. Its powers are exercised through United Nations Security Council Resolutions. (I got that from Wikipedia.) We need to hear from everyone.
I openly admit that I am not a politician, so for those of you who read this and have hit on it by Googling or searching then please be fore warned.... I have absolutely no influence on others and don't want any. But as a Canadian I like to watch the times.... and the times they are a changing... Canada is not cool anymore.... at least our politicians who represent us are not. Most of the normal Joe Blow Canadians are... (and certainly the geographical country is), but then what happened to the politicians.... somewhere there has to be a real Canadian voice to represent us... and it is not Steven Harper.... nor is it Michael Ignatieff... just too lame by far.
What has become of inspirational politicians who have an eye on the future and not just the economy.... I feel like Canada is adrift.
CBC online news reported this this morning:
Well, I'll agree with him there.... not only is Canadian foreign policy unpopular with the world it is probably pretty unpopular here too, right at home, at least I know it is with me. Maybe our politicians are not hearing the voice of the common fellow any more, maybe the country is too vast and too concentrated in the cities, maybe the politicians have forgotten what small town Canada is like where people still help their neighbours because they know them. I don't know the reason and I sure don't know the answers....
What I do know is that you don't offer Maple Syrup to people when they are about to vote for you... (it seems kind of trashy). What you do... is listen to what others have to say.... you think about what their rights and needs are and then you try to do the best you can for your own without stepping on the toes of others.... it's just polite. (My Grandfather taught me that.) What some of our so called politicians should do is read a little Ghandi, read a little John Locke, read a little Anne Of Green Gables, read a little etiquette (Emily Post's is good) and then call Canadians in the morning.
So, I as one small Canadian in a crowd of millions, would like to hear Portugal stance and the stance of the other 4 too, now that they have a voice with the UN Security Council.... they deserve our respect and our time.
Now, I'm going back to watching those men come up out of the mine... and maybe shed a few tears of joy. (Go Chile, go!!!)
I was really disappointed to hear about our activities with the UN. Not because we lost but because we have such a bunch of dunce heads in office right now. The opposition is no better.... their dunce heads too. No wonder we have a minority government... none of them are sensible. I've never been so ashamed of those representing me world wide in my life. Even Mulroney was a better world diplomat than these guys. I mean passing out Maple Syrup at the UN to win votes.... my God.... that's just pathetic.
I am a proud Canadian even if I don't like hockey. I am proud that Canada has had the privilege to influence the UN Security council for so many years. But I also realize that it is a privilege. Canada does not own the seat and I am proud that as a Canadian, I can say that Portugal, Columbia, Germany, India and South Africa, will have the same opportunity to hold those positions that we lost now. I like hearing other people's views and I think these 5 countries probably have a lot to contribute. Why shouldn't they hold such a seat for a time? Perhaps hearing the views of countries other than ourselves might be refreshing. It is not a popularity vote. It is a world council that is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action. Its powers are exercised through United Nations Security Council Resolutions. (I got that from Wikipedia.) We need to hear from everyone.
I openly admit that I am not a politician, so for those of you who read this and have hit on it by Googling or searching then please be fore warned.... I have absolutely no influence on others and don't want any. But as a Canadian I like to watch the times.... and the times they are a changing... Canada is not cool anymore.... at least our politicians who represent us are not. Most of the normal Joe Blow Canadians are... (and certainly the geographical country is), but then what happened to the politicians.... somewhere there has to be a real Canadian voice to represent us... and it is not Steven Harper.... nor is it Michael Ignatieff... just too lame by far.
What has become of inspirational politicians who have an eye on the future and not just the economy.... I feel like Canada is adrift.
CBC online news reported this this morning:
Well, I'll agree with him there.... not only is Canadian foreign policy unpopular with the world it is probably pretty unpopular here too, right at home, at least I know it is with me. Maybe our politicians are not hearing the voice of the common fellow any more, maybe the country is too vast and too concentrated in the cities, maybe the politicians have forgotten what small town Canada is like where people still help their neighbours because they know them. I don't know the reason and I sure don't know the answers....
