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| My forum |
| 01.10.06 (3:03 pm) [edit] |
If you like religious discussion, debates and discussion on a wide variety of topics such as work, school, family and home in a family friendly atmosphere, please come and register at my forum!
Registration is free and forum rules are here....
http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire/index.php?showtopic=1854" title="http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire/index.php?showtopic=1854" target="_blank"http://s3.invisionfree.com/He...
Forum index is here:
http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire" title="http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire" target="_blank"http://s3.invisionfree.com/He...
Wren
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| March 10th, 2005 |
| 03.10.05 (9:45 am) [edit] |
My forum is here.
http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire" title="http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire" target="_blank"http://s3.invisionfree.com/He... (keep reading to see where my blog location is)
If you wish to participate in the debate section at the top of the forum you do not have to register. However, if you wish to participate in other sections of the forum, then you must first register in order to post.
Registration is free and easy.
If you enjoy constructive debates or just wish to chat about a variety of topics at a family friendly forum, this is for you.
Forum rules are posted throughout the forum, at the top of the sections.
My new blog that I have had for a few months now.
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Rainwren" title="http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Rainwren" target="_blank"http://www.xanga.com/home.asp...
If you like inspirational messages, sort of a "Chicken Soup for the Soul" blog, you have found it!
Please feel free to bookmark it. :)
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| Friday, November 12th |
| 11.12.04 (1:31 pm) [edit] |
I have a new blog...here is the new location. :)
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Rainwren" title="http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Rainwren" target="_blank"http://www.xanga.com/home.asp...
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| Monday, November 8th, 2004 |
| 11.08.04 (7:15 am) [edit] |
Well, 2004 has been a tough year for me. My main forum can't be brought back because they had lost all data, so here are the two locations now. :( The first link is one I had to totally rebuild from scratch and am still working on, the second link is more built and maybe more attractive to some with the Christmas decorations....oh well, after all that has happened I am just glad that I have such kind and understanding members, what a horrible thing to happen. Alright, I am done whining. LOL!
http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire/index.php" title="http://s3.invisionfree.com/Hearts_Afire/index.php" target="_blank"http://s3.invisionfree.com/He...
http://rainwren.proboards37.com/" title="http://rainwren.proboards37.com/" target="_blank"http://rainwren.proboards37.c...
After everything else that has happened to me this year I just pray that things will get better. I hope you are all doing well.
:)
Hugs.
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| Wednesday, November 3rd |
| 11.03.04 (12:53 pm) [edit] |
Well, since my last post, actually, since Monday (two days ago), my regular forum has been down....I created an alternate one for anyone who wishes to "come on down" and be a part of my family in the meantime until my regular forum is back up and running again. :)
http://rainwren.proboards37.com/" title="http://rainwren.proboards37.com/" target="_blank"http://rainwren.proboards37.c...
I hope everyone is doing well, and it's good to know that some of my old buddies are still here. misskendy and SheSpecies, here's a warm hug. Thanks for reading. :)
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| Friday, October 29th |
| 10.29.04 (9:39 am) [edit] |
Thanks, MissKendy and Aliciarose, for leaving your kind comments in my last blog. I removed the last entry because some unknown "outside user" left some strange comment, so...I hope all my fellow bloggers are doing well. I thought I would make one more entry just so that people know where I am. :)
I just celebrated my 48th birthday on October 27th...funny, as you get older it isn't so exciting as a birthday was when I was younger. LOL
Home is Where the Heart is
I wish everyone the best and hope to see you soon. Hugs.
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| Wednesday, June 30th |
| 06.30.04 (11:29 am) [edit] |
Wow! What fun this contest was! Nobody picked the one I had chosen, which was Fluffygrape Persians. Not to fret, though, I decided to take all the link names and write them down on pieces of paper, put them in a basket and mix them all up. We do have a winner! :D
It is the fellow tblogger who chose Gennily Kell's Place!
Aliciarose
you are the contest winner! Congratulations! I will be sending you your 200 tbucks, so please let me know that you got it, O.K.? :D
Thanks to everyone who participated in my contest, I thought this was fun!
My question for you all today is: do you participate in any lottery? If so, how often, and have you ever won anything? If you are too young to play the lottery, (under 18), how about your parents?
