A Day Book . . .

 

FOR TODAY, October 27th, 2026

 

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OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ...

Not a lot going on. It's garbage day so the bags are lined up. The sun is up. It's chilly but not frosty. The sun is shining and the sky is impossibly blue, the trees across the way stretching their bare arms up to the heavens in gratitude for this day.

 

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I AM THINKING ...

Growing old gracefully. Age is loaded with wisdom and filled with things you wish you had known when you were younger . . .  but you know deep in your heart that you had to go through all that stuff to help to create the beautiful you that you are now, so you are grateful for it. Well, most of it anyways.

I AM ALSO THINKING ...

Eileen did so well yesterday. I am very proud of her. She managed to go out to Tim Hortons with her worker and enjoyed the time away. She got to see most of her friends and her Grampy and Aunt Cindy. She is doing very well and I am grateful. I told her that she must be careful not to overdo it though. Just because you are feeling better, taking things slow, baby steps . . . probably wise.

 

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I AM GRATEFUL FOR ...

Obviously I am not the only person who does this. There is an actual word to describe it.  This is me to a "T."  And I often wish I was not this way. I even do it before the cleaners come.

 

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I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ...

Cozy nights, warm lights, someone to share them with.

IN THE KITCHEN ...

Delicious Cran-Apple Spice Muffins. Moist, tasty. not too sweet, low sugar, low fat. The perfect muffins.

 

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ON MY "TO COOK" LIST ...

Pimento Cheese Crackers. These look amazing. 

 

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THIS I BELIEVE ...

Home is where you hang your heart.

 

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SOMETHING THAT IS NICE ...

Autumn Displays. Spurs, a local farm market, always puts on a beautiful one.

 

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SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NICE ...

Scented Candles  . . . 

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ...

Saturday, Halloween.  Spooky night. I love to see all the children in their costumes and the parents too. Such fun.

I AM WANTING TO CREATE ...

 

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Sunflower pillows, so nice  . . . 

 

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Gingerbread men  . . . 

 

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Melting snowmen . . . 

 

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Lots of cats  . . . 

 

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This  . . .  so sweet.

SOMETHING I ENJOY ...

 

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Warm sweaters  . . . 

SOMETHING ELSE I ENJOY ...

 

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Carrots  . . . 

I AM READING ...

THE COMMONER, by John Burnham Swartz.  

I have always been fascinated by Oriental Culture, and this book is the story of how, the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family was, at the age of 24, exposed to brutal public scrutiny and the unyielding rigors of royal life, robbing her of her identity and sending her into a crushing depression.

With a quiet layering of details, “The Commoner” follows Haruko Endo from her childhood through a heady courtship by the crown prince. When she marries him, Haruko begins a life of miserable isolation in which not even her children are truly her own. In the book’s final quarter Haruko sees her life reflected in the suffering of her daughter-in-law, Keiko (modeled on the real-life Crown Princess Masako), also a commoner who marries into the royal family.

This is compelling reading and a book I have read several times and am reading and enjoying it again for about the third time. I just love it.

THINGS THAT CATCH MY FANCY ... 

 

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Autumn pumpkins   . . . 

 

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Acorns  . . . 

 

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Teapot warmers  . . . 

 

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Cake . . . 

 

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Autumn colours  . . . 

MAKES ME SMILE ...

 

This was Cinnamon stretched out behind me on the back of the sofa late yesterday afternoon. So sweet.

SOMETHING TO WATCH ...

On Amazon. Thoroughly delightful.  Enjoyed every minute of it.

A THOUGHT TO CARRY WITH YOU ...

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*The future you see

is the future you get.

~Robert G. Allen

And that is my daybook for this week!  Thanks always for being here!

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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆

  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆ 

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And I do too!