Flu Shots
Yesterday my husband and I got our flu shots. We are ready now for the next onslaught of illness hopefully. Still in modified lockdown until at least the 7th of November. The numbers though are not...
View ArticleAnother Day has flown by
My Blog just didn't seem to want to be written this morning. The Bible Reading gave me a thought but then I decided not to write that particular one. We spent a few hours outside cleaning up the rest...
View ArticleThe Gospel Reading Matthew 6: 22-34
Verse 34 caught my eye today in the Bible Reading - the one I receive from the Canadian Bible Society is from the Contemporary English Version and reads "Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care...
View ArticleThe Black Walnut Leaves have dropped
That really does seem to sound the bell for the winter season coming. The leaves of the Black Walnut tree are pretty much on the ground now. Yesterday we collected the leaves on the ground so today...
View ArticleThe new week begins
Sunday again. I have always loved Sundays perhaps for the peace that comes with Sunday; not sure why I just always have. It is minus 2 celsius at 7:49 and soon we return to Standard Time from Daylight...
View ArticleSnow in the forecast
Snow was mentioned last night and by seven am when snow was showing up on Alexa I checked and there it was; just a little white trimming here and there. Snow is the best sign of winter. I await winter...
View ArticleGrief and aging
Thinking about grief these days and how I have changed through my life. The loss of my grandfather when I was eight was extremely sad for me. I was too young to truly understand but old enough to know...
View ArticlePound Cake
Found an excellent recipe for Pound Cake with a bare minimum of salt (8 mg per slice) so made that today for Ed. He loves cakes, pies and all things dessert wise. We are now making absolutely...
View ArticleA Dusting of Snow
This morning I was greeted with a dusting of snow over everything. The ethereal beauty of the first snows are breath taking. I love living in a country that has real winter. COVID-19 continues to loom...
View ArticleMy husband
My husband tries so hard to live his life the way he used to and it wears him out. Gradually he is changing to a more relaxed approach to life. He needs to do that to survive I think. When your aim is...
View ArticleEmail from a match
Had a couple of interesting emails from a match that I had noted as likely being from my Welch line. Ann Welch married Henry Christopher Buller in 1837 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. She was just...
View ArticleOctober flew by
Hard to believe it is actually the 31st of October. Not a great deal accomplished today. I felt like a day off. We did start up the snow blower and the generator and all is well with those two handy...
View ArticleAll Saints Day
I loved to go to Church on All Saints Day when I was young. I even took the morning off of school in high school to go to Church on All Saints Day when it didn't occur on a Sunday or Saturday. To me it...
View ArticleThe second wave of COVID-19
We are very much into the second wave of COVID-19 here in Canada. My area is back to a modified second stage and given the number of cases lately unlikely to be reinstated to Stage 3 on the 7th of...
View ArticleH11 Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 4, 2020
The H11 Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2020 has been published to the website at FT DNA. I no longer publish the Newsletter in my blog.
View ArticleMay God Bless America
I wish only the best for our neighbours to the south. May God's love shine down upon them and help them to lift the scourge of COVID-19 that has invaded their land.
View ArticleSnow
I woke up to a blanket of snow all over the ground today. Love Winter; welcome snow and welcome to the blue jays feeding at the bird's nest early this morning. Winter has begun in Eastern Canada and...
View ArticleBack into Stage 3
We return to Stage 3 of the COVID-19 levels on the 7th of November. Only 25 new cases yesterday in Ottawa. Certainly this is not defeated; we must learn to manage it until the vaccines are available...
View ArticleBible Study
I am enjoying this Bible Study; I used to lead Bible Studies but it is much more interesting to be part of the group being lead. I do have some strong ideas on how the Church should go just as the book...
View ArticleLast day of raking
Yesterday ended up being a good day to finish the raking. The Black Walnut tree finally dropped all of its stems and that task was completed after a walk. Glad to see it all done. The rakes are put...
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