Have a great evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Tuesday, June 29th |
| 06.29.04 (12:37 pm) [edit] |
Today it is a great day here in Montreal, as the weather is mixed with rain, sunshine and clouds...very lovely and comfortable, I am quite enjoying it! Thus far, though, I haven't seen any rainbow, which brings me to the new title of my blog. See, for those of you who do not know this, the reason I picked "Wren's Rainbow" is because I love the rain, and I love color, too! That plus the fact that we can sometimes see a beautiful rainbow after a storm, kind of like what I went through the last several days. I was feeling down, and behind that cloud and storm was a rainbow, a light at the end of the tunnel. This is what urged me to change the name of my blog from "Wren's Blog" to "Wren's Rainbow". I am also sort of a child at heart, and I guess I felt that the name was fitting. I am so glad that you all like it, too! :D
Now for the contest....I am going to give you all a chance to pick another link in the list. Since I plan to announce the winner tomorrow, I want to make sure that everyone has had a chance to make two guesses. Thus far, combsisthebest has already made two guesses; however, since his second guess was really his first guess, meaning that he changed his mind, which I am allowing, he still has a chance at a second guess.
I will tell you all right now which links are NOT valid...."Home is Where the Heart is" and the blog links are not among any that I have chosen. I have chosen just one link, so please feel free to choose another link that you haven't yet selected, as well as a link that hasn't even been selected at all yet. It is possible that nobody has picked the correct link yet, so I am giving everyone a chance to have two choices, as I definitely want to have a winner! If you haven't voted for a link yet, please choose TWO. :)
My question for you all this time is: what is your favorite snack?
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Tuesday, June 29th |
| 06.28.04 (5:35 pm) [edit] |
Today was a gorgeous day here in Montreal. It was sunny, mixed with clouds and breezy...absolutely fantastic! Not too hot and not cold, just perfect. :D
If you checked out my blog from Monday, you will see that I have a contest going on. All my fellow tbloggers, all you need do is to pick a link in my list of links here...get the one I have already pre-selected before I began the contest, and you will win 200 tbucks. Yes, I have increased the amount from 150 to 200.
Please take your pick, I will finish this and announce the winner on Wednesday!
How is the weather where you are now?
Have a great night, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Monday, June 28th |
| 06.27.04 (8:03 pm) [edit] |
I decided to change the name of my blog! It was formerly "Wren's Blog", and it is now "Wren's Rainbow"
I hope you like the new name! :D
I decided to have a contest of my own for my fellow tbloggers! All you have to do is to pick one of the links in my list of links. If you pick the one that I have chosen, you will win 150 tbucks. If more than one person chooses the same correct link, then the first person who chooses the link I have selected will win the 150 tbucks.
Good luck to everyone!
Have a wonderful day!
Hugs! :D
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| Sunday, June 27th |
| 06.27.04 (6:07 pm) [edit] |
Wow! It is hard to believe that I haven't updated in a couple of days. The truth is, I was feeling terribly down and just didn't have the energy to take care of any of my online stuff. :(
I decided to change the name of my blog from Wren's Blog to Wren's Rainbow...I hope you like the new name.
I am back now and glad to be back. :D
I have a fun online test for you all! Please feel free to post your results in my comments here...I would love to know what yours are! I got this test from
my friend, Stello's blog! (her link is in my list of links here)
Stello is a friend whom I have mentioned about in previous posts here in my blog; she was born in Finland and lives in Ireland? Nice lady! Here is the test link!
Squirrel Name Generator You can enter your REAL FULL name in that just to see what result you get; all you need do is to add the RESULT here, which will not reveal your real name. What a hoot! Mine is:
Twitchy Crazy Whiskers! :D
I hope you are all doing well and I look forward to reading your comments once again.
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Friday, June 25th |
| 06.25.04 (2:06 pm) [edit] |
Today was sunny with mixed clouds; we did get that rain after all last night, and it rained heavily for a while, and we even got a thunderstorm. I loved it! :D
I got rid of my chat program today...I only had one buddy on it, so I figured what is the point? :(
You know, people tell me that things happen for a reason, and I think that this includes making new friends as well as "losing" old friendships. It really hurts to lose a friend, but I think that there isn't anyone out there who can say that they haven't been through that at some point in their lives.
