Category: Uncategorized

• An old horse’s health

  This horse is at least 27 years old (he may be even 28 or 29) We bought him in 2002 when he was 6 years old. He did not have registered papers. This winter we are noticing his health is deteriorating as he is getting thin; always was a slow eater. My husband is feeding […]

  Donna

  January 20, 2023

  Uncategorized

• Pillow hunt

  The pillow search is on. The price of one of these pillows is 40$ -100$ CAD. I better choose well and really love my purchase. I am looking for spring, summer, winter and autumn pillows to change up the decor at each new season for the living room furniture. It’s looking pricey so I will […]

  Donna

  July 12, 2022

  fun, home reno, Uncategorized, what works for you

  artistic expressions, buying pillows expensive, good things, home decor pillows, musing, perspective, planning, search for seasonal pillows for home, Summer

• back yard bottom step

  Here is my potted plant where I placed it on the bottom of our back yard deck step that is in need of staining, reminding me of things I cannot deal with this summer. It is what it is for now. I am focusing on my summer specialty (not food) and dipping in for a […]

  Donna

  July 9, 2022

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• wicked good writing

  I start week 7 of my 8-week bootcamp with Suzy Vadori. How is it going? I have dealt with a 2 week tension headache from writing and doing the exercises. That is now gone. I have had overwhelming slumps and negative bursts of thinking my work is a piece of crap. That passes and I […]

  Donna

  June 12, 2022

  about me, books read, Uncategorized, what works for you, writing

  3rd revision of my draft, good things, I have a book coach, Lise Dion author, suzy vadori, tension headaches while writing, The Secret of the Blue Trunk, wicked good fiction bootcamp, writing goal

• Colour pops

  I like to splash coloured shoes and pants with black. Red has been my colour this week.

  Donna

  June 9, 2022

  acreage event, flower; garden; beauty, June, yard

  good things

• authentic positivity

  First off I signed up for Blinkist. It’s an app that has a library of books to select from. It will review the key messages of the book for quick reference or you can read the whole book by downloading it. If you are more curious try Blinkist for free. Just google it or click […]

  Donna

  April 7, 2022

  Uncategorized

  authentic positivity, blinkist, books, gratitude and positivity, reading, smile or die, toxic positivity

• paper book reading

  I have put away my e-reader and now reading books that I can flip the pages. I was going through my old suitcase where I store unused techie things and found this bookmark and reading light. I got it at Chapters/Indigo retail store a few years back. I even had the correct batteries for it […]

  Donna

  April 2, 2022

  about me, books read, Uncategorized, what works for you

  chapters indigo store find, e-reader no more, good things, reading, reading light and book mark, reading paper books, surprise

• 3 fabulous reasons I ride

  I do like it when a horse is well trained and does everything I want and does not react or get his ears pinned back and turns and trots and canters only at my command. To be able to get that kind of horse ride is the process of consistent time with the horse. 3 […]

  Donna

  March 30, 2022

  about me, acreage event, fun, horse, Uncategorized, what works for you

  adventure, buckskin, buckskin mare, fitness to horse ride, good things, grateful, health, horse awareness, horse riding, horseback riding, horses, kirkville acreage, mare, musing, perspective, relationships

• The possibilities question + Ukrainian ancestors

  In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few . (Shunryu Suzuki ) My baba and gido (grandparents) came to Canada 🇨🇦 from their homeland the Ukraine and worked hard to make a living here in our country and succeeded. It’s not for me to understand the forced […]

  Donna

  February 25, 2022

  Uncategorized

  grandparents are Ukrainian immigrants, madness and power, my ancestor's needlepoint, my baba and gido, my mom's ancestors, needlepoint made in Ukraine, perspective, quote, Shunryu Suzuki, Ukraine flag

• where the focus goes

  In June we took a small 2 day retreat at our local lake. I was very focused on swimming in cold sea water. I had been watching videos of the Europeans in Denmark who regularly swim in the sea all winter. It is fascinating. The European name for it is Vinterbadning. Winter swimming is the […]

  Donna

  December 10, 2021

  Uncategorized

  Duck Mountain Provincial Park, exercise and dementia, focus, good things, my mom and I, perspective, selfie, swim, swim challenge, Tony Robbins quote, vinterbadning, winter swimming