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This is where I write my thoughts, feelings and my daily trials, tribulations and happy things
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| Friday 13th is only bad luck if YOU choose it to be.” ― Denise Mansfield Do you agree or disagree with Ms. Mansfield. If not do you carry a talisman to be safe? I don't believe in this superstition at all. In fact I really don't believe in anything like this. Logically how can a date bring bad luck? I'm really glad I'm not held captive to superstition. It must be really difficult to have to remember to carry a talisman, or cross your fingers or count everything ( I know some people freak out if a number isn't right and they feel a desperate need to start counting again.) I won't walk under a ladder but that's because it makes sense. You might be asking for having a pot of paint or a brick drop on your head! I actually do follow a silly superstition which was drilled into me by my mother when I was just a little girl and that is to never put new shoes on the table actually it might have been any shoes! 😂  |
| Prompt: What are you thankful for this week? Write about this in your Blog entry today. For a very long time our daughter has been spiraling ever more out of control, mentally and with her addiction. Although she lives in another State we were speaking to her daily but unable to help. We reached out to her brother who lives only five hours away from her and even though they weren't on great terms he went to her and assisted in so many ways. We as her parents are so thankful he put their differences aside. She is safe in rehab agt now. We don't know the future but this week we are relieved and happier. |
| Prompt: What is your favorite time of day and why? Write about this in your Blog entry today. My favourite time of day is when I wake up, usually around 5.30-6.0am. The birds outside my window are also getting out of their nests and sound so happy about it. Kookaburras laugh so loudly I wonder what's so funny! I lie in bed and think about the things I'm going to do. Then my husband brings my cup of tea. It's usually too hot, so while it cools I check my iPad, first I log on to WdC. It's always exciting to see what has happened there as I slept as we are 13 hours in front of EST. But no, now you've changed your clocks it's only 12 hours. How that time difference messed with my head as I attempted the 26 Paychecks challenge. I usually sit down at lunch time in Western Australia to do my WdC tasks and didn't realise I was still in the previous day when I posted. Anyway I have my head screwed on now and I have almost finished my five, 7 day streaks: Blogging, Newsfeed entries, Forum entries, Visits, and reviews. |
| Prompt: "Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light," said Theodore Roethke. What do you think he meant and can this keeping the light in roots apply to human beings? I must say I found this quote a little ambiguous and open to interpretation. However I'll say what I think he meant. People go through difficult times yet can still have hidden strengths. That even in the darkness, life and hope exists. Some people have the ability to see that the dark times will not last forever and there will be better days. It's optimism I suppose. It would be almost impossible to carry on if there was no hope things were going to improve. My mother once told me when I was at my lowest ebb " this too shall pass." It was true, it did pass. That's not to say those dark days are forgotten, they're not but just knowing that 'this' whatever it is will not last forever is a blessing. You might be left with a few war wounds and scars but you will survive. |
Today I thought I' d mention International Meatballs Day. Today is a celebration of the humble meatball. How do you like your meatballs?There are Swedish meatballs with gravy and Italian meatballs with tomato sauce--my favourite. Meatballs came from humble origins but can now be found at street food stalls or at a table in a fine dining venue all around the world. It occurred to me to write a story of meatballs plotting to escape from Nonna's spaghetti, perhaps I'll use it for Jeremy's new 55 word activity. |
| Prompt: March Weather “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations How is the weather in March treating you where you are, this year? I always breathe a sigh of relief when February makes way for March as it's officially the end of summer. It doesn't mean Mother Nature knows this of course. I guess it's just the idea of the end of summer which makes me feel cooler, even though the eight days since March began have been the hottest of the whole summer! Yesterday it reached 41 degrees centigrade in my town. Today is a little cooler at only 36! I have family in the UK and my sister-in-law sent photographs yesterday of spring bulbs in her garden all flowering after one of the wettest winters on record; hyacinths, daffodils and crocus have bravely poked their heads out. So like most of the people in the Northern Hemisphere, my relatives are eagerly waiting for the sun to shine longer each day as we long for less. |
