Juggle January

Welcome 2024, the year of the dragon and I am calling it the year of the juggle. You probably wondering why I am labelling it with the word JUGGLE.  Well, it was one of those mornings when I decided to do a post and what is a word that begins with J. The first word that came to mind was juggle.  So whether it is appropriate or not, to me it feels like this will be the year of juggling.  What am I juggling with or juggling for?  First I will start with my volunteering.  Before the end of last year I decided to resign from one of the agency that I was involved.  Reason - the person who is in-charge was not nice and instead of confronting her and leave with a sour note, I just decided to keep it to myself and just resign. I juggled with that for a few months and then one day, it was time to quit. As my hubby would say, "if you are not enjoying the volunteer work, then it is not meant to be. It's volunteer work so one should not continue if it only causes stress". And he was right.  Now that I have finished juggling with the volunteering, I will tackle the juggling of the several projects that I have started.  My lists starts from sewing, crocheting, embroidering, painting, card making and finally blogging. I actually don't have any problem prioritizing these hobbies. Enough words, here are some photos I am sharing to begin this year. Thanks for stopping by and hopefully you will come back again.

Water color painting on my tablet

Second painting

Donut day (Friday) at Ratio 

First day snow arrived in our city.

Almond Joy Cookies (4 ingredients only)

A very beautiful sunset on a very cold night.

Delightful December

What am I delighted about? I am very pleased is that when I found out that I have not posted anything since September on my blog, I quickly posted one for each of the month of October and November. I was delighted that I was able to come up with something that might be interesting but also meaningful.  Now that it is December and to most it is the most wonderful time of the year, I would like to just to a recap of my favorites of 2023.  Instead of writing more words, I opted to just post some very interesting picture that I thought you  might enjoy. Here we go.  

A couple of deer stopped by to visit

Friday is donut day at Ratio (my daughter's favorite coffee shop)

That's right I turned 70 this year.

I decided to get back to acrylic paiting

My hubby installed new floors in the whole house.

My very first painting on my new tablet (my daughter's bday gift)

I painted this for my friend while we were camping.

We attended a car show and saw at least 400 classic cars.

I crocheted this blanket for my favorite dog (Stanley)

I attended a couple of card making event.

I sewed this for my cousin - it's an eye warmer/cooler.

I bought a new golf bag for 2024 golf season.

My favorite Nativity Scene (Minions version) 

 

Nummy November

The very first time I hear this word was from one of our friends. She was describing one of my latest dessert creation.  Sometimes she would use it also to describe the meals that I prepared when they come over for dinner.  Most of the people I know would say Yummy or delicious, but she is the only friend of mine that uses Nummy.  So this month I would like to post as much Nummy treats that I have made this year.  You might see some repeats but since it is just so nummy I was hoping you wouldn't mind seeing them again.  Please send me a quick message as to which treat is your favorite. 

Raspberry macarons

Pineapple coconut scones

Blueberry Lemon Scones

Leche Flan

Twice baked chocolate croissant

Puff pastry with chocolate filling and almond topping

Mini and regular butter pecan tarts

An assorted tray of nummy 

Brownie with cookies and cream topping

Obituary October

You are probably wondering why I am using this word for this month. Do you ever wonder sometimes whatever happen to someone that you knew? Do you wonder where they might be at this point of their lives? Do you try to Google them? Are you hoping to find something?  Well, I was actually really surprised what you can find. Maybe because I don't do this a lot.  What is really sad is that the three people that I knew in the past where actually have all been deceased.  It is very sad when you do find out and as you read their obituary and realized how and when, this is that part when you think of your own immortality.  So this month, I would just like to pause for a moment and honor those people, actually they were all friends of mine from when I use to live in Whitehorse.

Simply September

What happens when you see all the leaves turning different shades of brown, orange and green?  Is is considered Fall or just the beginning? This morning we went for our normal walk around the neighborhood and I took some photos of flowers that are still in bloom.  It is the middle of the month and I am just happy to be able to share the simple things in life that I still enjoy and/or love to do.  This months post is just a combination of everything. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did when I saw them, work on them and completed them.  Thank you for stopping by and I do hope that you continue on checking my blog for my monthly post.  

My most favorite treat - Almond Croissant

My neighbor left me a jug of milk and I use it for this FLAN.

If you are ever at Superstore - you should try this version.

A new blanket for my favorite dog Stanley.

Recent cards from the Card Making Event.

Just in time for Thanksgiving.

An eye heat or cold pad - for those tired eyes.

Abloom August - Flowers make me happy

Although one can say that the season for flowers blooming are over, I still have most of the ones I planted at the beginning of summer.  One of the last one to bloom is my one and only LILY.  I really can't tell you what are the names of the flowers that I bought this year.  To me, it's all about the colors and how pretty they would look together or on their own.  A few years ago, one of my best friend from Ontario explained to me how I should plant my annuals.  She told me the 3 most important thing to consider when buying the flowers that will eventually go in my big pots.  The 3 words to remember- THRILLER, SPILLER and FILLER.  I am sure you have heard about it, but I didn't.  So after that lesson, every year I would remember these 3 words and my annual plants/flowers have been wonderful.  This post is all about flowers. I hope that sharing these pictures makes you happy the way these flowers makes me happy. 

This year's Iris bloom

I took a photo of someone's Iris 

My friend Nathalie gave me this for my birthday.

I took this on the side of the golf course.

During our road trip to Lake Country, I took this photo.

This was one of my plants that I didn't even know had flowers.

My neighbor gave me these "Impatience" because I am very patient.

I added these 3 in June but it's a bit boring.

These were much better looking last month.

The one and only LILY plant that blooms every July.

This one was a real survivor. The pot flooded during a downpour.