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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" gd:etag="W/&quot;AkcNQnw4eyp7ImA9WhBaFEw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387</id><updated>2013-05-24T13:54:53.233-04:00</updated><category term="houseplants" /><category term="animals" /><category term="first world problem" /><category term="blog award" /><category term="ferrets" /><category term="photography" /><category term="books" /><category term="quiz-o-mania" /><category term="introversion" /><category term="chuckles and chortles" /><category term="humour" /><category term="christmas" /><category term="music" /><category term="events" /><category term="birds" /><category term="cats" /><category term="photos" /><category term="book it" /><category term="kingston" /><category term="bullying" /><category term="thinking out loud" /><category term="unusual holidays" /><category term="here and there" /><category term="snapshot sunday" /><category term="saturday silliness" /><category term="words of wisdom" /><category term="off the mark predictions" /><category term="at the zoo" /><category term="chipmunk" /><category term="holidays" /><category term="food" /><category term="sunny side up" /><category term="family" /><category term="nifty pics" /><category term="history" /><category term="this and that" /><category term="gardening" /><category term="new year" /><category term="video" /><category term="a single photograph" /><category term="trivia" /><category term="motivational monday" /><title>Plowing Through Life</title><subtitle type="html" /><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2006</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/PlowingThroughLife" /><feedburner:info uri="plowingthroughlife" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>PlowingThroughLife</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;Ak8EQHk-eSp7ImA9WhBaE0o.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-4933431737307243137</id><published>2013-05-24T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-24T03:00:01.751-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-24T03:00:01.751-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sunny side up" /><title>Sunny Side Up</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;"To get all there is out of living, we must employ our time wisely, never being in too much&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;of a hurry to stop and sip life, but never losing our sense of the enormous value of a minute."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Robert Updegraff -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The last post of the week is an entertaining compilation of people running for trains in slow motion. Which is your running-to-catch-the-train style? The getaway? The high heel shuffle? The stampede? Or one of the others? I had a hard time choosing because I fall into many of the categories, but if I had to settle on one, it would be the “I’m not running run”.
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(&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/66058972"&gt;People running for trains in slow motion&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/user18237845"&gt;ANDYLISA&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.
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(If you can’t see the video here or on Vimeo, try it at &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vSLBoPgcn8" target="_blank"&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; location on YouTube.)
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/HVV1JAdHFQ4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/4933431737307243137/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_24.html#comment-form" title="5 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4933431737307243137?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4933431737307243137?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/HVV1JAdHFQ4/sunny-side-up_24.html" title="Sunny Side Up" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><thr:total>5</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_24.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEMEQX85cCp7ImA9WhBaEkQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-6815822162822551954</id><published>2013-05-23T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-23T03:00:00.128-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-23T03:00:00.128-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kingston" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="here and there" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><title>Playing Tourist In Our Own City</title><content type="html">Since we haven’t won the lottery to be able to tour the world, the most amazing man in the world (aka hubby) and I tour our city, and its surroundings. Which is fine. Because Kingston, Ontario is a remarkable area. One of our recent travels took us to our city’s highest point of land: Point Henry.&lt;br /&gt;
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On this elevated stretch of land you’ll find Fort Henry, a major attraction in the city, which was originally built during the war of 1812 to protect the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard from a possible attack from the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
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We did not tour Fort Henry this time around because it’s quite large, and since we didn’t intend to stay long, we decided to return for a more thorough visit in the future. Today’s photos are taken around the grounds outside of the Fort. The image below is of the East Branch Tower that was constructed between 1845 and 1848.&lt;br /&gt;
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This tower was built to defend the ditch and the surrounding waters. It was designed to mount a single 24-pounder cannon on the top platform. After 1863, it was used as family housing for fort enlisted men.&lt;br /&gt;
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We did walk up higher to take a closer look.&lt;br /&gt;
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The tower is massive, extraordinary, and beautifully preserved.&lt;br /&gt;
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It’s difficult to fathom that we ever had conflict with our neighbours to the south.&lt;br /&gt;
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The East Branch Tower faces Cedar Island where you’ll find the Cathcart Tower, which was built in 1848.&lt;br /&gt;
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This limestone tower is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a glacis extending to the shorelines on three sides.&lt;br /&gt;
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Cathcart Tower’s guns covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour.&lt;br /&gt;
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On the other side, you’ll find the West Branch Tower, which was also designed to mount a single 24-pounder cannon on the top platform, and was used as family barracks after 1863.&lt;br /&gt;
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Right across is downtown Kingston...&lt;br /&gt;
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...and that’s where we headed after this tour...to have ice cream. Because every day is a good day for ice cream.&lt;br /&gt;
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I hope you enjoyed a quick glimpse of one of my beautiful city’s historical sites. There’ll be more in the future.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/AoYVbOnapIk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/6815822162822551954/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/playing-tourist-in-our-own-city.html#comment-form" title="16 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/6815822162822551954?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/6815822162822551954?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/AoYVbOnapIk/playing-tourist-in-our-own-city.html" title="Playing Tourist In Our Own City" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6Y22n1dqKw/UZ1UUNy_j7I/AAAAAAAAfJo/kcy2yxKcSKo/s72-c/01-IMG_7867.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>16</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/playing-tourist-in-our-own-city.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEcEQ3k6eCp7ImA9WhBaEk0.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-6983387566945465933</id><published>2013-05-22T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-22T03:00:02.710-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-22T03:00:02.710-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="a single photograph" /><title>A Single Photograph</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #bf9000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Life is like a mountain; the climb is hard, but when you reach the top, the view is amazing.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- author unknown -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The bulbs are all done, but it was a wonderful show while it lasted.&lt;br /&gt;
