Time

 

 

 

 

They say time heals.

I sure hope so.

 

Please forgive me.

I am sorry.

 

 



UPDATE on my Niece

 

 

REPOST-Please remember her on July 30

 

Update on my Niece

 

 

My Sister-In-Law reports:

 

Gillian is home for 2 weeks and trying to make the most of it. I think she is looking for fun things to do with as many people as possible!

 

Her surgery is scheduled for very early July 30th. We have a final appointment with one of the surgeons next week but as of now, it looks like she will be 1/4 bionic. They are planning a hip replacement, an entire femur replacement and a complete knee replacement. The best way to look at it is that there will be no cancer left after all of that!!

 

About 3 weeks after surgery, the chemo will start again. She is 1/3 done her course of chemo. There is lung surgery in the future but that is not even on our radar right now.

My Daughter

 

 

What I Love About You. 

 

I love the spirit of you....

the grace with which

you welcome each challenge,

the childlike wonder that still colors

your days.

 

 

I love the originality of you....

your willingness

to stand out from the crowd...

your unique perspective

on what's happening in the world

and in your life.

 

I love the wisdom of you...

the way you trust your intuition..

your unfailing commitment

to doing the right thing.

 

 

And most of all,

I love the heart of you...

the genuine compassion, empathy,

and friendship

you offer to everyone you know. 

 

I guess it's pretty clear....

I love everything about you.

 

 

And on your Birthday, I'm wishing

joy and blessings to you,

my beautiful daughter and friend.

 



A salute to Co-workers & Friendships

 

 

Recently one of the Maintenance men with whom

Black Rose works,

was in a serious motor vehicle accident.

 

Although she is not one of  their 'crew',

she often travels in/out of the Park with them
as they begin/end their shifts.

 

She has gotten to know them well

and has been friends with one of them for a number of years.

 

 

Today is a 'dreary day' and not 35 degrees so it is the perfect

day to make my 'Peanut Butter Pies"

for the guys. 

BR thought they could use a bit of cheering up.

So we will send two of these,
along with Tim Horton's Coffee
and 2 Hot Chocolate in the morning.

When I go to pick her up today,
we will take one to Eric and his family as well.

Recipe for 2 pies:

Cream the following:
2 blocks of Cream Cheese (250 g each)
1 Large tub of cool whip (slightly thawed)
2 Tbsp of Peanut Butter (+/-)
1 Tbsp of sugar (+/-)

Spoon into Graham Crust Pie Shell

And 'lace' with President's Choice
Chocolate Syrup
Ice cream & Dessert topping

Keep refrigerated. 
Best eaten the next day.

 

 

 



Update on my Niece

 

 

My Sister-In-Law reports:

 

Gillian is home for 2 weeks and trying to make the most of it. I think she is looking for fun things to do with as many people as possible!

 

Her surgery is scheduled for very early July 30th. We have a final appointment with one of the surgeons next week but as of now, it looks like she will be 1/4 bionic. They are planning a hip replacement, an entire femur replacement and a complete knee replacement. The best way to look at it is that there will be no cancer left after all of that!!

 

About 3 weeks after surgery, the chemo will start again. She is 1/3 done her course of chemo. There is lung surgery in the future but that is not even on our radar right now.



A Day at the SPA

 

 

 

A Day at the SPA

it wasn't but it might as well have been.

 

I spent a few hours at Hearst Lodge,

located within the Fundy Trail Parkway .

 

 

 

This is Black Rose's "Office view" every day this summer.

I, for one, am jealous.

 

 

Hearst Lodge

 

Laura stops to rest after the lunch rush.

My Brother was home from Kentucky last week

and the family came to visit.

Together we traveled by shuttle truck

to the Hearst Lodge for lunch and relaxation.

None of them had been here before and I only once.

 

But yesterday was 'my day'.

 I walked/wadded

the Salmon River then I sat down with my feet

in the River to read

one of Faye Kellerman's novels as others

swam in the salmon pool nearby with the fish.

.

Thank you Laura, George & Black Rose
for the wonderful lunch
and time to enjoy the calm.

 

 

 

 

 

 



It's not raining!

 

I have been on a week's vacation and it has only rained

ONE Day!  Well, a few times during the overnight hours,

but ONE daytime rain.

 

WOW, I NEVER get all nice weather,

I hardly get nice weather.

 

We even broke the record from 1900's

for heat here where I am.

 

So, now it's a matter

of

am I hot because it's hot outside?

 

 

OR

 

Am I hot because I am hot?

 

Either way, I am prepared.

 

 

Ha Ha Ha.  

'til next time. 

Clear Skies

 

 

Well, so far, my vacation is unlike many others -

it's been nice almost every day.

Usually I have RAIN.  LOL

 

 

I have kept busy but have taken time to read a novel already as well.

I alternate.  In this heat, I have to.

 

I moved my car over to the neighbors yard

on Friday while I mowed the lawn.

When I went back to move it - it wouldn't start.

So off to the Dealership she went.

They couldn't find the cause. 

 

Black Rose has been working each day,

so I have puttered about.

 

It's been nice.

 

We have company 'back home' so we are off to visit them for a bit today.

 

'til next time

 



Personal Time

 

 

The sound of the sea,  the changing of the tides.

 The carving of the caves.

The crunch of rock and sands beneath my feet.

The smell of the sea air, the kiss of fog.

 

I know just the place.

There, I shall go.

 

 

“Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.”
― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now