tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89249125931825345552024-03-28T18:56:37.256-04:00Marlene's SpaceA journal of my lifeMarlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.comBlogger5448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-91066268053284217912024-03-28T06:00:00.002-04:002024-03-28T07:49:26.589-04:00Grandma Can't Do It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our granddaughter loves gymnastics.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-m39jYwtkZ9fArCPlbiNM9YpozEdTzxa6CYnUfhIGoPHhxKqItNB4tm1owejyoWh0FCSIzGI3v-DZ-AkD-2l-Cwy5i2_ILZGV1FHn6kxrer8Dj_t7RNxM199apEQpMuXBdeC2aQpwMb6b3HTqC5gb1EyPa8u1l1cN9XGMY86QeN5iL65Wunicpb85KU/s4032/IMG_1948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-m39jYwtkZ9fArCPlbiNM9YpozEdTzxa6CYnUfhIGoPHhxKqItNB4tm1owejyoWh0FCSIzGI3v-DZ-AkD-2l-Cwy5i2_ILZGV1FHn6kxrer8Dj_t7RNxM199apEQpMuXBdeC2aQpwMb6b3HTqC5gb1EyPa8u1l1cN9XGMY86QeN5iL65Wunicpb85KU/s320/IMG_1948.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Last time we saw her, she showed us her latest move.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wondered how high I could lift my leg. So I tried...</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NkftQ6srk4VIG0mFCSfnWwJa4NrX00jBvYc6zVlH6EDy20E1AD3AzKrxhC1Mxz4-dVdrQlnTSnaBlTz-DaWonrz7JKFV_lHsi46kKtXeXcT10gO_LQXZzj2l1VK4R0WqsU_b4toCyrzVrY9nru85k5VyEXr3GVUUXPWC1rytQOdpCzx4kYokEot2Pmc/s320/IMG_1946.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="240" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>No, Grandma can't do it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Grandma needs to work on getting up off the ground without support.</div>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-11298442271805451242024-03-27T06:00:00.000-04:002024-03-27T06:00:00.140-04:00First Amaryllis Bloom<p>I have been watching the first of my four amaryllis bulbs flower...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lrRR5jzlgfCuwsPi8pbqwiaRb_Zw50-vVRFMuS9KwJWTnltEWgsPfT6h2f_QjSdHxcfyT-fSh6QYZsUZuH2YkjEKjJbs9nIn-hirV7NQWTdZv-IbHLMTljTkE1CRlApd1PqKeCbavp3JN37DIH3MZKYo9zH9l-YnQuyLV_5OJzaTD6HLr-NQjmGwnKs/s4032/IMG_1710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lrRR5jzlgfCuwsPi8pbqwiaRb_Zw50-vVRFMuS9KwJWTnltEWgsPfT6h2f_QjSdHxcfyT-fSh6QYZsUZuH2YkjEKjJbs9nIn-hirV7NQWTdZv-IbHLMTljTkE1CRlApd1PqKeCbavp3JN37DIH3MZKYo9zH9l-YnQuyLV_5OJzaTD6HLr-NQjmGwnKs/s320/IMG_1710.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>First a bud. Then after a few weeks, the first sign of a flower...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytpqwZNF7H3cmTNj9oFSxW2d5ZIvPlR5xhSql-Kb3_skSWyBwHXdufdrbGg73huB-uy5AaO8XQOIW26ORe2pYSrK0b9NnaytTeoaCcwPC4AXNLwfRmAV_dxJgmV0ld2VWTq4Fi5wLkmDB51H5Z0MSmta6JUS15YR8XbHhd7N9xMLpqBGnYhUWejbWiLk/s3249/IMG_1874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="2003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytpqwZNF7H3cmTNj9oFSxW2d5ZIvPlR5xhSql-Kb3_skSWyBwHXdufdrbGg73huB-uy5AaO8XQOIW26ORe2pYSrK0b9NnaytTeoaCcwPC4AXNLwfRmAV_dxJgmV0ld2VWTq4Fi5wLkmDB51H5Z0MSmta6JUS15YR8XbHhd7N9xMLpqBGnYhUWejbWiLk/s320/IMG_1874.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div><br /><p>Day by day, it slowly opens...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglov5EhoQ6vMzZRSVz2aMIm-_dudE_swtxnCvdfhO7lbaHw2u5FWmG6tIC8eTbO2ny-u1ILreXXVgH4I-tBJbAm0pgFd-v7MHfAmBo5VphhP_FSvW1kBqfk9FIdPfFZsNNmXamj7IHENxAzcufrI3HA__MbYjRAAO5eohPjLbxkqYSiZmvE9ObiLhKinI/s4032/IMG_1879.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglov5EhoQ6vMzZRSVz2aMIm-_dudE_swtxnCvdfhO7lbaHw2u5FWmG6tIC8eTbO2ny-u1ILreXXVgH4I-tBJbAm0pgFd-v7MHfAmBo5VphhP_FSvW1kBqfk9FIdPfFZsNNmXamj7IHENxAzcufrI3HA__MbYjRAAO5eohPjLbxkqYSiZmvE9ObiLhKinI/s320/IMG_1879.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A few days later...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHpjmkYem9Tqpg6u34DrXSdvCBtacI4T57OTb5HDBYpiEJwUOzG1GrCB_r4FM2Yy2MwHl8Kqt9vxierpZZTk0fXmCIwKulwNkmfhyQC9RkFRdNa8s1IMvgZjz3x4uP4m7Z0GeY34xExkeF1a1KapAX9-jtu5NL8-UAYCsUV2rgzi5j30jZOtumXD2M68/s2785/IMG_1896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHpjmkYem9Tqpg6u34DrXSdvCBtacI4T57OTb5HDBYpiEJwUOzG1GrCB_r4FM2Yy2MwHl8Kqt9vxierpZZTk0fXmCIwKulwNkmfhyQC9RkFRdNa8s1IMvgZjz3x4uP4m7Z0GeY34xExkeF1a1KapAX9-jtu5NL8-UAYCsUV2rgzi5j30jZOtumXD2M68/s320/IMG_1896.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p>More changes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzAq8lZYboVQyDLxyA7KGWVQPoLxiHPpxUKKkBaNeNyNqmix4WqPiPJ02Cc0mq70co8utugdF1_MN-tS5RBmAhYEzkVSVkF44Cf6XWlkxbJvT0xlvs-4CPKHWQYgAfRK0UYSCmvJKl0cx-aN85hd5EFwpCvSfAKmEfijDpjiePHJ5zqSOV1Xsvewak4Y/s4032/IMG_1940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzAq8lZYboVQyDLxyA7KGWVQPoLxiHPpxUKKkBaNeNyNqmix4WqPiPJ02Cc0mq70co8utugdF1_MN-tS5RBmAhYEzkVSVkF44Cf6XWlkxbJvT0xlvs-4CPKHWQYgAfRK0UYSCmvJKl0cx-aN85hd5EFwpCvSfAKmEfijDpjiePHJ5zqSOV1Xsvewak4Y/s320/IMG_1940.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Why is it taking so long?! (Is our house too cool?)</p><p>This has taken weeks... But it's finally beginning to bloom!</p><p>Nothing is rushed in nature. (Why am I always so impatient?)</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-49956177909652319382024-03-26T06:00:00.002-04:002024-03-26T06:18:25.827-04:00Home Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7z5IymnmFC3fvwtO9jy5DCmDHLyaWAXlKRMwNw9SvEU6_JqsokkK1M9e5YjxnToYVHkIQ4yR5POF1yBSToN9ZxwMmLpGCo981eXmMQywJqH4TFOsY1x3bsTy73DKSEHaMn9QDAJkRS4SQa0tyzNkYVzEWcrc-pz9Fs6PDZHEzcUF7eGEnx5rTCD8Wg0/s4032/IMG_1918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7z5IymnmFC3fvwtO9jy5DCmDHLyaWAXlKRMwNw9SvEU6_JqsokkK1M9e5YjxnToYVHkIQ4yR5POF1yBSToN9ZxwMmLpGCo981eXmMQywJqH4TFOsY1x3bsTy73DKSEHaMn9QDAJkRS4SQa0tyzNkYVzEWcrc-pz9Fs6PDZHEzcUF7eGEnx5rTCD8Wg0/s320/IMG_1918.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Terry and I haven't been to a "home show" in years - ever since we had a major renovation done some 20 years ago.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDjFBmhoyPC34-YceRyLiKJh9G4a7EIUAx5kHad7ciACZ2tps-f3F_hheiWauI1F3t0TamzIXQY-JPYIH3vvD-c8GgocjxfF9klwxhEZQ71QNe-kAMJSY7k1Fq-uLrqN8NsKW5gvyt88wNPvtGchYwIA5QZVElvtioudXwD2MIoqXpiugC9lDmsEE4SQ/s4032/IMG_1905.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDjFBmhoyPC34-YceRyLiKJh9G4a7EIUAx5kHad7ciACZ2tps-f3F_hheiWauI1F3t0TamzIXQY-JPYIH3vvD-c8GgocjxfF9klwxhEZQ71QNe-kAMJSY7k1Fq-uLrqN8NsKW5gvyt88wNPvtGchYwIA5QZVElvtioudXwD2MIoqXpiugC9lDmsEE4SQ/s320/IMG_1905.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>But this year we were given tickets, so we headed over.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLnbN94fVbgu_sfgEgkzTy_iL76pX3q0igrxbBX-gnPs2ZIv8nc6gn0vJ9mxOe_iNOvIn_d3WkReTTonMUfmeRdHyno2JJS4Wu4u2UE0GcjwrUL2Wbb5Nd2cDlTn-4nnImkNB_Sygb-ERBrkxFeffX8hcZUw1Rwq8wpFA0RINnskz9kgUaiN-yA9mT34/s4032/IMG_1907.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjLnbN94fVbgu_sfgEgkzTy_iL76pX3q0igrxbBX-gnPs2ZIv8nc6gn0vJ9mxOe_iNOvIn_d3WkReTTonMUfmeRdHyno2JJS4Wu4u2UE0GcjwrUL2Wbb5Nd2cDlTn-4nnImkNB_Sygb-ERBrkxFeffX8hcZUw1Rwq8wpFA0RINnskz9kgUaiN-yA9mT34/s320/IMG_1907.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There was so much to see!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A3-09dhY-mK5GL_AX8GDRbrh8lnE59XGcVkmveixqdhy-5yVfOQkvMWMXG6cdexgYulE8cXAzIxIntSEUQF0P86vyVZf2C-24qBeheZpK7Dk4Y0GVrMS4g-j-Knc1QB7qZYXWd8Ps-SxiDaUkSs16BbxH4iBzTLEe1hgtK6wz1yoPb0CRs45_7kOk_o/s3024/IMG_1910.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="3024" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8A3-09dhY-mK5GL_AX8GDRbrh8lnE59XGcVkmveixqdhy-5yVfOQkvMWMXG6cdexgYulE8cXAzIxIntSEUQF0P86vyVZf2C-24qBeheZpK7Dk4Y0GVrMS4g-j-Knc1QB7qZYXWd8Ps-SxiDaUkSs16BbxH4iBzTLEe1hgtK6wz1yoPb0CRs45_7kOk_o/s320/IMG_1910.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>(Even hairstyling!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQapOB4ZRx-R8KSDM6_ACMiBakT3G1Xc9fMpngG_sJaH6MFxX-WVI5T_YEk5xdgnrC-crY7dT9XYHCzravvw3Ub3taCbI13ipvBDCEAGcI7jMZ7b-HDwTyNSyp1dbZdohyHv4fc-X1MscSI18VEwbZI1atA5-0Ekkmauv6pJx8X4Uu0XJWfE-5-hVY8w/s4032/IMG_1919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQapOB4ZRx-R8KSDM6_ACMiBakT3G1Xc9fMpngG_sJaH6MFxX-WVI5T_YEk5xdgnrC-crY7dT9XYHCzravvw3Ub3taCbI13ipvBDCEAGcI7jMZ7b-HDwTyNSyp1dbZdohyHv4fc-X1MscSI18VEwbZI1atA5-0Ekkmauv6pJx8X4Uu0XJWfE-5-hVY8w/s320/IMG_1919.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was surprised to see so many "seniors" there... like us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpMUF5v1IA5Sb_CpuQJBmNjjOyKYc1s6s4n4vtUyBbBmGk2AYPI9U90m973c9L_r0Ku14NH55Mmp8FcTOwod7S80C091hKVZ5NycT6b_ZO7hoDTzwAi0Kitl7BPIafh7kTu7GtwwZkL0-9BYiVMKK2_TYMICVdCYfiuU4nvhyphenhypheneTHZFUIMr_BIYlZZMfw/s4032/IMG_1911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpMUF5v1IA5Sb_CpuQJBmNjjOyKYc1s6s4n4vtUyBbBmGk2AYPI9U90m973c9L_r0Ku14NH55Mmp8FcTOwod7S80C091hKVZ5NycT6b_ZO7hoDTzwAi0Kitl7BPIafh7kTu7GtwwZkL0-9BYiVMKK2_TYMICVdCYfiuU4nvhyphenhypheneTHZFUIMr_BIYlZZMfw/s320/IMG_1911.