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One of my favourite early perennials is the lovely Euphorbia polychroma with its beautiful yellow blooms that practically glow in the dark.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is Lysimachia punctata 'Alexander'. I added it to the garden for its gorgeous foliage.&lt;br /&gt;
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Iris pallida ‘Aureo Variegata’ produces very attractive blooms, but the foliage is also spectacular.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can’t go wrong with hardy English Primrose.&lt;br /&gt;
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This is an ideal shade plant; one of my favourite things about it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Oh, those wonderful columbines. I want to grow all of them. This one is Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Mellow Yellow’&lt;br /&gt;
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And finally for today, the astounding blooms of Pulsatilla vulgaris.&lt;br /&gt;
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This perennial produces crocus-like flowers in shades of lilac to violet-purple.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is drought tolerant once it’s established, and it blooms a second time later in the season.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is one of the first plants to bloom in the spring; a very welcome sight after a long, cold winter.&lt;br /&gt;
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And that’s all for now. There are many beautiful flowers coming up, and I look forward to them all gracing my garden.&lt;br /&gt;
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Have a great day, everyone.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/FWnHoUP4myQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/5241443082075447937/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-garden_21.html#comment-form" title="19 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5241443082075447937?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5241443082075447937?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/FWnHoUP4myQ/in-garden_21.html" title="In The Garden" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IjHg42GGSfo/UZjXXJ3uN9I/AAAAAAAAfC4/9jjkpeTCRyM/s72-c/01-IMG_7807.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>19</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-garden_21.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUUER3g-eSp7ImA9WhBaEE4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-8351310605533066493</id><published>2013-05-20T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-20T03:00:06.651-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-20T03:00:06.651-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humour" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="chuckles and chortles" /><title>Chuckles and Chortles</title><content type="html">Time to laugh it up with a round of funny cat images...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;“Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Taki -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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We are constantly surrounded by bad news, which makes it that much more important to maintain a sense of humour to avoid going stark raving mad. And I’m here to help with that. We end the week with a video that will tickle your funny bone.&lt;br /&gt;
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I wish you all a glorious weekend!&lt;br /&gt;
(And a fantastic long weekend to my fellow Canucks)&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/r93Oqv1rPVI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/1657402647314204315/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_17.html#comment-form" title="27 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/1657402647314204315?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/1657402647314204315?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/r93Oqv1rPVI/sunny-side-up_17.html" title="Sunny Side Up" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/TyXJ1sAQtaY/default.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>27</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_17.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkcEQ349eCp7ImA9WhBbF04.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-4230104379887241004</id><published>2013-05-16T17:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-16T17:00:02.060-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-16T17:00:02.060-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><title>All The Way From Singapore</title><content type="html">My mailbox had another surprise in it, this time all the way from Singapore.&lt;br /&gt;
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Can you guess who sent it from what’s written on the envelope?&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, it’s from one of my favourite bloggers! The very sweet and talented Janice, author of &lt;a href="http://bikbikroro.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;BIKBIK AND RORO&lt;/a&gt; and creator of beautiful and unique things. Like what she sent me. Take a look:&lt;br /&gt;
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Aren’t these postcards and stickers simply adorable?&lt;br /&gt;
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And that wasn’t all. There was another little surprise wrapped carefully with lovely stickers to keep it all in place.&lt;br /&gt;
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And inside I found the sweetest pin. *sqeal*&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn’t it the&amp;nbsp;cutest thing? I felt like a little kid...all excited as I unwrapped all these treasures. Not only is Janice a talented lady, but also a beautiful soul.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thank you, Janice, for putting a smile on my face. I really appreciate all this with all my heart. Your wonderful creations could not have come at a better time!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/y3cJfa7PPMg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/4230104379887241004/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/all-way-from-singapore.html#comment-form" title="26 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4230104379887241004?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4230104379887241004?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/y3cJfa7PPMg/all-way-from-singapore.html" title="All The Way From Singapore" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y5c9RZWbzc8/UZS8NlVOtII/AAAAAAAAfAk/u3DocrO87A8/s72-c/01-IMG_0308.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>26</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/all-way-from-singapore.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DUEFRHc6eSp7ImA9WhBbFkU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-235964974934453333</id><published>2013-05-16T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-16T03:00:15.911-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-16T03:00:15.911-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thinking out loud" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><title>On Hospitals</title><content type="html">I spent Monday night and half of Tuesday at the hospital with my daughter. She had persistent abdominal pain, which eventually had us headed to the emergency. Different tests were done and an ultrasound was scheduled for the morning because appendicitis was a concern. We were given a choice to go home and return in the morning, or to stay overnight. My daughter opted to stay because they have, as she said, “the good drugs.” That really help ease pain. I stayed and insisted hubby go home. “I’ll call you if there’s anything” I said. He went very reluctantly.
