....and so it begins again, my blog that is, with words from a new journal I bought in December. The journal was purchased to record events and thoughts about spending "Christmas holidays" away from home for the first time in my 55 years. Not a word was written in the journal...too busy enjoying the view, the people, the sights, sounds and smells of Dominican Republic. (not to mention the hot days, warm starry nights, warm ocean, the rejuvenating sunshine, long walks on white sand beaches, meeting new people from all over the world....Fantastic Time!!!
.......why spend Christmas away from home and family???? The main reason was that neither of my sons were coming home this year.....one is in Edmonton and it so expensive for him to fly home during peak traveling time, the other, spent Christmas with his girl friends family a 5 hour drive away. My side of the family are all over an hour away from where I live and enjoy a simpler celebration of holidays. Christmas with my husbands family is a week long event of overindulgence in every sense of the word. I just can't handle the excess ....the food, gifts, gatherings, parties etc. When we returned I had everyone over for an afternoon and dinner of exchanging small gifts, visiting and a great but simple oven dinner. It was fun, simple and over in less than a day!. I don't like the commercialization of this holiday or any other holiday. As I grow older, I find my path turning towards a simpler observance of the changing seasons -not one dictated to me by the stores and Hallmark Cards.
......and so my story begins again. In the absence of posting I have still read my favourite blogs. So much has happened.......loved ones ill or dying, beloved pets passing on. Unfortunately 'tis the same here......This past summer we have lost several neighbours and high school friends all to various forms of cancer....still others are enduring the hardships of treatment......such a hideous disease.
......I have adjusted as well as anyone can to having M.E. Recently I was diagnosed with asthma and degenerative disc disease as well. I've learned to pace myself....sieze the days I feel good and do the things I enjoy the most. I love to travel and we have decided to do more of that. We spent a wonderful week in Cape Breton Island with our best friends and the dogs in August. Emile was born there and has lots of family...stories for another day......I'm off to Florida for our March break with my husbands sister....a story yet to come.....
This is the most unwinter day today....leaden grey skies...40mm of rain so far today with a big freeze coming tonight......but it was warm and misty....soft drizzly rain and snow fog when I walked Nellie this afternoon.....
