Hello All,
Life has been so busy, where does the time go? So much to be done these days that fitting it all in is not an easy task. I have my tree up but not decorated. All my Christmas decorations are still in the attic. I have been enjoying my Christmas music in the car though. I find some songs make me smile and others bring tears to my eyes. So many memories, so many family members not here to enjoy them with us. I know they are with us in spirit though, they would be proud of all that we have accomplished.
I am thankful for my family and there love. I pray for those with health issues to have faith and remember we are not alone.
I am looking forward to Christmas Eve when all the Tringali Clan can will be together again. We will take the traditional picture of all the grandkids and great grandkids on the stairs in Susan's house. Larry and Dot will make our traditional yummy eggnog and toast to those who are not with us. They may be gone but will never be forgotten. Santa will be arriving and handing out small presents to all the kids too. It will be fun to watch the next generation carry on this tradition.
I hope for all who I care dearly for to have fun preparing for the holidays.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Eve of Thangsgiving
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I have lot to be thankful for.
I have my health. I have a wonderful husband who loves me and supports me unconditionally. I have my kids Ian, Cara and Tim, whom I am so very proud of. I am thankful for being brought back together with a childhood friend Terri, her family and adorable grandchild Ben. We have been apart for many years but have quickly closed that gap. I love her and her family and will not let them slip away from us again. To be able to drop in at her house and visit and talk, I feel at home and know I am welcomed. It's a gift that she has.
I am also thankful for my YaYa Sisters - you know who you are. I know that we are there for each other for the good times and bad and every possible emotion in between. We can call each other up and say we just heard a special song that made us laugh or cry or think of each other and have them laugh and understand. Or to just say we just saw the Cardinals again and all is well.
I am thankful for my family and extended family. My parents are looking down on us and must be so happy to see that we are an even closer knit group now more than ever. We are there for each other at all times. I am thankful for now being able to live life more easily, by that I mean to be able to go into clients homes and give them the personal care and companionship that they need.
I'm thankful to be free enough to find yourself awake at four AM and say "Hey are you awake? Let's go do a sunrise shoot". I'm thankful to have a my camera and new lens that will let me get up close and personal and is so much fun. I am thankful for the house I live in, for the food on the table, a warm house and electricity when so many others around us are struggling to make it these days.
Tomorrow, while sitting at the dinner table and before we start to eat. we will follow a Fay Tradition. We'll all hold hands at the table, Larry will say a blessing and we will each say something that we are grateful for. This moment is always very moving for me. It touches my heart very deeply and has been known to make me teary eyed with love and pride for all who are sitting at my table. I consider myself a good person, one who like everyone else is pulled in many directions, but I pride myself in doing the right thing, in following through with my promises as time allows. I have and will always stand behind my word. I take great pride in that. People who question your integrity usually don't have much of it themselves.
Have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving Folks. I have to start making my pies now.
I have my health. I have a wonderful husband who loves me and supports me unconditionally. I have my kids Ian, Cara and Tim, whom I am so very proud of. I am thankful for being brought back together with a childhood friend Terri, her family and adorable grandchild Ben. We have been apart for many years but have quickly closed that gap. I love her and her family and will not let them slip away from us again. To be able to drop in at her house and visit and talk, I feel at home and know I am welcomed. It's a gift that she has.
I am also thankful for my YaYa Sisters - you know who you are. I know that we are there for each other for the good times and bad and every possible emotion in between. We can call each other up and say we just heard a special song that made us laugh or cry or think of each other and have them laugh and understand. Or to just say we just saw the Cardinals again and all is well.
I am thankful for my family and extended family. My parents are looking down on us and must be so happy to see that we are an even closer knit group now more than ever. We are there for each other at all times. I am thankful for now being able to live life more easily, by that I mean to be able to go into clients homes and give them the personal care and companionship that they need.
I'm thankful to be free enough to find yourself awake at four AM and say "Hey are you awake? Let's go do a sunrise shoot". I'm thankful to have a my camera and new lens that will let me get up close and personal and is so much fun. I am thankful for the house I live in, for the food on the table, a warm house and electricity when so many others around us are struggling to make it these days.
Tomorrow, while sitting at the dinner table and before we start to eat. we will follow a Fay Tradition. We'll all hold hands at the table, Larry will say a blessing and we will each say something that we are grateful for. This moment is always very moving for me. It touches my heart very deeply and has been known to make me teary eyed with love and pride for all who are sitting at my table. I consider myself a good person, one who like everyone else is pulled in many directions, but I pride myself in doing the right thing, in following through with my promises as time allows. I have and will always stand behind my word. I take great pride in that. People who question your integrity usually don't have much of it themselves.
Have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving Folks. I have to start making my pies now.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Sorrow
Morning,
It is interesting how each and every one of us deal with the passing of a loved one.