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I was given a chair, a&amp;nbsp;blanket and a&amp;nbsp;pillow --- my bed for the night. When my daughter seemed comfortable enough, I curled up in the chair like a pretzel, planted both feet up along the bed railings, changed positions several times, and dozed on and off for the next few hours.
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Across from my daughter, an elderly woman who had fallen and fractured her right shoulder got up in the middle of the night extremely confused. She wandered around the ward convinced she was in her home. Got upset and even aggressive at times. Accused the staff of a variety of things. Pointed at another patient and accused him of sleeping in her bed. Wandered over to my daughter’s bed at 4 AM and insisted that it was her son. Even hit a staff member at one point when she felt they were maltreating her as they patiently directed her back to her space. It was all so very sad. This could be my mother, I thought. Or me, in the future.
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As we waited outside the ultrasound rooms in the morning, many other patients were wheeled in alongside my daughter for their own appointments. Some of them quite frail. In pain. Lying helplessly on their beds or sitting hopelessly in their wheelchairs. There was some optimism in their eyes. But mostly distress. And fear. Everyone has their own story, I told myself. And there are people who love and care and worry about them. The way we love and care and worry about my daughter.
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Hospitals are unnerving. They make me anxious. The last time I’d been in one was when my father passed away. I had just visited him a few hours earlier and then had returned when I received a call after midnight of his passing. It’s not a pleasant memory. And hospitals are a reminder of that. Of his death. And of all the terminally ill people I saw every time I visited him during the three weeks he was in the cancer ward. Lying in their beds. Frightened. Resigned. Waiting for that final moment.
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Whenever I'm at a hospital, the gloominess of it all disturbs me. Why are the rooms and hallways&amp;nbsp;so dingy? Cold? Colourless? Why can’t they be slightly more pleasant? Brighter? What does it take to add a nice colour to the walls and hang up a pretty picture frame or two? Why can’t the ailing be in visually satisfying settings? Why do they spend days, weeks or months in such drab and depressing surroundings? I honestly believe that this has a profoundly negative psychological impact on them. And that no patient should be placed in an environment like that, particularly the terminally ill. Whether we can or cannot cure the bodies, we should nourish the minds. The souls.
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Sigh...
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The hospital rooms and corridors were depressing, but the staff was wonderful. In the end, there was nothing conclusive. “If it is appendicitis” the doctor said “The pain will return within a day or two, at which point you will bring her back in.” She also suspected that it may have been an ovarian cyst, which technically is something that ovulating women have every month. They are usually painless and unnoticeable, and dissolve on their own within several days. But sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they rupture and the pain experienced is akin to passing a kidney stone.
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Everything has been fine up until now, and I am so grateful for that. I pray that it stays that way.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0b5394;"&gt;“It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And of course, I always take photos each spring when their tree is in full bloom.&lt;br /&gt;
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One day last summer, the husband next door (the magnolia neighbour) came into our yard to speak with my husband and he was stunned when he saw just how much of his tree is present in our yard. I don’t think he’d ever been in our backyard, and therefore hadn’t realized that the little magnolia tree planted so many years ago had grown so big. Sideways. And into the neighbouring property. He immediately asked whether this bothered us. “Not at all.” hubby told the neighbour. And he meant it.&lt;br /&gt;
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But can you imagine if we were neighbours that did mind? We have the legal right to trim overhanging tree branches right up to the property line, and if we did exercise that right, about one third of the tree would be chopped off. And this magnificent magnolia would no longer be as magnificent. It would look butchered. I shudder at the thought.&lt;br /&gt;
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But there’s no need to worry. Being the friendly neighbours and magnolia-loving people that we are, the tree will continue to be magnificent. &lt;br /&gt;
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As long as we live here, this magnificent magnolia will continue to grace both properties. Intact.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The Genie&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, "I usually only grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one."&lt;br /&gt;
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"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone.&lt;br /&gt;
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In astonishment, "Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep.&lt;br /&gt;
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"I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of pina coladas and the love of my life." Poof! He's gone.&lt;br /&gt;
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"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.&lt;br /&gt;
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Be good to yourself today...and every day...&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;"The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Charles Kuralt-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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This week’s feel good post is about an unsung hero; an old soul that restores my often shattered faith in humanity. Narayanan Krishnan has dedicated his life to helping those in need, to practicing compassion and kindness toward others. How many of us are remotely close to the enlightenment that this selfless man’s spirit has reached?&lt;br /&gt;
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For a longer video, and to hear him tell his story, click &lt;a href="http://youtu.be/-WPOEXZNEgg" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
