The alarm jolted into my brain and I awoke to the dark of winter during a snow storm. Somehow 0605 seems easier when the sun is blazing in and the birds are chirping. But there you have it. We can’t always pick and choose.
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Addictive with no warning label
It should have come with an addictive warning label attached. BUT it didn’t and now here I am. I should be knee deep in Christmas sewing and doing good deeds and I am
Continue reading “Addictive with no warning label”Final …
Today is the conclusion of the kindness advent calendar. A successful year of spreading kindness and bringing joy to others (and hence myself). A special thanks, once again, to my friend Janice for the nudge.
Continue reading “Final …”Refueling
Today’s advent activity started early this am, although not on purpose.
Continue reading “Refueling”Motley Crew
They are a motley trio, waiting for their advent day to shine. Their characters though are studded with bittersweet memories.
Continue reading “Motley Crew”Walk time
We tried to do the advent activity fully together but didn’t sustain it for long. I think it’s something to do with cadence.
Continue reading “Walk time”Photo challenge a dó
Thanks to blogger friend Allan over @ https://photoblography3.wordpress.com/and a new reader Marie @ https://hopsskipsandjumps.com/. (Fighting with the links which was a skill I had mastered – UGH).
Continue reading “Photo challenge a dó”Loafing Around
I wasn’t entirely sure where (more correctly who) I was slanting this advent activity towards when I started baking. I saw a reciepe, had the ingredients and went for it.
Continue reading “Loafing Around”Sparkle time
There was no mad dash this year to find a sparkly Christmas outfit for the OR annual dinner and dance. Not much need this year for any kind of sparkle actually which is why today’s activity was kind of nice change.
Continue reading “Sparkle time”Rude Interruption
I am breaking into the regularly scheduled program of Advent Calendars with this rude interruption of a post. I honestly have to get this out of my system. Later today I will resume our gratitude and kindness but for today there is a rant coming on. This time, unlike The Rant! (which was just a frustrated reveal of working in a public health care system and making due), it’s a shove at the government, the premier and many citizens of our province that are making choices that impact us all.
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