Two days of sunshine and I'm in heaven.  Sunshine is always great, but when you live on the west coast of British Columbia, you forget all the horrible days of rain and clouds that came before it. You only remember the sunshine, mountains and lush green vegetation that the rains have left. It's so gorgeous outside that I'm hoping we will dine out there today. Yesterday was a bit chilly so we ate inside with the family. I made chicken noodle soup for supper tonight , something that I'm hoping everyone will enjoy. We also have watermelon so that's an added bonus. It's almost a Mennonite supper. I wanted to make something that I thought Bill and Mary might enjoy. I didn't bake bread or make my own noodles though. I guess we will have to rough it. I could smell the aroma of the soup right through the house and now that I have put the pot in the fridge, I can still smell it. Chicken noodle soup isn't the same without star anise. That's what makes it smell and taste so yummy. So my subject for today was 'a bad habit'. It didn't say it had to be my bad habit, but after two days of thinking about it, I decided it was coffee and cookies in the mid afternoon. As I mentioned before, I don't have a lot of bad habits. If  I would have done this blog in my early years, I would have had a plethora of things I could write about. Age has put a damper on those things. Maybe not so much age as a complete loss of interest. Getting drunk was the highlight of my week, now all I think about when I drink is the headache I will inevitably get. So food, mostly junk food, is my bad habit. The computer is probably a close second but let's face it, computer pictures don't really make you want to ohhh and awwww. I did think of taking a picture of somebody else's bad habit, but I couldn't find anyone that would cooperate. Tomorrow's picture should be easy peasy. It's "someone you love". I thought about the cat, but her and I aren't always on speaking terms. The real love of my life is Hank. Don't get me wrong, it's not all bliss, but he's had my heart for 46 years. I guess he will probably be my subject for tomorrow. So enjoy the yellow orb in the sky before it disappears. I'll try to blog again tomorrow.

Well, I'm back. Posting yesterday was a lost cause. We had no fruit in the house except bananas and few grapes. Not very interesting as far as subjects go for pictures. If the bananas could have juggled the grapes.....then we would have been good to go. So today we went shopping for fruit at our local fruits and veg store, Kokopelli. I love that name. It makes me want to say it again. Kokopelli. They have really nice fresh produce and I believe in shopping local if it's possible. I want them to stay, so they have our support even if sometimes they are a little more expensive. By the time we get in the car and drive to a big box store for produce, we might as well save the gas and shop at Kokopelli. :) So I walked in the store with my camera, which isn't a camera that you could hide easily, and started to take pictures of their fruit. I'm not sure if they were puzzled as to why I would do that or if they thought I was from the local paper and doing some sort of ad campaign. Either way, I clicked while Hank shopped. We are getting company tonight so wanted to get back home to have a nap (seems to be a daily thing now) before starting supper. I guess scrapbooking tonight is out of the question. A nice visit with Hank's big sister and her husband  is way more important. We only get to see them once every two or three years so we have to make the best of playing catch up when we do see them. So my subject "fruit" finally made it to my blog. Tomorrow my subject is 'a bad habit'. Geeeez, that is going to be interesting. I think bad is relative. It's all in the eyes of the beholder. What would one term bad?? I don't bite my nails, I hardly ever drink and I don't smoke. Anything else would be a restricted subject. This is a family blog. Guess I will have a whole day to think about it. I'm hoping for sun tomorrow. Maybe doing a sun dance could be a bad habit. We will have to see. Tata for now.

Just when I thought the weather couldn't get any worse.....today happened. Miserable, wet, cloudy day. I was really hoping for some sun for Canada's birthday weekend. Yes, I thought that if everyone else can have more than one day for a birthday, we should at least give our country a weekend. It might clear up tomorrow, but right now it's looking very iffy. I hauled all my stuff out of the attic just to see if I could get rid of things that have been up there for years. I knew I had totes, but I was thinking maybe 3 or 4. Nope, I was wrong. Eight totes later I began to wonder what the heck could be in them. The majority of them , baby things. So today I started to sort and wash and bag. I also managed to do more scrap book pages. I was feeling really good about getting something done today when all I wanted to do was crawl back into bed and read and sleep. Even just saying the word sleep makes me tired. So it was getting late and I still didn't see a break in the clouds and I had a picture to take from a low angle. I tried the chandelier but it just didn't look good. So off I went outside, and I am sure a dog or a cat hit me on the head, looking for a suitable subject. This tree was the only thing available without putting on my scuba gear and venturing further afield. It's alright, but not exactly something to oooooh and ahhhh about. So here is the wet tree in all it's glory. Tomorrow my subject is "fruit". I'm going to go bananas on that. Orange you glad you read my blog? Have a grape night. Toodles for now.

