Here I Am!

Hello out there.  I am alive and well, and living a good life.  Many changes and re-arranges, but the ol' gal is still kickin' it!
I put up my house for sale, sold it in 24 hours and then got busy packing up my worldly goods.  Ya know, how it is, you "believe" that you haven't got that much stuff....well, let me tell you......I had  enough stuff, to give those on "Hoarders" a run for their money.
I moved in with friends in their new house on July 11th and it went very smoothly.  My dear friends and I are getting along so well, that I keep thinking I should pinch myself to see if it's a dream. Even though I got shed of many possessions, I'm discovering more that I don't need.  My friends got rid of a great deal of extra items before the move and even so, have more to give away.  My family is happy for me and have visited my new 'digs'.  The consensus is that I'm in a great place.
I've also found time to go to Georgian Bay and stay at my youngest daughter and husband's cottage.  Great week, good times!  Found time to walk on the beach and logged in 5K at least! 
Well, hope I haven't bored my readers too much.  I will try to be more interesting in future
blog posts! Bye for now, Mar.

Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For?

I haven't been blogging for a looong time.  So many reasons, excuses (?), busy with the changes I've decided to make in my life.  It's still in process, so when I have it all done, then I will post some more.  So, not much of interest for my blog friends, but I did not want y'all to think I had abandoned my blog, or gone on to my just rewards, LOL
I hope that it's more Spring-like in your part of the world.  I can see hints of colour in my gardens, and the lawn is greening up nicely.The Lupins in the picture are growing in New Brunswick, Canada.  Aren't they giving you a smile?  They gave me one.   

HAPPY NEW YEAR *\*| *| */*

HAPPY 2011 TO ALL!  May this year be the one to bring you peace, health and happiness.
Here is a little gem  of mine........
The years they come, the years they go, but this, for sure, is what I know
Life goes on, good times or bad,
Choose to be happy, dump the sad.

The Knitted Christmas Tree

Hello Out There!

Howdy friends.  I am now coming to you via my new NoteBook, a birthday present from my family.  I'm still learning to use  all the features on it. One I'm really fond of is the Skype feature.  I've been trying out the camera that's built in.  The downside of that is, that most of the pics look like the ones they take for passport, license, or in jail...........not that I would know about the last one!  I will post again soon and thanks to all of you that extended a hand in friendship and sympathy.  It helps to know that somewhere out in the world I'm thought of kindly.  Here's a big Dinah Shore Kiss  mmmmmmmmwhaaaaaaaa!

Uh Oh!

Hi Everyone.  I have been absent from the blog-oh-sphere for some time as I have had no access to the internet.  The reason for that is very simple....I wrecked my laptop power cord about 3 weeks ago, and so cannot charge it up.  A new power cord is around $100 and I don't know if I want to spend that much on powering up my 10 year old LT.  Right now I'm using a friend's LT and internet to let my friends know where I've been.
The upside of not being "plugged in" is that I'm getting a heck of a lot of things done around the ol' homestead and catching up on mending, knitting and tidying up the messes I seem to make all by myself! 
So for now, I'll keep in touch whenever I can use my friend's LT and mull over the purchase of the cord or a new LT.  Decisions, decisions.  <3

Till We Meet Again

My Mom passed away on September 4, 2010 in her 94th year.  It was peaceful, with family beside her, holding her hand and talking to her.  At her funeral service, after the scripture readings, euglogy and a few words on her sense of humour from her youngest son, one of her grandchildren sang a few choruses of the song she liked to sing to her grandchildren, "Hey Good Lookin' ".  We could picture her singing and dancing along.  She loved a good joke, a good song and dancing.  We will miss her.  If you know the song, sing a little of it and you'll smile like her family did.