Friday Fill-Ins #97

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1. My blueprint for success includes is non existent... should I be worried I don't have blueprint??? Oh great! Something to obsess over this weekend .
2. Mars Bars, Sourpatch Kids, Gummy Bears was the last candy I ate. (had a lot of left over Halloween candy)
3. The best facial moisturizer I've ever used is ANEW Clinical from Avon. I've been using it since last December - lovin' it!
4. Walking in the rain can be good therapy.
5. I'd like to tell you about a dream I had the other night...I was soaring through the heavens in a beautiful balloon...
6.Diversity is my strongest characteristic.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to working on my blueprint, tomorrow my plans include obsessing and Sunday, I want to have some ideas put on paper!

Have a safe and pleasant weekend friends! xoxo

Raining Awards

Two in one week - I’m speechless!

Thistle from Of Thistles and Maple Leaves has honoured me with this award today - Thank you! Thistle is a fellow Canadian blogger who lives on the opposite coast... head on over for a visit, you won't be sorry.

Here are the rules that go with this award…

• List six things that make you happy
• Pass the award on to 5 other bloggers
• Link back to the person who gave you the award
• Link to the people you are passing it on to and leave them a comment to let them know

Ok, so I will do the list first. This part will be easy, there are lots of things these days that make me happy.

1. My family
2. Going for a drive and just enjoying the scenery
3. Cozying up on a cold winters night
4. Listening to music that suits my mood
5. Discovering something new and exciting
6. New online friends

Now to pass on this lovely award:

Emily's Muse - A breath of fresh air
Only A Movie - Who speaks her mind (she tells it like it is)
Madeleine's Book Blog - Go browse her 2008 read list
Fond of Snape - Fantastic photographer (she also hosts Friday Fill-Ins)
Just Add Color - A new discovery

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Sea of Stars



Sea Stars (Original Photo)

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Ladybird, Ladybird

I have had to remove several of these cute little beetles from my house this week. The Ladybird naturally finds places to hold up in the winter, and I suppose a warm house is an ideal location. I found this one in my bedroom this morning begging to be photographed. In Italy, it is said by some that if a ladybird flies into one's bedroom, it is considered good luck.

Three things

that made me smile today

I was so excited to receive this award today. How in the world did I get this you ask? I got it from, Don't Worry it's Only a Movie, her blog is so fun to visit - I like browsing her library to get ideas for my next read. Thank you Movie!

Here are the rules:

1. The award can be displayed on the recipient's blog.
2. Add a link to the person from who you received the award.
3. Nominate up to seven other blogs.
4. Add their links to your blog.
5. Send a message to each of those you awarded to tell them about the award.

And my nominees are...
Larry at Yesterday, Today, Forever, Shadow at 1 Door Away From Heaven part II, and JayJay at It's Crazy Isn't It?.

The second thing that made me smile today came in a package from the postman. Yup, my Brownie has arrived, doesn't it look fabulous? It's all loaded up with film and ready to take some fantastic shots.

And finally, the whole family was home for a meal tonight. Priss, The Boy, Baby Girl, Hubby and myself, all sat around the table enjoying a good meal, wonderful conversation and great company - good times!

House of Scorpio

Let confusion be the design
and all my thoughts go,
swallowed by desire: recess
from promises in
the November of your arms.
Release from the rose: broken
reeds, strawpale,
through which, from easy
branches that mock the blood
a few leaves fall. There
the mind is cradled,
stripped also and returned
to the ground, a trivial
and momentary clatter. Sleep
and be brought down, and so
condone the world, eased of
the jagged sky and all
its petty imageries, flying
birds, its fogs and windy
phalanxes . . .
- William Carlos Williams, Design for November

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Astrological Signs: Scorpio, Sagittarius.
Spirits: Banshees and other beings who carry messages between worlds.
Herbs: Ginger, hops, wormwood, hussop, patchouli, mugwort, nutmeg, star anise.
Colors: Black, white, purple.
Flowers: White lily, dahlia, chrysanthemum.
Scents: Rosemary, dragons blood, lilac, pine, wisteria.
Stones: Topaz, obsidian, onyx, Apache tear.
Trees: Pine, cypress, yew, elder.
Animals: Bat, wolf, sow, dog, snake (although this seems a little illogical as most snakes tend to begin going into winter hibernation around about this time of the year).
Birds: Owls, raven, falcon.
(from Mystical World Wide Web)


Ps. November is my birth month, as well as my two girls birth month.

Friday Fill-Ins #96

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1. My favorite food seasoning is BBQ sauce. (is sauce considered a seasoning?)
2. Silence is music to my ears.
3. Lucky is a Leprechaun who is the mascot for Lucky Charms cereal - "they're magically delicious!"
4. My health is something I take very seriously.
5. Many people are tightening their purse stings these days.
6. Halloween goodies was the last thing I bought at the store.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to staying home handing out treats, tomorrow my plans include some serious contemplating and Sunday, I want to go out for a drive with the hubby to test out his new 4x4 Saturn Vue!

Hope you all have a frightfully fun weekend... happy Halloween!

Tricks & Treats

All the Jack-O-Lanterns are carved and the treats are all ready for All Hallows Eve. I'm looking forward to seeing all the little ghosts and goblins running through the street with their bags full of loot.

1. Evil Jack (Mine) 2. Treats 3. Haunter (Baby girls)4. Treat boxes 5. Haunter & Jack 6. Set for Ghosts and Goblins

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I ♥ Vintage Cameras

Hubby just purchased a camera for me from ebay, yipee! In 6 to 10 days I will be the proud owner of a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye. I can't wait to get my hands on this baby and shoot my first roll of film, and of course share the images with you all.

