mark 12:31

getting to know neighbours in this city, as it is in any largely populated area, is challenging.  seems funny really; or perhaps it the country girl coming out in me.  if you grew up on a farm or had the opportunity to visit a rural community, you quickly know everyone within miles; the names of not only the neighbours, but what they drive, their pets names, when their birthdays or anniversary are.  always waving to one-another while meeting them on the road, or never being afraid to call and ask if they have seen your horses or cows {when they happen to get out} or walk to the nearest house to get a tractor to pull your vehicle out of the ditch :)

here in the city it is a little different mentality when it comes to getting to know the neighbour.  getting our own house has made me realize how i took for-granted how easy it was to get to know neighbours in a country setting compared to here in the city.  seems that there is not a lot of Mr. Wilson moments {from the tv show home improvement}, or not too many waves are returned {more confused looks than returning a simple wave}.  so i was forced to keep up what i had been taught: treat your neighbour as you would want to be treated.   when dividing plants, offer to those who seem interested or in the fall when our garden surprises us with more veggies than we can handle, to offer them to our neighbours here in the city {who appreciate more than words can say} or when it snows {as it has this winter especially!}, to shovel our neighbours walk ways and back ally. (to name a few things)  

by 'loving your neighbour as yourself' the rewards are amazing.  i have gained many good friends and love the feeling that i know my little community that immediately surround our home.  which is rare in a city, as odd as that sounds...  i really do enjoy having a conversation with a neighbour when walking farley, or having a community of eyes watching our property when we are gone or at home, who feel comfortable enough to drop in a say if they seen something that seemed out of the ordinary.  

this morning, a neighbour felt so very happy to have us as a neighbour, we were presented with a gift of appreciation.  i accepted the gift, saying that we really did not do the things we do to be rewarded, we simply do it out of love for our neighbourhood.  our neighbour continue to say something that made me fuzzy on the inside, how greatly appreciated are all the things that we have done and continue to do, but how the things we do in our little community are appreciated.  

our gift :)

on another note:

having a blast in the snow, as much as our city will regret getting all this white stuff when it starts to melt...  

oh, yea...  while i have your attention, please do check out my PrOjEcT 365, 
a new photo for every new day.

:)

i{heart}faces: pets

Farley Sprocket

currently we are into the deep-freeze of winter; waking to the temperature of -38*C!  makes me a little more excited for our warm holidays.

{two days and counting}

was excited that this challenge was of our PETS!  so the following is my entry, our shaggy friend: Farley Sprocket.  since he has come into our lives a year and a half ago, we have had some amazing adventures! {always exciting}  


this photo was taken this past summer.

enjoy!

...Don't forget

check out other great entries at i{heart}faces & my PrOjEcT 365!

.surprise visitor.

could not help a smile after i read the following Shel Silverstien poem :

Hot Dog

i have a hot dog for a pet,

the only kind my folks would let

me get.

he does smell sort of bad

and yet,

he absolutely never gets

the sofa wet.

we have a butcher for a vet,

the strangest vet you ever met.

guess we're the weirdest family yet,

to have a hot dog for a pet. 

enjoyed a visit from my parents and their little meatloaf.

 

seasons greetings :)

oh, ya...
don't forget to take a peak at my PrOjEcT 365, everyday is a new photo :)

friday the 13th

and the weekend begins

happy friday! as i sit here typing i can't help but smile one the day i had, thus far.. 

1.  woke to screams coming from the basement.  being asleep, i was not sure exactly what the words were, as to the tone that they were coming in.  as i jumped out of bed, the words became clear, ' the water is gushing in'..  run downstairs to see a fountain of water gushing up 2 feet in the air, about an inch when we got there, and gushing...

2.  having the hubby volunteer to stay home and get the water situation under control, i went off to work. {somewhat thinking that it may be a optional day, on account of the storm} of course once i got to work, the: monsoon rain stops, clouds open up, sun beams through the storm clouds, and the humidity starts making everything sticky.  had to chuckle with loralee, how this always happens: especially when you are wanting it to rain.  :)

3.  a surprise lunch date, courtesy of my husband.  nothing like a&w on the tailgate of hanky!  farley got to meet some new friends, as he found a hole in the fence...

cannot say that this friday the 13th has been all bad, not that i am superstitious. 

i've included  a couple of photos of farley today.  he was sad because it is pouring out so we only took him for a short walk, with promises of a longer one later. 

enjoy :)

August Long Weekend '10

rushing river

what an adventure that weekend was, of course in a good way. {chris may think differently, although he was a sport...} 

started out with a couple detours, wild blueberries everywhere you looked, a near drowning, a few storms and severe watches, amazing food, great company, sunny afternoons, couple of farley/meatloaf escapee run,  world domination {risk}, amazingly clear water and a bit of fishing...  weekend in a nutshell





enjoy  :)

 

  

F G P

got my groove in the grove





having the opportunity to check out a new park is ranked pretty near the top, when it comes to Farley ~ or so i think.  earlier this week he was given this opportunity and he jumped on it. {well actually in the car...}  off to fraser grove park; home to my day job. 

enjoy the photos!

M.

wild strawberries

bright sunny days

was glad when i woke up on sunday morning as it was a beautiful day!  full of family, good food and fun! a happy fathers day was had by all!  the day was full of adventures: finding the forbidden flowers ;), almost sliding into the muddy turtle drain, go-carting with paige, celebrating fabulous fathers, and eating fresh wild strawberries. happy belated fathers day dad, and to all you fathers!

today may not have been the brightest day, considering we are under severe thunderstorm watch.  there was a break in the clouds and was able to make the best of the evening.  playing in the background was the dixie chicks and the eagles ~ as the concert was at the bomber stadium; a nice touch to a mosquitoie walk!

wild strawberries
are wild strawberries really wild?
will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child?
should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam?
could they ever relax in a steam-heated home?
can they be trained to not growl at the guests?
will a litterbox work or would they leave a mess?
can we make them a cowberry, herding the cows,
or maybe a muleberry pulling the plows,
or maybe a huntberry chasing the grouse,
or maybe a watchberry guarding the house,
and though they may curl up at your feet so sweetly,
can you ever feel that you trust them completely?
or should we make a pet or of something less scary,
like the domestic prune or the imported cherry,
anyhow, you've been warned and i will not be blamed
if your wild strawberry cannot be tamed.
                    ~shel silverstein