…this challenge comes from the song ‘My Favourite Things’ from the Sound of Music
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles, and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things
Thanks Cee!
…..wow a new year of Share Your World with Cee
How do you get rid of pesky phone calls from telemarketers?
If I hear dead air for a second or two after I say Hello I know it’s a telemarketer and I hang up. Simple!
What are you a “natural” at doing?
I don’t know if anyone is a natural at anything. I know that people might think I’m a natural when it comes to art or public speaking but it wasn’t always that way. I had to work at it to gain confidence and even now I still have doubts about my abilities but I am always willing to try new things and take some risks.
How often do you get a haircut?
When my hair is short I try to get it cut every 6 to 8 weeks. When it’s longer it might be every two to three months.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “fun”?
Fun for me is creating art and being around friends.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
Last week I was grateful for having my entire family home for Christmas and having everyone together to celebrate B and G’s birthday. I also loved visiting and spending time with friends.
This week I’m looking forward to some quiet time with my husband before he has to go back for more surgery on his thyroid next Monday. I’m also looking forward to starting a new on-line year long art class with Carla Sonheim and Lynn Whipple called Year of the Spark.
I can’t upload my Year of the Spark poster that I made. How frustrating!
…..on my evening walk with Frances tonight, overlooking the Lake Ontario….I’m now caught up with my Sunday Trees
…..I’ve been so busy that I’ve not posted Sunday Trees for two weeks
Yesterdays snow storm was short lived but not before leaving a nice layer of snow on all the trees. Today’s rain washed it all away.
….two weeks overdue
Tonight all the ornaments come down and this beauty will be recycled to the outdoors.
….a great theme to start the New Year…thanks to Where’s My Backpack
….my first photo challenge of 2015 brought to you by Cee
….thank you Cee for another week of great questions….will there be a week 52 or do we start with week 1?
Would you prefer snowy winters, or not, and why?
I’d like something in the middle. A little snow (maybe one good blizzard) and when there’s no snow I’d like mild temperatures. We had a lot of snow back in November but for the most part by the time December rolled around most of it had disappeared and we ended up with a green Christmas. Today is Dec. 31st and we still don’t have any snow but it’s become bitterly cold. I like to walk but when the wind blows and the temperature drops it makes for a bone chilling experience. What a difference from last year!
So, you’re on your way out and it’s raining. Do you know where your umbrella is or do you frantically search for it all over your apartment/house?
Rain? The umbrella is always in the car. A lot of good it does me when I have to run through the parking lot at school in the pouring rain to get to my car.
Do you prefer your food separated or mixed together?
I like both but when it’s separated I’m not one of those people who can’t stand to have the different foods touching. That’s just weird. Sorry to those people who feel that way. I also love casseroles, soups and stews. When I need comfort food the latter mentioned meals hit the spot.
…..filled with lamb and a side of fesenjoon (ground walnuts with chicken)
What is set as the background on your computer?
On my computer my background is a photo of the city of Toronto that I took from the park west of the city. This is what I see every day when I walk to the park with Frances.
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 having my entire family home for Christmas and being able to spend another Christmas with my Dad.
This week we celebrated the birthday of my twins and I am looking forward to going to my friends 60th birthday levi on Thursday and bringing the family together one last time on Saturday before my son and his fiancé fly back to London, England.
Happy New Year, everyone. All the best in 2015!
…..Dec.30 is the birthday of my twins, G and B
Today we celebrated a birthday. Thirty-three years ago I gave birth to two healthy children, a girl and a boy. We celebrated at G’s place where she treated us to a wonderful brunch of homemade bread, homemade ricotta cheese, jams, honey, coffee, fresh fruit salad, kale and goat cheese frittata and a delicious green salad. Everyone contributed to the meal but the bulk of the work was prepared by G.
Gifts were exchanged earlier in the day and then again at the brunch. Our son loves books and our daughter collects cookbooks. Yesterday G ordered B a very special cookbook that he had expressed an interest in and surprisingly it was delivered while we were there. Now that’s service!
After brunch we (our oldest daughter, our son and his fiancé) drove north on Yonge St. and stopped at Super Khorak to purchase some special food items for dinner. Our future daughter-in-law is Iranian and we wanted to purchase some authentic Iranian food. My son and my husband literally cleaned their bowls and the food containers with the flat Iranian bread that we bought. There wasn’t a morsel of food left over. It was definitely a ‘best buy’ today.
….Happy Birthday to my lovely twins….I can’t believe my babies are 33 years old