In my 47 years it has happened to me a few times, for sure. I think that sometimes people change, even move away, and I don't know about any of you, but I think long distance friendships or romances, whatever, can be the most difficult. I mean, unless you are well equipped with a good camera for chat, it is difficult to know if a person is serious, etc., because you cannot see their facial expressions. You merely rely on their voice, and some don't even have that ability, either, if they have never spoken on the phone or used voice chat. All you have to go on is the words.
I have made many friends here at tblog, and it is because of you folks along with a few friends that I know outside of here that encourage me to keep blogging. I must be honest in saying that it amazes me, as well as encourages me that anyone even takes the time to read what I have to say, and care what I think, etc.
My question for you all this evening is: what is friendship to YOU?
I will be having roast chicken with potato salad for supper, so I had better get started on that.
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Thursday, June 24th |
| 06.24.04 (7:19 pm) [edit] |
I found this story tonight in the Yahoo! news. We were just talking about how people have heart attacks, etc., and how stress affects people. I have heard that animals can make people relax and I know that my cats definitely help to reduce my stress...when I read this story, I thought I just had to put it up here.
Your comments, as always, are both welcome and appreciated.
Have a great night, everyone!
Hugs! :D
N.B. man told police he wanted to kill Torontonians; friendly dog saves day
1 hour, 11 minutes ago
NOAH LOVE
TORONTO (CP) - A man who told police he was bent on going on a murderous rampage believed people in his native New Brunswick were nice, so he planned to gun down people in Toronto instead - until a friendly dog changed his mind about the city's residents.
The man drove from the Maritimes with a carload of guns and ammunition intending to kill as many people in Toronto as he could, he told police. But a last-minute encounter with a woman and her dogs in a lakefront park convinced him Torontonians are nice too.
"He wanted to start a killing spree," said Det.-Sgt. Bernadette Button. "He didn't indicate why, but (did say) that the people in the Maritimes were nice so he thought he'd come up to Toronto."
By chance, he encountered a woman walking her two dogs.
"One of the dogs approached him and it was playful and they got into a bit of a tug-of-war," Button said.
"He decided that the people in Toronto were nice and he didn't want to continue with his operational plan."
James Stanson, 43, was charged with eight weapons-related offences after a man surrendered to police Wednesday in front of a supermarket in the peaceful east-end neighbourhood known as the Beaches.
Stanson, wearing a scruffy light-brown jacket, appeared in court Thursday afternoon after being examined by a psychiatrist. A scruffy beard and moustache obscured lacerations on his round face.
Justice Richard Schneider ruled the accused would undergo further psychiatric assessment before June 30 and appear again in court for a progress report on July 14. At that time, the court will decide whether Stanson is mentally fit to stand trial.
Stanson was also remanded to the hospital unit of a Toronto jail so that he can be placed under suicide watch.
Police said a man had a loaded gun in his pocket and a car crammed with more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition and had intended to start firing in the park on a sunny summer afternoon.
The man was a dog owner and his car was packed with doggie blankets and a big plastic dog dish still filled with dry kibble. Police said he had left his own dog in New Brunswick.
After visiting the park, the man, who police described as mentally ill, drove around the city looking for a police officer.
Const. Fraser Douglas, 25, was responding to a shoplifting call in front of the nearby supermarket when the man drove up behind his cruiser and honked his horn.
"He asked the officer who he approached for (psychiatric) help, or he was going to do something serious," Button said.
At that point, the man said he had intended to go on a shooting rampage.
Officers tallied the cache Wednesday night, counting carton after carton of bullets.
The list included: a 12-gauge shotgun, a bolt-action rifle with a telescopic lens, a 9-mm semi-automatic, a machete, throwing knife, camouflage ski mask, black leather gloves, and 6,296 rounds of ammunition.
Police say all the firearms were legally purchased.
Police say they have a dog to thank, but do not know the identity of the pet's owner.
Helen Stanson of Guelph, Ont., said she believed her nephew was in Toronto seeking medical help for a heart condition.
A blood vessel in the heart was expanding rapidly and required surgery, she said. "He was a walking time bomb."
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| Thursday, June 24th |
| 06.24.04 (12:44 pm) [edit] |
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for your kind thoughts and comments in yesterday's blog. It really means a lot to me. As well, would like to thank Scarlett
and Magoo for the very kind private messages they sent me. I truly appreciate it!
