Five Things About Me

This is a photograph that Todd took of me almost 14 years ago now, when I had come over from Canada to meet him in person.  This was down by the old Roman Bridge in Chester.   I had a lovely three weeks here, so much so that we decided to make it permanent.  It will be 14 years on the 31st of October that I arrived in the UK to take up residence here and our 14th wedding anniversary on the 11th of November.  No regrets!  I love it here and know I am where I am supposed to be!

Another five things about me . . .



This is a pencil drawing I did when I was 19.   I found it the other day when I was going through my artwork so that I could scan it all.   Black and White don't scan very well on my computer.  Todd had no idea at all that I could draw or colour until about 8 years or so  after we were married.  That was the year I was able to bring the rest of my things over from Canada and I began to paint again.  Good paints, pencils, art supplies are expensive and all of my art stuff was in my belongings.  I hadn't realised just how much I missed being creative until I was able to pick up a brush again.



I have a fondness for anything that is heart shaped, and get very excited when I see hearts occurring naturally in nature . . . without a person  manipulating them.  Heart shaped stones, heart shaped sea glass, heart shaped potato chips . . .  they all make my heart skip a beat!  Small reminders to me . . .  whenever and wherever I find them . . . that I am truly loved.



I cannot remember a time when I did not love the Saviour.  My parents taught me about Him and to love Him from the time I was old enough to understand, which means He has always been a great example and influence in my life.  I may not have always known or understood how very important I was to Him . . .  but He has always been important to me.  I am grateful for that and am also grateful that I now know that I have always been important to Him and that He has always loved me the same way I have loved Him.  This is truly life changing knowledge and I wish that everyone had it.  What a very different world we would live in!



Although I love to eat and cook, I do not love to eat and cook everything.  I have always been a bit squeamish about certain things and have things that I don't want to eat, could never eat, would rather die than eat.  They include things like snails, snake, frogs legs, insects of any kind, eels, shark, any bird other than a turkey or a chicken, reptiles of any kind really, goat, prairie oysters, eye balls, squid and calamari, oysters, clams, mussels,etc.   I basically only like mild fish, such as cod, or haddock.  I will eat salmon, but only once in a while.  I have only ever eaten tinned tuna and am not sure if I would like tuna steaks or not.  I only eat really good minced beef, extra lean because I don't like finding gristle or anything yucky in my ground beef.  It makes me gag.  I have a texture thing with eating.   There are certain textures that I cannot stand, and absolutely abhor together. 




I believe in miracles, visions, fairies and happily forever after.  I have experienced many miracles in my life and have had visions which have been life changing.  I have never seen a fairy, but that doesn't mean that they aren't there.  It took me three tries to find my happily forever after, but I always believed that I would find it one day.  I thought I had it twice before, but knew very quickly that I did not.  What makes this time different?  When you know, you just know . . . I can't explain it, but I know that I am living it.  Happily forever after is just  . . . happily  forever after.    Miracles surround us and the seeking heart knows where to find them . . . and recognizes them when they find them.  I . . . "Dwell in Possibility."  I'm a half full and overfloweth kind of a gal!

And that's it for this week!

A thought to carry with you through today . . .

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If there were a secret garden,
What would it comprise? Fragrant flowers,
a babbling brook, butterflies?
Dragonflies, birds, and bees,
there would be all of these.
But most of all, within ‘that place’,
Tranquil peace and serenity await;
Ever there for me and you to relax and renew.
So every morning before you start,
Visit the ‘secret garden’ of your heart.
~Linda Wall Hall 
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Cooking in The English Kitchen today . . .Creamy Potato Gnocchi Salad.   Deliciously different! 

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Have a wonderful Thursday, no matter where no matter what!!