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Thursday Thirteen

Inspiring!


Thirteen things about Eaton

This weeks TT is a lazy one for me. My eldest daughter emailed me the unusual art pics below.
Grab a coffe, tea or glass of wine, relax, let yourself go; eyes googly and see what there is to see.



Something different to my usual TT. My favorite is no. 11, let me know which is yours. Have fun.

Happy TT :)


Love

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Moonlight

dark of night, hiding
seeing nothing; feeling all
moonbeams light heaven

bodies embracing
secret love; revealing hearts
passion's heat flaring

delightful moments
desperate minutes fleeting
reality harsh

The land I live in...

Country Down Under ~ That's the name of my new Photo blog of country Victoria, not too far from where I live. I love to travel and have been to other parts of the world, in the business of life I forgot how deeply my love for this amazing country is.

Going out with my hubby and seeing with new eyes, all the things I have seen before and things I have never seen, has been inspirational. I love Australia and finally, I have a hunger to see more of it. About time if you ask me, took me long enough to realize home is just that. Mind you I still have a huge hankering to see America and South America and more of Europe. (Please excuse all the ands they just sort of popped out there in my excitement).

Seriously though, I have fallen in love with my homeland, not really felt that since I was a young girl. Come by and have a look. :)

Love,

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Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things about Eaton

I found this meme at...actually I didn't find it, Grace, from Sandier Pastures, brought it to me. I promised to do it last week, but ran out of time. So, here it is, Grace, enjoy!

15 years ago…I was living 45 minutes out of Melbourne, on a ten acre property, with my Husband and five children. The peace and quiet was magnificent, the gardens were like my very own secret getaway. We had a cat, two sheep, lots of chickens and a rabbit, (no surprise there, we LOVE rabbits). We thought we had all the time in the world to enjoy it.

10 years ago…We had sold our ten acres and moved a number of times, trying to work out what hubby was going to do with the rest of his life. Everyone was very unsettled and trying to fit into the new way of life ~ City Living! We have been living 14km from Melbourne all this time and now this is home. We all eventually got happy with our new lifestyles and I got a new baby girl, who is now Seven years old.

5 years ago…I was back at work, as a waitress in a huge, incredibly busy restaurant. I enjoy this kind of work very much, it is a physical and mental challenge. Sometimes it is a challenge to be nice to the customers, they can be tricky!

3 years ago…Our eldest daughter got married, 2 years ago...Our second son got married, 1 year ago...Our second daughter got married and they have all given us grandchildren. Our immedaite family, including hubby and myself, numbers twenty one people.

Yesterday, I wrote poetry, played Haiku tag and heard from two friends that mean a great deal to me.

Today, I am writing this TT meme, I posted a piece of poetry on a new poetry site SplasHall Poetry & Art Forum, I have to food shop and I want to write more poetry...and I have to work tonight.

Tomorrow, Ah yes, the day I have been waiting for! Hubby and I are going on a day trip to Central Victoria again, I am getting out my camera and I can't wait...have been looking forward to this event for two weeks, that was when I did this for the first time and created a new blog, Country Down Under, for the photos I took on that trip.

...and some of the Haiku I have been writing:

cerulean sky

desperate clouds dripping tears

precipitation'

secret obsession

stars unfolding mysteries

Illumination

clouds, swirling turmoil

dangerously raging storm

seeking sweet solace

breath on breath

love transcending

creation

Happy TT! :)

Love,

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Lola and Applejack

I got the sweetest surprise when I arrived home from work tonight. A blog that I visit, The Bunny Lounge, is the Internet home of Lola and Applejack and when I checked on my google reader, I found THIS! If you have a moment go check it out, I have new furry Internet buddies (or is that bunnies?) Any ways these two cute little rabbits made me feel very special...in fact they improved my night a lot. Thanks guys. :)

The Last Lecture

Continued on from: In the Face of Fear

The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch

I have been reading this book slowly, tentatively and have found it to be not as frightening or unsettling as I first thought. Randy Pausch, has faced devastating medical diagnosis with the utmost dignity and inspiration to others. I would like to quote a short chapter from the book that moved me very much.

Chapter 13

The Man in the Red Convertible


One morning, well after I was diagnosed with cancer, I got an email from Robbee Kosak, Carnegie Mellon's vice president for advancement. She told me a story.

She said she had been driving home from work the night before, and she found herself behind a man in a convertible. It was a warm, gorgeous, early spring evening, and the man had his top down and all his windows lowered. His arm was hanging over the driver's side door, and his fingers were tapping along to the music on his radio. His head was bobbing along, too, as the wind blew through his hair.

Robbee changed lanes and pulled a little closer. From the side, she could see that the man had a slight smile on his face, the kind of absentminded smile a person might have when he's all alone, happy in his own thoughts. Robbee found herself thinking: "Wow, this is the epitome of a person appreciating this day and this moment."

The convertible eventually turned the corner, and that's when Robbee got a look at the man's full face. "Oh my God," she said to herself. "It's Randy Pausch!"