What I do know is that you don't offer Maple Syrup to people when they are about to vote for you... (it seems kind of trashy). What you do... is listen to what others have to say.... you think about what their rights and needs are and then you try to do the best you can for your own without stepping on the toes of others.... it's just polite. (My Grandfather taught me that.) What some of our so called politicians should do is read a little Ghandi, read a little John Locke, read a little Anne Of Green Gables, read a little etiquette (Emily Post's is good) and then call Canadians in the morning.
So, I as one small Canadian in a crowd of millions, would like to hear Portugal stance and the stance of the other 4 too, now that they have a voice with the UN Security Council.... they deserve our respect and our time.
Now, I'm going back to watching those men come up out of the mine... and maybe shed a few tears of joy. (Go Chile, go!!!)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
And The Good News Is...
No surgery.... hopefully not ever. Orthopedic surgeons have joined the trend so it seems. They are taking a much more conservative take on doing back surgery. The up shot is that there will be more drugs.... (always gotta love that) but only during flair-ups with my back. There will be less invasive stuff like MRIs, which frankly, would result in really screwy images since my Harrington rod happens to be steel (stainless though it may be). So no surgery... and I just have to live with it.... (my back that is) and lose weight... (like that thought hasn't crossed my mind a few times!)
That's the end of the good news.... the rest is just usual stuff...... which I might add, really will help you sleep if you are having problems...
I've been knitting... lots.... with all those power outages. KNITTING REQUIRES NO POWER. I just love that. I have the scarf done except it needs some trim work finished and a good wash.... I also have one shawl just about finished and a long way to seeing a second one finished. One shawl is for the Art show that the NPSW will be having one year from now, and the other is for a Christmas gift..... yes one of you lucky family members will be receiving something hand made by moi.... and I'm not saying who! Nah nah na boo boo! I am also working on a pair of socks... and they are also for a family member for Christmas..... and I'm also not saying who..... hee hee hee hee hee. Some pictures on ongoing works will be presented here soon.
Today is gray..... it feels like the cusp of winter.... though not really cold but dark like winter is looming. I feel like Jack Frost is hiding somewhere very close by. It's rather eery actually. Like something dark and foreboding is nigh. I really hate that. Don't you hate that?
Recently my mind has been turning to the world at large.... now that's weird eh?! I've had my mind on those Chilean miners..... the People living near the Danube River and their problems..... the flood victims of Bella Bella, and Newfoundland..... hmmm, wouldn't it be nice if the world would just settle down.... and stay calm for a while. My Auntie sent me some pictures from the town where I was born after hurricane Igor hit..... it's awful.
I'm thankful it's not me.... but I really wish that these horrors wouldn't befall others..... say a prayer for those miners.... imagine having to get into such a small space as an 19 inch tube that you can't get out of for about an hour in order to see the light of day..... yeah.... I can't even go there mentally.... it would just make me... well, mental actually..... my prayers are with them for sure....
Anyway, since it's a gray day and I have bored the pants off you, I will head off to a neighbour's garage sale with the daughters..... to purchase other people's junk that will, to quote my level 4 instructor, "Just end up in the land fill anyway!".... Oh well, I have to do my part to keep it out of the land fill, at least for a while!... : )
By the way, this makes good reading if you want to go to sleep at night..... ; }
That's the end of the good news.... the rest is just usual stuff...... which I might add, really will help you sleep if you are having problems...
I've been knitting... lots.... with all those power outages. KNITTING REQUIRES NO POWER. I just love that. I have the scarf done except it needs some trim work finished and a good wash.... I also have one shawl just about finished and a long way to seeing a second one finished. One shawl is for the Art show that the NPSW will be having one year from now, and the other is for a Christmas gift..... yes one of you lucky family members will be receiving something hand made by moi.... and I'm not saying who! Nah nah na boo boo! I am also working on a pair of socks... and they are also for a family member for Christmas..... and I'm also not saying who..... hee hee hee hee hee. Some pictures on ongoing works will be presented here soon.
Today is gray..... it feels like the cusp of winter.... though not really cold but dark like winter is looming. I feel like Jack Frost is hiding somewhere very close by. It's rather eery actually. Like something dark and foreboding is nigh. I really hate that. Don't you hate that?