Today was my birthday. Sixty five and looking for seniors rates where ever they may exist. Hank and I made a day of it. We had a little bit of stuff to do downtown so after that we went for breakfast at Cookies. It was already lunch but they serve all day brekky and I had been craving pancakes all week. The place was hopping and we had ourselves a bit of a wait. Then we went to visit his mom where we had a nice, albeit short, visit.  A little trolling in a few thrift stores and then home. Tonight we went to see "The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel" in the cheap theater. Now I know why I don't want to go there to see movies.  Considering the place really isn't that old, it really looks like it needs a complete redo. We sat in the last row, thinking we could move if we had to. The place almost filled. Only 3 people under the age of 50 and I'm sure most were over the age of 60. No place for your drinks and the seats really do need recovering. Paint off the walls and cement floors. The last row was lower than the row ahead of us. I have no idea how they managed that.  I did love the movie. My date even sprang for popcorn and pop. He's such a sweetie. A movie just isn't the same without the staples of the convection counter. A chocolate bar would have been nice but I had to settle for a chocolate covered energy bar that he brought from home. He took it out of his pocket of his shirt and the chocolate had melted all over. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers. I took a picture of Peeka, our Himalayan cat.It was suppose to be taken 'from a high angle'  and she really didn't want to cooperate. I did the best I could to get her to look up. She has the most beautiful blue eyes. Tomorrow my subject is 'from a low angle'.  So remember, "Everything will be all right in the end... if it's not all right then it's not the end." Until tomorrow.

Oh my, today started out fantastic. My sister was going to take me shopping in Abbotsford and then lunch for my birthday. The birthday isn't until tomorrow but she could only go today so that's what we did. I didn't want a fuss and when she phoned earlier in the week to ask what plans I had for my 65th, I told her nothing. Celebrating birthday's in this house has never been a big deal. I figured that I was going to be getting a nice cheque from the government every month, that was all the birthday gifts I needed. She insisted, so thus our sojourn into Abby for some serious shopping. I'm working on my cruise pictures and needed to cut some dies out and to pick up a couple of glue dispensers so it was all good. When she arrived in the morning, I was already out in the driveway and ready to go. She wanted me to come inside for a second and handed me a plastic bag. It was full of fun. Yes, a bag full of fun. Who gets that on their birthday?? I almost wanted to stay home and play. I really wanted to post the layout I did today and the beautiful stand she gave me to hang my layouts on. There was bling, paper, embellishments and so much more. Just a bag full of fun. I'm so lucky to have a great sister like that. We had a fantastic day today. Lunch at Red Robin in Abby and we even managed to do a few thrift stores. What more could I ask for? This was a real birthday celebration. So I did mention that my picture for today had to be green. This was the picture I'm using. I have to be honest, I didn't take this today. It's been so rainy and overcast that I really couldn't find anything else to take a picture of. Tomorrow my picture is 'from a high angle'. I guess we will see what I can come up with. It would be great if there was sunshine tomorrow for my birthday and my picture. Lots of love to everyone. Have a great night.

So today I thought I would get at least one awesome cloud shot. There were no awesome clouds in the sky. Didn't they know that I needed a really great picture of clouds today? So this is what I got. Just clouds. I had a wonderful visit with relatives as we all sat outside on our sundeck and soaked up some rays. A quick bite of watermelon, sausage and crackers and of course, real perked coffee. Then we strolled over to the Eco Market and manhandled the wares. There was a lady there that had a very interesting rug thing. We asked what it was made of and she said dog hair. Ewwww. My hand quickly fell away. She showed us how she makes the fiber from the big plastic bag of dog hair that lay on her lap. Interesting.... yes. Something I wanted to do....no. I have a cat that could supply her with hair for the rest of her life just from one brushing. I did hint at it but she wasn't picking up what I was laying down. No cat hair. The hair she was weaving was from a golden retriever. I was wondering if he had bald spots where she had removed the hair. I think it would be very uncomfortable having her visit if you had a dog. She would be mentally measuring up your dog in yards of hair. We went to another stall that had jewelry. Apparently everything at the Eco Market has to be home made or at least eco friendly. When my sister in law noticed that one of the necklaces looked almost identical to one she bought at the dollar store, I moved on. The Market seemed to be a lot more interesting today than the other weeks I have gone. Maybe the sunshine helped. They did have some very nice herb tea there. It was kind of helpful that I left my purse at home. No money, no buyee. It kind of made me chuckle when my sister in law told one of  the stalls she didn't have her purse with her and her husband, trying to be helpful, mentioned that it might be in the car. haha She quickly whispered to him she didn't want to buy anything. I thought it was really nice of him. My husband wouldn't have offered any info on my purse if I had my eye on something. So I'm off to bed now. It's been a long day. My picture for tomorrow is suppose to be "something green". Sounds a little mysterious, say what? Night.

Well, my photo for today was suppose to be "What I wore today." Not a great subject. I wasn't going anywhere so of course my choice of clothing was subdued to say the least. I could have just waited until tomorrow when I might be going somewhere, but that's cheating. We did go out, but just to Wal-Mart. I was dressed well for shopping there. I think I might have even been overdressed. I don't know when our Wal-Mart became one of those stores that people send you pictures about.You know the ones....People of Wal-Mart. I love getting those emails. It makes me feel so well dressed when I see what they are wearing. I made a mental note that most of those stores are in the south of the United States.  I noticed  just after it opened that the dress code had gone sideways. I didn't recognize one single person in there and I was beginning to think they were importing customers from somewhere else. Maybe the deep south.  I'm really not a fan of their new store and it's location anyway. It's just that little bit too far to go if I need something. Even if I do venture out there, they never have what I'm looking for. My blog is short today. Sometimes that's a good thing. I do tend to go on and on sometimes. My emails are the same. A short note turns out to be a novel. Tomorrow my picture is suppose to be "Clouds". Well there certainly is no shortage of them lately. Here's hoping tomorrow dawns with just a hint of clouds.