Where there's a will, there's a way!

                    Good morning--To-day is Thursday, May 7th--and I am up--packed-- everything but the kitchen sink--LOL----sitting in the front hall ready  to go--Poor Sushi is upstairs--going to stay here with the cleaning Lady--kinda wondering what the heck is going on--

We have sunshine--cool temperatures--Tim, Son #4 is driving me as far as Sudbury-- and then Son#2 the Pilot, will meet us there and take me to Lake Field--  This whole trip is a trial run-- to visit a place I can live in after I become "older than old"----not now--I really love my little house here in Elliot, but-- not too many years from now, my poor old body will appreciate living in a place with more care--

So how are you all??--Yes, "Believe you can"----=because "You can" -We CAN DO almost everything if we believe we can!--There is always a way--

                            Words I wish I had written

                            #1  Break the habit of wasting time--

                            #2.Free yourself from anxiety--

                            #3.Separate yourself from the mob

                            #4.Beat failure with courage
 

                                    Blasts from the Past--

Below--  the lake itself and houses along Elliot Lake--a beautiful area 

                     Below----at Son#2's wedding--all of us!!

Below--  left to rt-- " ME", my oldest brother, my sister and my younger brother

at Son#2's wedding-Allison--far left, Angie , Fred and I 

above-- Fred, the Queen, and I-in our kitchen!

So---Y'all best get on with yer day--Try to be happy--Remember, There is always a way-Go with yer gut feelings which are usually right--Mom used to say, "Where there is a will, there is a way"-

Guess I will just enjoy my cat--and a wee bit of wine--

 Good morning--It is Wednesday, May 6th--and  we are up and at-er--This morning I meet Dave at 9-30am--BREAKFAST__hard to get out of a warm bed , and put your feet onto a cold floor---  I always run downstairs to turn up the little  fire place---then run back upstairs and jump back onto bed, till my feet warm up--and then--I HAVE TO GET UP AGAIN!--crazy!!! 

Son#2 called also  to see if I was up--Sushi was up already-She likes to cozy up beside me when I jump back into bed--and then--- I HAVE TO GET UP AGAIN--- CRAZY!!What one does in the morning eh?--

                

                Below-- Words I wish I had thought of--

#1.A wise person knows that she cannot know everything.

#2.Remain calm

#3. Live in the present

#4. Encourage self-sufficiency

           

                         and---  Blasts from the past

                        Did you ever see so much snow??

            Allison's son-in the dog cage-- Tyson looking on--

Below--Fred holding "Biggy"---  the cat that I found on the garbage  Dumpster, one extremely cold winter                                         day--

            Hard to see the photo below--

 and I cannot make it larger-- Son#2 was camping out in  Elliot Lake with his family, plus cousins

                                Jacob with his cousin Ethan

                I hope your day goes well-

-Remember, "There is always a way"-

    Look at things in a new way--Anticipate trouble---and if you do not seize an opportunity, someone else will!--- Now, Get out there and  be a great part of "to-day"--Everyday can be extraordinary!

Continue to Sparkle!

 Good Day--  It is Tuesday, May 5th--We do have sunshine--coolish--Lopez ,Sushi and I are up and at-er--All the laundry is done--folded--ready to put away-- Lopez and I have even walked--We have to get out there again, as the great big garbage truck passed us with Lopez freaking out , and I had to hold him--

So--the big news is--Thursday--I am heading back to LakeField, where Fred and I used to live-to try living a week at "The Regency"--a large place , with various sized apartments-in there, --with Seniors eating in a Dining room, a movie night--  and more--activities  like exercise classes--trips to different shopping areas--and things going on --  It might be more interesting than living alone here--but of course more expensive--The Regency, of Lake Field, is online , so yu  could check it out--in case you might wish to come with me----Well, you never know eh?--Of course I would have to return here for a few months , until my lease is up -here.---Of course it means another move--I hope I can continue to sparkle with people around----and what on earth do you think of all this-- another move????

                                                    Words I wish I had written

#1.It is okay to cry

#2.Always leave home with a tender good-bye and loving words.

#3.If you think you can, you can.

#4.Take a walk everyday.