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Is everyone remodelling their home?! Or just shopping for a comfier bed?</div><div><br /></div><div>Terry was like a kid in a candy store... He talked to various reps about sheds (for our son) ... about permanent generators - in case we continue to have lengthy power outages.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORv6M4ltWyiDI_uZjoQXoHmxvcarlHFen_TiJCCQOLAcSG0U-2QtPiQ1FVeBQSTXhc6O-3FV2gPUW-0mxfJdvoq8UoimJbJjDdwdTJCl0jRgXZZCIYOXewyi-eVRivF4Wq3RB_cpL2ri4f-y95gTFQoTSc9jksh_y9zaheRMkxkOABueqiL-D9ARGJJs/s4032/IMG_1920.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORv6M4ltWyiDI_uZjoQXoHmxvcarlHFen_TiJCCQOLAcSG0U-2QtPiQ1FVeBQSTXhc6O-3FV2gPUW-0mxfJdvoq8UoimJbJjDdwdTJCl0jRgXZZCIYOXewyi-eVRivF4Wq3RB_cpL2ri4f-y95gTFQoTSc9jksh_y9zaheRMkxkOABueqiL-D9ARGJJs/s320/IMG_1920.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>We even spent a few minutes talking to a landscape designer - who used to babysit our kids when they were young.</div><div><br /></div><div>We thought we'd be there for an hour and a half - but ended up staying for four hours!</div>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-16146735472640258572024-03-25T06:00:00.171-04:002024-03-25T06:59:39.378-04:00Walking ... to Date<p>I've been counting my daily walking steps for a while now (using my cell phone health app to count my steps). I try to walk 10,000 steps a day.</p><p>To add motivation, last year I signed up for "virtual walks" - pretending I'm walking in different parts of the world - places that would be interesting to see. Via Google maps street view, I can see the scenery around me as I walk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurEq5wAaSTdr0S3CcYTYypVOGkeYaYHBN4Jrs0FHg27-iUgeo_Z1omUBT1Opz3tP9DpQF6TrsQjNBtUxY5YdccMZqmq0J78u6ihyHam69fnawyo8vsJzOwgPv0FPX_P1WCFyqQhCh4NDnIf3t-aeqDGR08QhpWwWky34F9UFypqbL6NredqDCXuLf20w/s2079/IMG_1985.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurEq5wAaSTdr0S3CcYTYypVOGkeYaYHBN4Jrs0FHg27-iUgeo_Z1omUBT1Opz3tP9DpQF6TrsQjNBtUxY5YdccMZqmq0J78u6ihyHam69fnawyo8vsJzOwgPv0FPX_P1WCFyqQhCh4NDnIf3t-aeqDGR08QhpWwWky34F9UFypqbL6NredqDCXuLf20w/s320/IMG_1985.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>Trying to finish my virtual walks motivates me to walk a little farther every day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5OBkAJzvVkpcXXmboEeu6MNn6DZvB7bcRSdmz3UYQSsN75OzhC4STKTMwCr4NChaM9xsZbjrx-GgkDy8lD0GJ6lkTThIvI37X60NIjzO5uoOI1TfG6Tm6qJcGG7bWyW0NjlrEYBSWPXLf4IwyQQN2umBKywoAkyj6Gq_41KypdzmYXUZNM42jYGCVNE/s2079/IMG_1950.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5OBkAJzvVkpcXXmboEeu6MNn6DZvB7bcRSdmz3UYQSsN75OzhC4STKTMwCr4NChaM9xsZbjrx-GgkDy8lD0GJ6lkTThIvI37X60NIjzO5uoOI1TfG6Tm6qJcGG7bWyW0NjlrEYBSWPXLf4IwyQQN2umBKywoAkyj6Gq_41KypdzmYXUZNM42jYGCVNE/s320/IMG_1950.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>As March draws to a close, I'm hoping to finish my 766 km virtual trek in India soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGaAIpQvAnbWXnVaV8hYuKcFTZJZPdxDKAs16kzw3GZrOXjOuBXQd6yzuS4JhE6vtMtRNk3OcCSY85VZBYCGbd-59FDEZua46Hzf3DA0KE193VkDgTLpsn_LG1H-6bEIwEBkIo28rk2YQMHqg1KthAbNZDkJQPkwyl6OX9a0xBF9bwn06Xt0_ldFBmmk/s2079/IMG_1951.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGaAIpQvAnbWXnVaV8hYuKcFTZJZPdxDKAs16kzw3GZrOXjOuBXQd6yzuS4JhE6vtMtRNk3OcCSY85VZBYCGbd-59FDEZua46Hzf3DA0KE193VkDgTLpsn_LG1H-6bEIwEBkIo28rk2YQMHqg1KthAbNZDkJQPkwyl6OX9a0xBF9bwn06Xt0_ldFBmmk/s320/IMG_1951.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>Recently checking my totals, I see that I've walked almost 2000 km since I first started, last spring. </p><p>As my current walk draws to a close, I'm already thinking about my next trek: Should I do a second Camino de Santiago trail? Or should I do one that's several thousand kilometres long, like Route 66? There are shorter walks too, but I don't want to finish too.quickly.</p><p>I'll have to decide within the next week.</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-46063038913348321982024-03-24T06:00:00.000-04:002024-03-24T06:00:00.261-04:00Spine Poems<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQN78gPm9qqX1MHMkC_6Wfx3u5v7Gm26ijpg6JIMlcJtqPpXtE-tIOkI4p6A8rQR1fNO1gUs1te0nk-PSoDLGUE1Fsxg5raD7aePrqvF2H1x6NNGgnVMouURD3X9zK8ugtf4TynyFp6UH31k61RL_X3-zFJRNZIFuv0uz_q3pO4T7H65Cs72QGjDgxjY/s2079/IMG_1667.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQN78gPm9qqX1MHMkC_6Wfx3u5v7Gm26ijpg6JIMlcJtqPpXtE-tIOkI4p6A8rQR1fNO1gUs1te0nk-PSoDLGUE1Fsxg5raD7aePrqvF2H1x6NNGgnVMouURD3X9zK8ugtf4TynyFp6UH31k61RL_X3-zFJRNZIFuv0uz_q3pO4T7H65Cs72QGjDgxjY/s320/IMG_1667.png" width="148" /></a></div><br />My friend Kay recently mentioned that she had started writing "spine poems" by arranging books so that their titles make up a little non-rhyming poem.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGPpXTbeX93Sts4jlji5HnPFxFNsa26E-3g8E0U_-3dPOUkAsFX1U0ixjgeCIskhgfFwJ1b4I7JIYc7xZcCO0ox9hKyHln9KO0bbCMtajIsQ7JBHcNoHY-x8RutXMh69Yln5kDM6xRXtcHFqLgftOWr7OHh0xmNiYnjb6HzPqTr18ZyLThW2v2hY2tKg/s960/IMG_1668.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="960" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGPpXTbeX93Sts4jlji5HnPFxFNsa26E-3g8E0U_-3dPOUkAsFX1U0ixjgeCIskhgfFwJ1b4I7JIYc7xZcCO0ox9hKyHln9KO0bbCMtajIsQ7JBHcNoHY-x8RutXMh69Yln5kDM6xRXtcHFqLgftOWr7OHh0xmNiYnjb6HzPqTr18ZyLThW2v2hY2tKg/s320/IMG_1668.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Her book club did it one day with the titles of all the books they had read together. Then they went to the library and created piles of "poems" there with real books.</p><p>I was intrigued, so I looked "spine poems" up online. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvgJDqn_Ek67XQY65XxI6I3GCqTe9SyTabk-6TAQLGC4NTP3kWqmr5xiI-MGmYdBUH1YN_MqT24jvq3DZ7AvBC1TaTqnk2sl-X-jZ6g3FLbZ0AIB1Ra6bWEe6O0bSZRuP_Gj3ZH68uySWX8pBf3hPgi-sSSNurwvaGEGzzaf7YnRYBntf2BSxMorbCK0/s2079/IMG_1666.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvgJDqn_Ek67XQY65XxI6I3GCqTe9SyTabk-6TAQLGC4NTP3kWqmr5xiI-MGmYdBUH1YN_MqT24jvq3DZ7AvBC1TaTqnk2sl-X-jZ6g3FLbZ0AIB1Ra6bWEe6O0bSZRuP_Gj3ZH68uySWX8pBf3hPgi-sSSNurwvaGEGzzaf7YnRYBntf2BSxMorbCK0/s320/IMG_1666.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>One online article suggested piling books up in "spine poems" around the house.</p><p>A new way to look at book titles: as lines of poetry!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-70837042274069432062024-03-23T06:00:00.137-04:002024-03-23T06:00:00.186-04:00Remembering...<p>My photo app sometimes reminds me of photos I uploaded years ago...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyeYgeqn9BRAGOq1Ro9ybBEwOh6rlRgFYf81imlVFzi1Byum4cZgeg_Kgu-82BNWj-AWpWdWS2qAmt08VvZf4J80h_IQynEC56lw6eSohoDF05xAk2zKu4h7CbiJwK5Vr0rBamaw0Q5ODpujumkkQUGmJo9ElN1cHj3utpa0LRn4Ea7nK6VZqsdWjftw/s881/IMG_1830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="881" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyeYgeqn9BRAGOq1Ro9ybBEwOh6rlRgFYf81imlVFzi1Byum4cZgeg_Kgu-82BNWj-AWpWdWS2qAmt08VvZf4J80h_IQynEC56lw6eSohoDF05xAk2zKu4h7CbiJwK5Vr0rBamaw0Q5ODpujumkkQUGmJo9ElN1cHj3utpa0LRn4Ea7nK6VZqsdWjftw/s320/IMG_1830.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This series takes me back 17 years. My youngest son was studying in Germany for a year. I decided to visit him during Spring Break. I was still teaching at the time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_e7pJSklF_srIlpvNunhGrg97CfIahHrF7csb_M0S-u4eytyQ0jzMKlGydeBclpBEpEIIQSNQSUhaort3uNFq3Hq6KMZ3naaRyo9oa_5rgo5cOrYAcMK1oSSgUoFDXgIv-THwucohRJ2dfRQwcV7XyqRDg93VOb2iw_9nlnwwhMp7UWTBReLHx_ts_7w/s960/IMG_1829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="960" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_e7pJSklF_srIlpvNunhGrg97CfIahHrF7csb_M0S-u4eytyQ0jzMKlGydeBclpBEpEIIQSNQSUhaort3uNFq3Hq6KMZ3naaRyo9oa_5rgo5cOrYAcMK1oSSgUoFDXgIv-THwucohRJ2dfRQwcV7XyqRDg93VOb2iw_9nlnwwhMp7UWTBReLHx_ts_7w/s320/IMG_1829.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>While I was there, he and I took a train to Frankfurt to visit three of my mother's cousins. I had met them before but he hadn't.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSagxCEaTaIvk5txuenlUiTHilOILW7PIr6T7Zhpuvs_95zS15iKyxuvE-0jPsmvNpa88F9CFdSlBubgRkbJCKFdI6gkcs5uf62vAbUZjPmyFUDMiffVkjHZVUzQJQR1rYw2WYqGlIFkatTdwOJxghH5YmCOQKxIMJtHcZk9pPn8k7wXKn3HmhSZ1AgP0/s960/IMG_1831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="960" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSagxCEaTaIvk5txuenlUiTHilOILW7PIr6T7Zhpuvs_95zS15iKyxuvE-0jPsmvNpa88F9CFdSlBubgRkbJCKFdI6gkcs5uf62vAbUZjPmyFUDMiffVkjHZVUzQJQR1rYw2WYqGlIFkatTdwOJxghH5YmCOQKxIMJtHcZk9pPn8k7wXKn3HmhSZ1AgP0/s320/IMG_1831.