Reflection.

It's been a week! But the long weekend in our Province is here and we are going to make it a fun but relaxing one. This holiday, Heritage Days, is an opportunity to take a break and reflect on where we all came from and the beauty of our country. However, with Covid, the big festivals and all the celebrations are either cancelled or have gone virtual online. We are hosting a small gathering tomorrow, outside of our friends studio, to launch our new radio station that my dh and 4 other partners have created. We will all be wearing our masks and stay at least 6 feet from each other, a task that is manageable as the space is large. Our son is going to stop in tomorrow morning as well. Other than that, we hope to rest, read, play, paint and truly take a break for the rest of the weekend. No work until Tuesday and this is a most welcome relief from the busyness of life at the moment. I do plan to work on my tiny greenhouse project and if it gets a bit cooler, we hope to actually start work on our big greenhouse project now that all the pieces have been gathered. I look forward to learning all how to use the greenhouse to extend our growing season. Something to look forward to during these difficult times. A long term goal in my opinion always helps me stay focused and continue to move and grow. It's all we've got for now.

I love our sun room turret at the end of the day. It always looks so peaceful and light. I'm ending July and this week with this shot and hope you enjoy it as well. Be well. Stay safe. Enjoy your weekend. Be in the moment. Breathe. Live. Celebrate. Love. Rest. Create. Enjoy. We got this!

~ Chy

Perspective.

Sitting on the veranda in the sun last

night while contemplating painting

the tiny rocker. A lovely shade of very

light pink is my first thought. And as

I gazed in that direction, I noticed the

pattern on the deck from all the spindles

in the railing. As a visual artist, it is

these things that catch my eye and help

me keep perspective when live around

me is chaotic or troubling. Life is good.

~ Chy

Twenty Weeks ....

.... since we've been home indefinitely.

I'm grateful for our good health, our

cozy cottage, our busy jobs that can

be done from home, our amazing kids,

our helpful neighbors and sunny days.

All of these have made this a bit better.

I do miss all my colleagues, though we

talk all the time on Zoom and by email

and Teams. And we got together 2 weeks

ago today for a retreat (socially distanced!)

and that was amazing and so healing. I

miss meeting my clients in person. I miss

just casually heading out to the store. I

miss visiting my mom when ever I want to.

I miss travelling. I miss so many things.

But I'm grateful we have this time and

the chance to get through this so that we

are all very healthy, safe and thriving. It is

our new life and we are embracing it in

the very best way we can. I hope you are too.

Be well.

Stay safe.

~ Chy

Evening Meal.

Look who came to visit us tonight for

her evening meal. Our sweet mama deer!

No sign of her baby. We wondered if

maybe the little one was sleeping and

mama slipped away to get in a few

bites while she had the chance. Sweet!

~ Chy

Wordless Wednesday.

~ Chy

My Morning. Our Night. Thankful.

In the morning, I wake up to the sound

of sweet birds singing. I am so thankful.

At night, we sit on our front veranda and

watch the trees blow in the breeze and

the frog jump across the paths. We watch

the sky change in color. I am so thankful.

~ Chy

Heatwave!

Mother Nature is really not being kind to us this

week. After a lot of rain and dreary days, we have

all been so excited to see a week full of sun. Except

that the sun has come with extreme temperatures

and now we are under a "heatwave warning!" It

is nice to wake up to sun and we have managed to

figure out the best ways to keep our little cottage

cool when it's hot outside. We put the air on once

in the morning for about 20 minutes, then leave a

fan on (part of the system) to continue to move the

coolness around. We do this again before bed and

once more mid day if we need to. Windows are also

kept closed, along with blinds and shutters. We did

go outside yesterday and watered all my pots, the

gardens and the veggie patch. We also moved the

pots out of the direct sun onto the veranda so they

would be covered and cool. Little guy played out

yesterday twice but not for long. He got super hot

really quickly so back in to the cool house he came.

I'm fine with this heat, as long as it doesn't bring

storms in to the mix. So far, so good. It would be

the last thing we need at this time. Wish us luck!

~ Chy

Tik Tok Gone!

I was so curious what all the chatter was about "Tik Tok" so my daughter downloaded it on to my phone. And this morning, I took it off my phone. Yup, that Tik Tok is now gone from my life. Let me tell you why ....

It was only about 48 hours, but in that time, I became enthralled in the mini stories of people all around the World who shared their lives, their births, their deaths and everything in between. But I became very concerned and found it hard to wait for "part 86" of their journey. I worried about mama's who had lost babies. I wondered how someone was doing in labor. I felt tearful for someone's memorial video. I became anxious with ALL the "Karen" stories, especially those related to mask wearing (or NO wearing). It was a lot of lost time. I jokingly told my husband, who was away most of the weekend filming, that I had not once turned on the tv because Tik Tok was too entertaining! So this morning, after realizing I hadn't done my workout, I was negotiating with myself how long I can be on it for and realizing I was failing miserably at that choice, with no breakfast, and no shower, that it had to go! Dd wouldn't tell me how to get the silly thing off my phone, so I checked the Google and guess what? Simple 2 steps and it was gone, gone, I say, forever from my life!! 

Back to reality. I'm off to shower. 

Have a lovely day my blogging buddies!

~ Chy