a little bit more of the pumpkin-athon

and that that should be the end of it

pumpkin-athon

and now - back to the pumpkins

yup it does

hallowe'enie

This is the week of Halloween. 

I could care less and pretty much ignore anything Hallowe'enie in the stores etc.

But there are some pretty cute decorating ideas 

that have to do with pumpkins and 

so I take this opportunity to share them over the next few days.

patience

spoonerism

Thing is - I don't eat bacon with a spoon

walk blog 2

A couple of weeks ago I was at the church on a Thursday evening and was waiting for a meeting to start and saw a Darts driver doing her job most efficiently. She had wheeled the client into the fellowship hall and was getting back to the van.

As she walked by me, I told her “Thank you for the work that you are doing. I want you to know that it is appreciated.”

She responded, “Thanks, you need to know that that means an awful lot to me right now.”

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The next day I was trudging down the city streets on my walk.

As I was walking down Acadia a woman, who had just left the house down the street, pulled her car over with her window down and said, “Keep going, you're doing great” and gave me a thumbs up.

As I came up to the house that she had just left another woman was still out on her porch from waving good bye to the woman in the car.

As I passed the house I indicated to the woman standing in front of her house that the other woman had really encouraged me and I appreciated it.

She then said some encouraging words and added, “I am a walker too.”

I replied that I wasn't a walker and this was hard for me.

She said, “Well, keep at it because you look terrific.”

The next morning I woke up a walker

and really grateful to that woman.

+++++

Casual words said to people we don't really know.

Encouraging words.

If only we heard them and spoke them more often.

walk blog 1

I have been walking since September.

I started out committing myself to at least 3 miles 3 times a week,

I think I heard Judge Judy say she goes that far and so I figured I could at least do the same.

It has become so much fun that I look forward to it.

I would love to do it every day but some days I just cannot fit it in.

Some walks are longer – some shorter.

The longest in one walk was 7 miles.

I have now walked in the rain and the cold. Something I have said I would not do.

But I will not walk when there is snow or ice on the sidewalks 

so we will see how long I can walk outside.

Then I will have to dust off the treadmill. And that is literal. 

There is plenty of dust residing on that beast in the basement.

I have, so far, not walked with anything to listen to. No music and not spoken word.

Just my thoughts and prayers as I plod down sidewalks.

It has become a most marvellous part of my day.

This was one of the most interesting trees I have seen on my meanderings.

It is located on the north side of Stonechurch Road 

between Upper Gage and Upper Ottawa.

de feet

colour