Friday Fill-Ins #95

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1. Right now, I'm feeling angsty and tired.
2. This is where I want to be.
3. How does one week manage to fly by so quickly?
4. My hubby keeps me on track.
5. Please don't go, baby please don't go, baby please don't go,down to New Orleans you know I love you so, baby please don't go. . .Big Joe Williams
6. My kids laughter fills me with joy.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to doing some camera shopping online, tomorrow my plans include the usual - groceries and shopping and Sunday, I want to make some mac & cheese, something sweet and gooey for dessert and hang out with the family !

Thank you for your well wishes this week, I am feeling much better. To those who have been bitten by the bug - get plenty of R&R this weekend :)

Have a wonderful weekend all!

Where I live

Want to see what my city looks like right this moment? Click here to view a live feed of Halifax.

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Back to the Earth

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A Love Revolution

... as promised

When Lenny Kravitz took the stage at the Metro Center on Sunday night the crowd went nuts, and I was right there with the other 8000 Lenny fans, whooping, yelling and clapping. He opened the show with "Bring it on", and then went right into "Love Revolution". His horn section was kickin' and would make the funk bands from the 70's jealous. He did "Fields of Joy", one of my all time favorites, then went into a long R&B jam session with bits of "The Wall", "Billie Jean", "It Ain't Over til it's Over" - Amazing!

He played many instruments during the night, showing off his skills some times with guitar, then organ, congas, and drums. During "I'll Be Waiting" he sat down at what looked like a clear glass piano. With a spotlight on him he sang the soulful ballad like Hendrix, James Brown and Smokey Robinson all rolled up into one. He did an extended ending that got the audience singing "I'm the one who really loves you baby" over an over again.

He made a very inspiring speech about his first album being written almost 20 years ago, his disappointment on how the worlds problems haven't got any better and asking everyone to start a small "Love Revolution" their own. Then launched in to "Let Love Rule". During the song he jumped in to the crowd, walked around the arena hugging every girl he could, high fiveing guys and getting people into a frenzy. It was excellent, Lenny doing what Lenny does best, spreading the love.

The night ended with "Are You Gonna Go My Way" with the whole place on their feet jumping. Lenny said...."Everyone get up and jump!" and everyone did. It was great! Then just when it seemed like it was over he got behind the drums and treated us to a drum solo/jam with his guitar players.

Lenny Kravitz is a beautiful soul with an amazing talent, and I am so glad I was able to see him live. If he's coming to your city or town, I recommend you go see for yourself.

(My apologies for the poor quality photos... only so much you can do with a little point and shoot)

Hubby and Me before the show

Achooing!

My body has been attacked by what only could be a super virus concocted in some secret laboratory - Blah! I am on the mend now, started to feel better just in time to go see Lenny Kravitz here in Hali last night. Highlights and photos to come.

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Photos of the garden in the spring/summer and now
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Thanksgiving Weekend

Ahhhh, what a lovely Thanksgiving weekend I had.

Saturday hubby and I went furniture shopping, we found some nice pieces for the family area, can't wait to get started on that project. Sunday we took a shot to the valley for some colourful fall scenery (see photos below). And finally Monday, we had a tasty Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings - a perfect fall weekend, if you ask me.

Friday Fill-Ins #93

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And...here we go!

1. One of the best movies I ever saw that I really didn't think I'd like was Doctor Zhivago.
2. Souvlaki is a recipe I recently made that was delicious!
3. It's time for giving thanks this weekend here in Canada.
4. Water with a twist of lemon or lime is quite refreshing.
5. If I never hear the words betchya, don'tchya, wontchya, can'tchya again, it'll be too soon.
6. To one side of the curving road was a cute cottage in a flowery meadow, and on the other was a rocky cliff that dropped into the sea.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to shopping for new furniture, tomorrow my plans include planning my menu for Thanksgiving dinner and Sunday, I want to head out of the city for a drive with hubby!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all (It's Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada)

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Have you seen me? I've looked everywhere

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler, long I stood, And looked down one as far as I could"...
-Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

I have been thinking long and hard about what my purpose is now my kids are becoming less and less dependent on me. I feel an insecurity in my gut and have no real sense of direction lately... Seems I have reached a crossroads.

Why have not prepared for this?

A Scarecrow Romance

Billie took her hand
Millie blushed
He promised to love her forever
She vowed to be true

Together now,
forever inseparable

Friday Fill Ins #92

And...here we go!

1. October is bittersweet.

2. Arachnids scare me!

3. Leaves are falling all around, it's that time of year when the horizon resembles a painting filled with orange, red, brown and gold.

4. My favorite horror movie is Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho because I LOVE Hitchcock movies in general and Psycho had all the elements that make up a great horror flick.

5. Family and friends gathering together = good memories.

6. It was a dark and stormy night; "the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness." - Bulwer-Lytton

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to get some paint samples (it's time for a change) , tomorrow my plans include grocery shopping and Sunday, I want to spend the day cleaning and doing some Halloween decorating outside!

have a wonderful weekend friends...

Savouring the Moment

This morning while doing the dishes, looking out my kitchen window I noticed this gorgeous Maple tree with bright red leaves. I grabbed my camera, my cup of tea then headed outside to get a closer look. I sat on a rock sipping my tea, watching the leaves as they danced in the breeze, on occasion one would shake loose and flutter down. The ground around the rock I was sitting on was covered by leaves of all different colours, reds, orange, yellow, brown... I was so caught up in the moment - it was beautiful and yet sad at the same time.

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The last of my daisies from the garden. The frost got to them over the last couple days and turned most of them brown. I cut them down yesterday and got a few last photos.