Me On A Monday - November 9th

Greetings & Salutations on this very fine Monday morning.  Locally we have been experiencing record breaking good weather - temperatures during the afternoon have reach +20 (c).  On my morning walks I've had to only wear a very light jacket or sweater (jumper).  Patio Pete, one of my chipmunk friends was out & I ensured he had a good feed of peanuts in the shell.

Sunrise

Currently Digesting: new COVID rating information.  Our provincial government have moved us from ratings of stages to colour zones.  The region I live in, has been designated as a Yellow Zone - Protect.  Everyone is trying to figure out exactly what the colour zone restrictions are or aren't. And what does Protect mean?  Very confusing & I must say I am very disappointed that our MPP and/or Premiere have not provided very much public information, along with some conflicting information.  I finally found some charts explaining all the colour zone rules.  (MPP = member of provincial parliament vs an MP = member of parliament at the federal level).  Like every where, our numbers of new infections are rising dramatically & I feel so disappointed in my fellow members of society.  New restrictions imposed are not the government's fault, it's ours! 

Clear as Mud

Currently Reading:  I finished up Nine Women, 1 Dress; it was OK, didn't particularly bond with the characters & Eliza Starts A Rumor; which I did like.  Both of these books could be beach reads, but since we are now in the Autumn/Winter cycle of reading, I designate them as cocoa reads.  I'm in the middle of Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield; not bonding with anyone, but I'm pushing through. I am waiting on Matthew McConaughey's book; Greenlights.  I am not a huge fan of his acting work, but I recently saw two interviews with him about this book & I must admit I was intrigued by his thoughts about green lights in our lives.

Currently Impressed: with Mr Man's ability of fixing things.  With not a lot to do during COVID limited activities, Mr Man took on fixing the mantel clock we inherited from his Grandparents.  It is now chiming out the hour & half hour.  His job, his nature, his passion is to fix things ... & yes we are now watching The Repair Shop!

Currently Technology Frustrated:  I set up an Instagram account although I have not posted any photos & when I went to see what my December Daily Friend, Mel, had posted, I was told by Insta that I did not have an account, so I tried to set up & it told me that account was already in use, so I asked to reset the password, no account found - I cannot repeat here what language came out of my mouth.  I went around in technology hell for quite awhile. Anyway my card making friend, S,  took pity on me & is letting me use her Insta account - yes I know we shouldn't share passwords, but it's not like I'm going to post any thing, I just want to see what Mel is creating.  Mind you, I may have clicked on a fair few following tabs!!  Insta friend won't mind (wink wink).

Currently - OLW:  This month's assignment (please note I have not signed up to any official workshops online or otherwise) is making a review of how this OLW was working & what pushes can I make before the year's end.  I must admit I haven't spend a lot of time working in my OLW album or even for that matter working with my word - Nourish.  Will I pick a word for 2021?  Probably; maybe; yes.

Currently Planting :  I finally got my pink & white daffodils planted in pots.  I have sprinkled the top of the soil with blood bone meal to discourage the hungry squirrels.  I will move the three pots into the garage next week.  I'm letting the pots enjoy the last of the good before nasty, weather.  My roses have all been hilled up with their little Styrofoam huts on; settling in for that long winter's nap.

 

"we don't want managers to mange our change, we want leaders to lead our progress"

Sharing is Caring

 When I find something good & I believe to have life value, I like to share with my friends.  Here's the link so you can receive each month's calendar:  Happiness Action Calendar

Our good blog friend, Eileen is already putting the ideas into action!  A Bracelet of Days

Me On A Monday - November 2nd

Good Morning everyone.  I hope & trust that you are all well, that you & yours are all healthy.  The rising COVID numbers world wide are most concerning.

Source: Internet

Currently Reading:  recommended from Ruth & Deb, Nine Women, One Dress by Jane L. Rosen.  I picked up from the library on Friday & started to read promptly - so far I am liking.

Currently Watching:  On Masterpiece Theatre; The Trouble With Maggie Cole, staring Dawn French. If this isn't a lesson in keeping your mouth shut, I don't know what is ... although it's only episode three tomorrow.  So many familiar stars.  Also watching; Bodyguard, starring Richard Madden (of Cinderella fan along with Lily James & of course as Rob in GoT). Oh excited that there might be a series two.

Currently Crafting:  Some Christmas gifts, that I can send through the mail.  I got the idea for this, when I received "one" as a gift last year.  I only have "it" as a pattern to go by.  I've made 4 so far, & I am rather pleased how they are turning out.  I promise all will be revealed at a later date.  Hint - it involves paper crafting ... I'll say no more for now.

