Sometimes what didn't work out for you, really worked out for you.
Read that again.
... Source: Internet
On a personal note, when I first found this quote, I read it several times & it didn't resonate with me fully, but after spending some time with this thought, I get it.
Good Morning. I trust everyone is doing well. Spring has sprung & moved into summer in this part of the world. Last week we had 4 days were we broke temperature recorded highs with +28 temps. Several days had humidex readings! But today temperatures have returned to seasonal or just a tad below seasonal. It is also very dry & the little bit of rain we had late Sunday evening did not do much. I am hoping for some all day rain today; not the snow forecast for tomorrow!
I have no photos to share this Monday, only because Blogger, once again is not playing very cooperatively. I'll say no more for now.
Currently Reading: Harmony by The Prince of Wales (now King Charles). He really is a Eco warrior & has long been a champion of the environment & organic farming. It's a big book & slow reading. I "discovered" the book when I was creating a quiz about King Charles for our church's Coronation Tea. Not from this book, I also discovered that he paints under the name of Arthur George Carrick & sells his organic products from his Highgrove & Duchy of Cornwall estates, under the name of Duchy Originals.
Currently Watching: On Brit Box we just finished a 3 part series, The Tower. It was, IMO, well done, but a very unsatisfying ending. On PBS I have been watching Marie Antoinette. What a costume budget they must have.
Currently Working On: my resolve not to buy any more scrapping papers, embellishments, etc. During the last stressful three weeks of Mr Man's scheduled surgery & ER visit, I really struggled not buying myself a "treat". Thank goodness I could easily find some inspiring Joshua Becker to talk me off clicking the add to cart cliff. I did not realize how difficult keeping to my resolve was going to be. I never thought of myself as someone who shops to soothe myself. Pride goes before the fall as my Gran would say. I have been truly tested this week. So many specials for Scrapfest & upcoming NSD (National Scrapbooking Day) & the spring papers & colours are SO pretty.
Currently Playing In The Dirt: spent time digging in my garden, trying to rip out all the wild & invasive wild garlic mustard. This plant has a very long tap root & if you do not get the whole thing, it just grow back from the piece left in the ground. It's been like a form of therapy. Garlic Mustard, is on the Ontario Noxious Weed list & is described as one of Ontario's most aggressive forest invaders. And the smell of garlic lingered in the air for quite a while after making a pile of pulled up weeds. Took several lathering, rinse & repeat washing of my hands to rid the scent & I wore gloves!
And speaking of little adorable invaders ... I have a new to the patio chipmunk. I can tell "her" apart from the other friendly one, as she has a nip of tail missing. She was quite shy at first, but me & my endless supply of peanuts have won her over. Once Blogger plays nice again, I'll post a photo of her. Mr Man wants to call her Nipper.
Hope everyone has a delightful April week.
I want to thank you all for your kind words, thoughts & prayers. Mr Man is on the mend.
This week's follow up appointment went well. The two tears in the retina are healing & the specialist/surgeon says & I quote "I don't have to do any more welding of those tears".
Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Sometimes all you can do is accept that there is not much you can do. And sometimes the only thing you can control is how well you let go of that control.
... Lori Deschene
Good Morning everyone. Happy Easter.
I haven't got it together this morning. Friday morning we spent in the emergency at the hospital Mr Man had his surgery at. Then because it was a specialized related problem to the surgery he had two weeks ago, off we went to the specialist. Not good news. Two big tears (as in rip) in the retina that just had the surgery.
Because it was a holiday in Ontario - limited available staff at both the hospital & at the specialist clinic. So laser surgery was done without a sedative. The really bad news about that was that one of the tears was on a nerve at the back of the eye. VERY PAINFUL procedure. So weekend was spent recovering from a long & painful Friday.
Good news is that between 8:00am & 6:00pm I got in over 27,000 steps pacing in the ER & the waiting room of the specialist.
He is feeling just a tad better this holiday Monday.
And just a thought; no one really explains when you take the marriage vow of in sickness & health, what that really will mean in the future.
Don't be discouraged, it is often the last in key in the bunch, that unlocks the door. Keep trying.
... unknown
Good Morning. Today's post is all about the Winter Photo Scavenger Hunt, hosted by Eileen at WPSH. Thank you Eileen for hosting.
She put together a great list for searching between December 1st & March 31st. Unfortunately weather, life, & it's many variations got in the way of me fully participating & finding all the items . But I'm not going to punish myself for not finding all the items. I'll celebrate what I did come up with & share with you a few of my finds- although Blogger and/or the Internet are not playing very nice & making it rather difficult to load photos.
#1 Seeing Faces Everywhere: the most delightful faces I find when trying to make the bed.
#16 Signs of Spring - the neighbours tapping their Maple trees for sap, to make maple syrup.
#17 Tree Bark: birch tree, it naturally peels in the winter
#19 Something Red: a red envelope with lots of red warning labels.
Hopefully Blogger & the Internet are going to be more co-operative later in the week when I'll try to post a few more of my WPSH finds.
I hope everyone has a delightful week.
