In her early thirties, the Elizabeth Gilbert “went through a divorce, a crushing depression,(and) a failed love.” To recover, she embarked on a year-long trip around the world, alone. Her plan: to spend four months in each of Italy (to experience pleasure), India (to explore spirituality), and Bali (to find life balance).
Eat, Pray, Love
For Canadian readers: Eat, Pray, Love

The premise of this “memoir of self-discovery” is a fascinating idea, but Gilbert moans throughout of the terribly hard times that she endured that precipitated the trip.

Give it up, Liz. Read the rest of this entry »

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1. A wonderful brother & sisters who fed our animals so we could stay another couple of hours in town.

2. Dinner out with old friends, with whom we share a past as well as a bright future.

3. My Obus Forme

4. Painkillers

5. Lots of spiritual food.

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace in Small Things .

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On a quick run to the village today, I saw two separate groups of deer – perhaps two dozen in all. This time of year, they are seen frequently, foraging in the open as the weather improves & the supply of food in the woodland is exhausted from winter feeding.

I still get a little thrill each time I see these graceful creatures. We sometimes spot them in the open field across the road from the house, or in the hay field out beyond the back of our property. They don’t come near our house too much – I think the scent & sound of the dogs keeps them away. So I don’t have to worry about losing my garden to these ruminants.

Others aren’t so lucky. Read the rest of this entry »

In the cities of the northern hemisphere, early April’s milder weather often brings an end to wearing boots – especially for adults who won’t be playing in the mud.

I remember that I couldn’t wait to get out of winter footwear & place my daintily shod feet in new spring shoes directly on dry pavement. Or wet pavement, for that matter. It hardly made a difference unless there was snow – and it was actually accumulating. Oh, I suppose there might be a few who still actually wear town bootswith the stiletto heel & fine leather uppers.

Spring footwear in the country, though, is a different game altogether. Read the rest of this entry »

For the rest of my week, see my blog at the Grace in Small Things site.

1. MozBackup recognized all my files somewhere on my hard drive & restored all of my e-mail user detail & history.

2. Our friend, Jim, who knew about MozBackup.

3. Mud puddles to splash in.

4. The remaining half (no longer remaining) of the Swiss Chalet family pack from Friday night.

5. Sunshine all day even though rain was predicted!

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace in Small Things .

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