Happy Canada Day!

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend--Canada and USA both!

From Manuela and baby Brianna

Beauty and Innocence

My sister had a precious baby girl on March 23. Brianna Rose has already made our lives so happy and exciting!

We love her lots and look forward to watching her grow up and develop into a beautiful person :)

Where Am I?

Have I disappeared into the blogger universe? Here I am posting--let's see if it's actually out there now!

Just a Thought

You know, sometimes I find myself amazed at how someone as seemingly intelligent as I am can be so stupid when it comes to people.

Happy Birthday To...

Me!

Today I am 43 years young and while the prospect of getting older doesn't excite me as much as when I was a kid, I'm actually okay with it!

I am so looking forward to a new year that is filled with possibilities, challenges and goals that are met.

Have a great day--it's on me :)

Happy New Year!

May 2011 be happy, healthy and successful--Cheers!

Yep, Homemade Turtles!

Less than 2 days before we get to start another year--what are you doing to celebrate? Christmas was rather low key this year as New Year's Eve will be. I'll be spending it with my mother and aunt and plans are to rent a sci-fi pic (a favourite genre of my rather cerebral aunt ;) Food will be healthy excepting the turtle candies that I just finished making. They are so much better than store bought! There is nothing like the taste of homemade caramel and the time used to make them is worth it. Best part is that I give most of them away as gifts or, if you're in my neck of the woods, stop by for a New Year's greeting and some candy!

A few days ago, Dead Poets Society was on t.v. Robin Williams as the English teacher was so wonderful. Thoreau's Walden is mentioned and I came across this quotation in a review:

"I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Walden, Henry David Thoreau

This will be my mantra for the upcoming year. I need to stop being afraid of the possibility of failure and just embrace the experience and "advance confidently". What's yours?

Wishing you a happy and fulfilling start to 2011!