Church Service
Disappointed a little that the 10:30 a.m. service wasn't online (I really do love the All Saints Service) but the music was lovely for the All Souls Requiem Eucharist Service in the afternoon. I always...
View ArticleBusy day but all accomplished
I did put in a busy day of cleaning yesterday and pretty much stuck to that. Watched Question Period in Parliament and it was interesting as always. You do get a good window into the workings of...
View ArticleMy eyes continuing
I did finally remember to call to ask about my cataract surgery. The phone always goes to voice mail. I finally called back my referring optometrist and asked if they could refer me to another...
View ArticleOne more child in the Rew family then on to Thomas
Today's Bible Reading Matthew 23:1-12 reminds us that there is only one God. We must always keep that uppermost in our minds as we live our daily lives. My mind continues to work overtime and I will...
View ArticleSnow lovely snow
Two weeks since I went for groceries but I still have my macaroni and cheese I just made for another two days, then frozen cod with sweet potato and peas, chicken stew for three days and frittata for...
View ArticleUpdate on my eyes
My optometrist has set me up for another referral so will wait to see on that.I could have continued with an ophthalmologist after Dr Sullivan went into surgery but I was working at the hospital and...
View ArticleA Wall
Actually I have no problems with the United States building a wall along our mutual border in the west and in the Maritime/Quebec area where it is a land border. The rest is all water. So long as it is...
View ArticleMy Eyes
My eyes are not particularly simple with strabismus in both and astigmatism in both. Now a days a baby born with my eyes would likely be operated on I think; no ideas on that actually. Certainly Dr...
View ArticleThe Perils of being old - reminders for Monday
Trying to clear my brain so that I will sleep again. This is Remembrance Day and I would like to remember the people my grandfather loved on this day and not be concentrating on my eyes. I must on...
View ArticleRemembering -
One of my earliest memories was my two older brothers waving their arms and pretending to fly in a room I did not recognize although pictures revealed to me in my old age showed the house that I lived...
View ArticleMeeting of the Arab Leaders
I do have a great deal of respect for the leaders of the Arab Countries but only actually have read items by the President of Turkey who has done very interesting work for peace. I would also like to...
View ArticleRemembrance Day Sunday
Finally this service is online and again one of my most favourite. From early childhood the Remembrance Day Service has been and it continues to be one of the most important services in our Calendar....
View ArticleI do wonder if I will go blind before I have cataract surgery
Just sitting here working on the Siderfin Book and need a break from the constant reading of documents online. I wonder if all the work that I do is good or bad for my eyes. Since I take regular breaks...
View ArticleMy great grandmother and the twins
I do feel the necessity of recounting the story of my great grandmother (my maternal grandmother's mother) and the twins (seven month gestation) and they lived in Birmingham, England (Aston actually...
View ArticleHunter gatherer routine completed
This morning was a day out as I went and got my Covid shot (flu shot was a couple of weeks ago) and picked up items that I needed at the Drug Store. The essentials of life - Vitamins D and E, 81 mg...
View ArticleWho has even been in the car when I was driving (in my family)
I was contemplating who has ever been in the car with me when I was driving. I remember driving my father to Church one time when we came to visit and I never saw him so tense; he kept asking did I...
View ArticleI rather think that once I get a new ophthalmologist I will see if I can go...
Once I have a new ophthalmologist I will see if I can go yearly to him. If he has room in his patient load to take me on. I can always take a taxi if need be to get there and back. I did really want to...
View ArticleCleaning accomplished yesterday moving on
I accomplished all my cleaning yesterday which was great. It pretty much takes me all day to do the two floors. But it means that it is always clean pretty much all the time. Not having children...
View ArticleAmazing what you can learn on the internet
I really have been a bit tardy looking after my eyes but I have been very busy working on my book and I do pay in my taxes and my medical insurance to have doctors do the work and not me; I just want...
View ArticleNeed to retrench a bit on the 11th generation of the Siderfin family
I have just discovered that some of the children listed in the 11th generation do not appear in the 10th generation for Thomas so I am going to chart the information sent to me. I was being a little...
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