Recently my mind has been turning to the world at large.... now that's weird eh?! I've had my mind on those Chilean miners..... the People living near the Danube River and their problems..... the flood victims of Bella Bella, and Newfoundland..... hmmm, wouldn't it be nice if the world would just settle down.... and stay calm for a while. My Auntie sent me some pictures from the town where I was born after hurricane Igor hit..... it's awful.
Anyway, since it's a gray day and I have bored the pants off you, I will head off to a neighbour's garage sale with the daughters..... to purchase other people's junk that will, to quote my level 4 instructor, "Just end up in the land fill anyway!".... Oh well, I have to do my part to keep it out of the land fill, at least for a while!... : )
By the way, this makes good reading if you want to go to sleep at night..... ; }
Monday, October 11, 2010
A True Day Of Thanks
For the last few days it has been dreadfully windy here. Trees have been falling down around us at a rate which I have never seen before... we lost at least eight yesterday and down through the forest that borders our land, they were popping like fireworks for two days. It is still sunny and has been all through these windy days, it's warm too, we just have to endure the wind from hell! Saturday we lost our power and Teapot was making bread in the bread maker. So we trotted the bread off to the school to be baked since the school had power and we didn't..... I might have mentioned that. Anyway, just as Teapot was putting the bread in the oven at school the power came on and so we took the bread to the parents house and baked it there, since their house was closer to the school than ours. Yesterday the same thing happened. Just as I was putting bread in the pans (we usually stock up on the bread making for a week of school lunches when the weekend rolls around) out went the lights again. No power? No bread. No toilet flushing. No water. No TV. No computer. No anything. So I called the parents once again in an effort to see if their power was affected too. Yes indeedy. The whole town was powerless except for one small section where the hotel was.
Mother was at church when the power went off and the organ died, which she happens to play. The organ went off, and the stand-in minister who just happens to be the fire chief got called away. The youth group who were making muffins for the seniors couldn't finish baking them and all was a fiasco. They canceled the rest of church and everyone headed home. It was then that mother had to make a detour because a tree had blown down across some electrical wires and the wires had broken. There were lives electrical wires on the ground and a grass fire in someone's yard which was directly in her path to her house. Because of that, we knew the power was done for good this time.... at least for a good long time.
Meanwhile, back at home, the bread was rising nicely in the pans and was just about ready to go in the oven.... oh yeah.... no oven. What to do? Teapot came to the rescue and fired up the barbecue. Yes we have barbecued bread.... and it worked like a charm..... the bread is awesome.... very evenly baked and just about the most perfect bread you could ever have. The parents arrived in short order for a lunch of tea on the Coleman stove, and fresh baked Barbecued bread with some cheese on the side. Perfect!
The day wore on and the parents went home with the hopes that the power would be back on by evening. I was knitting, Teapot was working on the steps to the veranda, Daughter #2 was off to her friend's house, and Daughter #1 was reading in her room. The wind blew, and the trees kept falling, and still the power did not come on. Thank heavens we had planned our Turkey dinner for Monday (something else for which I'm thankful). Around about 5 p.m. Pops called to say that he had been talking to the fire chief/minister. The power would be off for a few hours yet. I had taken chicken wings out in the morning (before the power went off) and so I whipped up a caserole of honey garlic chicken wings, once again, baked on the barbecue. I also cooked some oven roast potatoes which we had for dinner and out to our house came the parents once again. So all in all we saved the day, cooking-wise at least. The parents left for home around 8 p.m. in the dark and cold. Our evening was like something out of the 1800s since we had a lantern burning in the living room and no heat.... but you know, that lantern kept the living room quite warm! It wasn't cold out so that helped and it is still getting up to +11 degrees in the day. I think we were all grateful for a day that turned out better than ever could have been expected.
At least it wasn't -42 degrees like the great power outage of 2009 when we lost the power for several hours and the water pump froze. At least this time it was actually pleasant. And still I wait for that lovely little wood stove that I have been coveting for so long.... (something like 8 years now)!