Today is a hot and humid day here, breezy, too. The weather forecast is calling for some precipitation this evening or tonight, so I am definitely hoping for rain. :D
Today is St. Jean Baptiste Day here in Quebec, which means most businesses and stores are closed for this special occasion. :D
For dinner this evening I plan to make a hamburger pattie, and some potato salad and a tomato. I just love potato salad, and I make it with the Miracle Whip light salad dressing, so there is very little fat in it...but it is so, so good! I put a hard boiled egg in it as well as a chopped onion, then mix it altogether with the Miracle Whip...mmmmmmm.
:D
I wish you all a wonderful evening!
Hugs! :D
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| Wednesday, June 23rd |
| 06.23.04 (5:33 pm) [edit] |
The weather in Montreal today has been very breezy, pleasant and sunny. Lovely day! :D
Here's the hard part: then why am I feeling so down? :(
It isn't the weather, but then again, I have never been a person who has been affected by the weather. For example, a lot of people think the rain is a bad thing, they seem so unhappy when it rains. I am the opposite...I love the rain, don't mind it at all. I tend to get down more over circumstances than I do the weather. I must admit to you all, and for some of you it might be a surprise, as you most likely enjoy reading my blog because it is usually cheerful and upbeat, but I struggle every day to be that way. I mean, it doesn't come naturally, I have to push myself to be positive. I guess I shouldn't be ashamed to admit this to you all, and I am trying not to be, and I sure hope that my dear loyal readers will continue reading my blog, as it is a big encouragement to me that you even care enough to take the time to read what I am feeling, what I have to say, etc. I think that this is probably what helps me be able to be positive...just knowing that you folks are out there and take the time to read and comment.
Are you a naturally cheerful person?
Alright, I know for sure that
Magoo is! :D
That is great, and I think it is wonderful to be able to be like that...so, how about you?
Thanks for reading and commenting, and I would like to wish you all a wonderful evening!
Hugs! :D
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| Tuesday, June 22nd |
| 06.22.04 (1:04 pm) [edit] |
After having seen this, I just wonder if that gentleman who hit me with his grocery cart the other day at the supermarket would fall into this category. I mean, people who have a bad temper and become furious over little things could be at risk as well, but how about people who remain angry rather than letting it out in a productive way? As well, how about those who are very sensitive and keep their feelings to themselves?
Just wondering: what do you all think about this study?
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
Cool head may mean calm heart - US study
Last Updated: 2004-06-22 12:17:07 -0400 (Reuters Health)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who keep a cool head under stress may be less likely to develop high blood pressure as they age, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
A study of 4,000 young adults showed that those who stressed out the least while playing a difficult video game and taking other tests were less likely to develop high blood pressure in their 40s.
"In general, the individuals who had larger blood-pressure responses to stress had a greater risk for developing high blood pressure," Karen Matthews, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh who led the study, said in a statement.
"This risk was independent of other known risk factors such as race, gender, education, age, and body-mass index (a measure of obesity)."
Matthews and colleagues used information from a continuing study tracking the natural history of cardiovascular disease.
In 1985 researchers began studying 5,115 men and women, ages 18 to 30, and re-examined them at regular intervals.
At the second-year examination, 4,202 of the volunteers who had normal blood pressure of 140/90 or below took stress tests.
In one, they plunged a hand in ice-cold water and kept it submerged for 45 seconds. Another involved tracing an image. And one involved a video game - which at the time was fairly novel and still stressful for many to play.
"In general, participants who had the greatest blood-pressure increases during all three tasks had the highest risk for later high-blood pressure," said Dr. Mary Whooley of the University of California San Francisco, who worked on the study. The study was published in the journal Circulation.
"The greater the blood-pressure changes in all three tasks, the earlier the onset of hypertension," she said.
After 13 years of follow-up, 353 of the participants developed high blood pressure, they found.
"This study confirms previous work demonstrating an association between blood-pressure response to various stressors and the future development of hypertension," said American Heart Association spokesman Dr. Daniel Jones.
"It is still unclear whether exposure to stress is a part of the cause of hypertension in some people or whether these tests measuring response to stress are simply good markers for the future development of hypertension."
