Today we were at Tews Falls for a walk and met this snowgirl. I think this is the most unique snow person I’ve ever met. All we need to do is give her a name. Now that we are home, Mar and I are going to walk down to the pub to contemplate this issue more seriously. Do you have a suggestion?
OK, now I’m getting excited. As you may know Jason built this website for me for Christmas (one of his many talents). While I’ve been playing with it he’s been working away in the background making it sweeter. This morning I click on it, we have new colors and I can upload pictures. I see this as our connection with the world, OK, maybe not the world, but certainly family, friends and enemies too. Updates on where we are, what we are thinking, favorite pictures, interesting people, places, whatever. Since it’s my website I’m thinking it should have anything I think is interesting. Hopefully you will find it interesting too.
We’ll take it out for it’s real test run around the 25th of January: We are off for a month in our Motor Home then, we’re thinking we’ll head South.
Come on back for a read whenever you want, have a look at our pictures. You’re welcome anytime. Leave a comment if you feel the urge.
On December 25, Mar, Pam and I volunteered at the St Catharines YWCA. I for one had a great day. While the girls were setting up the tables for dinner, I was handed a broom, soon replaced by a mop. As we got closer to the dinner sittings I was introduced to my special station, the sink and dishwasher. Mar was serving, Pam was bussing but I had the really important job, keeping those dishes bright and shiny. I think we all learned a little humility, we were certainly touched by some of the stories we heard. We were told that in St Catharines at least one of the Y’s functions is to provide housing, food and support for young women who have lost their way. They offer 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. They also offer support for those who need it. These gals have either made some bad descisions or in some cases are the classic “bad things happening to good people”. We were all impressed by the family attitude the Y offers: “We are here when you need us, no matter how often you need us and we’ll be here when you decide it’s time for some changes” If that kind of support is out there for young ladies, then you have to assume that somewhere, it’s out there for old men too. I find that very comforting! We’ve all volunteered a bit over the years but this was the first time that I’ve ever done anything like this. I will do more, I promise. Over the past few months I’ve been thinking that it’s time to start giving a little back to this world we live in. I didn’t make a big difference in anybody elses life on Christmas day but I do feel a little bit better about what I can do for this world, and that I have started down that path.
Speaking of stories; after we finished at the Y we headed to the movies to see Sweeny Todd: http://www.sweeneytoddmovie.com/ . Let me warn you: that movie is not even close to what you see in the trailers. Did we enjoy it? Yes, Are we still talking about it? Yes. Are we used to the site of spewing blood? No. We have promised ourselves the next movie will be http://thebucketlist.warnerbros.com/ with Jack Nicholson. New Years Eve, here we come.
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:48 am
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