All's well that ends well.... the power came on about 9 p.m. last night. We had 10 hours without power and it makes me think once again that we may need to get a source of heat in this house that doesn't involve electricity.
And so that brings me to this..... Turkey today and just one more thing to be thankful for...... power, heat, and a good mind to figure out how to bake bread on the barbecue, and a family who are easy going enough to come together in the dark for mutual help.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all..... isn't it good to be alive?! Really gives meaning to the words... Thanks be to God...
Mother was at church when the power went off and the organ died, which she happens to play. The organ went off, and the stand-in minister who just happens to be the fire chief got called away. The youth group who were making muffins for the seniors couldn't finish baking them and all was a fiasco. They canceled the rest of church and everyone headed home. It was then that mother had to make a detour because a tree had blown down across some electrical wires and the wires had broken. There were lives electrical wires on the ground and a grass fire in someone's yard which was directly in her path to her house. Because of that, we knew the power was done for good this time.... at least for a good long time.
Meanwhile, back at home, the bread was rising nicely in the pans and was just about ready to go in the oven.... oh yeah.... no oven. What to do? Teapot came to the rescue and fired up the barbecue. Yes we have barbecued bread.... and it worked like a charm..... the bread is awesome.... very evenly baked and just about the most perfect bread you could ever have. The parents arrived in short order for a lunch of tea on the Coleman stove, and fresh baked Barbecued bread with some cheese on the side. Perfect!
The day wore on and the parents went home with the hopes that the power would be back on by evening. I was knitting, Teapot was working on the steps to the veranda, Daughter #2 was off to her friend's house, and Daughter #1 was reading in her room. The wind blew, and the trees kept falling, and still the power did not come on. Thank heavens we had planned our Turkey dinner for Monday (something else for which I'm thankful). Around about 5 p.m. Pops called to say that he had been talking to the fire chief/minister. The power would be off for a few hours yet. I had taken chicken wings out in the morning (before the power went off) and so I whipped up a caserole of honey garlic chicken wings, once again, baked on the barbecue. I also cooked some oven roast potatoes which we had for dinner and out to our house came the parents once again. So all in all we saved the day, cooking-wise at least. The parents left for home around 8 p.m. in the dark and cold. Our evening was like something out of the 1800s since we had a lantern burning in the living room and no heat.... but you know, that lantern kept the living room quite warm! It wasn't cold out so that helped and it is still getting up to +11 degrees in the day. I think we were all grateful for a day that turned out better than ever could have been expected.
At least it wasn't -42 degrees like the great power outage of 2009 when we lost the power for several hours and the water pump froze. At least this time it was actually pleasant. And still I wait for that lovely little wood stove that I have been coveting for so long.... (something like 8 years now)!
All's well that ends well.... the power came on about 9 p.m. last night. We had 10 hours without power and it makes me think once again that we may need to get a source of heat in this house that doesn't involve electricity.
And so that brings me to this..... Turkey today and just one more thing to be thankful for...... power, heat, and a good mind to figure out how to bake bread on the barbecue, and a family who are easy going enough to come together in the dark for mutual help.
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all..... isn't it good to be alive?! Really gives meaning to the words... Thanks be to God...
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Thanks Giving
Here's a list of things I'm thankful for.....
1. Two hands with which I can knit, spin, and weave.
2. Eyes that are clear and can see the beauty around me.
3. Ears from which I can hear my children's laughter.
4. Two arms that can wrap around my husband and hold him close to me, especially at night.
5. Commiseration... so that I can take in stray animals and fall in love with them.
6. A home that has a place for me even when I''m lazy and don't deserve it.
7. Pooches that love me just because...... I can tell they like me because they follow me everywhere, even to the bathroom.
8. Feet that I can cover with socks.... or not.... which can carry me even if it is only up the stairs or around the house.
9. Parents who come to visit and remind me every day how life is short and you should enjoy it while you can.
10. Friends... what would life be without them?
11. Turkey.... for days and days and days.....
12. The ability to open the fridge and stare and say I don't know what to eat today.
13. Sunshine..... it fills you up with hope.
14. All of you folks, who take the time to read my ramblings.
15. Life... it's God given.... and a real joy.
What are you thankful for?