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a memorable trip for us both!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8iv3zrK-fc3IiGzaTynpc9X3kZ1t0yabHUnTMjjpv1E5qIvh8trzgjgHhyphenhyphen15J5LmKWhmclZ4DIJQBqd9mWtRAJEF5xk4bVJEP0siVI3VuahTyIGHrnJ7BkDYWdwS-fO3R74AdLPMsj9GehEJxj8n_9YovHv5TWtaQD9djcpjaIUHZIkCcSP6j48VkvU/s960/IMG_1832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="960" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8iv3zrK-fc3IiGzaTynpc9X3kZ1t0yabHUnTMjjpv1E5qIvh8trzgjgHhyphenhyphen15J5LmKWhmclZ4DIJQBqd9mWtRAJEF5xk4bVJEP0siVI3VuahTyIGHrnJ7BkDYWdwS-fO3R74AdLPMsj9GehEJxj8n_9YovHv5TWtaQD9djcpjaIUHZIkCcSP6j48VkvU/s320/IMG_1832.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another memory from that trip - before the era of smart phones... It happened a few days before we visited these relatives...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My son was expecting me to arrive by plane in Stuttgart, where he was studying - but my flight from Canada to Frankfurt was late, so I missed that second connecting flight.</div><p>What to do?! I had no cell phone and, in fact, had no contact information for my son except his email address. I didn't even have his dormitory address, though I knew the name of the university.</p><p>When I think back, I was really unprepared!</p><p>I begged the Air Canada agent at the Frankfurt airport to let me use his computer to email my son. He reluctantly agreed. I also switched my second flight to a train trip because they told me it was faster. </p><p>Arriving by train instead, I wrote in the email.</p><p>His first thought - Which train station?! (I had no idea there were 2!)</p><p>Fortunately he guessed correctly and was there to meet me! I'm so thankful that he was! Lots of adventures on that vacation!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-72154955738988904182024-03-22T06:00:00.060-04:002024-03-22T06:00:00.143-04:00Gardening Lesson <p>Let's go outside and pick up pine cones, our 4-year-old grandson suggested one day recently when he was spending the day at grandma's house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXjwv058mlOmLNlpmDMF1Dy4YrQg19jmUBQHJTTFjPDYY4tNntskKLMvRuEVHIMjTCDyFQ9BcpHhg0UteOqnx14ZHXtPrDqRNSPagvd4GRQz_LgQubk5FMq8_NBQC7DQX9LkIZEW8dHHIFM5spG2ZK29er3EGd927YhEGDgN094r5_J6zUboefklLQCk/s4032/IMG_1815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXjwv058mlOmLNlpmDMF1Dy4YrQg19jmUBQHJTTFjPDYY4tNntskKLMvRuEVHIMjTCDyFQ9BcpHhg0UteOqnx14ZHXtPrDqRNSPagvd4GRQz_LgQubk5FMq8_NBQC7DQX9LkIZEW8dHHIFM5spG2ZK29er3EGd927YhEGDgN094r5_J6zUboefklLQCk/s320/IMG_1815.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Good idea! </p><p>He must have remembered from last fall when we first did it.</p><p>We each got our own garbage can and gardening gloves and got to work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignPQZhXY1l913LOkOOKI9PxMC047B4xvq2m_rQgW8mO-gQ1T4uRYJDoZ2kQtldXTMciznvZ7wHDyI8Qa07Jp_JoHjFA_cFG6Gx00B8YzGeQwD3e9CUDwC_BE35DaSUSp_EFxZGSL23NQRIxjraMCGYtXLYGObkzfC55veX_LYNtI7H0GZ1K0klHv_atw/s4032/IMG_1817.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignPQZhXY1l913LOkOOKI9PxMC047B4xvq2m_rQgW8mO-gQ1T4uRYJDoZ2kQtldXTMciznvZ7wHDyI8Qa07Jp_JoHjFA_cFG6Gx00B8YzGeQwD3e9CUDwC_BE35DaSUSp_EFxZGSL23NQRIxjraMCGYtXLYGObkzfC55veX_LYNtI7H0GZ1K0klHv_atw/s320/IMG_1817.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Eventually he looked up at the trees and said: There are lots more up there...</p><p>Yes, but we have to wait till they fall down to get those. </p><p>(But it was such a good observation!)</p><p><br /></p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-15748348496593436492024-03-21T06:00:00.083-04:002024-03-21T06:00:00.133-04:00Spring Driving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moving from winter into spring has its subtle signs...</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8GlFw228NXmJLRl3OZT7a9UOzROPG9MxUUe8CYxKLrLUwmi2qhheKIoS_r0uzF1ApqmPy0vtIib3pX-iZ60B4NCzYjzqaRC1EhPubZ5x8vuLl6n_KFgyAs573Hn3uphNLHo9Geb1Im4vqnnE-b1J-wzBsi7oQ2tjCbfhiXNCLY4Z3S1gOFuOhqFcc_M/s4032/IMG_1778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8GlFw228NXmJLRl3OZT7a9UOzROPG9MxUUe8CYxKLrLUwmi2qhheKIoS_r0uzF1ApqmPy0vtIib3pX-iZ60B4NCzYjzqaRC1EhPubZ5x8vuLl6n_KFgyAs573Hn3uphNLHo9Geb1Im4vqnnE-b1J-wzBsi7oQ2tjCbfhiXNCLY4Z3S1gOFuOhqFcc_M/s320/IMG_1778.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Muddy cars and trucks...</p><p>And the inconveniences of sharing roads with construction vehicles. </p><p>Not sure why the driver (below) stopped in the middle of a turn and left his truck for a few minutes, blocking traffic in both directions...</p><p>Did he jump out to ask if he was at the right construction site?! Not sure how we'd have fared if it was the wrong site and he had to turn around!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfZLherk9pLfcBHhJCtg6cwXT6eyFMVMMRbjOV3_Mab1JbLBuzezyD7p1ef5cSeL82HMWf5-SnbWd1-5x2x7JAmlQP97XcrzHzLGLywv1IFmM-PBakbn2vix6dxsZJdileTvXhX_CWFyyQ9eMy3dpLW5OiINTuuIlB0jsoJZD8np8GEg_vbCWswwFfXQ/s4032/IMG_1825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfZLherk9pLfcBHhJCtg6cwXT6eyFMVMMRbjOV3_Mab1JbLBuzezyD7p1ef5cSeL82HMWf5-SnbWd1-5x2x7JAmlQP97XcrzHzLGLywv1IFmM-PBakbn2vix6dxsZJdileTvXhX_CWFyyQ9eMy3dpLW5OiINTuuIlB0jsoJZD8np8GEg_vbCWswwFfXQ/s320/IMG_1825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I guess it's all part of spring in Canada. As they say, we have two seasons: winter and construction season!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-53044085974614459142024-03-20T06:00:00.091-04:002024-03-20T06:00:00.132-04:00At Grandma's House<p>Jericho likes to keep active at Grandma's house. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxOs_uzdSwu9bXFLR5klRkenyPrgqQMiZPHmzqO_-74QiGnatYv6qvjaLhR2MXl3XkYTgS6ALDPDv0Tj_g0QvnxSd8qnQi5Phv282LbOUHZ60of10w_ID9lijQ-ssDp3kTV9Fc4rq6wPm702JjxQ0u5Yj0cTTajymEvppqleClKg8d9uqKxgccRyQbVE/s1564/IMG_1819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxOs_uzdSwu9bXFLR5klRkenyPrgqQMiZPHmzqO_-74QiGnatYv6qvjaLhR2MXl3XkYTgS6ALDPDv0Tj_g0QvnxSd8qnQi5Phv282LbOUHZ60of10w_ID9lijQ-ssDp3kTV9Fc4rq6wPm702JjxQ0u5Yj0cTTajymEvppqleClKg8d9uqKxgccRyQbVE/s320/IMG_1819.jpeg" width="196" /></a></div><br /><p>Let's make a building, he suggested recently. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHtiHMs9FNnQkS8woBtzcUjYFzWJlQqIT2YH6IGS9960qdDBXe0p0liVrdqnOgkBwQDKJzt_LHvADPabh0p3RMBVRWXLJKs25oihSnW0eTf4kJ2ndz7a0yl83AuFkU6dP_vfoJvecGLWzmBJs80lHvKfkUZNDyTy1Tcr6kLo_8kHoFev2xz7ot3eBjcE/s1431/IMG_1820.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHtiHMs9FNnQkS8woBtzcUjYFzWJlQqIT2YH6IGS9960qdDBXe0p0liVrdqnOgkBwQDKJzt_LHvADPabh0p3RMBVRWXLJKs25oihSnW0eTf4kJ2ndz7a0yl83AuFkU6dP_vfoJvecGLWzmBJs80lHvKfkUZNDyTy1Tcr6kLo_8kHoFev2xz7ot3eBjcE/s320/IMG_1820.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><p>Why? I asked.</p><p>I want to knock it down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQmJdQxlLMoH2S2QOlN-DDFVh_0Tqln-o_ouaZpg3K_lsMCxwWjknXcjOyLAeCHYeBGEcjxH5w6Nt4R_Bb69JndGWsPc_fDuuq2fUSxdQAPABruT-8zJXDwBFaBfvfsUflyuPKwY9na_HQ4eCIef1SPc01jlFtA2CEZIR6iHIuGmKaZHkpPJCZLHyhVA/s4032/IMG_1799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQmJdQxlLMoH2S2QOlN-DDFVh_0Tqln-o_ouaZpg3K_lsMCxwWjknXcjOyLAeCHYeBGEcjxH5w6Nt4R_Bb69JndGWsPc_fDuuq2fUSxdQAPABruT-8zJXDwBFaBfvfsUflyuPKwY9na_HQ4eCIef1SPc01jlFtA2CEZIR6iHIuGmKaZHkpPJCZLHyhVA/s320/IMG_1799.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>In that case, empty boxes make the best kind of buildings!! After the "demolition" they're easy to "rebuild"!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-20440219228042865622024-03-19T06:00:00.000-04:002024-03-19T06:00:00.139-04:00Artful Cat!<p> The things I see online!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwCvbQNckP61-bsDrlUM96jnma71bkjFJmAmVgZuOkQG6JI088_BhNrCUciNpfBOmrvmI1uZgPHFwNEzed4KPlYja9BA-MbH4WFZ_VvulaxbUi913Uhbnhp9hXQxil7ezAK38kjgtPYVhdpHrJcuQepBCFgS3r6aTPFp6ahkQ3woF7MvqenLqqMaZsL4/s2079/IMG_1669.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwCvbQNckP61-bsDrlUM96jnma71bkjFJmAmVgZuOkQG6JI088_BhNrCUciNpfBOmrvmI1uZgPHFwNEzed4KPlYja9BA-MbH4WFZ_VvulaxbUi913Uhbnhp9hXQxil7ezAK38kjgtPYVhdpHrJcuQepBCFgS3r6aTPFp6ahkQ3woF7MvqenLqqMaZsL4/s320/IMG_1669.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>I sent this photo to my two cat-loving kids.</p><p>Beautiful!! Weirdly realistic!! It made me wonder how many "food artists" are out there!