High blood pressure eventually affects up to 90 percent of Americans as they become elderly and is a leading cause of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.
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| Tuesday, May 22nd |
| 06.22.04 (8:05 am) [edit] |
Today is a very rainy day here in Montreal...at least so far, anyway!
O.K., thanks to a few of you here who were kind enough to try and help me with adding a link in my blog, I would like to try this out, so here goes!
SheSpecies
kindly sent me an e-mail last night to show me how it is done, so I hope that this is working now!
:D
I am using the code she gave me...so I am basically doing this blog more as a practice than anything, as well as to mention a few things on my mind.
Please vote for Blou in featured blogs.
Thanks, as well, to Raindropecho
and to everyone else who took time to try and help me with the HTML thing here. Now, the real test!
Are my links working? They are definitely working!!! I just tested them! A heartfelt thanks to everyone, and it was SheSpecies' e-mail that got me doing it now.
Have a great day, everyone!
Hugs!
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| Monday, June 21st |
| 06.21.04 (6:12 pm) [edit] |
Well, the beautiful new weather here continues on! Cooler temperatures coupled with a beautiful strong breeze makes it idea for going out and taking a nice long walk, cooking and doing whatever else I need to do.
Greybeard, if you are reading this, I made that recipe that you shared with me the other day in my blog...tonight. Wow, that is delicious! I cooked some elbow macaroni, added a can of cream of mushroom soup, a can of tuna and I chopped up an onion very fine and added a cup of grated cheese. It was really scrumptious! Thanks so much for sharing that recipe with me in my blog the other day. :D
If anyone knows how to add a link in a blog post, such as here, (not meaning in my links), please, would you be kind enough to tell me how to do that? I would have put Greybeard's blog link when I mentioned him if I knew how to do that, but I messed up on the last attempt when I tried to do the mourelatos.com (grocery store) thing, so I didn't want to get it wrong this time.
Thanks! Speaking of links, I added a few new links in my list of links. Enjoy! :)
My question this time is: what are some of your pet peeves? I mean, what things really grate on your nerves? Some people don't like it when a toothpaste tube is squeezed in the middle, you know, any pet peeves that you have.
Thanks to everyone who cares enough to read my blog, and your comments are both welcome and most appreciated.
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Sunday, June 20th |
| 06.20.04 (8:18 am) [edit] |
Well, the weather here in Montreal is much more bearable and lovely, so I am quite enjoying it! I wanted to talk about something different today, and that is stereotyping and prejudice. I guess all the blonde jokes have been getting to me, and although I am not a natural blonde, (blonde highlights), my hair has always been light brown, I suppose the closest you can get to blonde. I think it has to do with some TV shows as well...such as Three's Company. Suzanne Somers played a "dumb blonde" role, and I find it sad, not to mention frustrating sometimes, that some people still tend to think that a lady who happens to be blonde is stupid. :( I remember another show I watched a lot as well, and that was WKRP in Cincinnati, where you had Loni Anderson playing the role of a very intelligent and well paid receptionist. She was blonde, but unlike Chrissy Snow on Three's Company, Jennifer Marlowe played an entirely different role. I found this to be a relief, as for a change a blonde was playing an intelligent role.
As for myself, I am a soft spoken lady, my movements are "slow and deliberate" as opposed to "fast and violent", if you can understand what I mean, yet I am very detail oriented, intelligent and just have a different perspective on things than some people. That doesn't make me stupid, as far as I can see. I was at the grocery store yesterday when someone struck me with their shopping cart and I have a bruise on my arm because of it. :( Gosh, this man was rather violent and didn't even apologize for hitting me with his cart. I mean, gee, why the hurry? I think if he organized his time better he wouldn't have to be in such a hurry. How about retarded people? This may sound hard to believe for some of you, but I once knew a man who worked for H & R Block as a tax consultant; yes, he was retarded...however, he was one of the best employees there at that time. I work in retail, as most of you know, and about 5 years ago, I was working in a store where one of my employees was dyslexic. (I was the manager of the store) Basically, dyslexics have problems mixing up numbers, which in itself doesn't seem bad, however, for the job she was doing it could have meant her losing her job. See, she was doing sales on the cash, needed to balance her cash at the end of her shift and she was taking orders on the phone for internet sales. Now, we could get calls from England, Germany, U.S., just about anywhere in the world. She needed to get the correct information on the credit card details as well as the address. I explained to her the importance of getting it right, as the bosses wanted to fire her because of her getting an order wrong. If we had to re-ship, it cost the company money, of course. Anyway, after having worked with her for a couple of weeks and giving her tips on having the customer repeat it back or having her repeat the details back to the customer, she ended up being my best employee! :D It took patience and understanding on my part, but since I really felt that this girl, who was a 17 year old student, fully bilingual, (French and English), and who could sell and had a great rapport with the customers, as well as being a hard worker and honest, it was worth my time working with her, as her other qualities overshadowed her dyslexia, in my opinion.