A loss touches your heart, leaves an almost empty hollowness deep inside you. Death effects each and every one of us so differently. Some plow through it methodically, staying strong for others but yet dealing with our loss privately, but when our guard is down and that someone hugs you at a certain moment your guard goes down and you suddenly cry so deeply it is hard to stop. We all have someone who can see right through us, who we can lean on, who will help hold us together and who will never forget. God Bless them for being there for us.
So today I ask that each and everyone of you you reach out to someone, a relative, a friend or neighbor and let them know you care. We all leave our mark in this world, let it not be that you are remembered for not being able to forgive, but to be able to forget or put aside any problems. A very dear well loved lady had to find the strength to say good bye to her husband yesterday. It cuts right through to my heart, I felt her pain and agony, but I know in my heart it was right to do, but it does not make it any easier. This lady and I mean true lady will be strong as always, she will help others deal with the pain and struggle. I care so deeply for her and I will be the best person I can to be there for her as much as she has been for me.
This gentle man is at peace, he may be gone but he will never be forgotten.
It is interesting how each and every one of us deal with the passing of a loved one.
A loss touches your heart, leaves an almost empty hollowness deep inside you. Death effects each and every one of us so differently. Some plow through it methodically, staying strong for others but yet dealing with our loss privately, but when our guard is down and that someone hugs you at a certain moment your guard goes down and you suddenly cry so deeply it is hard to stop. We all have someone who can see right through us, who we can lean on, who will help hold us together and who will never forget. God Bless them for being there for us.
So today I ask that each and everyone of you you reach out to someone, a relative, a friend or neighbor and let them know you care. We all leave our mark in this world, let it not be that you are remembered for not being able to forgive, but to be able to forget or put aside any problems. A very dear well loved lady had to find the strength to say good bye to her husband yesterday. It cuts right through to my heart, I felt her pain and agony, but I know in my heart it was right to do, but it does not make it any easier. This lady and I mean true lady will be strong as always, she will help others deal with the pain and struggle. I care so deeply for her and I will be the best person I can to be there for her as much as she has been for me.
This gentle man is at peace, he may be gone but he will never be forgotten.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday November 9th
Hello All,
It has been a while since I posted last and I have been told by two people to get my act together, so here I am doing just that.
I cannot believe Thanksgiving is so near. I have so much to be thankful for. I have my health, my family has their health, we have a warm house with a roof over our heads and food on the table-life is good. Larry and I have been busy out taking pictures and enjoying life. To have the time to actually just hop in the car and head out on a moments moment is very freeing. I find if we are awake before a sunrise we both look at each other and say lets go and see what we can capture for a sunrise shot. I now keep my camera bag with me at all times because I have two clients who live out near the salt marshes in Quincy and I have enjoyed watching the color of them change from week to week. It is funny how I see the world differently now. I view it with my eyes wide open, I think of it as a new canvas so to speak. I see it as how it would look in a photograph. It is like seeing for the first time. I feel like a little kid and get all giddy when I see something and just have to pull over and capture it with my camera.
Do not take life for granted ladies and gentlemen, life is precious, love and enjoy life as if it were your last day. Do not take it for granted.
As you can tell, I am so very happy, I am doing well, my back is better, I am out walking a lot now and am looking forward to the holidays. I will be putting the turkey in the oven soon and then can officially start playing Christmas Music! Yeah me!
Enjoy the Holidays.
It has been a while since I posted last and I have been told by two people to get my act together, so here I am doing just that.
I cannot believe Thanksgiving is so near. I have so much to be thankful for. I have my health, my family has their health, we have a warm house with a roof over our heads and food on the table-life is good. Larry and I have been busy out taking pictures and enjoying life. To have the time to actually just hop in the car and head out on a moments moment is very freeing. I find if we are awake before a sunrise we both look at each other and say lets go and see what we can capture for a sunrise shot. I now keep my camera bag with me at all times because I have two clients who live out near the salt marshes in Quincy and I have enjoyed watching the color of them change from week to week. It is funny how I see the world differently now. I view it with my eyes wide open, I think of it as a new canvas so to speak. I see it as how it would look in a photograph. It is like seeing for the first time. I feel like a little kid and get all giddy when I see something and just have to pull over and capture it with my camera.
Do not take life for granted ladies and gentlemen, life is precious, love and enjoy life as if it were your last day. Do not take it for granted.
As you can tell, I am so very happy, I am doing well, my back is better, I am out walking a lot now and am looking forward to the holidays. I will be putting the turkey in the oven soon and then can officially start playing Christmas Music! Yeah me!
Enjoy the Holidays.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Rainy Saturday
Hi All,
It is another rainy Saturday. That was OK with me. My house smells yummy, we have a Pot Roast cooking, a pot of Chili and an Apple Pie just came out of the oven.
