Wednesday This and That . . .

 

 

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When someone else's choices destroy your present,

refuse to allow your future to be ruined as well.

Its not the life you had planned on or envisioned.

Someone took a sledgehammer to those dreams.

But you can pick up the pieces & rebuild

bigger, better, and brighter than before.

~Hank R Smith 

I saw this quote on Instagram this morning and thought to myself, Yes!!  This is exactly what I have been doing since November of 2020. Picking up the pieces and rebuilding.  At the time I had no idea how I was going to move forward.  I only knew that standing still was not an option and so I just kept putting one heart-broken foot in front of the other.  To be honest, I don't know how I did it . . . how I kept going . . . but for Divine intervention and the love and support of all the people God had set around me . . .  His angels on earth.  I am ever grateful for that love and support.  I felt the prayers.  I felt the love.  I felt the support.  You were all a part of that process in a multitude of ways and I thank God every day for each of you. 

 

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I think my decision not to attend the Zoom Reunion of the England Manchester Mission is a wise one.  I had a message this morning from the Sister who had first contacted me to tell me about it this morning telling me she would e-mail me the link, but she also wanted to know when I had returned to Canada and why I had decided to return. I know it was well-meaning and an innocent question,  and that she meant no harm by it whatsoever. She is a really sweet lady and was the Nurse when I was serving my mission.   It broke open old wounds however, and I did not know how to answer her.  I think the Zoom meeting will only mean more of the same . . .  a step backwards where I now only want and need to be moving forward. 

 

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Speaking about stepping backwards. Its snowing out there this  morning.  Just a fine snow. Its -1 so not overly cold, but cold enough. It will be quite slippery out. I hope it doesn't lay for too long. That is this time of year.  The transitional days of winter slipping into spring.  Its like the weather doesn't know what it wants to do.  Yesterday afternoon was sunny and very spring-like. I even had my heat turned off for most of the day and a window cracked open to let in some fresh air. 

I was planning on meeting my father for Fish and Chips tonight with his friends, so I hope that the roads are not bad later on.  I was going to treat him for a change.  Last week the waitress included me on his check by accident and he ended up paying for my supper so I had told him that the next one was on me and I would treat him.  I was looking forward to doing that today.  I don't expect that happens very often for him. He is usually the one treating others. 

The man across the road has just gone out as he does most mornings, so I expect the roads are fine.  Hmmm . . .  he's just come back again, so that was quick. Maybe the roads are not so great after all.  We will just have to wait and see. 

 

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My mother was a very superstitious person. She  used to scan the skies for another crow if she saw only one, not wanting to tempt the fates because one crow meant sorrow and she didn't want sorrow in her life.   She did the throwing the salt over the shoulder and all sorts.   I suppose many of those superstitions had some basis in fact, but a lot are just silly I think.  If a bird sits on your window sill and peeks in, you're going to get a message.  Chances are we all get messages every day.  If a bird hits the window and dies, a death in the family? Yikes!  A green Christmas, death in the family?  Double Yikes! 

I suppose some of the old superstitions did have some basis in nature, but for the most part, I do think they are rather silly.

I have been watching that program on Netflix, Life After Death with Tyler Henry.  I don't know what to think about stuff like that.  There is a part of me that would love to get a message from my mother. She believed in fortune tellers and mediums and such.  I went with her to see one on more than a few occasions, and most of the time they had an uncanny ability to speak truth, but I am not sure what to think about stuff like that.  I think its okay to get messages from our departed loved ones perhaps, but I think if we were meant to know the future, then we'd all be able to tell the future. I don't think we are meant to know what's going to happen.   If the future was ours to know who would even want to get out of bed most days!

It would be nice to get a message though  . . . some loving sign.

 

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I'll be continuing on with my book-keeping today. Trying to play catch up on last year. I have all my receipts, but I wasn't very good at keeping records. I have promised myself to do a LOT better this year.  Its a pain playing catch up!!  I hope I don't end up owing too much taxes.

I think I am finally going to be paid for my book.  I was told that my invoice had been accepted and sent to accounts for payment at any rate. We will see.  Apparently the first invoice I sent was wrong because I had included the social media payment on it and it should have only been for the book.  Anyways, I had to re-invoice.  I am not sure how I am to be paid for the social media. The person in charge of social media never told me how and it has to come from them.   I think I can scratch that off as I have no hope for ever getting paid for that aspect.  How can I if I don't know who to invoice? Or have any invoice to fill out?

I don't think I would write a book for this company again. Not that they were hard to work for. They were not, but they are hard when it comes to being paid.  I told the girl the other day, it shouldn't be so hard to be paid. I mean, they've been making money off the book since December and I am still waiting on payment.  That's just not very good I don't think.

I was also disappointed that there were not many photos in the book, but that is how Callisto Media does their books. I have bought a few of their books and none of them have many pictures.    I suppose that is how they can sell them for such an affordable price.  Their books cost about the same as most good cooking magazines do.   There have been several reviews bemoaning the lack of photographs.  It was not my choice for it to be so. Had I  my way, there would have been a photo of every recipe, but then, the book would have been much more expensive.  Sometimes you can't win for losing I guess.

 

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Apparently the Daffodils are all in bloom in the UK. I always loved seeing the Daffodils. I had always wanted to see the Daffodils that Wordsworth wrote about blooming at Ullswater, but never did get there in the end. It will be a while yet before Daffodils start blooming here.  I reckon we are about a month behind or maybe even more.  I suspect the Camelia by the front door of my old place is coming into full bloom now. It was always such a cheerful sight in the spring. 

 

My babies are having their quiet time now. They had a good run around already and tired themselves out so they are now resting.   They sure have grown since they first came to stay with me.  They are great company.  Nutmeg talks to me all the time. He comes to tell me when it is time to eat.  Cinnamon talks too, but not as much or as loudly as he does.  Yesterday I went to turn the shower on  to warm the water up before I jumped in and Nutmeg jumped in ahead of me.  He got a big surprise!  He was not long in jumping back out again.  That will teach him.  Instead they both lay out on the bath mat waiting for me to finish.  They like to be near me most of the time.  Sometimes I question my sanity in getting two cats, but I am so pleased that I did. They are great company for me and for each other. I love them to pieces.

And with that I best get off here and get on with my day.

A thought to carry with you . . . 

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 *.˛.Don't save something only for a special occasion.

Every day in your life is a special occasion.

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In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Corned Beef with Parsley Sauce.  This was delicious!  I can now say with a certainty however that onions are a trigger for my IBS as I had a sore tummy last night.  It was either that or the broccoli!  Or maybe even both!

 I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. Be safe. Be happy.  Keep praying for the Ukraine, and doing whatever else you can to help them. Don't forget . . . 

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