Going Shopping

Today I'm going off Islande , Today I"m going shopping!

Normally I would be thrilled at the prospect but there are two items of clothing I dread buying.
the first and the worst is swim wear ... Yuk!! My body and my fashion taste never do work together when it comes to belly suits... I mean bathing suits!

the next and the one I"m aiming for today is Formal wear.
Yes you guessed it , I'm shopping for a New Years Eve outfit.
Fancy apparel for New Years Eve Red Carpet Party.
Imagine!

Well I've been avoiding it a long as I can but the time has come.
Look out malls and fashion boutiques the old girl it about to descend!
Wish me luck and THEM patience!

hello friends
I come to you on dial up and it's very frustrating to say the least!
I will try this winter to keep my patience and contribute more often

as you can see from the photo we have a new form of entertainment these days and it's fun .

see you again next week.

A La later y'all

House wife Blues' baby girl is 24 years young

Taking on the world and having fun

beautiful baby girl with a brain

helping people, fighting for justice , not looking for fame

She left the nest to find her voice, her own personal power

she learning and seeing life with grown up eyes; she is a tower

I miss my children who are all gone

but my baby girl has my heart' song.

be safe

enjoy your birthday weekend.

laugh loud, dance and sing

you can do anything!

the power is yours now to move and shack

but never forget to enjoy the ride and smell the flowers in your wake.

Sit every now and then and just breath... maybe take a bath and meditate!

we love you

and we could not be prouder of you !

you , Our baby girl.

May 19Th she would have been 66
Spring brings thoughts of her always.

We would celebrate her birthday on the long weekend of May.

Picking leeks and sucker fishing when we were young.

The new growth brings with it a bitter sweet feeling

full of fond memories and the reality of her absence

I try not to be blue in the spring sunshine

but I think I always will have a sense of loss this time of year.

The trees are trying out the sun.

The colour green is part of the landscape once again;

Plans for outside activities are being pondered.

Hope for a renewed earth are all around

Staying focused on all these things helps,

knowing Spring is a time of magic and wonder.

Swings and swimming are just around the corner,

Marshmallow roasts around a campfire are close at hand.

Gardens to tend , flowers of colour to see

All the best is yet to be

I miss you mom

I miss you dad

I keep going ;looking for colour and sunshine

Looking for Gnome's in trees and fairies in the woodland.

I know they are there .... as a child I saw them all

And every now and then; I remember

The Magic of Spring !

Things aren't always as they seem

At first glance something may look bad or unpleasant

but if you look closer, closer still

You can find beauty everywhere.

Bad times become good times; over time

Quiet becomes Loud or Loud becomes quiet

Beauty, they say fades . I say it just changes.

Look closer the beauty is still there , you just need patients and an open heart to see it

Life is a long lesson in courage, patients,tolerance

All can be learnt , all can be found in love

simple, pure, honest love

what is an old house wife to do

I mean the kids are all grown and gone

The hubby is working , doing his thing

the problem is what is my thing?

All my obligations have been fulfilled

All my duties attended to.

Now what?

People always come back with

" you can do anything you want"

But in there lies my problem

What do I want?

My kids health and happiness

My husbands health and happiness

A clean house

Food to eat , a place to sleep

I have all of this

What now?

What do I do with myself now?

How do I contribute to this world?

How is my existence of use?

Heavy questions

in a heavy time .

People are scared , worried, the world at large is unsure, extra fragile.

What could a house wife from Manitoulin do to help ?

More questions than answers

but that's part of it too I guess.

Oh well

Ponder , I keep pondering as the weather changes,

I won't worry about it , I'll keep my eyes and heart open to any ideas that may find it's way to me .

Till the next time

be safe and free

Moi

do you know who he is this little bird?

twice the size of the little finches he is eating with

with no one of his own to play with

Do you know this little bird

His name and where he comes from

let me know