</p><p>I've never tried sculpting with food!!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-21856547587955633762024-03-18T06:00:00.193-04:002024-03-18T06:38:41.766-04:00Fascinating Geography!There are so, so many things I don't understand! Here's a puzzler for me... Like many children, I learned that March 21 was "equinox" - equal hours of daylight and darkness. It was taught as a kind of universal fact. But as I check my weather app, I see that March 17, this year, was equinox in Montreal...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkctxJ2jgKkSbrwlhcL6eV9R1j5YbgNxbRimHTyPms-rRXy6tw7CfPDSn7txnrakvPfhywXPTdqxhyypRLwGHOUoJusFB-8zEIcfD_r4gL6a6haKfB4vcqqlPOYcv5TgNIDjv4SVS63e7WtNeLmmvlQgLFwpJRwDl7XKWWGy_QTLrd0lYI001vYaU-1w/s957/IMG_1862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="957" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkctxJ2jgKkSbrwlhcL6eV9R1j5YbgNxbRimHTyPms-rRXy6tw7CfPDSn7txnrakvPfhywXPTdqxhyypRLwGHOUoJusFB-8zEIcfD_r4gL6a6haKfB4vcqqlPOYcv5TgNIDjv4SVS63e7WtNeLmmvlQgLFwpJRwDl7XKWWGy_QTLrd0lYI001vYaU-1w/s320/IMG_1862.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>But much farther south-west, in Indio, California - where some of my relatives spend their winters - equinox arrived a full day earlier on March 16.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeseXpDOxuNQY6I-x4yG-bU-6i9nhTiaoRzfO7k0wyecGVHgCpPUt_JYjNQleMnXuHP_z9QgQlllDeg1G26TrDR1GfJkEVfR8K5sQSKQ9KeB_UTrr9FLkJvd9KybUzxVOkedLAh5H5m9W9NxlE937r-9yhIan3Gse9lIrj34vvrrD8U2bqj3k9lYX87YY/s960/IMG_1867.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeseXpDOxuNQY6I-x4yG-bU-6i9nhTiaoRzfO7k0wyecGVHgCpPUt_JYjNQleMnXuHP_z9QgQlllDeg1G26TrDR1GfJkEVfR8K5sQSKQ9KeB_UTrr9FLkJvd9KybUzxVOkedLAh5H5m9W9NxlE937r-9yhIan3Gse9lIrj34vvrrD8U2bqj3k9lYX87YY/s320/IMG_1867.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>That's 5 days before March 21!<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqNe3VFpW7OpCnSTT7PJ5zTV9TbYc88mk-jfZf18cv3JVQhHVvJ_ChHUl-m7dUTs1yXtFB-4hg4woxP7kdtLHRMpr8wuSJym23V_CeJmHklpB8ksoROxkbY1uvBDWukK3Jr1TNfRFFafvtIiURT2K9Nvz7-Z1GBDMQuIwyOPXDST0sCiE0t5mqIBOtQw/s960/IMG_1863.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="960" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqNe3VFpW7OpCnSTT7PJ5zTV9TbYc88mk-jfZf18cv3JVQhHVvJ_ChHUl-m7dUTs1yXtFB-4hg4woxP7kdtLHRMpr8wuSJym23V_CeJmHklpB8ksoROxkbY1uvBDWukK3Jr1TNfRFFafvtIiURT2K9Nvz7-Z1GBDMQuIwyOPXDST0sCiE0t5mqIBOtQw/s320/IMG_1863.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here in Ottawa, on March 17 we were already a minute past equinox. Yet we are taught that equinox is March 21 - which is also considered the first day of spring. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's a puzzler to me!</div></div></div>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-6530250645679400752024-03-17T06:00:00.069-04:002024-03-17T06:00:00.143-04:00Almonte: Sunday Snapshot <p>Last Sunday, we were again in Almonte with our son's family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4F-Uv7OWBP07jF87phqHoD0FI0XiqFWX3S6myYaQ8Z-io1_BuBYLpCqWZvIvvyDQcHxgGx4GwsBaZXQdIKyHUIYrFN-Sb40jvt8h_KOkFGUU9qNto-7VgNkIwKQfrxMb9CyiZ9vMemFwXQN1oZ9SVxyUxXepEDBCOeGwgfpxUOhaYjdLYb8tSM2xrrc/s4032/IMG_1728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4F-Uv7OWBP07jF87phqHoD0FI0XiqFWX3S6myYaQ8Z-io1_BuBYLpCqWZvIvvyDQcHxgGx4GwsBaZXQdIKyHUIYrFN-Sb40jvt8h_KOkFGUU9qNto-7VgNkIwKQfrxMb9CyiZ9vMemFwXQN1oZ9SVxyUxXepEDBCOeGwgfpxUOhaYjdLYb8tSM2xrrc/s320/IMG_1728.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking at the pictures I took, I was surprised to see how varied the day had been. First church... with an opportunity for Ivy to ring a church bell. It was harder than it looked!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQu-zqw1sjYtSrZdzbwTx9sdp7CJPl002IIvsqZMdivuz66ebwGxEzYAGVIJazy0bwux5Z2mmWGXlBpX1AQjSkAYUKQCGyFIazKgbUcPxlYvfdrlyTGzmpOl98BRA0XkdU_EiiWvZ_YBs4bhlee8a1UwGZER5vmRgxo7T7YzGoX9XktZYrsRmeDjrbjA/s4032/IMG_1729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQu-zqw1sjYtSrZdzbwTx9sdp7CJPl002IIvsqZMdivuz66ebwGxEzYAGVIJazy0bwux5Z2mmWGXlBpX1AQjSkAYUKQCGyFIazKgbUcPxlYvfdrlyTGzmpOl98BRA0XkdU_EiiWvZ_YBs4bhlee8a1UwGZER5vmRgxo7T7YzGoX9XktZYrsRmeDjrbjA/s320/IMG_1729.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then coffee and snacks...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VbnJZ5TsdhY2jfcM69Ibbrr6Y7KH8T1Ob37intxA0_wtQQuiCjgV7fEOaU3vL9GmBQkcAitgiI59mUKMKrcYwGrL43GhXhYHXmJM3EvKGriwJWwu7mRWRMwGqbfyejc4RYoydaFM7AmefhIeXmcUU7-xxqjdRH1IGefaJDBOmv7O-GCi9RDVFw6u048/s4032/IMG_1738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VbnJZ5TsdhY2jfcM69Ibbrr6Y7KH8T1Ob37intxA0_wtQQuiCjgV7fEOaU3vL9GmBQkcAitgiI59mUKMKrcYwGrL43GhXhYHXmJM3EvKGriwJWwu7mRWRMwGqbfyejc4RYoydaFM7AmefhIeXmcUU7-xxqjdRH1IGefaJDBOmv7O-GCi9RDVFw6u048/s320/IMG_1738.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Next - a view of raging waters!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyDkLbJcJdQv8pT6geo61Fqnfqil6SR8lP4inyCbTHEL-aSabKtcQnKM5ejjWDnGMwpSbbR0bCbtIen234J7keqL4Z9eT6Sjf9Lw3xMGMkAFT2QaeTJkpnXHpgyTWQIdCHiSsWb6shTxpv5Kw9uWsbBaSKxMYCEXT2O1VKiI1bfcLAJuIB7rx_P-eqMA/s4032/IMG_1735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyDkLbJcJdQv8pT6geo61Fqnfqil6SR8lP4inyCbTHEL-aSabKtcQnKM5ejjWDnGMwpSbbR0bCbtIen234J7keqL4Z9eT6Sjf9Lw3xMGMkAFT2QaeTJkpnXHpgyTWQIdCHiSsWb6shTxpv5Kw9uWsbBaSKxMYCEXT2O1VKiI1bfcLAJuIB7rx_P-eqMA/s320/IMG_1735.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was cold so we didn't linger long!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYg0FxcMgBSXKumbb-4XRA2tcrFHAOYwhsCN16u_456riY2w8z_dMeCfOThd4IUnDXEV5jPBCkd-tcv1CewPQtRh3fljKVAFDTrt2QhpoEyVZgi9cr1MVE4DZEJMQDHug_jsKu-ch9BAPRCVHuWhjcaVWKCqUfPB79nN5skFY4HadjAu9gH3roZdqOr8/s4032/IMG_1739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYg0FxcMgBSXKumbb-4XRA2tcrFHAOYwhsCN16u_456riY2w8z_dMeCfOThd4IUnDXEV5jPBCkd-tcv1CewPQtRh3fljKVAFDTrt2QhpoEyVZgi9cr1MVE4DZEJMQDHug_jsKu-ch9BAPRCVHuWhjcaVWKCqUfPB79nN5skFY4HadjAu9gH3roZdqOr8/s320/IMG_1739.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Then a Sunday skate...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjV1zn95ifi_dsM1kPtqgi0vrX68qubsbpMJBZbcxtZUlWfNxMjCOhu0yY8tBzZG2sWLfCNPf4Sm3dopF4O1758q_jeLRZ62awUkx5Y-0nS-5-o5cUPCVVUMZUYrjjvLlJTFAntmdMI_HYpigNnlHkeSkNoBM_UZbyPYX08ZeNcIVw1mbowj8fWTPQ1s/s4032/IMG_1748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjV1zn95ifi_dsM1kPtqgi0vrX68qubsbpMJBZbcxtZUlWfNxMjCOhu0yY8tBzZG2sWLfCNPf4Sm3dopF4O1758q_jeLRZ62awUkx5Y-0nS-5-o5cUPCVVUMZUYrjjvLlJTFAntmdMI_HYpigNnlHkeSkNoBM_UZbyPYX08ZeNcIVw1mbowj8fWTPQ1s/s320/IMG_1748.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Mid-afternoon we headed home. It had been a busy, varied day!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-24887860231989910232024-03-16T06:00:00.001-04:002024-03-16T07:16:17.512-04:00Why?!!<p>I wonder why...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaFZFoCK0laFCsHOEVuDk1qgbnXb8vd-BfTHJZvwMuwaMwS9s_eXNThDSRnRFkbnJFofB21MWs12-e3T4S8cetf5BXp8W6D4ONAwOAQ2OUU8iioDL_j13noeZFNAhQoJndKqORivAcymhnOHotMh-5bZr1AfwtSCne5makkLqIt7F8m06b5VwIGplFR4/s4032/IMG_1697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaFZFoCK0laFCsHOEVuDk1qgbnXb8vd-BfTHJZvwMuwaMwS9s_eXNThDSRnRFkbnJFofB21MWs12-e3T4S8cetf5BXp8W6D4ONAwOAQ2OUU8iioDL_j13noeZFNAhQoJndKqORivAcymhnOHotMh-5bZr1AfwtSCne5makkLqIt7F8m06b5VwIGplFR4/s320/IMG_1697.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I only planned to buy a dozen eggs - but I ended up getting two dozen...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvF_dnFve7bmmguzn2-Lx-Ft3axGFcjoS4swv3P8eQyKnXXDMJ6AOXmI1ESon16E2TMV_rGodt0FE3OVfDyEtWyWK7w-ofOUcPZ1OGjsVOQnGlpOY2Zi5L8i3ZnPs_J9YsSt71KZyX3fh0dLODyTt8MW2xrAw2XO8UWhlqeio_-Q8xzeth-fBZlSLgMo/s4032/IMG_1696.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvF_dnFve7bmmguzn2-Lx-Ft3axGFcjoS4swv3P8eQyKnXXDMJ6AOXmI1ESon16E2TMV_rGodt0FE3OVfDyEtWyWK7w-ofOUcPZ1OGjsVOQnGlpOY2Zi5L8i3ZnPs_J9YsSt71KZyX3fh0dLODyTt8MW2xrAw2XO8UWhlqeio_-Q8xzeth-fBZlSLgMo/s320/IMG_1696.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Simply because the sign said there was a limit of four!</p><p>Interesting marketing strategy!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-11727979895983357812024-03-15T06:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T06:00:00.151-04:00Shopping With Terry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We entered the store together. Then I made the mistake of giving the empty shopping cart to Terry as I headed off to look for something in the pharmacy department.