Do you remember?

If you forgot, the words are on your Ten Dollar Bill
(if you are Canadian)

I had to look for myself but there it was on the back in really tiny print, the first verse of In Flanders fields.

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row by row,
That mark our place and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
~John McCrae 1872 - 1918


For the complete poem you can go to In Flanders Fields on Wikipedia, the Free Encylopedia.


Thank-you Veterans!

Today I get to be....

"The Bride!"

I've been thinking of weddings and anniversaries and hence this post. After all aren't most brides hopefully minded? Hope you enjoy...

Today I get to be "The Bride"
by Betty

Today my heart is filled with hope and delight,

As I stand in my gown of satiny white,

Today I will celebrate a new chapter in my life,

Where soon I will acquire the awaited status of wife,

I rethink the words of the vows I will make,

And hope some of the clauses I won't have to debate,

I know the words say for richer for poorer, for better for worse,

But I hope for the better and the fatter the purse,

Today I gaze down the long aisle where soon I will meet,

My friend at the end all odds to defeat,

Today I will soak in the cheers and the laughter,

And stick to my dream of happily ever after,

Today I step forward with confident stride,

Because today I get to be, The Bride!

............

What were you thinking on your special day?

Surround Yourself With

…things that make you smile!

Seems like just a few days ago that I turned the calendar over to September.

As I flipped the page I was excited to see what the September photo would be. And when I saw it I couldn’t help but smile.

It contained two of my favorite things.

With 3 books stacked behind and one underneath there was a kitten peering so intently at the open book he was sitting on that he looked like he was reading it. Smart kitty!!

So I got to thinking with the world around us that can quickly take our smile away, as much as we can we should surround ourselves with things that make us smile.

What surrounds you?

Did you walk right by?

Ever look for the sugar bowl? You can't find it so you go on a search. You look high and low, up and down and all around only to discover that it was right there in front of your nose and you missed it. And you feel kind of silly.

Ever go for a walk down the road? You look around and enjoy the scenery and observe all the things around you. On the way back you discover something that you hadn't seen on the way down and you wonder how you missed it. Were you looking in too many directions?

The eye is for seeing. It is an amazing part of our body, but there are times when we just don't see. We look but we don't see.

Are you looking for hope? Did you miss it because you couldn't see? Did you walk right by because you were too busy looking in other directions?

Hope is there. Can you see it?

The sign is right

Sign seen in doctor's office.....

"Babies are such a nice way to start people."
~author unknown

So how is your "nice factor" growing?

A Cool Sunrise

With temperatures below -20 C today......we could use a little help .......
....for a lot of global warming!!!

Happy Blog Anniversary Two!

Well here it is - blog anniversary Two!

Here is what I've learned so far:

• Blogging can be fun!
• Your first blog is a starting place.
• You will get ideas on what to write.
• You may even get ideas for other blogs.
• Not everything is engraved in stone - it can be changed!
• It is ok to leave comments.
• It is ok to leave comments on every blog post!
• How much I enjoy comments on my blog.
• I even enjoy comments on other peoples blogs.
• Blogging will take up as much time as you let it.

What have you learned in your blogging journey?