And to learn more about his organization, click &lt;a href="http://www.akshayatrust.org/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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I wish you all a wonderful weekend!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/VeZoI7x0OEA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/5534075223932247437/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_10.html#comment-form" title="22 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5534075223932247437?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5534075223932247437?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/VeZoI7x0OEA/sunny-side-up_10.html" title="Sunny Side Up" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/GDCFpxhEldQ/default.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>22</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up_10.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0UGSHg9eip7ImA9WhBbEEQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-7864187124119655760</id><published>2013-05-09T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-09T05:20:29.662-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-09T05:20:29.662-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gardening" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="animals" /><title>In The Garden</title><content type="html">What a busy week it’s been! Cr-a-zy. I’ve spent so much time in the garden that the animals dropping by are no longer wary of me. I’ve got a chipmunk that hangs out a couple of feet away, a robin that follows me around hoping I’ll dig up some worms, and a rabbit that’s gotten comfortable.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;This&lt;/em&gt; comfortable:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;In addition to dropping by every day&amp;nbsp;to see what there is to eat, s/he also naps in our backyard.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I’ve worked so hard that I’ve got aches in muscles I didn’t even know I had. Like deep in my butt cheeks. Gardening work manages to exercise these otherwise neglected muscles. Which isn’t such a bad thing.&lt;br /&gt;
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But I digress...&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a lot of be done. Last year with the severe heat and drought, the garden suffered. Particularly our front lawn.&lt;br /&gt;
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Yes, it’s this bad.&lt;br /&gt;
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Personally, I don’t give a rat's ass about&amp;nbsp;lawns. Can't stand their pretentiousness&amp;nbsp;and their upkeep. But you know...the neighbours. Ours is the worst lawn, and a petition would inevitably arrive. So we&amp;nbsp;ordered a big bag of soil, picked up a couple of bags of grass seed and began to rebuild.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;We finished the bag and have ordered a second one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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I helped with the reseeding, but hubby did all the hard labour. He’s totally exhausted. I hope the lawn turns out nice for his sake.&lt;br /&gt;
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Last year, we planted a baby cherry tree, and I was worried that the difficult summer would kill it. But the little stinker not only survived, it thrived. It’s filling up with foliage, and it is flowering!&lt;br /&gt;
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It took awhile to get here, but spring has finally sprung. And the garden is just as happy about it as I am. Within a short period, the trees and shrubs have started to fill up.&lt;br /&gt;
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The bulbs have all risen.&lt;br /&gt;
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The perennials are growing.&lt;br /&gt;
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And of course, weeds...sigh...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;We don't weed like we should. Hubby mostly mows them down.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;I'm sure the neighbours are not happy with us. Let me play my violin to that...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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There are a lot of flowers popping up around the garden, and I will be sharing photos of them in future posts. So stay tuned for more...&lt;br /&gt;
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Have a lovely day, everyone!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/A9Sbw2oFvos" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/7864187124119655760/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-garden.html#comment-form" title="39 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/7864187124119655760?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/7864187124119655760?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/A9Sbw2oFvos/in-garden.html" title="In The Garden" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-57gzohcZbGk/UYr743f40LI/AAAAAAAAe4E/JQsgH7njTcI/s72-c/01-IMG_7843.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>39</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-garden.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEQMQHc-fyp7ImA9WhBbEEg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-29081796039578124</id><published>2013-05-08T19:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-08T19:39:41.957-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-08T19:39:41.957-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><title>A Wonderful Surprise In My Mailbox</title><content type="html">Is there anything more exciting than receiving something fun in the mail? It makes you feel like a little kid.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today, I had that kind of excitement when I peeked in my mailbox and saw a letter from Ana of &lt;a href="http://introvertedart.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;Introverted Art&lt;/a&gt;. And inside the envelope, I found this:&lt;br /&gt;
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Squeal!&lt;br /&gt;
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Awhile back, to celebrate the first year of her blog anniversary, she did a &lt;a href="http://introvertedart.blogspot.ca/2013/04/joyeux-anniversaire.html" target="_blank"&gt;giveaway&lt;/a&gt; of 1 iPhone case and 2 sets of original watercolor postcards. And I was the lucky winner of one of the postcard sets!&lt;br /&gt;
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The artwork is beautiful, and these cards brightened up my day, particularly because they are of birds. You know how much I love birds! They are all signed by the artist, but I wasn’t sure if Ana wanted her family name exposed, so I’ve blurred her signature. That’s why there’s a smudged section on each postcard. That's only in these photos.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am going to find small frames for them and hang them on my wall. They will grace the space they occupy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ana even included a thank you card with such kind words. A thank you card! I should be the one that’s grateful. And I am!&lt;br /&gt;
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So...&lt;br /&gt;
