Musings on a Small Life

Thanks for the comments yesterday, everyone. No, I'm not in need of meds yet again at this time in my life, but  certainly won't hesitate to choose that route when the need does arise. I merely was having a stress-full and chaotic work day and was overwrought. Too much sugar, not enough sleep. I know things will work out, and I do know that many people are in the same financial boat as I am--or worse. It just seems, that at 46 years of age, one "should" have savings, one shouldn't have to struggle just to live paycheque to paycheque and keep accruing more debt. But such is life. It's not fair, as Mom kept telling me when I was a child, and "shoulds" are meaningless. Life just is . And if the only things to look forward to in my life are loss and death? Well, that's also true for everyone. You're just luckier if you don't dwell on it.  :-) BTW, I certainly don't consider myself "poor." Broke, yes. Poor--absolutely not. Po...

Snapshots from last Friday, June 4th, on my way to work. BTW, I spoke with Kevin yesterday around supper time. He was supposed to have called around 4PM and stop by to discuss what he plans to do with the fence, but it was pouring rain by then and I knew he wouldn't peddle over on the bike. He needs a vehicle. Seriously. Anyway, I told him very bluntly and in no uncertain terms that if he was a no-show tomorrow to forget it, I'd call one of the other three guys I had been in contact with. He said he'd be at my place at 9AM; we'll see. If he's not, tough. No second chances, remember? I didn't even say it nicely, was just as blunt as only I can be. I'm not dicking around with anyone unreliable. But the weekend weather is looking worse and worse, so while he can do the prep tomorrow, make the supports, etc. I certainly don't want him out back in the thunder and lightning on Saturday. And I'm sure he wouldn't want to be, either. So part 2 is just...

Sorry, folks, no eye candy today. I'm stumped. I don't watch enough TV or movies to think of anyone. Suggestions are welcome! So you are stuck with some of the floral snapshots from yesterday's walk home. It was a good day, weather-wise, for taking floral pics: bright overcast skies, no glaring sun. I'll post some of the others on another day, perhaps over the weekend. Happy Friday, everyone!

More floral shots from a walk at lunch time yesterday, and gee, something a bit different for a change!

I'm in a superbly pissy female mood today, but rather than rant about things over which I have no control--like winter--I'll just toss out a few more pics from Sunday's jaunt to the greenhouse. BTW, I'm pretty sure I'll go to the cat show this weekend, probably Saturday. So maybe I'll have a few snapshots from that event, to post next week.

I was delighted to see that yesterday's forecast of 30 - 45 cms of snow over the next several days has been downgraded to between 15 and 20 cms. Maybe later today that will be halved again. LOL. Well, I can dream.... Anyway, since it's Monday morning and I've nothing to report, I'm just going to post a few more pics from yesterday's jaunt to the greenhouse. Remember to click on them for full size. Enjoy the colour! I was particularly pleased with this super-macro snapshot, because without a tripod, getting a sharp image when that close is difficult.

Yes, I went to our City's greenhouse this afternoon, for a taste of Spring. It was a 7 km round trip walk, so not far, but let me just say that while one needs long johns to get there, one does not need to wear them inside a greenhouse! I was overheated in oh, less than two minutes. I wasn't even there long, half an hour. Actually, I had dawdled on my walk, thinking I'd be too early, but they were open at 1:40 when I got there, with people already inside. So I was fortunate to be able to take a slew of snapshots before 2PM and the subsequent hordes of people. "Hordes" being a slight exaggeration, but the greenhouse is made up of several small rooms, and there isn't much in the way of space to maneuver. When I left, around 2:15, the parking lot was full, so I had good timing this year. I'm not going to post 20 or 30 or more snapshots at once (lucky you!), but just a few today. I'll have plenty to post on upcoming days this week, as I kept 71. And I ha...

I'm off tomorrow, taking Annie to the vet for a check of her mouth (the stitches), so will take a vacation day. By the time I would get home with her, then in to the office, at least half a day would be over. And frankly, I don't feel like going to the office for only a Friday afternoon. There are a few events I might take in over the next few weeks, two of which I've mentioned in previous posts: The City's greenhouse is open now on Sunday afternoons from 2PM to 4PM. Started on the 14th and runs for 5 consecutive weeks. So if I don't make it this Sunday, I still have 3 additional weeks from which to choose. I confess that it's always a bit of a bother to me to go out in mid afternoon, mainly because I'm up at 4AM or so every day and just want to curl up by 2PM. But we shall see! I forced myself to go last year and it was wonderful. All those glorious flowers! There also is a cat show coming up on the 27th and 28th. The Canadian Cat Association National S...

What a surprise that we have overcast skies and snow today. Some of us--not me, of course--will be almost stark-raving mad before the glorious greens of Spring arrive. So to combat the dreariness, the utter dullness, I'm posting a couple of older floral pics, the first in August 2008 in my garden, the second in September 2008, can't recall where. Not super pics, but definitely sunny and cheery.  :-) The last pic was snapped in July 2009, hanging out the guest room window, just to show the entire tiny 16 ft x 16 ft back space. I had split the hostas last year, the gigantic ones flanking the back step, and planted them along the far fence. I had hopes that the boys wouldn't destroy those, as they have destroyed almost every other plant in the back. Eventually I want to have ivy growing over much of the fence (have it in three spots now, though it's a slow process) and maybe this year I'll add some hanging baskets again (did in 2008). Of course, what I really n...

I love the connections you can make via blogging. Through Ten Lives and Second Chances I found  Little Red House , a fabulous photography blog. And through that blog I found Big Huge Labs' Mosaic Maker . Registration is free and so is the tool, unless you want to print a photo collage or some other gift. With it, I've done two collages of cats: One of Chumley, which is on this site under the " In Memory of Chumley " page, and the other of Annie, which is on my Fuzzy Tales site, " In Honour of Annie ." So today I'm adding a floral mosaic, using a different template. I love Mosaic-Maker! Happy Friday to all.  :-)

I dreamed of Prince William and of lentils last night. Not in the same dream, mind you. I think William was somewhere along the south shore of Nova Scotia, in a touristy spot. Working in a café, it seemed. Or at least there just as a "regular" person. I do occasionally dream of the royal family, and have done for years, though I have no idea why, since I don't follow them. Is there some significance to that? I need a dream interpretation book. As for the lentils, I was trying to prepare a recipe and terribly late for work. I don't even like lentils. I think one of the recent cat blog posts I read mentioned lentils; I suppose it stuck in my mind. Well, at least my dream life is interesting, far more engaging that my waking life, sad to say. LOL. And because it's--surprise!--another grey day, I'll add a splash of vibrant colour from last May.

Okay, I'm thrilled it's 2C right now. Yes, that's PLUS 2C out. But it's grey, grey, grey. Grey, dreary and dismal. (You got that it's grey out, right?) So I thought I'd post some snapshots from spring 2007, the first spring I had the camera. Most of the pics I took are pretty crappy, looking back, but a few are okay. Not art--I'm not aiming for art. I'm just aiming for good snapshots! Enjoy the colour.