She was so struck by the sight of me. She knew that my cancer diagnosis was grim. And yet, as she wrote in her email, she was moved by how contented I seemed. In this private moment, I was obviously in high spirits. Robbee wrote in her email, "You can never know how much that glimpse of you made my day, reminding me of what life is all about."

I read Robbee's email several times. I came to look at it as a feedback loop or sorts.

It has not always been easy to stay positive through my cancer treatment. When you have a dire medical issue, it's tough to know how you're really faring emotionally. I had wondered whether a part of me was acting when I was with other people. Maybe at times I forced myself to appear strong and upbeat. Many cancer patients feel obliged to put up a brave front. Was I doing that, too?

But Robbee had come upon me in an unguarded moment. I'd like to think that she saw me as I am. She certainly saw me as I was that evening.

Her email was just a paragraph, but it meant a great deal to me. She had given me a window into myself. I was still fully engaged. I still knew life was good. I was doing OK.

Why was I so moved by this chapter? As I read, I realized that I am not sure in the same circumstances, I would be able to pull off a similar, incredibly optimistic view of life. This man's inner strength has been amazing! And I know that it would not be come by easily.

I think it incredible that he was able to live in the state of acceptance and hope, that he so obviously did. This book is a revelation of hope and love and this man's fight for life.

Randy's love of his wife, family and life, will stay with me for a good long time. I am so very glad I read his book. And I am very saddened that he did not win against the cancer. His inspiration will live on though!

I want to leave it here with a quote from:

Chapter 59

Dreams for My Children.

“It pains me to think that when they are older, they won't have a father. When I cry in the shower, I'm not usually thinking, “I won't get to see them do this” or “I won't get to see them do that.” I'm thinking about the kids not having a father. I'm focused more on what they're going to lose than on what I am going to lose. Yes, a percentage of my sadness is, “I won't, I won't, I won't...” But a bigger part of me grieves for them. I keep thinking, “They won't...they won't...they won't.” That's what chews me up inside, when I let it.”

My Ring

This photo of Frieda was taken in the afternoon, just before I lost the ring!

Very fortunate me, the ring is now behind my wedding band so it can't fall off again and isn't that darling baby beautiful!

She makes my heart pound with love...

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Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen things about Eaton

What makes a day exceptional?

1....I woke up still on the planet.

2....Everyone in my house got up, got dressed and went
about their day leaving me to mine.

3....The sun wash shining and the sky blue.

4....Mr. Bun E. Rabbit was happy to see me and glad to be let out of his run.

5....Had coffee and visited with Daughter-in-Law, Daughter, Granddaughter and Grandson. Those babies are sooo beautiful and give so much joy.

6....Went supermarket shopping and got told I take too long and look too hard
at the packaging of products...hmmm!

7....Hubby came home early enough for us to go have some more coffee.

8....There were Finches, Sparrows and Pidgins in our back garden; eating bunny's food.

9....A little Blackbird and his lady have built a nest and looks like we might have baby birds and then fledglings in our garden in a few weeks.

10...My tiny back garden has beautiful red, pink and white flowers parading in the sun.

11...I keep wanting to be outside, enjoying the smell of the spring air and feel the warmth of the sun on my skin.
My lap top and I are constantly out on the deck together.

13...Yesterday's visit to my local shopping center left me without my heirloom ring. I wear it all the time, never take it off. But somehow it was gone from my finger!

Today I revisited the three shops I went to, and to my utter joy and relief it was at the last shop. Put carefully away for the owner (me), to come collect it.

Today was exceptional for me. Happy TT! :)

I would say that it was an exceptional day for this little fox too!

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14 Days without blogging...

Frieda

Photo updates on my two newest Granddaughters
Frieda and Giovanna

Giovanna and her big sister Ruby

I did not realize that it has been two weeks since I blogged anything! I must confess that I have not been keeping up with my favorite blogs either. School has just gone back this week and that is mostly the reason I have been quiet. Those kids of mine keep me busy, tired and mentally unable to think of much but them when they are on holidays.

They are delightful, amusing and full of fun, but leave me exhausted in a good kind of way. Two teenagers in one household and both girls is an enormous amount of energy zapping power. Plus my seven year old daughter is pretty energetic as well and then there are the grandchildren! Hmmm, no wonder I am still recovering and trying to get back into focus.

I did something very out of character for me on Saturday 4th October. I traveled with my hubby and married son, two hours to Central Victoria and spent the day taking photos of an historical town; Castlemaine. I had a ball and got some fairly decent photos, which I have blogged on a new blog Country Down Under. I intend to visit more country areas of Victoria and blog the photos. I am not an experienced photographer by any means, but I have a constant 'itch' to take photos and have had for months. I am delighted to finally be scratching that itch!

Alice Audrey from Alice's Restaurant, told me ages ago...just do it, take the photos and post them, (maybe not in those exact words). So Alice, thank you! I am doing it!! :)