                                    Blasts from the Past

                                above--Emma with Charlee

above-Son#2, the Pilot, holding Hannah--now finished University

and-below--  Son#2, the Pilot with Air Canada and his friend John-another Air Canada Pilot---They went to high school together--

                Below--the main beach and park in Elliot Lake

                       Below-- Hannah in the back with all her cousins 

                            Below----Dock Days on Dunlop Lake

So---  I shall be looking for your comments--Life is short--Enjoy to-day----Make decisions to-day, based on the whole picture

                                        Trust your instincts

Love all--Trust a few--Do wrong to no-one-- and--Continue to Sparkle and ENJOY the day!--and----  I shall chat with you all  again--

Every girl can change the world!

         Good Morning  to y'all--cloudy here--wet -- foggy outside-

-and, to-day is Monday, May 4th--  --MAY___"Hurrah, Hurrah the first of May, outdoor necking starts to-day"--Finally, I can chant that!

                    "May--We can dance around the "May Pole"

                        and your voice  really can change the world--so, speak                     up---shout it from the rafters, that you can do anything--Let yourself go and never sell yourself short. Live all you can--Its a mistake not to--

                            Words I wish I had thought of---

#1.Be Humble

#2. Wisdom takes years to acquire

#3. Quit blaming everything on your parents

#4. Don't live with the brakes on-- 

                                 Blasts from the past

                                                    Dock days

                            --the cutest kids in the World!

                                                Fun on the lake

                                        The ice hut-- for fishing

Son#2,  Matt, with Allison's son, Jacob, Son#1, Andrew, Allison and                                 Son#3, Phil, the Police guy

            Andie, Ava, Emma holding Charlee, and Ethan 

            So much always going on when Grandkids are around--

But--Time to get on with the day--a new day--a chance to get everything right--Learning to live is learning to let go--remember--If you work eight hours a day, and sleep eight hours a day, that gives you eight hours to do whatever you want----  You know--thinking is always free!-------so--get out there --and--change the world!

Get up and be amazing-

  
                 Good Morning--on this Sunday, to-day--May the 3rd--It feels a tad chilly both inside and for sure, outside--but, it is MAY---It is Spring- I used to always  say,-------

"-Spring has sprung, The grass has riz--I wonder where the boidies iz?--The Boid is on the wing,- but that's absoid -I thought the wing was on the Boid---"-

But--no humming birds that I can see--(sad)--but then--no humming bird feeders up--even sadder---- They must be "humming around" our other kitchen window  on the lake--and I must pick up a few feeders-- and figure out where to hang them--always lots to do isn't there--?

So Lopez , Sushi, and I, are up and -at-er here--I must get the wash machine on--as I will be meeting Dave for breakfast--  sooner than later--

Son#2 is "winging his way , back from Scotland--He enjoyed his time there-- It looks like he purchased a  new hat--pretty dapper---looking like he  is a true scotsman now--

            Looks like he purchased a book on his "Scottish clan"--the                                      - "Wallace" clan--his kinfolks--

                       

  below--- The words I wish I had written-

                #1.Never argue with a crazy person--

                 # 2.Do not let the sun go down on a quarrel

                #3.He that is full of himself is empty

                #4.Knock the chip off your neighbours shoulder by giving                           him a pat  on the back.

                        and, of course-  Blasts from the Past

son#3 ---          Fred--and  I--Looks like a conference going on--

son#2 with Charlee, the dancer, -Son#1's daughter

Below--Ava Son#3 daughter with Ethan-Son#4 son--with fish they caught

        Jacob  and Sophia-on a snowy lake--Allison's 2 children

Below--  Allison , her dog Tyson, Me with Lopez,  and Son#2's wife and dog-shortly after Fred passed---

I hope that to-day will be a wonderful day for you--Remember--Eat less-live longer--Put your best foot forward--and, for sure,  your very best is good enough--Life can be beautiful--and that life is what you make it.-so---

                                Get up and be amazing!