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I thank &lt;em&gt;YOU&lt;/em&gt;, Ana, for putting a smile on my face with this lovely surprise. And for being a part of my blogging circle of friends! Your artwork is beautiful. Just like you.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/0iJHM9xkpqY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/29081796039578124/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-wonderful-surprise-in-my-mailbox.html#comment-form" title="24 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/29081796039578124?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/29081796039578124?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/0iJHM9xkpqY/a-wonderful-surprise-in-my-mailbox.html" title="A Wonderful Surprise In My Mailbox" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cm09wfyOpIY/UYrhQwlYqYI/AAAAAAAAe24/iatxCA8Pm8Q/s72-c/IMG_0301.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>24</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-wonderful-surprise-in-my-mailbox.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEMERHo-eip7ImA9WhBUGUQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-5617688700051678982</id><published>2013-05-08T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-08T03:00:05.452-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-08T03:00:05.452-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="birds" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="a single photograph" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="animals" /><title>A Single Photograph</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
“For one minute walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky,&lt;/div&gt;
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and contemplate how amazing life is.”&lt;/div&gt;
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On Saturday, we went to the downtown area to walk around, take photos and eat ice cream. Because you’re never too old for ice cream. &lt;em&gt;Never&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"&gt;Kingstonians out and about enjoying the beautiful day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"&gt;I'll share photos of this outing in a future post.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Sunday, we spent the day in Montreal. It was our easter (we are Orthodox Christians), so we went to celebrate with my family. Our first stop was at my daughter’s new apartment that she recently moved into, and then we all met up at my mom’s place. And although it was just a day trip, we had a terrific time. And ate. &lt;em&gt;A lot.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"&gt;My daughter's cat, Daeny, looks as beautiful as ever. She's one happy (spoiled) kitty.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Yesterday, I spent a few hours in the garden, which is what I plan to do every chance I get this week. And I’m loving every minute of it. Fresh air, birds singing, lots of sunshine, flowers blooming...what’s there not to love?&lt;br /&gt;
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So I’m crazy busy, but happy as can be!&lt;br /&gt;
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And while I’m running around taking care of all these chores, this is what my cat does:&lt;br /&gt;
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Every day right before noon, she pushes the same pillow down and lies down on top of it. And snoozes the day away. She’s there from about 11:30 in the morning to 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Every now and then, I pop into the living room and say to her: “Get up and do something, you lazy cat.” She thinks I’m sweet talking her, and so she purrs.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"&gt;"You wish you could live like me, don't you, human&lt;/span&gt;?"&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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Eventually she makes the effort to get up. When it’s feeding time. It’s a cat’s life, I tell you.&lt;br /&gt;
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When I put the pillow back up, if I don’t place it on the side she sleeps on, she’ll just sleep directly on the couch the next day. Because she’s finicky like that. And lazy.&lt;br /&gt;
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Have a lovely day, everyone! I’ll be in the garden. And you know where my cat will be...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;You’ve Turned Into A Mom When...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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- You automatically double-knot everything you tie.&lt;br /&gt;
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- You find yourself humming the Barney song as you do the dishes.&lt;br /&gt;
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- You hear a baby cry in the grocery store, and you start to gently sway back and forth, back and forth. However, your children are at school!&lt;br /&gt;
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- You actually start to like the smell of strained carrots mixed with applesauce.&lt;br /&gt;
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- You weep through the scene in Dumbo when his mom is taken away, not to mention what Bambi does to you.&lt;br /&gt;
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- You get soooo into crafts you contemplate writing a book called 101 Fun Crafts to do with Dryer Lint and Eggshells.&lt;br /&gt;
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- You spend a half hour searching for your sunglasses only to have your teenager say, "Mom, why don't you wear the ones you pushed up on your head?"&lt;br /&gt;
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- You are out for a nice romantic meal with your husband, enjoying some real adult conversation, when suddenly you realize that you've reached over and started to cut up his steak!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/3-GKCQsn9-k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/5151560027877850133/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/chuckles-and-chortles_6.html#comment-form" title="22 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5151560027877850133?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5151560027877850133?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/3-GKCQsn9-k/chuckles-and-chortles_6.html" title="Chuckles and Chortles" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oTCJe4WPCH0/T1uKr1sXG1I/AAAAAAAAMyc/gk_ukzAXhhY/s72-c/moms001.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>22</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/chuckles-and-chortles_6.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0ADSH8zfyp7ImA9WhBUFUo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-278866016522371594</id><published>2013-05-03T06:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-03T06:09:39.187-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-03T06:09:39.187-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="video" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sunny side up" /><title>Sunny Side Up</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;“The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #990000;"&gt;the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Jiddu Krishnamurti -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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This week’s end of the week smile is a video about an elderly couple’s heartwarming devotion to each other and the meaning of true love. It will touch your very soul.&lt;br /&gt;
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A beautiful weekend to you all!