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaL4FqBKC7H4UX5JUntwPwPYcD_tAeN_to5ojKg73w5wjdfFIKorykINDzYXKF_qiFT7ziprZSek9WPGkumrhoUX59GN84bH1BFPGSQ_UIAzfaUQEwmtXljdB-WwdXt7gfkOA5h3PS2kBBbr2krHtRRD6Cqu90hHMl4nVVZycYwcNeHb_k1u-7J9TaSA/s4032/IMG_1558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaL4FqBKC7H4UX5JUntwPwPYcD_tAeN_to5ojKg73w5wjdfFIKorykINDzYXKF_qiFT7ziprZSek9WPGkumrhoUX59GN84bH1BFPGSQ_UIAzfaUQEwmtXljdB-WwdXt7gfkOA5h3PS2kBBbr2krHtRRD6Cqu90hHMl4nVVZycYwcNeHb_k1u-7J9TaSA/s320/IMG_1558.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I found what I was looking for - then began to nibble on "free samples," keeping an eye open for Terry and our cart.</p><p>I eventually saw something else I wanted to buy and picked it up. (Now I had NO free hands for free samples!) My hands full, I headed off in a serious search for my husband and our cart.</p><p>After circling the perimeter of the store twice, and not seeing him, I decided to get my own grocery cart...</p><p>Eventually we saw each other in the ice cream section.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvi9BNHpjVIcAmkCf04qrNId6sup64QvspDXzMZI1Sde7nCSBWk1ibdHf0buyXm-hibge15BJpGyrg3vTSGPHc1horJDJhfNZjxZM-ebBy1nBBI9flzQ7NuC8zF1h5pPwOIlL_mz44t_8jbcbWrHAcX5p8DEvTcO5pF2F1bJecigeSV4GXqhgGhtHmH4/s4032/IMG_1557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvi9BNHpjVIcAmkCf04qrNId6sup64QvspDXzMZI1Sde7nCSBWk1ibdHf0buyXm-hibge15BJpGyrg3vTSGPHc1horJDJhfNZjxZM-ebBy1nBBI9flzQ7NuC8zF1h5pPwOIlL_mz44t_8jbcbWrHAcX5p8DEvTcO5pF2F1bJecigeSV4GXqhgGhtHmH4/s320/IMG_1557.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>As I was looking at frozen treats, I turned around... Terry had again disappeared - this time leaving me with BOTH his grocery cart and mine! What to do?! I couldn't manage them both!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdpj9reD_ou9hhKL0E8nf60IBRDKigSek-JCIH2hsmy-redoGbko8SzmNolOG0OCuAbPgLognE-dczYHlt1hiOxZ6mDtWY4wpBfBmYJR9Jf2oX-6sGRjJRIphbUvvgt8sArgwsR3wScNSNvgsERSesIIkblLgva4hB35nxSTFJ_YVEGofHrUJu_VqTv0/s4032/IMG_1555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdpj9reD_ou9hhKL0E8nf60IBRDKigSek-JCIH2hsmy-redoGbko8SzmNolOG0OCuAbPgLognE-dczYHlt1hiOxZ6mDtWY4wpBfBmYJR9Jf2oX-6sGRjJRIphbUvvgt8sArgwsR3wScNSNvgsERSesIIkblLgva4hB35nxSTFJ_YVEGofHrUJu_VqTv0/s320/IMG_1555.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After a few minutes, I moved my stuff into his cart and headed off...</p><p>We eventually found each other again thanks to our cell phones... He phoned me to find out where I was!</p><p>(For us, the real reason we each need a cell phone is to find each other in big box stores!)</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-64198834534955372572024-03-14T06:00:00.053-04:002024-03-14T06:00:00.267-04:00PI Day!<p>March 14 is”PI Day”!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vene1Tku3bLtyv2BLiiaw4EFfx-wthJgpeQwL9mVs45eGxHX_yN-zaWqoU-Hi56CT7VOJWqhQqCCr6ESKw9qylT4TGCPXIf4aQREnuPFmS3qJVQnkFByTIUMj1Jumfw5Q7D7Dlg0zZYH0ln6orXs-7djSugWnBC3LfJSToGBBKz9w_GdnhzsHXq0/s4032/D07780D0-136E-4AD3-BBA4-DF2C4036F2EB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vene1Tku3bLtyv2BLiiaw4EFfx-wthJgpeQwL9mVs45eGxHX_yN-zaWqoU-Hi56CT7VOJWqhQqCCr6ESKw9qylT4TGCPXIf4aQREnuPFmS3qJVQnkFByTIUMj1Jumfw5Q7D7Dlg0zZYH0ln6orXs-7djSugWnBC3LfJSToGBBKz9w_GdnhzsHXq0/s320/D07780D0-136E-4AD3-BBA4-DF2C4036F2EB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A good opportunity to eat pie. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqxkEwJdMb89F59lBlNzywsA3aqpUmUD0S3N-UYuwayGuh0LE38uyo-4cuoTkLg2UNGmK4ISjUZYsf0Qi8EW7Ai-uI9pI7CqknvkApzr1sOVy_5UwWyHhWrvYDzTBUcH1wEbVWSa9VKG_yfgCbAzhcK8JIQkKF8QD3O-Qak6fwWwVAJ2TaW5UTnZt/s4032/65CF1837-AD19-4B1A-9998-E2E7EAD2A0FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqxkEwJdMb89F59lBlNzywsA3aqpUmUD0S3N-UYuwayGuh0LE38uyo-4cuoTkLg2UNGmK4ISjUZYsf0Qi8EW7Ai-uI9pI7CqknvkApzr1sOVy_5UwWyHhWrvYDzTBUcH1wEbVWSa9VKG_yfgCbAzhcK8JIQkKF8QD3O-Qak6fwWwVAJ2TaW5UTnZt/s320/65CF1837-AD19-4B1A-9998-E2E7EAD2A0FE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Lemon meringue is Terry’s favorite. At the Miller’s Oven cafe in Manotick, where we bought this one, it’s called “sky high lemon pie.</p><p>I hope you find an equally delicious pie to enjoy!🥧</p><p><br /></p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-76620177783176046412024-03-13T06:00:00.075-04:002024-03-13T06:00:00.139-04:00Longer Daylight <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLqFQVa6Xv2pRGa7pSbPsmPj-gOJd5nb7MDlE091-_RXukQaOgwnpKy3ZLXCxhOM_AUBTTz-Nq9CdULdvxapzQCtDQKlOohJl3FJ4nwq40md1DBPfsVt0X93FA95dQd-D-rLsSBwb3H0CJLSielH96EmCP_36vXGGhgt0PkADMXT9bhaT5bzmqmgfzAo/s4032/IMG_1764.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLqFQVa6Xv2pRGa7pSbPsmPj-gOJd5nb7MDlE091-_RXukQaOgwnpKy3ZLXCxhOM_AUBTTz-Nq9CdULdvxapzQCtDQKlOohJl3FJ4nwq40md1DBPfsVt0X93FA95dQd-D-rLsSBwb3H0CJLSielH96EmCP_36vXGGhgt0PkADMXT9bhaT5bzmqmgfzAo/s320/IMG_1764.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Soon we will have our spring EQUINOX - equal hours of daylight and darkness... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziv1qjFD1hESfbUdoAKc8SRvT8lE0DCFNyGmpx4NjaWnllqBV0T9X0A-sA76NMeC2sM2YgoD0peyf66kQJ3dJEgpeJPxhyczvZ5RgqlUSWWE4QqY3yfxCThhiq9wIqaH493rpjGsqIAMtxt19tmFxr_fMPrMTcR6XoAkEzDCKkartn8nckly138kkEA0/s4032/IMG_1763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziv1qjFD1hESfbUdoAKc8SRvT8lE0DCFNyGmpx4NjaWnllqBV0T9X0A-sA76NMeC2sM2YgoD0peyf66kQJ3dJEgpeJPxhyczvZ5RgqlUSWWE4QqY3yfxCThhiq9wIqaH493rpjGsqIAMtxt19tmFxr_fMPrMTcR6XoAkEzDCKkartn8nckly138kkEA0/s320/IMG_1763.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then on to LONGER SUMMER DAYS!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59EAMvG6vQ2D67_Nsqyetyj2qPpnSsdM5BU5VWf9qKbOjFRqGcJLED0DQ5wnDKZvzFbcJ3n_Y9niH2h_oFyqMkBbBJGQvWXlwO_aysGWaJ30yAmOWS5oNQXT9iaZaHwh0krjdAdOFN0QjtEAOZM9kWN-34koX6FLPYoMcxhZ1RZANgSXnirGXnUxHruQ/s4032/IMG_1769.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59EAMvG6vQ2D67_Nsqyetyj2qPpnSsdM5BU5VWf9qKbOjFRqGcJLED0DQ5wnDKZvzFbcJ3n_Y9niH2h_oFyqMkBbBJGQvWXlwO_aysGWaJ30yAmOWS5oNQXT9iaZaHwh0krjdAdOFN0QjtEAOZM9kWN-34koX6FLPYoMcxhZ1RZANgSXnirGXnUxHruQ/s320/IMG_1769.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>In the meantime, sunset arrives around 7:15 PM, more than an hour later than it did last week. Last weekend we switched to Daylight Savings Time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteZMI-BW3CvywMQsLYZficEbgDWU7ORjmwPGv7NfpSXRQ4GydA5ghTH5osff7JXwhlSyfXbfdtSxb11vez5-OnJkVYY_fzG0NBi8zDrDgJcC-WW7hF5HVqCUFWhMS1kGqYOKeuF2nmMtLGtztKYoGfBYWKsFuRtKCE6YOqq0Ctv6TSjdrXjwP_pR-Zfc/s4032/IMG_1772.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteZMI-BW3CvywMQsLYZficEbgDWU7ORjmwPGv7NfpSXRQ4GydA5ghTH5osff7JXwhlSyfXbfdtSxb11vez5-OnJkVYY_fzG0NBi8zDrDgJcC-WW7hF5HVqCUFWhMS1kGqYOKeuF2nmMtLGtztKYoGfBYWKsFuRtKCE6YOqq0Ctv6TSjdrXjwP_pR-Zfc/s320/IMG_1772.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So beautiful to watch the sunset in the early evening, as we drive home, rather than in the late afternoon.</p><p>But I wonder how long until my body adjusts to our new time frame...</p><p>(Or does it matter, since we're retired?!)</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-51247772594771781372024-03-12T06:00:00.062-04:002024-03-12T06:58:14.154-04:00My Indoor Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAhfZx8F2Huuf9gwM9OP7hVRi-IKFs0yrG8tkDu0G-ItMRL2l3-Xg7NeWZZQ6FAH4q80e2spNadozP37NFPDfj8-ej6BA3BuWXIwda0A9j8MVTHc0Yodbcq_P322mRKpX58LB3iLgbN_Z6sV6jbjrzBP8p7KW9dFcEjR506Wth4gF9XCcRcBogXZxgpY/s4032/IMG_1672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAhfZx8F2Huuf9gwM9OP7hVRi-IKFs0yrG8tkDu0G-ItMRL2l3-Xg7NeWZZQ6FAH4q80e2spNadozP37NFPDfj8-ej6BA3BuWXIwda0A9j8MVTHc0Yodbcq_P322mRKpX58LB3iLgbN_Z6sV6jbjrzBP8p7KW9dFcEjR506Wth4gF9XCcRcBogXZxgpY/s320/IMG_1672.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lC3sHcI1_2vxPaUTSqD4jBp1L593DyiwMTJyn3uMjA-gmKmgJBmfj7_OrG9o2h9hsg6K0wjVfX1Pg_rk1871mLgBE4oh18HhcGyaorYSHXbEgNT_tq2s3qDlY9Rswp4w4ChpjszPM9pVff6_Z70t0Cu9-63dxOQeL4svoFj999HF_8vqr6GCR7A9t2k/s4032/IMG_1718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lC3sHcI1_2vxPaUTSqD4jBp1L593DyiwMTJyn3uMjA-gmKmgJBmfj7_OrG9o2h9hsg6K0wjVfX1Pg_rk1871mLgBE4oh18HhcGyaorYSHXbEgNT_tq2s3qDlY9Rswp4w4ChpjszPM9pVff6_Z70t0Cu9-63dxOQeL4svoFj999HF_8vqr6GCR7A9t2k/s320/IMG_1718.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Most of our snow has melted, but my flower beds outdoors are still dormant, resting...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEkurTmwJPpI8a9twvUklwJDn4jsIoHIpg-4dMGa-HiWeRPtajm1YOpEg3x9qJPQBsrzvxTsV9-pPKOnBuY9Fh-8WbXCYZmANSn8nM6ScXu_7y8GL89ozkfDmREKw6rThaMJ_fzPHPm3H7zNe5B5fp8RIAxGi1b1vp2f9GyjdDt4v44sccTN90xciLKo/s4032/IMG_1678.