Sunday, August 30, 2009

sneaking in late

  • I have just been, well not here, LOL
  • however tomorrow I have to come with an S word-
  • so I will make sure that I get a good sleep
  • and then sort out something sensible--(wink)
  • not sure how the week slipped by so fast
  • but I am ok---
  • I did go to a funeral for an good friend
  • to papa hubby and I on Friday-
  • he too died with cancer
  • I did see some old friends there
  • and also David's sister came and sat
  • with me so it was full of good memories too.
  • and then I saw one of our old pastor's
  • from a little pentecostal church where
  • we used to go before we were planted at the Nazarene church
  • both are lovely God filled churches and we only
  • moved with prayer as we needed a Sunday school for our grand-kids
  • as we took them every week- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  • but back to the pastor- he did not know that papa graduated
  • from his earthly life-
  • so we had a sad but nice visit and
  • I have to say that this is the first church function
  • that I have attended since papa hubby's death
  • where I did not look for papa-
  • it was a sad occasion and yet I felt free of a burden
  • that I have carried since July 21- 2008
  • pray for widow Betty as she begins her journey of grief-
  • off to see if I can sleep on a S word
  • and fix a tale for you tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

My plans..........


Just stopping by to say hello- I was looking for this picture to share as it reminds me of
how we can make joy with and for each other- just by sending a smile-
so here is mine today-- I just noticed I have a file here(in the computer) for spring chores to be done in 2008--and none of them are done-!!!
it made me think of how life is full of our plans but in the spring of 2008 the Lord had me taking care of dear papa hubby = and so those spring chores were filed away. I did not do them this spring either re my health as I must do as I can do when I can now.
-. I wonder if I should rename the file for 2010- no, maybe not- God will show me his plans then and they will be good plans for me-.
Have a wonder filled week that is left and I will pop in soon.
huggles from Meme

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Unglazed Letter T









  • here we are with another week and a new letter for:






http://unglazed.blogspot.com/









  • T is one of those letters that begins a lot of words


  • maybe too many because I had a hard time picking one


  • I could rant about my tea that I can no longer drink


  • but I did that once already and it has been


  • two whole weeks tea-less- and I did try to drink


  • a cup of decaffeinated but it was no go......


  • so I will remain tea-less


  • so now I have to find another word that begins with T


  • my biggest trouble here is that I have no pictures to post

  • that begin with T but T does remind me of the word

  • TWO which reminds me of matched sets

  • like salt and pepper,

  • cream and sugar-

  • husband and wife

  • each one can stand alone but together they

  • make a perfect set-.

  • Now I will close with a hug
  • Meme

Saturday, August 22, 2009

an alphabet blessing----- B*

  • I love to read and may even be addicted to reading
  • and because of this joy I have books-
  • I do not keep too many fiction books other
  • than the Jan Kuron series-
  • I like the way she writes which makes
  • me feel that I am there..
  • not just peeking into window
  • but in the room.
  • I also have a lot of devotional books
  • which really help me on when
  • I am have an A** day......
  • and I have my Bible(s)
  • I do enjoy reading different versions
  • and some of them explain what some things were/are-
  • I need to go through the books again
  • and pass some on to the church-
  • we have small library there and I
  • can always go borrow the book back-
  • I think of how so many people have
  • not learned to read- even now with
  • it mandatory to go the school.
  • Television has taking over the books
  • and it cannot teach reading and then there
  • is the computer but to me,
  • there is something special about cuddling up
  • in a warm blamket and a book
  • Have a wonder filled week end
  • and Meme will come back soon
  • with another alphabet blessing.
  • I will not go in any particuliar order but
  • just as words come to mind to tell
  • the tale of the blessing.
  • Hugs from Meme

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Unglazed letter for Monday is U





  • it is not quite Monday here but by the time you read this


  • it will be because I am trusting that you are all in bed.


  • remember this link and join in the fun:


  • http://unglazed.blogspot.com/


  • **************************


  • the letter U tried to stump me but it rained here


  • a lot the last few days so I remembered my


  • UMBRELLA


  • we all have them and some folks even collect umbrellas-

  • and umbrellas are not a new invention-

  • I see a lot of those pretty Victorian ladies

  • often with an umbrella to shade their faces

  • from the sun

  • and in some places; one can use an umbrella

  • to keep the rain off their hair

  • but

  • in Alberta we have storm rains and we do

  • not even try to battle the storm using an umbrella

  • we have all tried at least once but with Alberta wind

  • the umbrella becomes a version of the old flying machines

  • and one could easily take off flying and sometimes
  • the umbrella turns in side out and then one has to try
  • to reason with the umbrella as it becomes a bucket
  • - as our rain

  • does not come straight down like in the movies ==

  • it comes sideways and back and forth and sometimes

  • even up- did you that know rain can bounce??

  • but I still love umbrellas as they come in such

  • nice shapes and colors- all little girls must have at least

  • one umbrella every summer and some of us big girls too.

  • most ladies who golf has a least one big umbrella that someone

  • holds over the other friends waiting for a the putter to putt.

  • and sometimes you see a gentleman struggling to

  • keep his lady dry while they are both blowing in the wind.