How often do we look down at people, make fun of them, or judge them according to their looks, dress, color, or anything else?
Thanks for listening.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Saturday, June 19th |
| 06.19.04 (8:39 am) [edit] |
Wow! I am absolutely ecstatic! Although my fingers are still a bit swollen from that long bout with heat and humidity we had here in Montreal, it is much better today. The forecast was indeed accurate! It is cool and VERY breezy today, so I have all my windows open to allow the good air to come in. I cannot begin to tell you how relieved and happy I am! :D
I am not sure if any of you have ever been to Montreal, but I know that many who come to Canada tend to go to Toronto, Ontario. If you ever have an opportunity to visit Canada and are heading toward Ontario, please come over to Montreal, Quebec! We have a really beautiful city here with so many things to see and do. Don't let the fact that it is a French speaking city, in fact, the second largest French speaking city in the world. No, I do not work for a travel agency and in fact I have never worked in the field, but I am just saying this because I find too often that people head to Toronto and skip Montreal. Montreal is about a 6 hour car drive away from Toronto, and there are so many restaurants and tourist attractions here for you to see. We have the Saint Joseph's Oratory, Mount Royal, Laronde, the Biodome and many, many other places to check out. Some places are free, some you have to pay, but Montreal is a fantastic city, rich in beauty and culture. If any of you plan to travel this way, I can recommend some great restaurants for you that are known for offering great value, delicious food and service, as well as suggestions of places you can check out.
My question this time is: what is your favorite color?
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Friday, June 18th |
| 06.18.04 (3:20 pm) [edit] |
Gosh, it was (still is) another hot and very humid day. :( I shouldn't complain, I suppose, but I guess this is my way of sharing with you all how I feel...not very well at all. My fingers are swollen from the humidity, so my arthritis is really bothering me right now. It didn't cool down last night, either, and there was a power failure somewhere in the wee hours of the morning. I woke up at 5 a.m. to no fan, and I was perspiring miserably. Not to say that the fan is a relief, mind you, as it can only blow the existing air, which is hot, hot, hot. However, I was even worse without it. The power came back on at 6 a.m., so thankfully it wasn't out long. I am sure we had the outage due to so many people using their air conditioners...but who can blame them? It is really, really hot. The forecast calls for cooler air tomorrow, with a strong breeze, and I cannot begin to tell you how much I am looking forward to that relief.
My cats are feeling it as well and I keep putting cool water on them (via a paper towel so that they feel that they are being petted, not doused) :D
I shower as late as I can, even 10 or 11 at night, just to try and find some relief. Shower, shower, shower is what my life is all about right now!
O.K., I guess I have complained enough about that.
My question for you all this evening is: what did you have for supper last night?
Have a super evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Thursday, June 17th |
| 06.17.04 (3:21 pm) [edit] |
Thanks to everyone who made comments in my last blog entries. Gentleblackcat had asked me about the English cucumber as well as BLOU, so I thought I would try and show you the difference! I am not really sure how to insert a link here in my blog yet, so please bear with me on this. There is a grocery store in Montreal that has a website. On this site you will see their weekly specials circular. If you click on the weekly specials, as you browse through this circular you will see a few different types of cucumbers in it. One is called "Persian", the next is called "Kirby", and finally, the "English cucumber". You will be able to see the difference in the English cucumber, as it is long and slender and is wrapped in plastic, whereas the others are shorter and fatter...the English cucumber is a seedless one, but the others are not. Here is the website link, before I forget. www.mourelatos.com
Come to think of it, I have added a link in my blog in the past, I just forgot how. Do I need to type the http:// first? Well, I guess I shall find out here now, won't I? :D I am editing this post to tell you the link, as my attempts did not work. The website is mourelatos.com
I had a salad again for supper tonight, but this time without salmon, as I had a pork chop with it. It is extremely hot and humid again here in Montreal today, and it is taking up my energy to just type this, but I wanted to make sure I keep my dear loyal readers up to date. :)
For those of you who may be unaware of this, there is a link on the left hand column of my blog that says, "bot this blog". If you choose this option, this means that everytime I update my blog you will receive an e-mail.