&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/D38Lxjzn2r8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/278866016522371594/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up.html#comment-form" title="28 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/278866016522371594?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/278866016522371594?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/D38Lxjzn2r8/sunny-side-up.html" title="Sunny Side Up" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/PYXpRpXXWJU/default.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>28</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunny-side-up.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CE4BQHs9cSp7ImA9WhBUFEQ.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-8474717616393635170</id><published>2013-05-02T07:09:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-02T07:09:11.569-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-02T07:09:11.569-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thinking out loud" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="kingston" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos" /><title>Come Along For A Stroll</title><content type="html">So the teeny tiny &lt;a href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.ca/2013/04/a-good-day-to-paint.html" target="_blank"&gt;bathroom that I was preparing to paint&lt;/a&gt; on Tuesday morning is done, and I am pleased with it. All it needs now is some decorating. I’ll take photos and share them later on.&lt;br /&gt;
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I’ve been insanely busy all spring, and will continue to be for quite some time. But&amp;nbsp; despite the frantic pace, I make sure to squeeze in some fun. Particularly the type that includes the outdoors. I’ve written before how much &lt;a href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.ca/2013/01/the-love-of-walking.html" target="_blank"&gt;I love to go for walks&lt;/a&gt;. And with the lovely weather we have been experiencing, the most amazing man in the world and I have been taking evening strolls.&lt;br /&gt;
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I invite you to come along with us on a recent&amp;nbsp;stroll around our neighbourhood. And I’ll show you a few photos I took along the way.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_DxUzDdfr4/UYJFaIQoI6I/AAAAAAAAeyA/v_dsb7wWGQI/s1600/1-IMG_0134_20130426_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_DxUzDdfr4/UYJFaIQoI6I/AAAAAAAAeyA/v_dsb7wWGQI/s1600/1-IMG_0134_20130426_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;The spring bulbs are growing like weeds!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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On our evening walks, I do not bring along my bulky DSLR. For those moments, my trusty point and shoot is the star of the show.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6dk99GbPnGM/UYJFEMRgkxI/AAAAAAAAexA/mKxDuotBFXs/s1600/2-IMG_0115_20130421_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6dk99GbPnGM/UYJFEMRgkxI/AAAAAAAAexA/mKxDuotBFXs/s1600/2-IMG_0115_20130421_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;I can never leave the house without taking some garden photos first.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
These photos are taken by the small but fabulous Canon PowerShot SX260HS. I received this as a Christmas present by the most amazing man in the world. If you are in the market for a point&amp;nbsp; and shoot camera, I highly recommend this one.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DjxRhkr1UvM/UYJFEUFMf2I/AAAAAAAAexI/O0OuvesoT30/s1600/3-IMG_0138_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DjxRhkr1UvM/UYJFEUFMf2I/AAAAAAAAexI/O0OuvesoT30/s1600/3-IMG_0138_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;This pond is in a green space behind our home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
In addition to its ability to take great macro images, it also has a 20x optical zoom that gets you close to subjects that are far away.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UEQbl6Yd7bw/UYJFEWRaO9I/AAAAAAAAexE/sdSja8LmVdk/s1600/4-IMG_0128_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UEQbl6Yd7bw/UYJFEWRaO9I/AAAAAAAAexE/sdSja8LmVdk/s1600/4-IMG_0128_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;Looking quite proud up there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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It is an ideal travel companion when you don’t feel like lugging around heavier equipment. It’s certainly my camera of choice on our walks.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KLiYoWR7HfA/UYJFE8lMFHI/AAAAAAAAexM/zRnDe8p6UFI/s1600/5-IMG_0145_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KLiYoWR7HfA/UYJFE8lMFHI/AAAAAAAAexM/zRnDe8p6UFI/s1600/5-IMG_0145_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;This small creek is also in the green space behind our home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
I always take a camera along with me no matter where I go because there are photo opportunities everywhere. Particularly in this amazing place in Canada.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w1eMhQ-k_Bg/UYJFFJJ5ocI/AAAAAAAAexU/kSv4UcY_tyM/s1600/6-IMG_0149_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w1eMhQ-k_Bg/UYJFFJJ5ocI/AAAAAAAAexU/kSv4UcY_tyM/s1600/6-IMG_0149_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;There are pine cones everywhere. I've been collecting some&amp;nbsp;to add to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;flower&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;beds to discourage cats from using them as littler boxes. Hopefully it works.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
Kingston is one of Canada’s most beautiful cities. Rich in history, culture, attractions, festivals, activities and acclaimed cuisine... what’s there not to love about it?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMGzzhBaoPM/UYJFFMHIYDI/AAAAAAAAexY/qcqFdVgQfLE/s1600/7-IMG_0153_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMGzzhBaoPM/UYJFFMHIYDI/AAAAAAAAexY/qcqFdVgQfLE/s1600/7-IMG_0153_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;With a camera in hand, everything becomes a photograph.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
We are near Lake Ontario, and surrounded by lovely green spaces. If you want to get in touch with nature, you don’t need to go very far. In our case, you'll find it just around the corner of&amp;nbsp;our home.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irKjerSNDHc/UYJFFV4IOSI/AAAAAAAAexg/jfds3bcCbwQ/s1600/8-IMG_0147_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irKjerSNDHc/UYJFFV4IOSI/AAAAAAAAexg/jfds3bcCbwQ/s1600/8-IMG_0147_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;There are some beautiful trees growing in back of our home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