We are all unique-

 

Good morning on this day---Saturday,   May the 2nd--2026--Yes I have returned--with good news --I think it is good news--seems pretty fresh outside--- (--I just got up here- cold!!!!)---  and I took my blood pressure -which seems a tad too high----I see that Son#2 is en route to Scotland--- interesting---I do not think he has ever been to Scotland before--  his relatives are all there--as, my DAD was a  "Wallace"---We used to say, something like, "Scots we  had, we Wallace bled"---

above pics from Son#2 the Pilot

 Every single person in this world is a unique individualI --Did you ever think of that?--Amazing!!!-

-So---I hear the dryer- whirling around----Lopez and  I  are up---and I can now feel the heat--feels good-

So, you must  be wondering why I was not here yesterday--It was because I am going to travel back to "LakeField", close to where Fred and I used to live, and try out  what life would be like, living in "The Regency"--a home for Seniors with all the amenities--meals in a dining room with other Seniors-- a suite of your own,  exercise programs, various trips shopping etc--As you have guessed,--expensive--but, I would not be as lonely as I feel here.-I am heading there to try it out for a few days---sorta soon---Son#2 will come for Lopez and I, and poor Sushi will be left here for Son#4 to feed--I will let you know when all this is about to happen. Will I like it better than here?--I do not know till I try it-I do love my little town house here---- Maybe it will be like that "Hokey Pokey " clinic--and then I really CAN turn my life around--

Who knows till we try something eh??

"Words of Wisdom" (They always help eh?)

            

            #1. Don't count your chickens before they hatch!

#2.Bait the hook well; the fish will bite!

#3. Lies are the hardest things to forgive.

    #4. It's an art to thoroughly enjoy solitude.

    #5. If you cannot be kind, at least be vague.

Below--Emma (in University)-Ava, in University, Son#3 the Policeman, and Fred-- The guy I married.--

and, below, Son#3 that Policeman-with  Ava, his daughter

Below--  Ethan, (son of Son#4) inside his ice shack 

Above---
Andie, Ava, Ethan and Emma--all acting silly--

-I snuck a couple of parents in the photo below---Can you find them?

The rest are all there----Can you name them??

Let me see--left to rt--????, Helena, Andie--behind her Hannah--ava, parent, Emma, Jacob, and Ethan

I must get moving--Remember --"be your own best friend,"---and then yu will never be lonely--"Do not be ashamed to fail "-- Being totally alone at times can be very healthy---and happy is the person with a hobby---and, ---if you live fearing death, then you do not really live!

So, get out there and face this day---and enjoy what you have to do--(sez me)--LOLOL

Get out and be proud--

I have returned--

 

                        Good Day----- on this  Thursday, April 30th--last day  of this month--April showers bring  May flowers---and, maybe Hummingbirds-AMD---I AM BACK___  Sorry that some days-I just vanish---  and I feel bad about that--but,  (always a "but" eh?)--  it is usually because something great has happened in my life--and, this time, (yesterday) it was because of a Dr's appointment at 8am, at the clinic--WITH A NEW DOCTOR--(A DR who helped me a lot with the man that I married--Fred)-----and it worked out well--I climbed the 47 steps up to the clinic, and was so happy to meet this Doctor--

It is coolish outside--- (Canadian for "cold")---no snow falling, sunny, but "coolish"-- I hear the washer is done--   The dryer is next--  and--I below is--is Son#2, probably at     MacDonalds, with Allison, and her Dad, that guy that I married!

                                    Blasts from the past

            Below---  another celebration --at Son#1's restaurant

Below. my Dad on the right--with bis friend Ben-They met in Huron Lodge and were good friends after both their wives had passed-

Below--  Sophia and  Jacob,  Allison's 2 children, many moons go, visiting us one snowy day, from Ohio

Below--Fred and I with  son#4's daughter  Andie

--So many great times in our lives 

So many  wise words  to think about also--Words I wish I had written-

Words like--

#1. Keep a stiff upper lip

#2. Imagine great things

                                #3.One cannot feel happiness all of the time.

#4. Wish upon a star

#5. The truth is relative

            #6. It is never foolish to forgive

Lordy Be--  I must get busy --get the clothes into the dryer--get Lopez out--"A Woman's work is never done!"--Remember your Mom saying that???--  and remember also, all you need to have fun, is one good friend----Mom used to tell me that also--So, I hope your day is happy--

Make it that way!!!-Only you can do that!