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEkurTmwJPpI8a9twvUklwJDn4jsIoHIpg-4dMGa-HiWeRPtajm1YOpEg3x9qJPQBsrzvxTsV9-pPKOnBuY9Fh-8WbXCYZmANSn8nM6ScXu_7y8GL89ozkfDmREKw6rThaMJ_fzPHPm3H7zNe5B5fp8RIAxGi1b1vp2f9GyjdDt4v44sccTN90xciLKo/s320/IMG_1678.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So I appreciate my indoor "gardens" - spots here and there - usually in the sun...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCWshjsYxX2OjRhZffkoSGvevr6hJvI9dySY2C6mVnFRuJFdVhEzLWczLFYLPiPxfEog-lyajJp10z4SHJTYvJIEEWNm3mjMSPCEzjfbKEFSZEWmw2nmmjOvl0XMbqVD7C3qeoEXvBOOROw-eqdg1svKdVNhxn9Knj4useSqyPiJ0o6QWM71fK9MSk78/s4032/IMG_1716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCWshjsYxX2OjRhZffkoSGvevr6hJvI9dySY2C6mVnFRuJFdVhEzLWczLFYLPiPxfEog-lyajJp10z4SHJTYvJIEEWNm3mjMSPCEzjfbKEFSZEWmw2nmmjOvl0XMbqVD7C3qeoEXvBOOROw-eqdg1svKdVNhxn9Knj4useSqyPiJ0o6QWM71fK9MSk78/s320/IMG_1716.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Where my plants thrive...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YTcurgR5bDd_GpcLF0ksjGSPdtKy7OlnfBV-TA9XrAgPsw9K-hVAlL0ylTp3dkgyDPw8AAO24EJdTGGe93IFFj6pSmBAU_BXg6-WW9B3riF8S6ZExVzx4K46-CPZmjQKzzaZ5TUDs5BoCRacPD9o7yQzZP0l6aUnRSUdllLFUm47NvqRdsJUNc_FE8o/s4032/IMG_1710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YTcurgR5bDd_GpcLF0ksjGSPdtKy7OlnfBV-TA9XrAgPsw9K-hVAlL0ylTp3dkgyDPw8AAO24EJdTGGe93IFFj6pSmBAU_BXg6-WW9B3riF8S6ZExVzx4K46-CPZmjQKzzaZ5TUDs5BoCRacPD9o7yQzZP0l6aUnRSUdllLFUm47NvqRdsJUNc_FE8o/s320/IMG_1710.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>I look at them daily...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoAmP7MA7syGdYDpdDJ9Dg7UpDpbcSGwWN0ohbJN35HKRoeIwgROvBRA58Ai0_eW27BzaY3di9G-koSpl3zFLKvYrMHwSMVZMy-bo6u-pUWgcpR0fg9xiW7fHMFa3kJDr71BottWMiqJetTaGwRE4KN-mpW1YVLrDSMsWvwgK1JXrrgUFoD-26uiM0wk/s4032/IMG_1713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoAmP7MA7syGdYDpdDJ9Dg7UpDpbcSGwWN0ohbJN35HKRoeIwgROvBRA58Ai0_eW27BzaY3di9G-koSpl3zFLKvYrMHwSMVZMy-bo6u-pUWgcpR0fg9xiW7fHMFa3kJDr71BottWMiqJetTaGwRE4KN-mpW1YVLrDSMsWvwgK1JXrrgUFoD-26uiM0wk/s320/IMG_1713.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Food for the soul!!</div>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-12496838407419311692024-03-11T06:00:00.037-04:002024-03-11T07:48:23.990-04:00Mary's Latest Quilt<p>My neighbour Mary recently told me about another quilt she has finished. Here it is... (I think the botanical paintings on the wall may be ones she did as well...)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWeSonSuOfs_XtiynoFUD8cdwu5CMQ9Vp0TDxPqcluBjaQ6eO49AEh0qi9bNKJVpgFPBGrk8V2LgVZaI1GxXWXj2iWbFwL9Vbm1ukBwnakSfITn50trxCAmKjfWukrgMBtrPAqifiWZ3gUJpf9wog-SNlYGfZXODYSMqG77S7dkJ7PRBhy7NkfhvPip4/s3264/Rockwood%20-%20Picture%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWeSonSuOfs_XtiynoFUD8cdwu5CMQ9Vp0TDxPqcluBjaQ6eO49AEh0qi9bNKJVpgFPBGrk8V2LgVZaI1GxXWXj2iWbFwL9Vbm1ukBwnakSfITn50trxCAmKjfWukrgMBtrPAqifiWZ3gUJpf9wog-SNlYGfZXODYSMqG77S7dkJ7PRBhy7NkfhvPip4/s320/Rockwood%20-%20Picture%201.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>For quilters out there, are some details about the quilt: </p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;">Here is my first quilt of 2024. Again it is from "The Blanket Statement" <a href="https://theblanketstatement.ca/">https://theblanketstatement.ca/</a>. This time I followed the pattern as was intended. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv95PePptQ0qKGFaHAp7XUJOxKxSA1jH7YWE4XxYBNFnaajVCanzBsjqRqVuF-DAdlWC-Ht4x6cTnablxUNra-EgrnBlHKiwmL_AUe6iRg_6LQE28lCubm1kBI51n4-mWgKz8ZjHvHcl2XqXbzT9SexdM5GXF4ozdMUfhAxors84GUwn1GPzK_pLmOk1I/s3264/Rockwood%20-%20Pattern.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv95PePptQ0qKGFaHAp7XUJOxKxSA1jH7YWE4XxYBNFnaajVCanzBsjqRqVuF-DAdlWC-Ht4x6cTnablxUNra-EgrnBlHKiwmL_AUe6iRg_6LQE28lCubm1kBI51n4-mWgKz8ZjHvHcl2XqXbzT9SexdM5GXF4ozdMUfhAxors84GUwn1GPzK_pLmOk1I/s320/Rockwood%20-%20Pattern.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;">The pattern can be made multi-coloured or two coloured. The instructions are included for both versions in various sizes. This one is 90" x 90" (228cm x 228cm).</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIMU5wtmvYZam2LDKgQci5NmKm4_1icRVfVJp1xikKhjSxA5k3YUmpiBQX4YAWsIM-NqbE18V1O-1G2pjqdXw76UDtOHyWniVnOw4kRmYPRlkcORRsz4vCuiysyUBoJsNcLxnX2CljKEvcD7aqiU09l5s1FW7JYHYG3hNUazGysy8mh_4CLMR9tcGT4/s3264/Rockwood%20-%20showing%20backside%20of%20quilt.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZIMU5wtmvYZam2LDKgQci5NmKm4_1icRVfVJp1xikKhjSxA5k3YUmpiBQX4YAWsIM-NqbE18V1O-1G2pjqdXw76UDtOHyWniVnOw4kRmYPRlkcORRsz4vCuiysyUBoJsNcLxnX2CljKEvcD7aqiU09l5s1FW7JYHYG3hNUazGysy8mh_4CLMR9tcGT4/s320/Rockwood%20-%20showing%20backside%20of%20quilt.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 19px;">For the back of the quilt I chose a flowered flannel.</div><p>Unlike Mary I have not been doing any quilting this winter... Maybe this will inspire me to start! I have piles of fabric in my sewing room, ready to go... but little motivation. I know that starting a project sometimes energizes... Perhaps some rainy day in spring!</p><p>(There's a season - and a reason! - for everything!)</p><p>I do love the colours she has chosen - and the design. Beautiful!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-56344116313462733222024-03-10T06:00:00.055-04:002024-03-10T06:00:00.140-04:00Last Sunday in Almonte<p>Last Sunday, Terry and I headed over to a beautiful historic church - next to the river - in Almonte...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6pUnRja6fT74-fl_kdo48rAwtiF2a7Z9_LpqgSwuCR05i2wA4J5CAytZ73reV3v-qoZyYa7IJo__SzbsEdUEqRMOrUAYDIZ7jc3bL-SHqw-Pg0UJ5jBMOu3WRaefLCh3K2OK9m2llgKcxFb61dyfS_akGFmmQAx7q5oEJ_3BOEgdOz-CDaKT52Nbtss/s4032/IMG_1626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6pUnRja6fT74-fl_kdo48rAwtiF2a7Z9_LpqgSwuCR05i2wA4J5CAytZ73reV3v-qoZyYa7IJo__SzbsEdUEqRMOrUAYDIZ7jc3bL-SHqw-Pg0UJ5jBMOu3WRaefLCh3K2OK9m2llgKcxFb61dyfS_akGFmmQAx7q5oEJ_3BOEgdOz-CDaKT52Nbtss/s320/IMG_1626.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>There is a labyrinth outdoors... (partly seen on the right) which we didn't walk on. I'd like to do it another time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mEtJdWNoEu24j7XGwpRnZLuLieg3q4SeeRMbSLfji49mJLaYmkRarTjgMbfdE0W2B-ZDqgUtAFTP-LLSo1WZEXHlq8PQc6GleiiHGAsYeLYMBsYLM8qcy7a-WWdQCD-s4hTr-UZlwm5R09J9HJ00crH0xuO_e2xqMD3R7xZapj_cFmpi9JaKZP3Mdw8/s4032/IMG_9506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mEtJdWNoEu24j7XGwpRnZLuLieg3q4SeeRMbSLfji49mJLaYmkRarTjgMbfdE0W2B-ZDqgUtAFTP-LLSo1WZEXHlq8PQc6GleiiHGAsYeLYMBsYLM8qcy7a-WWdQCD-s4hTr-UZlwm5R09J9HJ00crH0xuO_e2xqMD3R7xZapj_cFmpi9JaKZP3Mdw8/s320/IMG_9506.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We did attend the service, together with our son's family.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8QZ63jrmHfd512108POWmadYTqewGMIROvbkcHcEBW1C0ZpSgYePuZVf9SFmUQGOsHevQI8Z8_qg1MDKb2gNhx3pW5py0WxuWd7RjAttfLhih_C5z5Ce1HgkeeVjLsphKf5h0p84Hd9gC1IGUCozuT0xqpKiWe6WZiDD_P-SjvBtxJqo925Rx94aO3w/s4032/IMG_1627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8QZ63jrmHfd512108POWmadYTqewGMIROvbkcHcEBW1C0ZpSgYePuZVf9SFmUQGOsHevQI8Z8_qg1MDKb2gNhx3pW5py0WxuWd7RjAttfLhih_C5z5Ce1HgkeeVjLsphKf5h0p84Hd9gC1IGUCozuT0xqpKiWe6WZiDD_P-SjvBtxJqo925Rx94aO3w/s320/IMG_1627.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Later we had coffee and lunch nearby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx1fO_3Xe7ej7OdEKh8I8CxWzos7lbWstB2r6pkmlmkxDMqoicZ9DQrHSexqZEWnhO3fFwcsdbrYVgrkh3Kn5klJac5rlMjr4oDeRgsHFOhJB2vIp_8rF2AFQqGRxsrMg1kNFvX-SAT8_HG3hDKNhypJZWsh8vt9P24Ieut1zbcAatpaqBvJwRWWXjQA/s4032/IMG_1628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZx1fO_3Xe7ej7OdEKh8I8CxWzos7lbWstB2r6pkmlmkxDMqoicZ9DQrHSexqZEWnhO3fFwcsdbrYVgrkh3Kn5klJac5rlMjr4oDeRgsHFOhJB2vIp_8rF2AFQqGRxsrMg1kNFvX-SAT8_HG3hDKNhypJZWsh8vt9P24Ieut1zbcAatpaqBvJwRWWXjQA/s320/IMG_1628.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>A perfect Sunday morning!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-4255924910837085002024-03-09T06:00:00.151-05:002024-03-09T07:48:40.135-05:00Birthday Scavenger Hunt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMdq17z22kGZrxM-p9jNeleEBGRrBOVzRPxbSgD9xCghazGKMlecuNubwmjAQNM12YVcn1lxe7nHs6o0evrBZf1wjtVv2IGk5HNkWOmtxFE24fqmzS6EDxT0id8dog8ThXpftpeVlmRjaOpc6jL1eppS22eU3Ig5i7D3QkT6H1PcFsDStZCe_GaQ1is/s4032/IMG_1191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBMdq17z22kGZrxM-p9jNeleEBGRrBOVzRPxbSgD9xCghazGKMlecuNubwmjAQNM12YVcn1lxe7nHs6o0evrBZf1wjtVv2IGk5HNkWOmtxFE24fqmzS6EDxT0id8dog8ThXpftpeVlmRjaOpc6jL1eppS22eU3Ig5i7D3QkT6H1PcFsDStZCe_GaQ1is/s320/IMG_1191.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A week ago, our family celebrated my birthday. I wanted us all to DO something FUN together! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First we headed to Perth, Ontario, for lunch. Then we had a scavenger hunt - to discover more about this historic town. </div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChFVaeKc6KsvAO_s4Ke10-MCtteJ35XXQQDIMrSdOuHhMjxaZu6agzI-eoBKMBwO_ex6b-lgNIPOLJZSB6-JrjyrhWxX_uGKK_QIC5BnKL0Z3uOStXIiRL1La26l0g8n84851ektnJ2Pm9x0w7gGJKOZotp-JoTaYGZ83w3Ea-nGFTo4R-2NCKMFAER0/s1101/IMG_1705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChFVaeKc6KsvAO_s4Ke10-MCtteJ35XXQQDIMrSdOuHhMjxaZu6agzI-eoBKMBwO_ex6b-lgNIPOLJZSB6-JrjyrhWxX_uGKK_QIC5BnKL0Z3uOStXIiRL1La26l0g8n84851ektnJ2Pm9x0w7gGJKOZotp-JoTaYGZ83w3Ea-nGFTo4R-2NCKMFAER0/s320/IMG_1705.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p>We divided into four teams, each with a clipboard of questions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aCCDhx7W3N9fPKkN2GpsurrYiXW1mgXC0T_7OQKBrRlOMAuX4rMoHPDJZv6DzjU6O6oH8FcYvS1Ry_vC6j3v6HaQ4R2E3lrlps3a2BVmJmnEt6O3VL8Ilo7mWOMeb12CiDlWkfQpuWoE6cJqsuBUoMuzVBXm7OiyM_G4hfbiHpsuy8nQK6Upnf6gmAw/s1000/IMG_1704.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aCCDhx7W3N9fPKkN2GpsurrYiXW1mgXC0T_7OQKBrRlOMAuX4rMoHPDJZv6DzjU6O6oH8FcYvS1Ry_vC6j3v6HaQ4R2E3lrlps3a2BVmJmnEt6O3VL8Ilo7mWOMeb12CiDlWkfQpuWoE6cJqsuBUoMuzVBXm7OiyM_G4hfbiHpsuy8nQK6Upnf6gmAw/s320/IMG_1704.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><p>Which team would win?!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HC5YR3myfMaN4MSMtb6vcLrmASBgBjWyrUudbcZzpEgN6WWIRzAQiqUpg4-xor-dxTSjoFoJqEfIy-DasqlWAVZCBzi3giSOJaOOqtt1Bab3aiXL9M9WWGZSCUXFCqAgbqZ4taHnO5xcqCMMJXHLOiufmMAMSXrnqKR3Ei6hha5K7wKCVjgNcOoNzcU/s4032/IMG_1580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HC5YR3myfMaN4MSMtb6vcLrmASBgBjWyrUudbcZzpEgN6WWIRzAQiqUpg4-xor-dxTSjoFoJqEfIy-DasqlWAVZCBzi3giSOJaOOqtt1Bab3aiXL9M9WWGZSCUXFCqAgbqZ4taHnO5xcqCMMJXHLOiufmMAMSXrnqKR3Ei6hha5K7wKCVjgNcOoNzcU/s320/IMG_1580.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>In summer the town is busy with tourists. There are lakes and cottages nearby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx73Bs3KvGF3rNLieUOKRyAleQsWvLpGBInXDxRNk8KAN5tlOcwv1jIKzO-zAgpIzXlD8TyPYAqkeaZY1CHAZUvfF6IpSBHmghejAzP-ScuaZQZ2RnZ9LcAJSF9lVde-v6UqipVa0-wKB_t_mujVZcrof-M_4X1Djn-facGJePvYQgau4gZq8OJDA_t8/s4032/IMG_1568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx73Bs3KvGF3rNLieUOKRyAleQsWvLpGBInXDxRNk8KAN5tlOcwv1jIKzO-zAgpIzXlD8TyPYAqkeaZY1CHAZUvfF6IpSBHmghejAzP-ScuaZQZ2RnZ9LcAJSF9lVde-v6UqipVa0-wKB_t_mujVZcrof-M_4X1Djn-facGJePvYQgau4gZq8OJDA_t8/s320/IMG_1568.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>But the air was damp and main streets quiet last Saturday afternoon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltJo_EvVhyTVtD2Vb6jBN5M-K-PcX5K9wo2WsVBzYioVKzSsW75_wTWujALPMxANl_YdqTDQdCJwWmEaPbn0121ocv2Bl31h9J_HtwhJsGXUiuluAMeuOigYOiBl3RPFjIG6FO_FOCcq99i2lW_i-1GRDZcASjv-e074s0lEu4ED1W_BROyQim4uwBv8/s4032/IMG_1575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltJo_EvVhyTVtD2Vb6jBN5M-K-PcX5K9wo2WsVBzYioVKzSsW75_wTWujALPMxANl_YdqTDQdCJwWmEaPbn0121ocv2Bl31h9J_HtwhJsGXUiuluAMeuOigYOiBl3RPFjIG6FO_FOCcq99i2lW_i-1GRDZcASjv-e074s0lEu4ED1W_BROyQim4uwBv8/s320/IMG_1575.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We headed over to the Crystal Palace to find out its name (Was it Crystal Palace? Buckingham Palace? Or Window Palace?)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvwcrGlE0pmzWFlCPKYb0FhtWQrFdvP2ysndgAscZ8umTN0Lqo8LI2QW1TJw0Yiyqle0xlJC9Yc5PfpbhyphenhyphenSVEzWFlcPiEM1oLegs1AzcyQ5b0bEqTq36TMvrZTm2J69Rnwv52uBxyTBCKhxjcJPEk-bQRSxurkjzmyrX0Iv9Lv52FtStkyR-PMU98YsM/s4032/IMG_1573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvwcrGlE0pmzWFlCPKYb0FhtWQrFdvP2ysndgAscZ8umTN0Lqo8LI2QW1TJw0Yiyqle0xlJC9Yc5PfpbhyphenhyphenSVEzWFlcPiEM1oLegs1AzcyQ5b0bEqTq36TMvrZTm2J69Rnwv52uBxyTBCKhxjcJPEk-bQRSxurkjzmyrX0Iv9Lv52FtStkyR-PMU98YsM/s320/IMG_1573.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Then to the Mammoth Cheese to find out how much it had weighed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_tBemyaMqKL2Mpn1xSbQKiGaCW7ZHFGtNoLpDwIjExWnHG6VFvN6plxwhIFpir8YaaxeZJXZcEgzxxEvsO7NEzHBj7E9Ei9eCOI0irdo65VgGLIJJ7KGlMAmcp6UEX50Rbe1ZRQnELetydv9u9r7vVSY-VOky8xR8xjYfEKFRwzJMdmpwvbfrdcinko/s1585/IMG_1625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_tBemyaMqKL2Mpn1xSbQKiGaCW7ZHFGtNoLpDwIjExWnHG6VFvN6plxwhIFpir8YaaxeZJXZcEgzxxEvsO7NEzHBj7E9Ei9eCOI0irdo65VgGLIJJ7KGlMAmcp6UEX50Rbe1ZRQnELetydv9u9r7vVSY-VOky8xR8xjYfEKFRwzJMdmpwvbfrdcinko/s320/IMG_1625.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><p>What color was the giant chair?!</p><p>On and on we went, looking for answers, hoping to come first place...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDVT6RAhk8nAqNqjNK4tmaVBfr6WTIusdCdnBw2du4CCG-cJU66FoTmLreygfC655f5cSRm6HwxXBV6vBSARhViSfQomKKJAmCxxIditSY8-jvbUB5iDMHw_tOdQkGOKXUzyrjQJGRL-AKuUpU2iWorpCrNlYWq-LUyt4bxK_zBTdh-X_kIHEM8ntLcU/s3088/IMG_9505.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDVT6RAhk8nAqNqjNK4tmaVBfr6WTIusdCdnBw2du4CCG-cJU66FoTmLreygfC655f5cSRm6HwxXBV6vBSARhViSfQomKKJAmCxxIditSY8-jvbUB5iDMHw_tOdQkGOKXUzyrjQJGRL-AKuUpU2iWorpCrNlYWq-LUyt4bxK_zBTdh-X_kIHEM8ntLcU/s320/IMG_9505.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Then home for dessert...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMgUKxHoVanzAtCV1eFpVjs2pAy5U8S3C9o5GYKx9WGw3-9ouuEAoeuL7MtMEl5E8cLdrMoOHIt9HVdZirJhyvDQfbIXfD4zTPljlZKGQNPNUpiRH_2dpzC-2abFQm3sr5l61Q4xGZ6xpkM_IRTYhSaa6cRmCjXgF-15_I4Y_UmQU5PaIqh9P32zOs-U/s2932/IMG_1576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="2911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMgUKxHoVanzAtCV1eFpVjs2pAy5U8S3C9o5GYKx9WGw3-9ouuEAoeuL7MtMEl5E8cLdrMoOHIt9HVdZirJhyvDQfbIXfD4zTPljlZKGQNPNUpiRH_2dpzC-2abFQm3sr5l61Q4xGZ6xpkM_IRTYhSaa6cRmCjXgF-15_I4Y_UmQU5PaIqh9P32zOs-U/s320/IMG_1576.jpeg" width="318" /></a></p><p>(Even the cupcakes were a puzzle to solve!) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NQfa4wJdAWfP0L0jczgXJVZ7KDyiM3z7nnOP8zew0OOvJo3ib0WSUxcSqbU5zlSgv-xtO0OEFaOnijRtutcV5iT7W-3HiWY-cqVXvG1cPQ5Q6JB35pTij6Os_kaeqietcC9Xrc5WGHDwl3w8u7Ts6Fy5yqAQXcjbdweL-qGkAmrMLRstTbk9iVdcaps/s4032/IMG_1589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NQfa4wJdAWfP0L0jczgXJVZ7KDyiM3z7nnOP8zew0OOvJo3ib0WSUxcSqbU5zlSgv-xtO0OEFaOnijRtutcV5iT7W-3HiWY-cqVXvG1cPQ5Q6JB35pTij6Os_kaeqietcC9Xrc5WGHDwl3w8u7Ts6Fy5yqAQXcjbdweL-qGkAmrMLRstTbk9iVdcaps/s320/IMG_1589.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Ivy and Jericho evaluated the results and announced the winners. They even set up a "podium"! Such fun! For Grandma - the best birthday ever!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-8336633043992634742024-03-08T06:00:00.026-05:002024-03-08T07:42:34.119-05:00Aiming Low<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUIHWiCwIH1xOzqibsrewTzQK_q4DWp6dkcnWnSbaBZojkbvKED3gp-cAR66FWTBh40jbd2K2wJEEGc5EeqdowBWkQEhp4BFaV78hug0-ujIsrq2e8wkB_g3dCyG0VSnGJv08psfAAwKcxb_FZln2lPSVlzuTb0a60Wuh4r1eMsPLlDAWl0JsQod4gsk/s4032/IMG_1546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUIHWiCwIH1xOzqibsrewTzQK_q4DWp6dkcnWnSbaBZojkbvKED3gp-cAR66FWTBh40jbd2K2wJEEGc5EeqdowBWkQEhp4BFaV78hug0-ujIsrq2e8wkB_g3dCyG0VSnGJv08psfAAwKcxb_FZln2lPSVlzuTb0a60Wuh4r1eMsPLlDAWl0JsQod4gsk/s320/IMG_1546.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Exercise is part of staying healthy... So I try to get to the gym three times a week. I don't stay long - I do a quick circuit of eight resistance machines to strengthen my arms and back. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3E4B76l9QXgNLiKpL69bhI0HAoNnhWT8QP1SFOgdemntNeAxZHhByhbnad76lRxyku393v7No-VvFtcgL-wNZ4zJ4aZVqcWG1uzmeaCHIYyxCIsgIg3tpNFRyAZfJvHzpP48KCi_b6Uc_27WdmRdeQkLlQVRct2TxKU11r79-UIPJCCTtr_8myHZSw/s4032/IMG_1553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG3E4B76l9QXgNLiKpL69bhI0HAoNnhWT8QP1SFOgdemntNeAxZHhByhbnad76lRxyku393v7No-VvFtcgL-wNZ4zJ4aZVqcWG1uzmeaCHIYyxCIsgIg3tpNFRyAZfJvHzpP48KCi_b6Uc_27WdmRdeQkLlQVRct2TxKU11r79-UIPJCCTtr_8myHZSw/s320/IMG_1553.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I head over to a hydromassage bed for 10 minutes, to relax. While lying there, I do half a dozen wrist exercises - stretches that help me knit and crochet without pain. The whole routine takes me less than half an hour.</p><p>But - ever since the New Year - I've resisted going to the gym. Too tired after mall walking for an hour, my body tells me...