Behind our home is a charming green space that is full of trees and happy little critters. Every morning, I wake up to the sounds of birds happily singing away.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;﻿&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-565Du6VFfS8/UYJE8JOfV_I/AAAAAAAAew4/0mEV0CEvsHc/s1600/9-IMG_0146_compactcamera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-565Du6VFfS8/UYJE8JOfV_I/AAAAAAAAew4/0mEV0CEvsHc/s1600/9-IMG_0146_compactcamera.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;The sun is going down and the birds are settling down for the night.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;﻿&lt;/span&gt;And the best thing of all is that I get to share all this with the most amazing man in the world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vOfLoiMI_nU/UYJEyTg9Q0I/AAAAAAAAeww/yuiwfHCnHCc/s1600/10-IMG_0144_compactcamera1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vOfLoiMI_nU/UYJEyTg9Q0I/AAAAAAAAeww/yuiwfHCnHCc/s1600/10-IMG_0144_compactcamera1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"&gt;This is the most amazing man in the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
Have a fabulous day!&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/EJngCgtG3tg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/8474717616393635170/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/come-along-for-stroll.html#comment-form" title="34 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/8474717616393635170?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/8474717616393635170?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/EJngCgtG3tg/come-along-for-stroll.html" title="Come Along For A Stroll" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h_DxUzDdfr4/UYJFaIQoI6I/AAAAAAAAeyA/v_dsb7wWGQI/s72-c/1-IMG_0134_20130426_compactcamera.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>34</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/come-along-for-stroll.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C0EFRnc8fSp7ImA9WhBUE0Q.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-4402861610040314375</id><published>2013-05-01T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-05-01T03:00:17.975-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-05-01T03:00:17.975-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humour" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="cats" /><title>A New Month, And Blog Changes</title><content type="html">&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;"When April steps aside for May,&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fresh violets open every day:&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;To some new bird each hour we listen."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Lucy Larcom -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Happy May, everyone!&lt;br /&gt;
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I am excited! This is one of my favourite months of the year. I look forward to all the lovely blooms my garden will shower me with, to all the day trips and outings coming up, and to all the photographs that will accompany all the fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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In blogging news...&lt;br /&gt;
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I’ve decided that for the next little while, perhaps permanently, I will not be posting on the weekends unless it's a holiday or special occasion. Five days a week will be much easier to keep up with, particularly this time of year when there is so much to do, and so many adventures to be had!&lt;br /&gt;
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A couple of changes coming up...&lt;br /&gt;
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Starting this month, the blog theme ‘A Single Photograph’ will replace the weekly ‘Snapshot Sunday’ that I’ve been uploading, and will consist of...you guessed it!...a single photograph, a quotation to accompany it, and no other words. This will take place on Wednesdays, but not necessarily every week. It all depends on whether I have photos worth sharing.&lt;br /&gt;
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And because I plan to continue tickling your funny bone, the cartoons and humour that I've been sharing on&amp;nbsp;‘Saturday Silliness’ will now be posted on Mondays under the weekly theme title of ‘Chuckles and Chortles’.&lt;br /&gt;
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So, some minor tweaks have been made, but one thing’s for sure:&lt;br /&gt;
I don’t intend to stop blogging! I am very fond of all of you, and could not imagine losing touch with my blogging circle of friends!&lt;br /&gt;
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I wish you all a beautiful month.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/NSJzqeDLl9k" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/4402861610040314375/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-new-month-and-blog-changes.html#comment-form" title="28 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4402861610040314375?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/4402861610040314375?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/NSJzqeDLl9k/a-new-month-and-blog-changes.html" title="A New Month, And Blog Changes" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lWsErA51vz0/UXlKrWdECII/AAAAAAAAer0/nXD-CYLqXuQ/s72-c/untitled.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>28</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-new-month-and-blog-changes.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CEcHSHo5eyp7ImA9WhBUE0w.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-5307608836555436358</id><published>2013-04-30T04:26:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-04-30T04:53:59.423-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-30T04:53:59.423-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humour" /><title>A Good Day To Paint</title><content type="html">This morning I’ll be painting the teeny tiny bathroom in our home, which is referred to as a ‘powder room’ because there’s no bath or shower in it, just a toilet and sink. But ‘powder room’ sounds stuffy, don’t you think? Or is it just me? It’s probably just me. Either way, I prefer bathroom. Or washroom. Or restroom.&lt;br /&gt;
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This ‘bathroom’ used to have wallpaper in it, which I removed when we took possession of our home a few years back. Now, anyone who knows me well knows that my idea of the worst punishment in hell would be removing wallpaper eternally. It’s right up there with ironing. Both these things have the potential to make me go batshit crazy!&lt;br /&gt;