| At the airport, on the morning of our flight from Manila to the island of Cebu, the wind became ever stronger and wilder. We checked our baggage assuming we’d be advised if flights were affected. Soon every flight on the board, except for ours, read cancelled. The time came to board our flight. We shuffled our way to the departure gate with the others “I don’t want to go,” I said tearfully. Directly inside the glass door which led out onto the tarmac, there stood a statue of the Virgin Mary. At her feet a collection box into which I made a donation and a silent prayer. The wind was indescribable. It took two men just to hold the door open to allow the flight crew to get to the plane. At last, after battling the elements, each windswept passenger found their seat on the plane. No one spoke. There was absolute silence. Looking around I saw people silently praying, eyes closed and crossing themselves. I was really crying as I took my last look at my husband; I knew we were going to die. “Why are we doing this? We must be crazy.” You could feel the tension in the air as people prayed. The flight crew looked as worried as we were. The plane swayed as if it were already in the air, rocking from side to side, like a wild animal trying to escape. After ten minutes of silence, other than the sound of the beating rain and the roaring wind, the Captain told us we all must leave the plane. The flight was cancelled. Everyone gave audible sighs of relief and rushed to exit. By this time the storm was so bad it was difficult to return safely into the airport lounge. Through the windows we watched as Debris flew through the air and roofs were ripped from buildings. Having spent a night in the airport the light of day showed the damage and destruction. The typhoon had affected thousands of people, either through death, injury or homelessness. |
| Prompt: Tell us about a memorable hotel experience. What made it that way... the hotel or the location or both? Well of course at my time of life my hotel visits have been many and varied and I have many stories to tell. Most would be from our travels. Although we were both in our sixties when we set out to backpack through India, Thailand and The Philippines we were definitely on a budget. My basic criteria were that the room must have aircon and a bathroom. Now often the term 'bathroom ' was used loosely. Usually it would be a squat toilet and a trickle of cold water in the shower. But often the shabby rooms would have amazing views. The rickety bungalows were situated on white sandy beaches with uninterrupted views of the Ocean. The bungalows I'm thinking of were in Phuket and were totally obliterated in the Tsunami a year after we stayed there. Thousand of people were killed, washed out to sea. My favourite hotel room was a room on a cruise ship. Butler service and the sound of the waves through the open window on the balcony, lulling me to sleep. Unbeatable. |
| Did you know on this day in history in 1963 the hula hoop was patented? Have you ever used a hula hoop? Did you find it challenging to use?Did you use it for fun or to get in shape? For those of you who have never tried a hula hoop, what childhood toy did you use for fun or exercise? Yes, I remember the hula hoop craze so well. I actually thought it was before 1963 when I was using it. I would have said about 1960 when I was 16. Perhaps they were around at that time but before the patent. I loved it, I was 16 and lost so much of my puppy fat weight, especially around my waist. The strange thing is I can never get the thing to spin at all whenever I've tried since. I don't think we even thought of the word exercise when we were kids, we were just never still. I can't imagine sitting staring at a screen when I was young. If we sat that long, our mothers would have thought we had something medically wrong with us. I played cricket a lot with my two older brothers or we played board games like monopoly which were taken very seriously. We played a street game of badminton or hopscotch. I had a pair of roller skates which I used out on the street with the neighbourhood kids. Skipping was a big part of my childhood especially in the school yard. Someone would bring a long piece of rope, probably a piece of washing line, and we would take turns holding the ends while someone skipped. |
| Prompt If it ain't broke,, don't fix it. Write about this in your Blog entry today. I made mention of this saying a few days ago in my blog. I was referring to the need some people exibit to cast away perfectly good household items such as dishwashers, washing machines and fridges after seeing the updated models on offer. The most wasteful in my opinion are televisions and phones. I blame the manufacturers as they produce ever bigger and better models. Well, that's their opinion of course, bigger doesn't always correlate as better. Some newer model mobile phones have barely no difference to the previous model. It might be available in a different colour or they say the camera is better, sharper. So I'll stick with my old phone until it becomes so old it won't accept any more updates. As for the television a few extra inches of width isn't going to impact my enjoyment of a movie or in fact come to think of it, or lessen my irritation at the contant advertisments attempting to take my money. |
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