Thousand Word Thursdays #147

The road started out looking just fine— but once you rounded the corner it was pretty easy to see why the road alongside the beach was closed this summer! My hubby, Guy was a great sport to pose at the edge. I was a little nervous myself stepping close to the brink myself to capture…

Thousand Word Thursdays #146

Pump your own gas? Not likely full-service! © Rita Jacques 2019 Cedar Springs, Ontario.

A Grandmother Overcomes Anxiety

Max Lucado said it best— “How can a person deal with anxiety? You might try what one fellow did. He worried so much that he decided to hire someone to do his worrying for him. He found a man who agreed to be his hired worrier for a salary of $200,000 per year. After the…

Reflections!

On a July camping trip, I was disappointed the plethora of birds seen on a previous trip were absent. Since the water levels were high, the birds had sought shallower water elsewhere. My disappointment in being unable to photograph the birds turned to joy one evening. As I walked over a wooden bridge— I was…

Thousand Word Thursday #145

Just a beautiful wildflower I saw at Wheatley Provincial Park. I have no idea of its name but it’s tiny and beautiful! © Rita Jacques 2019 Wheatley, Ontario.

Are You Listening?

My priest told this joke during his sermon — A man asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday. She told him she’d like to be six again. He thought it over and came up with a wonderful fun-filled day for a six-year-old. He brought his beloved to an amusement park where they went…

Thousand Word Thursdays #144

Things you don’t expect to find in a conservation area . . . an old-fashioned drinking fountain and a big blue chair! That’s me sitting in it! Things you do expect to find–a dock– and a peaceful place to have a picnic! Enjoy these lazy days of summer, my friends! © Rita Jacques 2019 C.M.Wilson…