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Silent Sunday – Sept. 25, 2016
Thanks Norm
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge 2016- Week 34
….do you ever take photos of things that just appear before you?
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge is all about those photos that you take that don’t seem to fit into any category other than ‘odd’.
Here are a few such photos taken recently on my last trip to the cottage.
More Night Shots at the Cottage
….thanks for all the encouragement the last time I posted night shots
This week my birthday/anniversary gift arrived in the mail. I received a macro lens for my camera and I couldn’t wait to try it out. Once again I walked around the cottage and the beach just as the sun was setting to find play with my new toy. Here are some of the shots I took last night.
Share Your World 2016 – Week 35
…..thanks to Cee for hosting Share Your World
List 2 things you have to be happy about?
There are many things to be happy about, good health, being mortgage free, being married for 41 years, having a great job, etc. but two things do stand out for me. The first is that all my children are in happy, loving relationships and the second is the joy that our granddaughter brings us.
If you could take a photograph, paint a picture or write a story of any place in the world, what and where would it be?
There are many places that I would love to paint, photograph and write about but the one place that I seem to blog about a lot is the cottage. Our little residence in paradise has brought us much pleasure and fond memories and I look forward to my stay there every summer.
Should children be seen and not heard?
Children should definitely be heard but there is a difference between being delightfully vocal and miserably disruptive. We were always very lucky with our own children. We could take them out to dinner and they knew how to behave in public. Too often parents ignore bad behaviour and often condone it and have no regard for the people around them who have come to a place to relax or enjoy a quiet meal.
List at least five of your favorite first names.
Girls names I like:
Winnie, Katherine (Kate, Katie), Abigail, Lydia, Willow, Josephine, Christina, Alessia
Boys names I like:
Michael, Brendan, Mark, Paul, Peter, William, Jack, Christopher
Names that can be either male or female:
Gaelan, Andrea, Josie, Avery, Morgan
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful for a small but wonderful birthday party that my children and husband hosted for me. It was just the immediate family but the food was amazing and the gifts that they showered me with were very thoughtful and generous. More and more, time spent with family is becoming increasingly important to me as I get older.
I’m also grateful for four days spent with my daughter and daughter-in-law at the cottage. We swam, sun bathed, read, played board games and cooked up some great meals. We also attended the Pow Wow and stopped at the Cookstown Antique Market on the way home.
This week I’m looking forward to getting my nails done with my good friend L and hopefully having my hair cut and coloured before I start back to school next week.
Late August – Wind, Waves and Rain
….can always tell when August rolls in
The nights get cooler in late August but it tends to warm up during day. On this last trip to the cottage the winds picked up and we had huge waves. I’ve never known the waves to come up the beach as high as they did. On our little section of beach the waves came up over a wall of sand and created an new lake in the middle of the beach. When I took these pictures the wind and the waves had already died down somewhat but the little lake remained.
Luckily we had gone swimming the day before and the water is still quite warm.
Hopefully when I go back tomorrow the winds will stay away for awhile. When the waves are too high the barge won’t run and that means we would be stranded on the island. Not a terrible thing but my daughter has already lost one day of work because we couldn’t get off the island.
Evening Shots From the Cottage
….on my first visit to the cottage this summer I walked the beach in the evening to get some night time pictures
Share Your World 2016 – Week 23
…..thanks Cee for hosting Share Your World
What was one of your first moneymaking jobs (other than babysitting or newspaper delivery)?
It seems to me that I’ve answered this question before so I will keep my answer short. When I was 14 I worked in my parent’s milk store. I did this till I was 16. That job ended after the night I was robbed. My parents gave up the business soon after.
What is your favorite month of the year?
I think my favourite month is October. It is still warm but the nights are getting cooler, the leaves are changing colour and the markets are bursting with the harvest.
What three things in nature do you find most beautiful?
I love being near water, trees in the fall and the first big snowfall.
List at least five of your favorite spices? (excluding salt and pepper)
• cinnamon
• cloves
• nutmeg
• curry
• cumin
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful for time spent with Winnie and her mom. On the weekend the two of them came to the house and stayed overnight while Dad drove to Sudbury on a business trip. They had also come over the weekend before but ended up going home Saturday night and coming back on Sunday. We’re trying to get Winnie used to sleeping away from home so that the the trip to Italy won’t be so traumatic. I thought she did really well but our daughter was a bit tired because she was up more often while she was here.
A trip to the mall with Oma and Mommy
Checking out the view from the Food Court
Enjoying pancakes for breakfast made by Papa
It looks like the plans for the wedding overseas are going well. The dress, wedding bands and the suit and tie are purchased. The registry office in London is arranged and the pub for close friends has been booked. In Italy the rooms at the villa have been assigned, reservations for dinner in the town of Assisi the night before the wedding have been made and the meal for the actual wedding sounds yummy. Three and a half weeks before we fly to Venice.
WPC – State of Mind
….our photos are a reflection of our mood at the precise moment we press the shutter button
This week’s challenge is to post photos that represent a state of mind. Here are some shots I have taken when I’m at peace, happy, sad and curious.
At Peace and in Awe – Early morning sunrise
Happy – Taking joy in watching my children go canoeing for the first time
Curious – patiently watching this little fellow and seeing how close I can get to him
Sad/blue – on this rainy day
Share Your World 2016 – Week 6
….this week’s questions were suggested to Cee by Bridget from the The Happy Quitter
What is your favorite word?
My most favourite word is ‘love’. It’s what makes the world go round, conquers hate, looks beyond your imperfections, accepts you as you are, melts your heart and “love has no age, no limit; and no death”, John Galsworthy
What is your least favorite word?
My least favourite word is so offensive to me that I can’t even print it. I absolutely hate the word Cee u next Tuesday. I find it so demeaning to women.
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Long walks through the wilderness and along the beach and quiet moments at the cottage give me inspiration to be creative and reflect on life.
What turns you off?
Gross consumption of anything is a turn off for me. I hate excessive behaviours of all kind.
What is your favorite curse word?
I don’t normally curse but occasionally the sh*t word comes pouring out from my mouth, especially if I’ve messed up or hurt myself.
What sound or noise do you love?
I love the sound of birds singing in the morning and the pitter patter of a light summer rain.
What sound or noise do you hate?
I don’t like sirens, horns and traffic in general.
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I’ve often wondered what kind of doctor I would have been.
What profession would you not like to do?
I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want to be a lawyer.
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Welcome Carol, your art studio awaits you.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful for good friends and a wonderful husband. After finding a dress for the wedding my husband treated me to a dinner at a new Middle Eastern restaurant called Paramount. The food was fantastic and we had enough left over for another lunch this week.
Tomorrow is our daughter’s wedding so of course that is what I’m looking forward to the most. Everyone is excited about meeting the baby, some for the first time and having a fantastic meal at Torrone’s.
