1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.

2. A friend in need is a pest indeed.

3. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

4. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.

5. When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

6. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train..

7. Born free, taxed to death.

8. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film..

9. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

10. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

11. If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

12. It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

13.. I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork.

Hope these gave you a smile! Happy Thursday Thirteen, and thanks for stopping by!

Cheers!
Sue
XOX

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Sue
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My favourite season is Autumn, and therefore some of my best memories are from the Fall.

Today I will share in photos of each one of my kiddos.....

.....a sunny, warm Autumn day from about 10 years ago.

These are some shots taken at Pumpkin Fest, which has all sorts of activities including hay rides, and pumpkin carving. The event is held in October, and it is a great way to get into the spirit of Canadian Thanksgiving, and Halloween. When the kids were little all three of them looked forward to the Pumpkin Fest.

Happy H.O.T. day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheers!
Sue
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Big yawns! This is my niece's dog Casper. He is getting on in years, but for an older gent he is still pretty spry.

Hope you are all enjoying the weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheers!
Sue
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I thought the Liberal party of Canada was supposed to provide a kinder, gentler alternative to the reigning Conservatives that seem these days to be a party tolerant of exclusionary views, racism, homophobia, and in general everything that I thought Canada was not.

I thought the Liberal party was supposed to be a party of inclusion, and progressive thinking something that Canada has, and always should be.

While I do not in any way ever want to turn my little bit of cyber space into a political blog I will on occasion feel compelled to voice my views. Two months ago I vented about that horrible Sarah Palin woman in the USA and her dangerous views....now I feel I must for the sake of my family speak out against the possibility of Michael Ignatieff taking the leadership of the Liberal party of Canada. Here in a very small part is why....

Some quotes from Mr. Ignatieff from his 1993 book "Blood and Belonging":

"My difficulty in taking Ukraine seriously goes deeper than just my cosmopolitan suspicion of nationalists everywhere. Somewhere inside I'm also what Ukrainians would call a great Russian and there is just a trace of old Russian disdain for these little Russians. "

"From my childhood, I remember expatriate Ukrainians nationalists demonstrating in the snow outside performances by the Bolshoi Ballet in Toronto. 'Free the captive nations!' they chanted. In 1960, they seemed strange and pathetic, chanting in the snow, haranguing people who just wanted to see ballet and to hell with politics. They seemed fanatical, too, unreasonable. Hadn't they looked at the map? How did they think that Ukraine could ever be free?"

In an interview Mr. Ignatieff describes Ukrainian culture as "embroidered peasant shirts, the nasal whine of ethnic instruments, phony Cossacks in cloaks and boots."

I am the daughter of one of those pathetic peasants. I am the granddaughter of a pathetic peasant who lies in an unmarked mass grave somewhere we believe near Odessa. And finally I am the great grandaughter of a pathetic peasant who starved to death because of a genocidal famine known as Holdomor. Therefore I will find it impossible to support a party that would elect this person as their leader. I am sorry if our right as Canadians to peacefully protest upset someone going to a ballet. Oh heaven help if their evening out, was ruined by some pathetic peasants wanting to bring awareness of the plight of their former home.

For those interested here is a review of the same book that was published to Peace Magazine. It is called What Michael Ignatieff Left Out. If you are a supporter of Mr. Ignatieff and have not read his books maybe you should, and see if you still agree with him.

Hopefully saner heads will prevail in the Liberal party as it did just a couple of weeks ago in the United States when they elected Barack Obama. Surely there are far better candidates to lead the Liberal party, and hopefully this country one day.

I have also heard (but am not 100% certain on) that Mr Ignatieff has spent most of his adult life in the USA and U.K. Huh?!

And to sign-off entry on the very slim chance that this may be read by someone close to the Trudeaus -> Justin please run for the leadership and soon!

Cheers!
Sue
XOX

Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Novembre the Musée Condé, Chantilly

1. The youngest kiddo's birthday

2. The Royal Winter Fair opens

3. Remembrance Day...Lest We Forget....

4. Ancient Ukraine exhibit opens at the R.O.M. can't wait to check it out!

5. USA has a historic election

6. Obama wins!!!

7. USA has their Thanksgiving Day celebrations

8. Time to start getting the Christmas cards written up

9. Weather is turning cold, and dreary

10. Leaves have now fully fallen off the trees

11. Parent-Teacher interviews coming up

12. Hubby's office Christmas party coming up

13. A few more weeks of Christmas shopping left

Happy TT and thanks for stopping by!

Cheers!
Sue
XOX

In the past couple of weeks my often naive self has had a rude awakening in regards to some people's thoughts on gay, and lesbian relationships. I really thought that over the past few years there had been positive change..........

First on the PSICAN message board where the day before Halloween a user was teasing a friend of mine about whether or not she had a boyfriend. The user who was doing the teasing is a woman, and has been on our forums for at least 7 to 8 years now. While the message board is mostly on topic (paranormal subjects) we do have an off-topic section where on occasion there is ribbing etc in a good natured way. We moderate heavily in order to insure everyone's comfort. To that end, I am also very careful with which users I might joke with. I do not wish to offend people who sign up to our forums.

Anyway getting back to the teasing...after about five posts mentioning "what does your boyfriend think about such, and such" (my friend is single) I asked this female user "why are you fishing, are _you_ interested in her?" It was meant as a tease with no thought as to this being offensive. I felt comfortable with both users.

That simple question, which was meant in a fun nudge, nudge, wink, wink, fashion, and in no way meant to cause offense was met with several very aggressive outbursts where I was labeled as low class, unprofessional, out on a smear campaign etc....The user went on an extreme attack for the mere suggestion she may have a crush on another female (the user goes by a user-name and could not have been identified by anyone casually reading, so that was not the problem). All she had to do was say hey, I don't think that was funny, or this is making me uncomfortable and I would have gladly stopped, and deleted anything that she found bothersome.

I had no idea the user was homophobic...and yes, felt pretty naive, and dumb afterwards for what I thought was innocent teasing about a crush.

The second reality check came in with the passing of Proposition 8 by Californian voters, and I thought they were a progressive forward thinking state. How cruel is it to give people the legal ability to marry only to take it away....Disgusting, and shame on you California!

My friend Jackie Sue then directed me to this post on the Faces Of Gay Adoption Please go have a read.

And finally, yesterday I went to read my friend Andy's blog and came across a post on how his husband faces abuse from children every day while on his way to work. The post is called Barbarism Begins At Home and should be must reading for all parents. Are your own little prejudices seeping through to your kids?

Sorry I needed to vent my spleen on this.... If you are here for WW it is below.

Sue
XOX

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Sue
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Where would you possibly be able to wear these?

And could you where them???? I would be afraid to try!

Happy H.O.T. day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheers!
Sue
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