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.

:)

.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 :)

BWAT {Ballroom with a Twist}

gotta love free tickets

i often add my name to contests, never giving them a second thought.  well this past week, the stars aligned and my name had been chosen as a winner!  totally made my week, as i just found out that our electrician blew us off yet again :(  but my frown was instantly turned around, as i was given an excuse to get dolled-up and buy those much needed boots to go along with my dress :)  so i do have to send much love to the humane society for putting on the contest.  picking up my tickets from the new home to the humane society, just off of waverly, i rethought fostering animals and picked up some information.  breaks my heart to see the look in those animals eyes being locked up without a family, if interested in fostering click here!


so last night my hubby and i, dressed too the nines, enjoyed an evening of dancing!  there was soo much talent: 

olympic gold medalist and runner up on dancing with the stars Evan Lysacek 

dancing with the star pro's: Edyta Sliwinska, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts, & Damian Whitewood

american idol finalists: David Hernandez {season 7}, Gina Glocksen {season 6}

cannot forget the fabulous young dancers from: So You Think You Can Dance, Burn the Floor, & High School Musical

we both watched in awe at the flexibility, strength and obvious dedication the performers put into this show.  job well done, as even my hubby had enjoyed the evening.  

enjoy the photos i snuck, was hard to pry my own eyes from the stage :)

cool summer evenings...

relief from the humidity

yes, ed & i are both wearing sweaters.   no, not because we were cold, the mosquitoes were crazy !!!

last night enjoyed nightly walk-a-bout without the crazy humidity.  never looked forward to the rain soo much, aaron actually took me out for a celebratory meal. 

       {we sat on the patio, watching the rain pour; nothing like 'poor mans' air conditioning :) }

enjoy the photos of the evening walk :)

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  :)