I want you all to know my sewing machine made it out of the basement. I sewed up several pillow cases today. The looks were funny as they walked into the kitchen to not only see the machine set up but me sewing. It was like taking out a long lost friend. It felt good, I will leave it upstairs and work on some other projects now that we have a place for it again.
I have been busy knitting. I have gotten one client into knitting and am going to try to convince another one to give it a try too. We are working together on a scarf, a nice easy pattern for starters, I want her to be happy with an easy project before we move onto something else.
Have a great day, I hope you have been as productive as I have been. Life is still great, I love my hours and my clients. The family are all doing well too.
It is another rainy Saturday. That was OK with me. My house smells yummy, we have a Pot Roast cooking, a pot of Chili and an Apple Pie just came out of the oven.
I want you all to know my sewing machine made it out of the basement. I sewed up several pillow cases today. The looks were funny as they walked into the kitchen to not only see the machine set up but me sewing. It was like taking out a long lost friend. It felt good, I will leave it upstairs and work on some other projects now that we have a place for it again.
I have been busy knitting. I have gotten one client into knitting and am going to try to convince another one to give it a try too. We are working together on a scarf, a nice easy pattern for starters, I want her to be happy with an easy project before we move onto something else.
Have a great day, I hope you have been as productive as I have been. Life is still great, I love my hours and my clients. The family are all doing well too.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
October 18th It is a Home Day
Morning All,
Today is a really good stay at home kind of day. My plans are to do some cooking, a little laundry and good plain old laying on the couch relaxing.
Larry and I went to Plymouth and watched Ed Randall harvest his Cranberry Bogs yesterday. What a sight it was too watch. I always new how it was done, I have even seen it done on TV. I have to tell you though to actually be there and watch it is so different. I never realized how much manual hard work it is to do. The three men in the bog need such strength and patience and love of the job to do it. I will say the men we saw must love their work as they joked and managed to make me laugh while they worked. I am so glad we decided to make a run to watch it being done. I managed to get a few pictures that I think came out really well.
Enjoy the day as much as you can. Good Luck to any die hards who are going to the stadium to be at the Patriots game today. I will have my feet up with a quilt over me either reading or knitting.
Today is a really good stay at home kind of day. My plans are to do some cooking, a little laundry and good plain old laying on the couch relaxing.
Larry and I went to Plymouth and watched Ed Randall harvest his Cranberry Bogs yesterday. What a sight it was too watch. I always new how it was done, I have even seen it done on TV. I have to tell you though to actually be there and watch it is so different. I never realized how much manual hard work it is to do. The three men in the bog need such strength and patience and love of the job to do it. I will say the men we saw must love their work as they joked and managed to make me laugh while they worked. I am so glad we decided to make a run to watch it being done. I managed to get a few pictures that I think came out really well.
Enjoy the day as much as you can. Good Luck to any die hards who are going to the stadium to be at the Patriots game today. I will have my feet up with a quilt over me either reading or knitting.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Oh What A Beautiful Morning !
Oh what a beautiful day, I've got a wonderful feeling, eveythings going my way.
What a pretty fall day today is. Larry and I are heading out with our cameras of course, to go hiking. Who knew I would like being in the woods so much. I may be slightly exaggerating the hiking part, it will be more like a lovely walk in the woods. We will be heading to a new Park to go exploring this morning. The sun is up, the sky is blue with puffy white clouds, the air is cool, the leaves are starting to change colors sounds like a perfect fall day to me.
I will once again take a quote from my Dove Dark Chocolate Candies I like so much. The one I ate yesterday said this inside: Blessings only come to those who notice. How true is that. So open your eyes and your heart today and do something good for yourself or someone special. I know I am going to enjoy life to its fullest.
As for work, I am back to it and enjoying my new clients. It is working out very well, I like having a permanent schedule so this way I can make plans. Camera club is wonderful we have started up again after being off for the summer. Larry is now the President for the next two years, Yeah Larry, he has many wonderful field trips planned and I know it will be another good year.
What a pretty fall day today is. Larry and I are heading out with our cameras of course, to go hiking. Who knew I would like being in the woods so much. I may be slightly exaggerating the hiking part, it will be more like a lovely walk in the woods. We will be heading to a new Park to go exploring this morning. The sun is up, the sky is blue with puffy white clouds, the air is cool, the leaves are starting to change colors sounds like a perfect fall day to me.
I will once again take a quote from my Dove Dark Chocolate Candies I like so much. The one I ate yesterday said this inside: Blessings only come to those who notice. How true is that. So open your eyes and your heart today and do something good for yourself or someone special. I know I am going to enjoy life to its fullest.
As for work, I am back to it and enjoying my new clients. It is working out very well, I like having a permanent schedule so this way I can make plans. Camera club is wonderful we have started up again after being off for the summer. Larry is now the President for the next two years, Yeah Larry, he has many wonderful field trips planned and I know it will be another good year.
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