1. Two hands with which I can knit, spin, and weave.
2. Eyes that are clear and can see the beauty around me.
3. Ears from which I can hear my children's laughter.
4. Two arms that can wrap around my husband and hold him close to me, especially at night.
5. Commiseration... so that I can take in stray animals and fall in love with them.
6. A home that has a place for me even when I''m lazy and don't deserve it.
7. Pooches that love me just because...... I can tell they like me because they follow me everywhere, even to the bathroom.
8. Feet that I can cover with socks.... or not.... which can carry me even if it is only up the stairs or around the house.
9. Parents who come to visit and remind me every day how life is short and you should enjoy it while you can.
10. Friends... what would life be without them?
11. Turkey.... for days and days and days.....
12. The ability to open the fridge and stare and say I don't know what to eat today.
13. Sunshine..... it fills you up with hope.
14. All of you folks, who take the time to read my ramblings.
15. Life... it's God given.... and a real joy.
What are you thankful for?
Saturday, October 9, 2010
More Random Thoughts... This Time On Saturday Afternoon
It's a lovely day.... though very windy. Mother and Pops were here for lunch because the wind was so strong that it blew down trees that knocked out the power. They came because we have a barbeque and they don't. We had slides for lunch... (mini burgers for those of you who don't know what slides are). Teapot took the bread that was in the pans ready to be baked to the school to since the power is not off at the school and they have tons of stoves in the Foods room. The bread smelled lovely in the truck on the way home. Finally the power came back on about 20 minutes ago. All's well that ends well... at least it wasn't -42 degrees outside like the last time we lost the power. Oh for a wood stove.
Have been knitting all day. I started on a Karaoke (that's a yarn with a mix of Soy silk and Merino wool) scarf instead of the Bison/Cashmere/Silk/Merino scarf. I was planing on doing a bias knit scarf with it but I loved it so much and with large needles I think I have enough for a shawl, so when it came time to turn the triangle.... well, I just didn't. Hope I don't run out of that Karaoke though. It is very luscious to touch.
Why is it that I finish a post and check for spelling/grammatical mistakes and then publish something and as soon as I publish it and everyone in the world can see it, that's when I see glaring mistakes that I missed when I was checking it over. Argh!
Teapot is finishing putting in the front steps on the veranda. Yahoo. I'm so glad to see that job done. Must go and do some walking. Oh my aching back....!!!!
What a pleasant, lovely afternoon.... hope the tin on the roof doesn't blow off in this wind. Sure is blustery.... who knew it would be so windy when that sun came over the horizon this morning.
Have been knitting all day. I started on a Karaoke (that's a yarn with a mix of Soy silk and Merino wool) scarf instead of the Bison/Cashmere/Silk/Merino scarf. I was planing on doing a bias knit scarf with it but I loved it so much and with large needles I think I have enough for a shawl, so when it came time to turn the triangle.... well, I just didn't. Hope I don't run out of that Karaoke though. It is very luscious to touch.
Why is it that I finish a post and check for spelling/grammatical mistakes and then publish something and as soon as I publish it and everyone in the world can see it, that's when I see glaring mistakes that I missed when I was checking it over. Argh!
Teapot is finishing putting in the front steps on the veranda. Yahoo. I'm so glad to see that job done. Must go and do some walking. Oh my aching back....!!!!
What a pleasant, lovely afternoon.... hope the tin on the roof doesn't blow off in this wind. Sure is blustery.... who knew it would be so windy when that sun came over the horizon this morning.
Random Thoughts On A Saturday Morning
Sun's up. Just came over the horizon. It does the heart good to feel the sun on my face. Sun kissed. (Not quite... aren't you supposed to have a tan when you are sun kissed?) family starting to move around.
Teapot brought home nacho chips yesterday evening. Friday night at the movies. The Mummy was playing here..... it's quite gory when you think bout it but we all loved it. Jamieboy dropped by for a beer with Teapot. I wanted one. Too bad I'm allergic to alcohol. Still the chips were yummy with cheese oozing over them with onion, yellow and red pepper and black olives. Salsa on the side.
