Had To Figure It Was All Heading Here

I am.  I am bored now.  This blog is no longer me.

The End

xo

Edited to add I have moved here

Yup

*from pinterest of course

Had someone new see my blog today.  They noted the high caliber of intellectual subjects I explore in an insightful and yet concise manner on my blog...yup...but darlin' like we heard from the mouths of babes today "it's pretty AND messy"...and that (along with feck it) is a pretty good mantra ;)   

Hell Yes!!!

My new slogan of "Feck It" is working out really well for me!

Dreams

I go back and forth in this new land between wanting to meet and greet everyone, to wanting to hide out and fret that whoaaaaa,  these people are not like me!  It's time to feck it, get over myself, I'm wasting time and boring myself.  

On that note I've decided to show more of an interest in the lives around me...a grumpy Irishman I know wants to live on a boat and is documenting the process here.  

This magical mushroom grows in the small woods by my place...oh and Dear Dad; I got your smartarse email about this wee messy little blog and how you like reading between the lines.  So yeah, Mother Teresa is one of my go to decor guru's!

Currently Armchair Traveling Through Life

*image found here and words by Mother Teresa

I need to remember these words of Mother Teresa's in particular right now...and I NEED to be the sole decorator in my home, the beige is killing me :)

Good Songs and Idiots

"I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry"

An Osprey is not an Eagle, you "have a special place on the bottom of the learning curve"

Good things are coming, things are changing and I am so thankful for all the love from my family, friends and the universe...thank YOU! xo

Late Again...

Friday Fill-In's are often a Sunday review for me.  Which is fine because we don't have much of anything planned ahead....ever...and yes it stresses the Capricorn in me out...Seeing the Atlantic Pride festival was such a different experience than my Toronto viewing years ago.  While the Toronto one was bigger and grander the Halifax parade was a testament to community.  Watching the parade that was filled with so many community supporters, not just the Pride community, was a teary time.  Everyone from the police, corporate sponsors,  small businesses to the mayor was there!  I was proud to be cheering from the sidelines and dancing to Cher!

1. Life is a stage...put on a good show.

2. Shanghai is one of the best places to people watch EVER because it is absolutely beautiful and insane.

3. If I was going somewhere, the one thing I have to bring is a sense of humour.

4. I will be eating wine and sugar soaked strawberries soon enough. 

5. Next year, I will be in a whole other career place.

6. I came to the East and I found it years behind, which is both good and a learning experience.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to...or reflecting upon, a weekend filled with events from the Atlantic Pride, a ferry ride to World Peace Pavilion, wine and sugar soaked strawberries and grilled zucchini pizza...

Did You Get Your Man?

My Mountie found this clip.  I like that...and I really like this inspectors charisma....hmmmm Captain Kirk like.

Being Alone Is Not Always Beautiful

*images found on pinterest....

Police and Animals

"A scared panda clings to a police officer's leg after an earthquake hits China" Link Here 

My husband came home tonight with a picture and story about an officer who was working Christmas day.  Long story short a seal, a 300lb seal was stranded.  Animal control said, don't worry about it, it will make it's way back to water.  So the officer watched as it became increasingly weak and short of breath, a normally hostile animal suffering needlessly, on Christmas Day of all days.  Starting alone with a bottle of water the officer struggled to help an animal outside of his provincial knowledge.  Eventually his efforts drew the curiosity of the locals, who joined in, feeding the seal fish.  With the help of the community the seal allowed itself to be assisted back to the ocean....

Not all police stories are feel good.  Not all animal stories end well.  But sometimes, sometimes the The Rest Of The Story comes out....

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

*found on pinterest

Faerie Berries and Thoughtful Fill-Ins

*Fairy Berries the only question is will they work on a condo patio...

I haven't done Friday Fill-Ins in a long time.  Today is not Friday.  This week the format was different..."Where Are You From"  

I am from a cottage on a dirt road, patio lanterns, from Duncan Hines Princess cakes and Judy Blume.


I am from a home that grew a porch around a tree, shag rugs and golden drapes.
I am from the blackberry bushes, violets on the lawn and tart rhubarb dipped in white sugar,
the ever hopeful maple saplings, trillium forests, towering trees.


I am from Christmas Eve's that worked and a family that broke, from a Nana and Mama and Willison, Kirkpatrick, O'Neil, Esten and Wismer.
I am from the sad and creative.
From goldfish that become carp and "right things" without reward.
I am from a Christian home. A faith that that grew, stretched and evolved.
I'm from Canada, Kraft Dinner and scotch.
From the little girl raised by maids, the feisty farm girl who dashed to the city lights and the ones who isolate themselves literally and figuratively.  
I am from fancy silver sold for a dime, farmland scorned and fresh starts.

The World is Calling my Name

I Am a White Girl

I am.  I am white, pale white and freckled. Many folk, mainly men have told me that they like that I obviously don't have any (insert any darker skinned racial slur here) in me to not recognize that it matters.  It matters in ways that make me go still and quiet, in ways that make me feel doubly hard when I hear stories like I did this week.  A story of a man and woman, never an uncomplicated theme.  A story of a potential romance smeared and over before it began...

Affirm Life. 

Happy Birthday Canada

I, like many Canadians, have a 'laundry' list of why I love Canada.  Today, for Canada's birthday I'll list one, this man Shane Koyczan, and his talent.  God Bless Canada, God Bless us all! 

xo

Inspiration for the Day

*found here

Everything about this make up screams to me...go, go and be fantastical, one life, one time, Go!

Glitter and Fog

*at Rainbow Haven Beach

My life in the last few days, painting glitter nails, sharp and bright against the landscape of fog that erases the edges of my world. 

The New Bundle Of...

Joy and exhaustion...this is Denny and he is a kitten through and through...his big brother Earl has decided not to eat him but rather adore him!

True Stuff

Feminine Touches

Garlands are everywhere these days, in the form of wreathes, with or without Christmas lights even as jewellery.  This is mine, made from shear ivory fabric and touches of black eyelet ribbon tied onto twine to maintain a contrasting rustic yet elegant look...and I made it...