I just wanted you to know in case you weren't aware that this option is open if you wish to use it. :)
Have a wonderful evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Thursday, June 17th |
| 06.16.04 (8:47 pm) [edit] |
My blog will be slightly different today, as it for one thing will be longer than you are used to, so please bear with me. I have something on my mind that I wish to impart, and it is sort of deep and needing to be released.
Do you take people and things around you for granted? Before you reply, please hear me out. See, it would be easy to say, "Wren, no, I do not take things I have, nor the people in my life, for granted". This may be true, but how about this: is there someone who said or did something to hurt you that you just can't forgive? Are you still harboring a grudge and anger toward that person? In a way, this is taking things for granted...here is what I mean. You are assuming that you have tomorrow to "make things right", to clear the air with that person. Maybe you don't have tomorrow, perhaps that person doesn't, either. You could walk out of your house and get killed by a car, so could that person. I think sometimes we take for granted that we have tomorrow, tending to put things off until tomorrow, which may never come. :(
I wanted to share a sad, but very true story with you all. A teenage boy, I guess he was around 14 or so, was going through "peer pressure" at school. You know, he wanted to be part of the crowd, but unfortunately that "crowd" were not good or kind people, sadly. One day, in his wish to be like his friends, when he wanted to use the washroom and discovered that his father was shaving at the sink, rather than politely tell his father that he needed to use the washroom, he said, "Move aside, stupid!" His father was shocked, because his son never spoke to him like that before...still, he moved aside. The son went to the washroom to get ready for school. He went to school, and when he came home, he discovered that his father wasn't there. He asked his mother where his dad was, as he wanted to apologize to him for his unkind comment earlier that day. His mother told him that his father was in the hospital - that he had suffered a heart attack. He went later on to visit his dad in the hospital but still didn't apologize at that time, because his father had suffered heart attacks before, so he was used to it. He promised himself he would apologize to his dad when he got home from the hospital. The next day his mother told him, "Your father had another heart attack and died."
He was haunted by this for a long time, because the last words he ever said to his father were, "Move aside, stupid."
This teenage boy grew up and became a preacher. He used this story, one that he had lived first hand, in many a sermon to show others that we just don't know how much time we have and that we should never take anything for granted.
Thanks for listening, I wanted to share this with you.
Have a great day, everyone!
Hugs. :D
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| Wednesday, June 16th |
| 06.16.04 (4:03 pm) [edit] |
I had a fantastic dinner this evening! I made a great salad, and here is what I had in that salad....mmmm. LOL! :) Lettuce, English cucumber, tomato, green onions, garlic, salmon, mushrooms and a bit of grated cheese. Salt and pepper with some extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice completed this delightful salad. I really enjoyed it! :D
It was pretty warm and humid here in Montreal today, so that salad with a nice glass of iced tea was absolutely perfect for this weather. Between the pain of my arthritis and my obvious discontent with the humidity, I am not at my best. :(
Do any of you have any pets? If so, what type of pets do you have?
Have a super evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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| Tuesday, June 15th |
| 06.15.04 (2:55 pm) [edit] |
I thought I would add one more blog today. I just thought of something that I wanted to ask you all.
Which president, in your opinion, within the last century, has done the best job?
As well, I thought I would ask you all when your birthdays are.
I was born on October 27th, 1956, which makes me a baby boomer. :D
I don't imagine anyone else born on the exact same date that I was out of any of you, well, not the same year as well, but how about the date itself? Thus far I know one person who shares my birthday...Stello. She sometimes leaves comments here in my blog and her blog link is in my list of links. She was born in Finland and resides in Ireland.
Have a super evening, everyone!
Hugs! :D
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