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But remove the wallpaper I did. And the room was painted. Except that the paint job was really sucky. Because the previous owners had painted little &lt;strike&gt;ugly as sin&lt;/strike&gt; charming gold leaves on the walls, and because the walls weren’t primed before painting, the leaves bled through. And the bathroom has looked like crap ever since. To me. My husband and daughter have never minded.&lt;br /&gt;
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After &lt;strike&gt;complaining about&lt;/strike&gt; mentioning this for the past four years, I decided to finally do something about it. Myself. It’s entirely up to me because hubby does not consider this an urgent chore. Like I do. So I washed the walls, primed them and spent yesterday evening masking off areas that should not be painted. With my &lt;strike&gt;annoying&lt;/strike&gt; loveable black cat under my feet. No matter what I’m working on, she’s always there sticking her nose into everything. You know what buttinskis cats can be.&lt;br /&gt;
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And today is the big day. Where I get to put my painting skills to the test. Did I mention that I haven’t painted walls for over ten years? Yeah, that long. When I told hubby about my plans for this bathroom, he looked a little nervous and asked me if I know how to do this. I waved him away. “Pfffftttt... How hard can it be?”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~4/onZKBahQUdo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/feeds/5307608836555436358/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-good-day-to-paint.html#comment-form" title="28 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5307608836555436358?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/347834568659849387/posts/default/5307608836555436358?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlowingThroughLife/~3/onZKBahQUdo/a-good-day-to-paint.html" title="A Good Day To Paint" /><author><name>Plowing Through Life (Martha)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6RNYM9OPAj4/UDjYk6S69BI/AAAAAAAAXB4/IQF9WeR9YkE/s220/profilepic2.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2c2IasWGCvo/UX99DPbeTaI/AAAAAAAAev0/BKUNED-yExk/s72-c/3tqfzl.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>28</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://plowingthroughlife.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-good-day-to-paint.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUAHR3k_fSp7ImA9WhBUEk4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347834568659849387.post-786843406211002009</id><published>2013-04-29T03:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-04-29T07:08:56.745-04:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-29T07:08:56.745-04:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thinking out loud" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="this and that" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humour" /><title>Saturday Night Fever On Friday Night</title><content type="html">So hubby and I watched ‘Saturday Night Fever’...of all movies. On Friday night. We had caught the last half of the movie ‘Grease’ on television a couple of nights earlier and I started feeling all nostalgic and stuff, so I turned to my husband and said “&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;You know what movie I’d like to watch that I haven’t seen in decades? Saturday Night Fever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.” And he said “&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #674ea7;"&gt;Oh...really? Why&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;?” And I said “&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;Just for fun. It’ll bring back memories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.” And he said (unenthusiastically) “&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #674ea7;"&gt;I...guess...we can do that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.”&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #674ea7;"&gt;"Why, oh why, this movie?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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My husband would rather pull out his fingernails one by one than sit through a movie featuring disco music, disco clothes...anything disco. Unless it’s with me. Because he likes to make me happy. And spend time with me. He is, after all, the most amazing man in the world. When we first started dating, he would do things with me that&amp;nbsp;most guys I know would never do. Like watch chick flicks. He still does. And scores big points for that. But I reciprocate. I watch action packed, testosterone driven movies to make him happy. Some I enjoy. Some make me want to scream and pull the hair out of my head. But we &lt;strike&gt;suffer through&lt;/strike&gt; do these things for the ones we love.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, so we watched 'Saturday Night Fever'. And I laughed and laughed and laughed. And laughed some more. I kept exclaiming “&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #38761d;"&gt;OHMYGOD...the shoes. That shirt! Oh, the hair! Look at the pants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;!” I’d forgotten about the clothes and the hairstyles and the overload of gold jewelry of that period that looks ridiculous today. Not that I ever really cared for it. I’m a classic rock girl at heart and I always preferred the denim and t-shirt look. But with music, I had no choice but to expand. Because you can’t dance to rock songs, and I love to dance...LOVE IT. And disco music is what people danced to back then. &lt;em&gt;Way back then&lt;/em&gt;. When I was a very young girl. And so I danced to it, too.&lt;br /&gt;
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'Saturday Night Fever' was a huge hit in the 70s. It popularized disco music and made John Travolta a household name, although people were already familiar with him from his role on TV’s ‘Welcome Back Kotter’. But the movie is a little outdated now. Even so, I had fun watching it because it brought back so many memories. And certainly made me laugh. And laugh. And laugh. I can’t say hubby felt the same way. He breathed a sigh of relief when it was finally over.&lt;br /&gt;
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Here are some funny scenes from it:
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&lt;span style="color: #cc0000;"&gt;"I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"&gt;- Robert Brault -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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