New neighbour. Moved in over the last few weeks. Finally the family showed up. Have horses. Dreamer is talking to their horses all the time even though she can't see them. They live two houses away which is pretty far for a subdivision where all the acreages are between 6 and 8 acres. Gives new meaning to neighbour.
Wee kitty (we never call her Whisper, we just got too used to calling her Wee kitty) is playing with Midnite's tail. He look extremely pi---d off. Teapot in the kitchen making toast and bacon for breakfast. Yum.... very smelly..... good smelly... yum smelly. Kitty is running back and forth like mad.... wonder if bacon smells makes him crazy!
Finished knitting the scarf last night but must look for finishing techniques and have to block it before I show it here. Shall start another as I wait for the Bison and Camel down that I ordered from the states. $105.00 for less than 100gms of fibre. Ouch! Perhaps I will start my woven scarf with the awesome Bison/Cashmere/Silk/Merino yarn that I finished spinning last week. My knock out knitters are going to show me how to crochet woven block together decoratively. Mother never showed me how to crochet. Am learning that from others.
Jiggs is now doing her patrol of the wee kitty's domain (which seems to be here in the sun room). I think Wee Kitty likes to egg her on.
That sun is behind a cloud now and though it is easier on the eyes I miss the brightness of early morning sun.
Walked Thursday almost a kilometre... yesterday my back was complaining so decided not to walk then. Will try again today as back is a little better today. Far cry from my 3 km walking I used to do. will take a while to restrengthen my back and legs after five weeks off my feet except to go upstairs and downstairs. My whole body groans in agony just thinking of trying to get back into shape.
21 degrees yesterday. Lovely soft day. Hope today is just as nice. Thanks heavens there's an end to all that rain we had during the first part of September.... grass is greener than it was all summer. Odd.
Bacon's done so is toast and tea.... think I'll listen to CBC radio....
Bye bye....
Teapot brought home nacho chips yesterday evening. Friday night at the movies. The Mummy was playing here..... it's quite gory when you think bout it but we all loved it. Jamieboy dropped by for a beer with Teapot. I wanted one. Too bad I'm allergic to alcohol. Still the chips were yummy with cheese oozing over them with onion, yellow and red pepper and black olives. Salsa on the side.
New neighbour. Moved in over the last few weeks. Finally the family showed up. Have horses. Dreamer is talking to their horses all the time even though she can't see them. They live two houses away which is pretty far for a subdivision where all the acreages are between 6 and 8 acres. Gives new meaning to neighbour.
Wee kitty (we never call her Whisper, we just got too used to calling her Wee kitty) is playing with Midnite's tail. He look extremely pi---d off. Teapot in the kitchen making toast and bacon for breakfast. Yum.... very smelly..... good smelly... yum smelly. Kitty is running back and forth like mad.... wonder if bacon smells makes him crazy!
Finished knitting the scarf last night but must look for finishing techniques and have to block it before I show it here. Shall start another as I wait for the Bison and Camel down that I ordered from the states. $105.00 for less than 100gms of fibre. Ouch! Perhaps I will start my woven scarf with the awesome Bison/Cashmere/Silk/Merino yarn that I finished spinning last week. My knock out knitters are going to show me how to crochet woven block together decoratively. Mother never showed me how to crochet. Am learning that from others.
Jiggs is now doing her patrol of the wee kitty's domain (which seems to be here in the sun room). I think Wee Kitty likes to egg her on.
That sun is behind a cloud now and though it is easier on the eyes I miss the brightness of early morning sun.
Walked Thursday almost a kilometre... yesterday my back was complaining so decided not to walk then. Will try again today as back is a little better today. Far cry from my 3 km walking I used to do. will take a while to restrengthen my back and legs after five weeks off my feet except to go upstairs and downstairs. My whole body groans in agony just thinking of trying to get back into shape.
21 degrees yesterday. Lovely soft day. Hope today is just as nice. Thanks heavens there's an end to all that rain we had during the first part of September.... grass is greener than it was all summer. Odd.
Bacon's done so is toast and tea.... think I'll listen to CBC radio....
Bye bye....
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