Wednesday Witterings . . .

 

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We had a beautifully mild day here yesterday. It was 17*C/62*F when I got up in the morning and stayed that way all day. The rain even stopped for most of the day, now here this morning it is -6*C which is 21*F, so quite a drastic change in temperatures in 24 hours.  But that is March for you. Summer one day, Winter the next.

They have a new maintenance person for these places that I live in. He stopped by yesterday morning to clean my heat pump, put a new battery in my smoke detector and he also replaced the light in my refrigerator.  He says that he has developed a maintenance plan for all of the rentals owned by our landlord and that each year these things, plus others, will be done as a routine. I was quite impressed.

 

Nutmeg

I put Cinnamon and Nutmeg in my bedroom with the door closed for the whole time the maintenance guy was here. That way he could get on with his business without worry about any cats getting in the way and I didn't have to worry about them getting out of the house while he took his stuff in and out the door.  After he was finished and had left I let them out.

He must have walked by the front of my house because all of a sudden Nutmeg bolted and I caught him in the bathroom on top of the washing machine getting ready to jump in behind. (again)  I managed to stop him, bring him out of the bathroom and then I shut the door.  He was absolutely terrified and I don't understand it.

Nobody has ever been mean to that cat. Not ever.  I don't understand why he is so afraid of new people, men in particular.

 

 

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Cinnamon is very laid back in comparison.  She likes to hang around when other people are here and watches them the whole time. She will even let them pet her.  Unless it is my sister. Both cats try to disappear when she comes, well some of the time anyways.  She is their nail clipper so they try to evade her because of that. But usually if the nail clippers don't come out, they are fine. Nutmeg will even play with her.

It just seems so odd that they are so totally different, being that they are from the same litter and have had the same upbringing. I guess they are a bit like people in that way, with their own unique personality traits and behaviors. These two are as different as chalk and cheese.

 

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Eileen had her therapy appointment yesterday.  She was taking therapy for anxiety and had stopped going, but when all of this stuff with Tim kicked up they started it up again. Her therapist told her to delete Tim and his GF from her Facebook page.  I had told her I thought it was a good idea, but she will take advice a bit better from other people, so once the therapist said to do it, she was keen to get it done. She wasn't sure how to do that, so I did it for her and actually blocked them. You can delete people but that won't stop you from looking at their pages depending on the settings. You actually have to block them if you want to not see anything from or about them.

It really wasn't very healthy for her to be able to see what they were up to and it was upsetting to her to see him posting pictures of him with his gf. So now that won't be a problem any longer.

Now all they have to do is get their money separated. I know they have separate bank accounts now in a different bank, but there is only $20 in hers. The bulk of her money and all of their savings is still in the old shared account. Hopefully that will be sorted soon.

 

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I had hoped to get a bunch of stuff done yesterday, but the maintenance guy coming kind of derailed me, so I really didn't get anything done. I need to make myself a list and then check things off as it goes along.  I still need to get my things ready to go to the tax man, and I have that talk to write for the end of April. I don't want to leave either one to the last minute.

You know, I don't remember ever filling out any tax forms the whole time I lived in the U.K. Unless you were self-employed the Government did it all automatically. That still wouldn't work for me however, as I am self-employed.  

I will get to it soon. Maybe if I did one month every day, then it would get done. 

Today I have to go over and make sure dad gets his lunch okay as Cindy and Dan are going to be away for most of the day.  Not a problem.  (yes, any excuse to procrastinate, lol)

 

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Have you ever seen anything so cute as this? Makes me wish I had a little girl to play hair with. I am a cherry girl through and through. I love cherries on anything and I just think this is adorable.  

Speaking of hair I badly need to go and get my hair cut. I have been procrastinating that as well. It has gotten way too long and almost shapeless. Not as neat and tidy as it was. Eileen wants to get her hair cut as well.  Maybe I should make appointments for the two of us. I am not sure how that would work money-wise. I cannot afford to pay for us both. She will need to ask one of her CSS workers how she can pay for it if I do make an appointment.

She is meeting her dad at Tim Horton's today for a visit with him.  That will be good for her. I don't think they have seen each other in a while.

 

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We've been watching the series Everwood and are just about finished the third series. The other night as one of the Episodes was finishing I thought to myself, why is there never a really happy ending. I want a happy ending. I want Ephrem and Amy to ride off into the sunset together and live happily every after. I want Bright and Hannah to get together and be happy. The same with Doctor Brown and Nina. And Doctor Abbot and his wife. I just want everyone to be happy and content.  

But it never seems to happen.  Their lives are fraught with one tragic incident after another. Things just start to go good and wham. Something stirs the pot.

I know they are just television characters, but my heart longs for happy endings. For everyone. Perhaps happy endings don't make for good ratings?

I started to watch that new series, The Madison, on Prime. I have only watched the first episode and could not help thinking about what  beautiful location it was set in, rural Idaho. Next to a river. So beautiful.  It made me think of heaven and wonder at how very beautiful heaven must be. They say it will be more beautiful than anything we have seen here on earth. I am not sure my heart will be able to take such beauty. I cannot imagine.

I watched another one of those travel vlogs on YouTube the other day and in this one the guy and his dad were taking a luxury cruise down the Amazon river. Very interesting, although I do not think I would be willing to part with the cash they paid to do so. I would rather watch it on the telly from the comfort of my chair. No bugs there.

And speaking of bugs, I got all my ant bait in and will soon be setting it out.

And with that I will end this for today.

A thought to carry with you  . . . 

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*Be the reason someone smiles,

be the reason someone feels loved

& believes in the goodness in people.

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In The Kitchen today, Steaky Chips with Peppercorn Sauce.  I saw this in one of my cookbooks the other day and thought it sounded pretty delicious. I had bought a small package of steak strips, and so I made it for Eileen and myself for supper one night and it was fabulous.  Very simple to make and very delicious!  All you need is a salad on the side.

I hope you have a beautiful day. A day filled with light and with love. Along the way, don't forget!

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And I do too!