In my backyard!

Why is it that we never appreciate what we have? Why is the grass always greener on the other side of the fence? I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world but yet when is the last time I went to one of our tourist attractions? Some I haven't gone to in 20 yrs or more, why? I can always go, it is nothing special, I think the really interesting places are elsewhere! Well if these are my answers I couldn't be more wrong. Within an hour of my home I have Cape Enrage, Fundy National Park, The Rocks, Alma beach, Waterside Beach, Grindstone Island, Magnetic Hill, The Albert County Mueseum, Mary's Point, two bird santuary's, several Duck's Unlimited places, Mountains, The Bay of Fundy, gorgeous farmland, a farmer's market, more artist shops than I can count and a different view around every turn. Why do we not visit these places, why do we not cherish what we have in our own backyards, why don't we support our own? I wish I had the answers to these questions. This year I plan to go to as many of these places as I can, will I? Who knows? but I sure hope so I'm getting better at not wasting opportunities but I am still a procrastinator!

A Poem for Dad

Dad,
kind hearted, gentle soul,
You left this world too soon,
I miss your laughter, and your hugs.

Life goes on with out you
the music has started to return
the days go forward
the tears are fewer.

My heart aches less with each passing day
but your presence will always be missed
I miss your smile and your songs
and for you my heart still longs

The seasons move forward
the healing begins
but those missed years
I would like to have again

family and friends
love, laughter and tears
good times and bad
heartache and fears

These are all part of living
the good and the bad
the past and the future
the life that we had

I wish we'd had more time
to spend together
but now you are gone
I miss you, Dad

new addiction

So my friend was in last night looking at tattoos (online) as her and another friend are going to get one today, so in our search she decided that she liked the tribal tats the best and they reminded me of the Ukrainian eggs that I make, which in turn reminded me of Mehndi! For those of you who don't know what Mehndi is, it is a very old craft where woman use henna to temporarily stain their hands with different lines, flowers, dots, curves etc. So last night after looking at these we drove an hour into town to see if we could find henna and found it at our first stop! Well she is much braver than I am and more confident in my artistic abilities than I am so she bought the Henna and I bought body paint which doesn't take as much of a commitment! (just incase I messed up) So while sitting at the market I painted 3 different designs on my hand and I can't wait to make another which is another benefit of using the body paint to start with. I think I may practice a bit more, buy some more colors and start doing face painting for the kids at the market.

Just what I needed another addiction! Great!