  • I use one in the summer to put over the bird cage

  • on sunny days so our bird can enjoy outside life in the shade.

  • umbrellas remind me of romance too and I have no

  • idea-- maybe because of the old song '' Dancing in the Rain'' which

  • we Albertans would like to try if our rain did not come

  • down in so fast and hard.
  • Have a wonder filled week.......and

  • May you be covered by an umbrella of joy today-

Friday, August 14, 2009

an alphabet night B*




  • another a blessing in my life is bread

  • I did bake bread for us but now with me

  • it seems easier to buy bread

  • and I found this wonderful whole grain bread

  • at a new store in town- the loaf is huge so I

  • have to split it in 3 and the good news is that I

  • can get the teen - age girl to eat it also-

  • it does cost more but when you figure out the weight

  • and size it is comparable to the white fluff--

  • mama always baked bread and I have never got

  • used to the sliced white air bread =

  • I know a lot of folks like the idea that bread

  • comes sliced and ready to go........but I grew

  • up with home made bread that we sliced one

  • piece at a time-
  • daddy taught me how to hold the loaf and slice-

  • once winter comes and it will come to Alberta-

  • I will bake again and I found some neat small

  • bread pans down stairs--( my basement is like a

  • thrift store) that I can now use ......again.

  • I have the bread machine too but only use

  • it for mixing as I love oven baked bread.

  • my hands are too arthritic to mix by hand

  • so the machine is another blessing.

  • as I have been considering my things

  • as blessings, I have found that I enjoy

  • the never-ever ending care more.

  • and I am now sharing some of these blessings

  • with others as I no longer need them.

  • I do not have a picture of bread tonight
  • but I know that each of your homes
  • are blessed with daily bread=
  • have a wonder filled week end
  • hugs from Meme

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Thursday Tales



  • weather was --cool, clouds with sun hiding and threats of rain

  • widow friend came over for tea so I made dinner for us

  • just a macaroni hamburger pie and cantaloupe and

  • no tea for me but a nice pot for friend-

  • Dogman sinned - tried to, no did steal ( is there a less harsh word?-lol)

  • my cookies in my book bag-

  • I try to nibble whenever I can so I keep cookies(oatmeal )

  • in the bag in case I go for a walk and sit a spell

  • so now the great debate is that there is crumbs in my bed

  • as the bag sits on a small basket at the end of my bed-

  • I tend to keep more things in my bed than just me

  • but back to the crumbs- sigh

  • I shall have to remake the bed because like all good cookies

  • there were a few chocolate chips in them

  • and chocolate chips never just make crumbs

  • so now Dogman is off to his bed

  • looking sheepish which is not hard to do with his

  • hair which is according to the vet- is called fur -LOL

  • the worse part for him was that I was vacuuming when

  • I entered the room so he had to bale out and run

  • past that machine which he barely tolerates when

  • it is not moving---------

  • oh, well- dogs will be dogs and he knows that I know

  • that he knows better...........

  • and Meme will have a fresh bed tonight-

off to make my bed -- sending hugs--- Meme

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

3 days with out tea

  • wow- having a bad tummy sure is tough on addictions
  • that is things like tea and coffee and chocolate and.......
  • I gave up chocolate quite a few months ago unless
  • Miss Ashley tempts me ---:-) and that is not often.
  • and coffee and I parted ways many years ago
  • and now I have decided to go tea free for 2 weeks
  • and see if this will helps and then maybe forever
  • depending on the outcome-
  • which leaves me drinking water and water and water
  • so I fill my little teapot (4cups) twice a day and add
  • ice-cubes now and then-
  • I do some milk in between.
  • It is not so bad giving something up but
  • the hard part was ''not'' making the tea
  • it was such a in grown habit
  • I did have an appointment with my specialist
  • for Aug. 30 to make some decisions in regards
  • to this problem and the office called yesterday
  • and changed it to October 8.
  • yes, I did cry as this just seems to be going
  • on far too long so I will keep this appointment
  • if it is not changed again and also ask for a new
  • specialist- this has been going on for 2 years now
  • and every appointment made has been redated-
  • pray for me to find medical treatment soon
  • we know what is wrong but now something
  • also needs to be done ........
  • I am really lost as how or what to eat
  • anymore
  • any one interested in Nutcracker Syndrome can
  • google it - plus Barrets Disease
  • do not take my spelling as correct *
  • other wise I am fine-boo hoo
  • and alas, no to any of those drinks
  • other than the instant breakfasts
  • I have to avoid high fat also
  • The office did tell me if the pain increases too
  • much to go to the city emergency rather
  • than our local town as they can get a
  • the specialist quicker------(-there are no pain
  • meds one can take for this--)
  • however I sure would rather have things
  • taking care of before an emergency=
  • there: I did my tea whine(LOL)
  • now I will go drink some more water.
  • huggles Meme

ABC Blessings * A



  • an old picture of Dogman sun tanning --He was getting ready to help papa hubby weed-whip.
  • My brain has gone to alpha-bites--LOL

  • and I was thinking off different items in the house

  • that are blessings that I see and and yet, some how

  • do not see----------

  • I enjoyed the letter V unglazed that

  • so many of us did yesterday.

