Not always as they seem

What's that word you use when you're recognizing God's perfect timing...good or bad?
Last night in the foggy dimming light about 7 o'clock we were doing our evening drive thing. (By the way while Garry picks up hitch hikers,I'm usually classifying them as bad guys)
As we approached a wooded area, a man (dark clothes,hat over eyes etc.) quickly darted from the left side of the road to the right to put himself in a position to hitch hike us. He slithered into the back seat telling us that we had just saved his hide. He related that a bear had started to follow him and when he shooed it away it did run into the woods. WHEN he looked up he was horrified to find that it had come out of the woods onto the road in front of him. (he had been on the opposite side of the road to get away from it) Sure enough as we pulled away in the safety of our vehicle there was the bear within a stone's throw of the highway.

Rich

Funny what speaks to a person. When I was a kid I used to walk on the back lawn and dream of an in ground swimming pool there. I pictured that happening only if I were in Hollywood. However in 1980 we had one. Filling it back in 10 years later was a joyous day for me (the caretaker ) Swimming pools were not a sign of prosperity.
Yesterday three generations of us had lunch in our Sun Room. (actually a former bedroom with extra windows) It was a Kodak moment for me because as we lolled in the September warmth on soft chairs a hired student spent the day painting our deck on the other side of the glass. That made me feel pampered. Poor guy..he was the one with a sore back.Hmmm

Stars

The skies have been really starry lately. From one smallish bedroom window the sight is heavenly. Moving down the hall to a larger window the sight is dimmed. The reason? At least three powerful outdoor lights guard the property on the premises.How sad is that? The bad guys are infringing on our lives and they're not even there...maybe home in bed sleeping. Hmm

Rainbow

The thing about a rainbow is that it's so short lived. I did have time to run back and get my camera. It fades so quickly. When I got to the neighboring community there it was -big as life. And then in the paper yesterday morning...there it was ...in Halifax.

Last day...

There should never be the last day of vacation...or the last day of anything (positive) ..It's tainted by the fact it's so close to the end.Here's a quote from a friend. "When the time grows short you just want to make the most of every second, and at the same time you want them to go and get it over with....once the tail lights go down the road, wipe your tears, have a cup tea and pick up where you left off.Oh yes and remember the special love your friends (family) have for you. "

Good by sister...and hurry back.

Inheritance

You know...I could be in line to inherit this property someday. I think it was a hen house in its day.

Artsy people

These are my present hooking projects. Don't artsy people just tire you out? Outwardly they're very productive but I can tell you there are definitely areas where they can't do a thing.Hmm

How was that again?

Inspired by the blog of my friend Carol I will relay this incident . Sitting in Out Patients I was the third person there as 2 females caught up on the latest happenings. The first one had only a beer and a half, got stopped in a road block , failed the breathalyzer, had her car towed to the next town, lost her license for a year, has to go to that class or what ever...and how 'bout this...was handcuffed at 3 am by RCMP officers with pink furry hand cuffs.The second one had lost 2 kids in a fire, had her 3 one taken away to be raised by his grandmother.She said "I never had a chance to be a mother"
Garry has always said I lead a very sheltered life and don't know how the rest of the world lives.
Now there's a mission field. Hmm

Remember

Remember the photographers from Singapore that were so taken by our mailbox. This was made by a friend in the 70's. I guess it does sort of stand out as being unique.

Storm day

This was a big job...reorganizing and labelling my music files.The magazines titled Truck News are long enough to act as file folders when I use duct tape across the top and bottom. Works for me. I guess you call it redeeming the time if I was able to do something constuctive while tracking Hurricane Earl on the Weather channel....You can see the kitty, my water and the Bits and Bites. hmmm

My Task

When I was talking to K last night I realized what my thrust has been the last week or so. I've taken a stand against those who write complicated instruction books. So without realizing what was happening to me I see now that I've taken on PhotoShop. In the middle of a summer afternoon when I'm shaking my fists in the air I'm quite sure I should have stuck to simplifying the functions of our digital alarm clock.