I AM PRETTY ENCOURAGED ABOUT MUSIC THESE DAYS. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THAT ONE OF MY SONGS HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE RADIO PODCAST.

FROM OUR PART OF THE WORLD TO WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE!

WELL, IT’S OFFICIAL : WE’VE HAD OUR FIRST FROST. SO, WHEN WE INVITED OURSELVES (TRUE!) TO OUR FRIENDS KAREN AND BILL’S HOME FOR AN EVENING AROUND THEIR FIRE PIT WE KNEW WE HAD BETTER DRESS IN LAYERS FOR A VERY CHILLY BUT FUN EVENING.

THE OTHER DAY I REMEMBERED THAT A FRIEND HAD RECOMMENDED A SHORT ROAD TRIP TO A BEAUTIFUL WETLAND AREA IN THE CITY OF ST. ALBERT. WE HAVE LIVED NEARBY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST WE HAD HEARD OF IT!

#THROWBACK THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2020

HE WALKED FAST. IT WAS SMOOTH SAILING AT FIRST . HE RARELY GOT TRIPPED UP.

A WHILE BACK TERRY AND I DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR CORNY QUEST OF LOOKING FOR ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST’ STATUES.

THIS REALLY SPOKE TO ME TODAY….

I THOUGHT I WOULD HEAD OVER AND CHECK OUT THE WEE DINOSAUR VIGNETTES THAT MY NEW FRIEND, LAURA, SETS UP IN ANOTHER NEIGHBOURHOOD.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THESE DAYS …DESPITE THE CONSTANT BAD NEWS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND OTHER PERSONAL ISSUES WE ALL HAVE.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO AN OUTDOOR MARKET? THE SEASON IS WINDING DOWN WITH THE COOLER WEATHER BUT MY FAVOURITE TIME TO ATTEND IS IN THE FALL.

WHEN GOD WANTS TO DRILL A MAN…

I LOVE MY SISTER. (I LOVE MY SISTERS! I LOVE MY ‘SISTERS OF THE HEART’). BUT YESTERDAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING THE AFTERNOON WITH MY SISTER, PAULA.

OUR ADVENTURES CONTINUE WITH OUR SMALL MANDATE OF TRYING TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THE AUTUMN SCENERY EACH WEEK BEFORE THE COMING OF THE SNOW.

THE EDMONTON CHRISTMAS BUREAU PROMOTES THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS CARING AND SHARING .

AUTUMN IS HERE AND AUTUMN IS ALREADY WAVING GOOD-BYE IN EDMONTON. MANY LEAVES ARE ALREADY OFF OF THE TREES AND AFTER YESTERDAY’S WIND THERE WILL BE MORE NAKED BRANCHES TOUCHING THE GOLDEN SUNSET.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY IT. WE ARE CORNY PEOPLE. HA HA. WE GET TICKLED BY FINDING THESE ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST’ STATUES. IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY IN ALBERTA!

YOU STARE STRAIGHT AHEAD BUT YOUR EYES ARE BLANK. YOUR WALLS ARE UP, NOT AS STRAIGHT AS THEY USED TO BE, BUT PROTECTING YOURSELF. HOW YOU LONG TO HAVE SOMEONE ENTER. YOU THINK YOU STAND ALONE, ABANDONED, AND FAR AWAY FROM HELP, FRIENDS. YOU ARE IN THE AUTUMN OF YOUR LIFE ,FEELING FENCED IN ON ALL SIDES BY FEAR, UNCERTAINTY.

THE DAY I TOOK THESE PHOTOS THE SMOKE FROM THE CALIFORNIA FIRES HAD TURNED THE SKY WHITE. YOU COULD SMELL IT IN THE AIR TOO.

TAKE A WALK AROUND THIS WEE TOWN AND YOU WILL FIND BEAUTY AROUND EVERY CORNER.