  • I think everyone had a different V that

  • they expressed in writing and pictures.

  • I am going to have to work on the letter U

  • but for today I will list some A blessings-

  • that seem plain and simple but blessings

  • are never plain and simple when we

  • see them as blessings.

  • ----------------

  • A is for

  • applesauce


  • I remember mama making applesauce in the early fall- she used the crab apple

  • which by its self can be quite tart and slightly bitter but with a some

  • sugar added, it became a nice fruit and dessert -

  • we would pour it over toast and then eat our special breakfast

  • with a knife and fork. She added a touch of vanilla and a bit of butter

  • to the sauce when she took it off the stove.

  • Now I buy those little fruit cups in the store-

  • where we live they are less expensive than the apple

  • and provide me with vitamin C and Dogman loves to

  • clean out the near empty cup and pack it around all day-

  • I have an unconscious rule to leave just a little

  • so he does not work for nothing.LOL
  • huggles from Meme and Dogman too.

Monday, August 10, 2009

The Letter V



  • here I am and it is still Monday here but I know that I am pushing it..............

  • V is sometimes a very very hard letter to ponder on------

  • but then I remember that it is one of the main food groups

  • VEGETABLES

  • alas we in Canada and USA have got away from eating vegetables-

  • I remember as a kid that we had vegetables with dinner and supper

  • so many different kinds--carrots- turnips- cabbage- squash- peas

  • beans- corn-tomatoes and others but these were our main ones

  • and we grew all our vegetables- Mama had two gardens - one close

  • to the house which was for summer vegetables- and then the big

  • garden out in the field where we had our groceries for winter.

  • They were both hard work but paid off well each year-

  • The gardens were our main source of food and a must-

  • there was no corner store or money to buy something we could grow

  • mama canned a lot of veggies in the hot month of August-

  • on our wood cook stove and then around the end of September

  • we all went out to dig the main garden - all the vegetables had to

  • be dried well before storage-

  • We ate all winter long and enjoyed many foods- including homemade

  • pickles-

  • Thank God for vegetables - HUGS FROM MEME
  • check out this blog for more letter V fun-------http://unglazed.blogspot.com/

Friday, August 7, 2009

Finding the Mary in me..........


  • Martha, Martha, thou
  • careful and troubled about many things. But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part.......Luke 10: 41,42
  • --------------confession from Meme---------
  • I suffer from busyness- I am always doing something and always have something to do
  • and often run out of time to finish everything and fall into bed too tired to do anything
  • to tired to do my devotion
  • too tired to pray
  • too tired to hear His voice
  • too tired sometimes to sleep =
  • too busy and too tired!
  • our daily life can do that to us- we fill our homes with things but things get dirty or used or moved and so we need to take care of things.
  • but lately I have no energy to do all the things on the list in my mind
  • and I have been burned out for double days now
  • and just having to rest and there is no energy left to burn
  • and the Lord is reminding me that the blessings He gave to me were never meant
  • to become burdens---or a replacement for His friendship=
  • I need to find the Mary in me-- I need to sit down and have idle hands
  • and a quiet mind- I ask Jesus to come and then I leave Him to sit alone
  • in my heart and my house-
  • this is a not a new problem for Meme but now it is time for me to begin
  • to make changes so that I too can sit at His feet with out a do list in my head.
  • I have let the ordinary things of daily life take procedure over the Lord=
  • I ask for prayer to begin again as a friend of Jesus who takes the time
  • to hear His voice. A friend who will sit and listen- a friend who is glad to have
  • His company.
  • Forgive me, Lord for my busyness- Teach me to be still - both mind and body-
  • Love from Meme

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Favorite things

  • I think that I will do some blogs
  • on favorite things that I enjoy.
  • no special order or timing
  • but mainly wanting to share
  • some of the blessings that the Lord has given to me.
  • they are just ordinary things that add joy to my life.
  • my electric blanket:
  • I am a cold person and this blanket is a warm blessing for me.
  • It is a soft light green, polyester, and soft.
  • It is the size of afghan so is easy to fold up
  • and pack from room to room.
  • This blanket and I have shared a lot of naps
  • together- it has a timer so Meme does not over cook-
  • and this blanket kept papa hubby warm
  • when he was a home with cancer-
  • It reminds me of how the Lord covers me
  • in times of cold and weariness
  • His love is soft and warm.
  • He covers me with His love.
  • and watches over me while I sleep.
  • ''Come to me, all you are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.''
  • Matthew 11:28 NIV

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

summer sun

  • cool and wet day here so maybe our summer is over
  • I have been getting some summer sun
  • and also just not doing so great
  • I realize that I am going to have to let
  • the grief go=====
  • as it is now making me sick and tired
  • so I am trying to find some new focus in my life
  • to take my mind off of--
  • missing papa hubby
  • Dogman is fine- in and out all day
  • but always in by bedtime
  • he just sits and watches in case a
  • kitty should dare walk the back alley
  • I will have to dig some blogs out of my memory
  • and see what I can come up with
  • have a great week
  • huggles from Meme