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“I’d find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.” Jack Kevorkian
I don’t know why that particular quote struck my funny bone when I read it. Jack Kevorkian . . . really?? Also I guess because I think cleaning toilets is just a part of life. If more people had to, or were required to clean toilets, maybe there’d be a bit more appreciation for the people who have to clean up the messes that those who DON’T clean toilets leave behind?? It’s not a fun job, but it’s a necessary job and just one amoungst many dirty jobs that go under-appreciated by many! OK . . . I’m coming off my soap box now and going to go finish cleaning the toilets . . . lol!
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“Love is the thing that enables a woman to sing while she mops up the floor after her husband has walked across it in his barn boots.” Hoosier Farmer Quotes
Hee hee! That quote really struck me . . . not that my husband walked across the floor in his barn boots . . . but . . . he had been working out in the yard on the tractor digging trenches. AFTER I had mopped all the floors, I was walking along bare-foot and stepped in dirt that he had tracked in on his sandals. Urg!!! He’s supposed to take his shoes off at the door anyway! Oh well, out came the broom to clean up that mess. Love DOES conquer all . . .
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“What time is it? What time is it? What time is it? It’s lunch time! What’s for lunch!” Bubble Guppies
We’re on our way back home from the Lake with MIL (she has a Drs appointment in Vancouver that can’t be delayed). We love to stop at Skihist Provincial Park on our way down through the Fraser Canyon. Today was a gorgeous day, not too hot and just a slight breeze. We had packed a picnic lunch so enjoyed a break from the 6 hour drive home. I’ve been traveling this canyon since I was far too young to remember and continue to be awed by it’s beauty.
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“It’s when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” Mike Huckabee
Shortly after I started this Blog and my 365 Project back in January . . . my MIL fell and broke her hip. She is 92 years old, so we were quite worried and concerned about her future. Luckily, it was a fracture, not a break . . . and she healed so well, beyond the expectations of Doctors and Physiotherapists. After months of Physio, we were able to get her up to the summer home in the Interior of BC where she has spent her summers for many, many years. Fear of falling has been her biggest hurdle since the accident, so there were many challenges to be faced in the more rugged surroundings.
Kudo’s to her! With determination and help from a neighbor who is a retired Physiotherapist . . . she is now walking, with the aide of hiking poles, from the cabin and up the steep driveway to the main road. This is a major accomplishment for her, as she would do nothing without her walker when we left her at the beginning of the summer. She is still fearful of falling, but is not allowing the fear to stop her in her tracks. I’m so proud of her! She is such an inspiration . . . and she turns 93 in just a few days!
Talk about Milestones eh??
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“I don’t have anything to prove anymore. I can relax.” Paloma Picasso
Yet another rough day hanging out at the Lake. The hot weather continues – so here I am cooling off in the nice breeze on the boat. It’s a tough life, but someone has to do it . . . right??
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“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” Julia Morgan
I’m on the road again today . . . headed to the Interior and our cabin at the Lake. I have passed by this landmark in Spences Bridge for years and years. Today I finally stopped and used it as a back drop for my 365. I’d love to know more about the history . . . apparently it was built around 1905 to replace the original church that was destroyed in a large landslide at the original townsite across the river. It is apparently unused today.
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“Do you know the Muffin Man?” from the movie Shrek
Mmmmmmmm . . . . baking this morning . . . using up all the zucchini goodness from the garden. I took this shot with my D7000 on a tripod with the oven light on. Can you see me? Gonna freeze me up a bunch of these bad boys to enjoy in the months to come. I did a triple batch of the Zucchini Bread recipe, but made muffins. I did a tray of mini muffin bites as well. Tomorrow I’ll post a picture of the Chocolate Zucchini Brownies that are in the works.
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“Harvest the bounty of rich tradition and amazing possibilities.” Mary Anne Radmacher
We’re just now starting to get a good harvest off of the garden. Peas, carrots, beets (so sweet!) and cherry tomatoes . . . delish! It’s been an odd growing season with a very wet and cool spring, with only recently warm weather in our summer. Never-the-less it’s so nice to pull this out of the garden and cook it for dinner . . .
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“Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.” Robert Green Ingersoll
One last photo with the Honey Bear . . . we made a visit to see the locals. This Honeybee Center is just a few miles from my house. I wish I could have gotten close to some actual hives. That would have been kind of fun. However the East Coast cousins enjoyed meeting the West Coast cousins. Now, it’s time to put Honey Bear to work doing what he is intended to do . . . sweeten my life! Yum!!
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