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 it privately, but when our guard is down and that someone hugs you at a certain moment your guard goes down and cry so deeply together 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.

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 the strength to say good bye to her husband yesterday. It cuts right through to my heart, but I know in my heart of hearts was time, but it does not make it any easier. This lady and I mean true lady will be strong as always, help others deal with the pain get back to life. 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Happy Autumnal Equinox

Happy Fall to One and All...

This is such a wonderful time of the year. The leaves turning colors, the cooler weather, walking while the leaves at your feet go crunch crunch crunch. Yes I found some leaves that have already fallen and smile fondly remembering my youth and taking long walks at this time of the year.

It is if you will pardon the expression like a new "lease on life". It is not too late to make yourself a better person. I have slacked off and am going to try harder at being a better person. We should all go for a walk, or a drive and get the fresh air, breath in deeply, blow away those stale cobwebs in our heads, it will help us think more clearly.

Larry and I celebrate our Birthdays this month and while having dinner with Ian, Cara and Tim I got to sit back, smile and take it all in. I got to thinking how blessed I am. Larry and I are are good friends first and are also true soul mates. He is my world and we have so much fun being together. I unlike many friends like being together with my husband. We are so happy.

So Ladies and Gents, get out, enjoy this weather with someone your like to be with and make some new memories. I cannot wait to do our Mohawk Trail Trip in a few weeks.

I am back to work again and have missed my clients. It feels good to be back in the swing of things again. My back is doing much better but I am on a no lifting restrictions for a while.

Thanks for all your good wishes sent my way.

9/12/09

It is a rainy damp Saturday today and I for one am loving it.

This is the kind of day that I love to make soup, to cook and have my house smell yummy!

Thanks to a very talented and good cook who shared her recipes with me I have right now simmering on my stove top Taco Soup and Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini. I am about to put into the oven three loafs of Zucchini Bread. I also have a Braised Beef simmering on the stove top too. I will have my meals all ready for the week. I love it, my kids just came over and had to follow their nose into the kitchen to see what smelled so good. Cooking is something that just puts me at ease, calms me down, and makes me remember my Mother fondly. I have some great memories working side by side with her and I cooking. I now look back thinking about those long chats we had about nothing of anything significant then, but that are now so special to me. They bring a smile to my face, a tear to my eye and brings her closer to me.

Larry is busy at his computer, working to put slide shows together. Camera Club starts this coming week and we are both excited about the New Years Events that are planned.


Weather permitting we are going tot he Big Corn Festival tomorrow held in Norwell. It will be a good photo opportunity and will be fun to see all the events that are planned on there schedule.

I start back to work on a no lifting rules. I do not want to undo all the work I have done to get my aching back better. I miss my clients so much. It will be great to see them again.

So Ladies as I end this posting, picture me, my apron on happy, content and at peace with life.

Life is good!