Deal of the Day.

I love a good deal and today, found this sweet

chocolate bar at the grocery store. Originally it

was a $2 bar but today, on sale for a tiny .40 cents.

Clearing out the last bits of Halloween. Yum!

Tea Break.

I'm so lucky to have an extremely flexible

work schedule. After being home with our

children for more than 20 years, working a

9 to 5 schedule in one spot would have truly

driven me crazy! Thankfully, I was able to

negotiate both my contracts to suit our

family's lifestyle and for my own sanity. I

can work at our hospice, our centre, at home

or on the road, like in the cafe above. It 

gives me a lot of freedom to truly create our

programs and be present to my families. At

each location, a tea break is always in order.

My favorite tea is Chai but I'm starting to really

like Chamomile for the relaxing effect it has

on me. After a very stressful Summer, it was

a real tool for me each day. And so tasty too.

Do you have a flexible work schedule?

Do you have a favorite flavor of tea?

Simple Apple Pie.

 My lovey wanted desert the other night.

The only thing that we had that was sweet

was a bag of fresh, crips apples. So I dug

around in our pantry and came up with a pie.

Not just any pie of course. But pie just

like my gramma used to create for us.

Simple ingredients: pie crusts (yup!), brown

sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon and apples.

These Granny Smith apples were so tart so

I added in a couple of Mac's to even it out.

Found this apple corer at our charity shop for just $2. 

It was still in the box and is from Lee Valley!

Pie crust from our freezer. Not made by

me but we won't tell anyone, will we?!

Rolling out the dough to make the lattice top.

My first attempt and it worked out nicely.

Few extra pieces of dough ~ nice little flowers

to add some pizzaz to my little sweet pie.

In the oven, ready to bake. The aroma was amazing.

And my lovey was very impressed with my creativity.

Our Big Boy.

Home for a short visit in October, this was

our last day with him. He couldn't come for

Thanksgiving at the beginning of the month,

so we celebrated a couple of weeks later. A

film he was in was being shot in the big city

south of us, but he was able to sneak away

for one weekend out of the three weeks he

was in our province. Wish our visit could

have been a lot longer but so very thankful

for the time we were able to have together.

Foggy Days.

We have had the strangest weather all year

long. Last Winter we barely had any snow

and this is a region that normally is covered

for almost 6 months of the entire year.

But last year, very little snow. And then we had

a very wet and rainy Summer. So much rain that

some farmers had to declare their crops ruined. We 

couldn't get our grass in because it was just too wet.

Our Fall has also been very wet and extremely foggy.

Normally we don't get fog at all or very little amounts.

I took these shots from the top of a parkade in the

big city next door to us a couple of weeks ago.

I had presented a workshop to an another organization 

downtown and was leaving but stopped for these shots.

Amazing how thick it was. This is what it's been like

most days, well into November. Very little snow, it's

still raining and the fog continues to roll in. Today,

we had a bit of sun, which  melted the bits of snow.

Have you experienced "strange" or unusual weather?

Is fog something you receive lots in the Fall?

Thanksgiving.

Wishing all my blogging buddies south

of the border a Happy Thanksgiving. I

send each of you blessings for a family

filled day and a bountiful year ahead.

Revisiting My List.

Last Sunday, I promised to do all the tasks below.

All were completed except the last two. It was

too muddy outside to put the wicker away but

it is now safely stored under the veranda for

the winter. And setting up the room for me to

paint took place on Thursday. A blog post will

soon follow to explain our busy week that took

me away from blogging and painting rooms.

* long shower to easy my achy body

* unload the dishwasher from last night

* gather the ingredients to make a pie

* plant our spring bulbs in the warm earth

* send an email to a group I belong to

* create a scrumptious family dinner

* set up the room that I will paint tomorrow

* put the wicker furniture in to storage

Sunny Sunday.

Finally, a sunny day! In keeping with our relaxed

Sunday routine, I've adopted the above list as my

"keeping me grounded on this sacred day" mantra.

But with the sun today, I have added a few tasks to

complete before the predicted dreaded snow arrives 

this week. I hope it doesn't make me a hypocrite.

Here's my task list for this beautiful sunny Sunday:

* long shower to easy my achy body

* unload the dishwasher from last night

* gather the ingredients to make a pie

* plant our spring bulbs in the warm earth

* send an email to a group I belong to

* create a scrumptious family dinner

* set up the room that I will paint tomorrow

* put the wicker furniture in to storage

All easy tasks and ones that will make this day flow 

smoothly and the week easier to manage with life

in order and tasks taken care of. The snow likely

won't last long as warmer days are predicted after.

But in our climate, being prepared is key to not

getting caught in a blizzard. We'll be ready for sure.

What are your grand plans for this Sunny Sunday?

Are you busy getting ready for this Winter?