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8DoSwI6q3sfFQ5IzK1qn8_Sz94whSiLN8HYOD3FrgUua6uJy3AVm736Bq2QlZ9q6bu5GcIMY-iy-mMF27hzSHUmn2zLj-uSuW1nUMdFO5SzOK0kMxdmXe3n1rb38WnbF-EA46G4uQlyG_KkVlmq0vmaJy1CoAe2IbHg-qd4qOpQOtXnGyVAk0GpEESg/s4032/IMG_1545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8DoSwI6q3sfFQ5IzK1qn8_Sz94whSiLN8HYOD3FrgUua6uJy3AVm736Bq2QlZ9q6bu5GcIMY-iy-mMF27hzSHUmn2zLj-uSuW1nUMdFO5SzOK0kMxdmXe3n1rb38WnbF-EA46G4uQlyG_KkVlmq0vmaJy1CoAe2IbHg-qd4qOpQOtXnGyVAk0GpEESg/s320/IMG_1545.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>So I have a new plan! I'm going to LOWER my expectations. I'll aim to go to the gym only once a week. If I do it, I'll be satisfied. </p><p>But if I manage to fit in TWO gym sessions a week, instead of feeling down on myself because I didn't go three times, I'll still be pleased!</p><p>(I hope this new strategy works to motivate me again!)</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-79485843155840255302024-03-07T06:00:00.002-05:002024-03-07T06:00:00.270-05:00Which One...?<p>I've been going through old papers - and came across this old (yellowed!) comic strip that I've kept for many years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdb0Jq-JajQ7rhNOtfb-Nu0W63VwuwQZTRig-VaWy2bu9qjZ24EKdSPPowcAgOO63gI6GbqihThlUVjxv8Q_XrsXL8ib09PUTzs_eERxvgKOsEIgmP-BDE9bw_h7LTT65lM4kvPjQ30XAAK6fb6RTCZMEPuYIaeCSN4y5KNlgQZAuU6OLsibDklkNgV0/s3624/IMG_1285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="3624" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdb0Jq-JajQ7rhNOtfb-Nu0W63VwuwQZTRig-VaWy2bu9qjZ24EKdSPPowcAgOO63gI6GbqihThlUVjxv8Q_XrsXL8ib09PUTzs_eERxvgKOsEIgmP-BDE9bw_h7LTT65lM4kvPjQ30XAAK6fb6RTCZMEPuYIaeCSN4y5KNlgQZAuU6OLsibDklkNgV0/s320/IMG_1285.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It dates back to our early years of marriage - when Terry and I (both older children with younger siblings)... Both of us fully expected to be in charge of making decisions that the other would happily accept.</p><p>It didn't work out that way! And all these years later, the struggle hasn't completely disappeared! The big difference is that we're more aware of the dynamic!</p><p>Those early "formative years" of childhood are really formative!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-63203301235112639872024-03-06T06:00:00.149-05:002024-03-06T06:00:00.274-05:00Interesting Thought<p>I've had a hard time, this past winter, finding books that really interest me. I came across this one, by Bonnie Thurston, a contemporary poet and theologian, in the library.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs4l5cS7RM4OuKcX9kcRUGXbjNjNtpzkjVqG_CiIsw25lAAAlW7CbYmdkdj6_Oqt6lA-8G-cQ_jeOuvqMYkw9XhOaJGdtT-PTcpMXXElvYMuqAfmqXvBwfaBfTrm1tBVqe9zzNRMV3u62jbdI7Kf2SMyceib3DLW2jZdi3ANXcyt_bSrhjGqV35q9GYY/s4032/IMG_0892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcs4l5cS7RM4OuKcX9kcRUGXbjNjNtpzkjVqG_CiIsw25lAAAlW7CbYmdkdj6_Oqt6lA-8G-cQ_jeOuvqMYkw9XhOaJGdtT-PTcpMXXElvYMuqAfmqXvBwfaBfTrm1tBVqe9zzNRMV3u62jbdI7Kf2SMyceib3DLW2jZdi3ANXcyt_bSrhjGqV35q9GYY/s320/IMG_0892.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>In an early chapter, Bonnie Thurston quotes Samuel Johnson - whom I remember studying about in my English literature courses at university... </p><p>Johnson was most known for writing an English dictionary. He is also credited with inspiring many poets of his day, who were his friends.</p><p>In 1750, he wrote: "we are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure."</p><p>"ALL DECEIVED BY THE SAME FALLACIES" caught my eye...</p><p>If it's true - and every generation looks back at the "strange" ideas of their parents and grandparents - what fallacies am I deceived by?! </p><p>I'll probably never know!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-17931587066676526872024-03-05T06:00:00.069-05:002024-03-05T06:00:00.282-05:00What to Do?!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBDbR842t8QW64J2xVj-04k5B8f9jeA4alAiUGzsD6IH0atdGp4okg2eFn14TNUTVWMT0ff0_ZX7j2d8VcO-SePRo-WTJuq0srOBJ2zWeBLpfQf4qSRORfNuQm_j_6aFEpoXbvXwFVNGycJrZj8QhpAvVawUU_UG4ksDJ58IvjsoxtyoS-OdVCcI-Yfc/s4032/IMG_1535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBDbR842t8QW64J2xVj-04k5B8f9jeA4alAiUGzsD6IH0atdGp4okg2eFn14TNUTVWMT0ff0_ZX7j2d8VcO-SePRo-WTJuq0srOBJ2zWeBLpfQf4qSRORfNuQm_j_6aFEpoXbvXwFVNGycJrZj8QhpAvVawUU_UG4ksDJ58IvjsoxtyoS-OdVCcI-Yfc/s320/IMG_1535.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I wanted to photocopy some papers using a printer I no longer use. I knew there was black ink in the cartridge, but the machine directed me to replace the cartridge, I had no new cartridge, so took the old one out and shook it a few times before replacing it - a trick I learned when using laser printers at work.<p></p><p>I was on the verge of putting the cartridge back into the printer when I noticed that it was oozing toner all over my hand... </p><p>What to do?! I grabbed some paper towel to sop up the wet ink. Then I ran to get a plastic bags to put the leaky cartridge in before disposing of it.</p><p>Then I looked at my hands - stained with black ink. How to clean them?!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw9AsWiuIsFE0HXCH5h51S0wNDgEjC66hhX5PEq9Mn5mYeN4Vrp2EjhKfk6lZhdKipfK8wtL0hnDGxHgUA1mHcxGN0oQS__kHS63d8Dfm4vDCcwy4Js_bR8x59lTbrWBjO0bRlMw9jjak5WOF4AGLDWxP6Hq7xMM6CxwS6hjwKEZE8moIu3F5aOmXF1o/s2079/IMG_1533.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw9AsWiuIsFE0HXCH5h51S0wNDgEjC66hhX5PEq9Mn5mYeN4Vrp2EjhKfk6lZhdKipfK8wtL0hnDGxHgUA1mHcxGN0oQS__kHS63d8Dfm4vDCcwy4Js_bR8x59lTbrWBjO0bRlMw9jjak5WOF4AGLDWxP6Hq7xMM6CxwS6hjwKEZE8moIu3F5aOmXF1o/s320/IMG_1533.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>Google directed me to several articles on how to remove printer ink from hands. I planned to try as many as it took to get rid of black stains. Apparently Windex might have worked if the ink was still wet - which it wasn't!</p><p>A pumice stone did remove a small amount of ink. But I didn't want to further damage my already-dry skin by rubbing too long.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6zVO9CeCqwxA5fGpJoTvsfhVsEsg7jBwtG33UJjuj_0xKYKZUL1UCzJXYLLnBB_NJduE8a9b4iUnPWVObczIYC2CB9wF_g_07mAi66WH-2zgO1WgJnrRX49nbd2aZYkwHbTNtf0CwB11NyRDuGCcPicQDi5QxDlv7GwOcEaHPJT3K5SOVSjedUCyQ0/s2079/IMG_1532.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6zVO9CeCqwxA5fGpJoTvsfhVsEsg7jBwtG33UJjuj_0xKYKZUL1UCzJXYLLnBB_NJduE8a9b4iUnPWVObczIYC2CB9wF_g_07mAi66WH-2zgO1WgJnrRX49nbd2aZYkwHbTNtf0CwB11NyRDuGCcPicQDi5QxDlv7GwOcEaHPJT3K5SOVSjedUCyQ0/s320/IMG_1532.png" width="148" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Next I rubbed my hands with a cloth soaked with a few drops of tea tree oil. More ink came off. </p><p>Baby oil or vaseline might also help, according to another article.</p><p>They all seem to help... some - but my hand looked so dirty that Terry didn't want me in the kitchen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7xFXBMEj6huz7mhLVnfvYaal7uB6tN0SS5FgOH7bJV8p4Gl3LZOSoV66OV4lwdsuksBIqRWrx3ORnyqCCnKVlcx3rxrJtH_XnKi5G-r7iy8s5BkFRmEuOgqM9cJBpdI5bl3NIJpNzOyM7sfXoVu3uaPVZS0rLw40uz2FwX7oXMDhSITlfO7-v_kjtE0/s3195/IMG_1542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7xFXBMEj6huz7mhLVnfvYaal7uB6tN0SS5FgOH7bJV8p4Gl3LZOSoV66OV4lwdsuksBIqRWrx3ORnyqCCnKVlcx3rxrJtH_XnKi5G-r7iy8s5BkFRmEuOgqM9cJBpdI5bl3NIJpNzOyM7sfXoVu3uaPVZS0rLw40uz2FwX7oXMDhSITlfO7-v_kjtE0/s320/IMG_1542.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p>Here's my hand 12 hours later ... </p><p>At first I thought it might take a few days to completely disappear - but... to my amazement .... another 12 hours and my hand was completely clean! Was it the many liquid soaps in my regular hand washing at home, in the mall and in the gym that did the job?!</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924912593182534555.post-1075216787473514862024-03-04T06:00:00.038-05:002024-03-04T06:00:00.269-05:00Amaryllis Bud Forming!<p>I was focused on the sprouting leaves of my four amaryllis bulbs... So I didn't notice that one - tucked under the pepper tree - was already forming a bud!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02A6W4Iy4DtBvusbOTUprxMKfBvMidfw07IkvpjgnePuJNrrcC87HXNHN9FmqjKljHgCQ18iY-SBTEz3zF_zNqvvgCQI_8I5jIxoQ3PxynPhVy0uE4933NAB1m95icMxX19DTwdZPrfYk1CymY_xyfcIVisMh4XvWNcxVT384RJg8qWF0V2DPAg8kBXE/s4032/IMG_1463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02A6W4Iy4DtBvusbOTUprxMKfBvMidfw07IkvpjgnePuJNrrcC87HXNHN9FmqjKljHgCQ18iY-SBTEz3zF_zNqvvgCQI_8I5jIxoQ3PxynPhVy0uE4933NAB1m95icMxX19DTwdZPrfYk1CymY_xyfcIVisMh4XvWNcxVT384RJg8qWF0V2DPAg8kBXE/s320/IMG_1463.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>So I moved it out into the open, where I can watch it develop.</p><p>I wonder how long it will take to flower ...</p>Marlene Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735003966316842774noreply@blogger.com0