Good morning everyone. Its warm and breezy here this morning. Its already +16*C/61(F and it is only 7 a.m. Yesterday was a beautiful day. warm, sunny and yes breezy as well. The kind of day that makes you want to get out into the garden and do something, but in your heart you know this is just a teaser . . . anything you put out now, you will be running to cover from frost in a few days or weeks time. There is an old saying, "Don't cast a clout until May is out." Best to leave any serious gardening until the end of the month.
Hummingbirds have been sighted locally, just up the road in Nictaux. They are here! I haven't seen one yet but others have and have posted photos on Facebook. I wonder at the tenacity and endurance of these little creatures. They truly amaze me. I am so looking forward to watching their antics over the coming months.
I have my inside front door open this morning and I can hear the wind chimes from my neighbor's house across the way making that melodic sound that they make. I was thinking of getting some chimes, but really I don't need to when I can listen to theirs. The bird song is also beautiful this morning.
I have had a lot of gold finches, chickadees and even some sparrows coming to my feeder. Yesterday I also had some red winged black birds. Its all happening here and I am happy to see it.
Unfortunately fire season has also started. There was a few yesterday. One just up in Nictaux, and one in Pictou county. They say a lot of these fires that come up are "ghost fires." Fires leftover from the previous year that have been burning underground through the root system. That is a scary thought.
Thankfully the one in Nictaux was extinguised. We so do not want a repeat of last year. Rainy days are ahead according to my weather app on the PC and I say bring it on!
The bird bath has been cleaned and put out front on the railing. Just waiting for them to pop by for a dip or a drink. It all looks so neat and tidy out there after all the hard work Dan put in for me a couple of weeks back. Just in waiting for plant pots or whatever. The bleeding heart was taken out and transplanted at Cindy's and it is doing very well. That makes me happy.
I have been looking at these decorative flat stones that you put in gardens. My thought is that perhaps I may get a couple to place between the plant pots. They have decorative pictures on them of butterflies, etc.
I am sure we have all seen those hideous food reels. The ones where someone aggressively slaps things into a casserole dish or down on a counter top and then proceeds to put together one of the most disgusting looking creations composed of things which should never be seen together. Not in a million years. I saw one yesterday of someone layering slices of de-crusted cheap white bread, slices of cheese, with tomato sauce and some concoction of sliced boiled hot dogs and other gross looking sauce things. In a world where people are literally starving to death, people are wasting food simply for the sake of views on TikTok. I think its really appalling.
And don't get me started on the "fashions" exhibited at the Met Gala. I have not watched them or it, but have seen glimpses of the craziness. Narcissists all vying for the attention of the world by wearing the most expensive and outlandish fashion creations ever known to mankind.
When will all this stop. I find it all quite wicked to be honest. It will only stop when we stop paying attention to them. And that's the truth.
My back is still sore, but I have seen a vast improvement since it all started. I can manage the pain quite well. I just have to make sure that I don't sit anywhere, and not at the computer for sure, for any length of time. I need to get up and walk about frequently. Yesterday it was my left upper arm that was hurting more than anything else. Right in the muscle. That has still not gotten any better since my fall last September. I am not sure anything can be done about it. I am learning to live with it.
Eileen had her CT Scan on Monday and was relieved to get that over with. I think she had a Doctor's appointment today as well as an appointment with the sleep therapist. Hopefully all of her issues will be sorted soon and there is nothing untoward going on. She said she is feeling tired again just like she did before the Iron infusions, and she has not stopped bleeding entirely either. Please keep her in your happy thoughts.
I did get her a couple of new Diamond Art projects that I ordered for her on Amazon. A large picture of a farm house with a flower garden and then a set of coasters. They arrived yesterday so she was happily beginning them last night. It makes me happy to see her happy.
My grandson Jonathan turns twenty today. It's hard to believe. Both he and Gabriel are 20 now. It doesn't seem long since they were babies. The time has just flown by. I am so grateful that I have had these past five years with plenty of opportunities to spend with most of them.
I am not a traveler. I find travel very difficult. Especially now that I have mobility problems. I am happiest at home. I would rather pay for their petrol and a motel for them to stay in and have them come to me. That may sound selfish I know, but it is what it is. That last trip I took from the U.K. back to Canada during Covid did it for me. The stress of it all, etc. I just can't bear it. I think that the most I ever want to handle again as far as travel goes is a day trip here and a day trip there and I am not even sure about that. I quite enjoy my armchair travels.
My brother's father-in-law passed away early yesterday morning at the age of 94. He had not been well for a few years. My sister-in-law took such devoted care of her father, spending most of her days with him and attending to his needs, taking him out on days out from the home he was living in, attending activities in the home with him, seeing to his medical and personal needs, etc. She was a very devoted daughter. I am sure her hands will feel at a bit of a loss for some time to come.
He was a very fascinating man and led a very interesting life. You can read more about him here. Her parents are now reunited with each other. Sad for those left behind, but I am sure a blessed reunion is being celebrated in the hereafter.
I only had the privilege of meeting Christine's dad a few times. He always impressed me as being a kind, caring and very patient person. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to Christine and the family.
Girl at the May Day Parade, 1968
This photo made me smile. I am sure she was a lovely little girl. It is so easy
to capture a short nanosecond in time and make it look like something it really wasn't. She
probably had a wonderful day with her balloons and the parade.
I don't have a lot else to share this morning. I feel like I want to bake bread today, of some sort. Eileen has two appointments and then we will no doubt be going to the Big Scoop for dinner with Dad, Cindy and Hazel. Eileen is really looking forward to that. It is just nice to get together as family.
A thought to carry with you . . .
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make the best memories.
Hopefully I will get to some comments today. The problem is I can't comment on my iPad or my phone and it is hard for me to sit at the computer for any length of time.
In The English Kitchen today . . . Mary Berry's Super Easy Mango Chicken. This was simple and delicious. I small batched the recipe from her book entitled Mary's Foolproof Dinners. Splendid. Simply splendid.
I hope you have a beautiful day. No matter what you get up to, don't forget!
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And I do too!