Currently Attempting:  Sour bread starter dough - I was gifted this living entity about a week ago & when I said yes to receiving, I had no idea how much work is involved in feeding & tending to.  The making of the bread is also quite the process.  The person who gifted me the starter, insisted I name my starter as mine would be the "granddaughter" of the original.  My friend who owns the mother of mine, is called Bella, so I have named mine Ella. There is a whole online community of people sharing ideas & solutions.    I think I like the ease of Beer Bread much better.

Currently Moaning About:  We had snow yesterday, & it is staying on the ground!   I'll say no more for now.

Currently Sorting: I received a very large box & 2 bags of scrapping materials from my upline Stampin Up person.  She's not a scrap booker so when her friend gave to her, she passed it all on to me.  I now have to find a home for about 3/4's of it, as many of the papers are colours I would not scrap with.  There is a pad of very good quality paper, but not colours or patterns that I would use, but I'll keep to use the non printed side for my base pages to build on.

So that's a quick update from me.   November 3rd is the official voting date for the US of A.  Good thoughts & prayers for calm.  I'll say no more for now.

Wisdom

 

Don't carry your mistakes around with you.  

Instead, place them under your feet & use them as 

stepping stone to rise above them

Celebrating A Glorious Autumn

Mother Nature has gifted us with some truly amazing colour this year.

 

SPSH - The Final Link Up

Welcome to the Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt's Final link in.  Listed below are the folks that indicated they wanted to participate.   

I hope that everyone had some fun with the searches.  It's been harder for some living in areas with more Lockdown restrictions than others.  Thank you for joining in.

Karen W: Random Reflections
Ruth: This West London Life
Eileen: A Bracelet of Days
Karen: Karen's 365 Photos
Deb:Debs14 Blogspot
Amanda: Amanda's Scrapbook Pages
Melissa: Daily Life - Bits & Pieces
Susanne: Snaps & Snippets
Bless: My Two Cents
Liz: Life At The Gables
Maggie: Farmer's Wife Day by Day
Pat: Squirrel Basket
Leslie : Once Upon A Time Happily Everafter


Here are the final of my SPSH finds:

#1 A favourite piece of jewelry - I really like blue sapphires & Mr Man gave me for a birthday.

 #4 A toy you play with - it was one of the first Christmas gifts from Mr Man - the rings float in the water, you push the white button for air & try to get the rings over the dolphin's nose - in this photo all but one of the rings is on the nose.

#9 Something that starts with your initial - mittens, which have been helping me to remind myself to keep my hands off my face

#10 Something small than a paperclip - it's a little crystal bird that I could have used as #15

 #12 Something that holds your favourite beverage - a travel mug from my showing days & when I was a member of the local (Caledon) CADORA club - CAnadian Dressage Owners & Riders Association (notice how the C is incoporated into the horse's cheek).

#15 Something Inherited - a little creamer jug from my Gran - I don't know who got the matching sugar bowl

Alt B Something Heavier Than Your Shoe - a lead crystal vase (also could have been for #15) - the second photo is for size comparison

And that is a wrap of the 2020 Quarantine version of the Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Me On A Monday - September 28th

Good Morning - the last Monday of the month.  A reminder that this Wednesday is the final link in for 2020's Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt.  

During the month of September my good blogging friend, Ruth at: This West London Life reminded us that it's traditionally the month of Shimele's Learn Something New Everyday.  While I did not take note of something for every day, I did learn  a couple of new to me things, such as: F12 - Save as in WORD, saves me several steps.  Mahjong & I am winning at it.  Mr Man has longed played but I never gave it much thought until one day out of utter boredom, I gave it a try.  I like it.  Online scrapping retreat - I made this two page layout about cooking in the COVID era.

My friend that I house/pool/cat sit for, gave me a bag of books to read.  It's like a treasure chest of delights.  A few of the titles are; The Lost Girls, which I really enjoyed & would recommend;  also read All The Light We Cannot See (I think I've read before); The Wives War.

Autumn arrived last week & I was in the garden to greet her.  I have already started to empty the annual flower pots.  Taking an idea from Eileen at A Bracelet of Days, I have planted up two pots of spring bulbs.  I just did not/do not have the energy to dig holes in the garden, with no rain, the ground is like cement & only to have the squirrels and/or skunks dig up & eat.  Having the bulbs in the pots, I can store all winter in the part of the garage that shares a wall with the (warmer) house.  I planted white & pink daffodils.

On the weekend, the soy crop growing behind us was harvested.  It has been several weeks without rain, so the soy was extremely dry & made for a lot of dust.  Next to be grown, Winter Wheat.

In the shopping basket - a new Autumn/Thanksgiving stamp & die set.  

My other good blogging friend, Lady Ella at The Flowers of Progress has inspired me to seek out some new spots to go walking or rambling.  It's a pretty time of year with many of the trees turning gorgeous shades of red, gold & bronze.

"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks."  ...John Muir