Tuesday morning, 9 a.m.

Yep, yet another post, i know, it's been a long time since i've posted so many times in a short while but somehow, this week, there's lots of food for thought and rambling. I'm sitting in my office with the curtains drawn back, the sun pouring in and warming up my feet perched on my desk and i'm drawn to watch the squirrels outside playing tag around the telephone pole in the front of my yard. There doesn't seem to be a clear winner but they look like they're having fun nonetheless... you'd think they'd be busy storing up nuts or such for the cold winter months, but maybe the weather's got them all fooled - it's sure got my garden fooled - it's nearly December and i'll admit that my planters outside still somehow look better than they did in June and my onions have been growing again, maybe getting a headstart for next year? Silly things...but brave. The last few days it hasn't really felt like winter yet. Oh, to be sure, there was some hail last week but that was transient and the balmy weather of the last day or so has been making me think we've skipped winter and gone directly to spring... but in my heart of hearts, i know that can't be the case.
Thought i'd just share a recent book i finished - by Joseph Boyden - Three Day Road. My mom had recommended it to me long time ago, but sometimes i have to come to these things on my own - and i really enjoyed it. It was a very interesting story, told in a round-about fashion about a Native man who becomes a sniper during the first World War. It follows his experiences in France while paralleled with his return to Canada after being wounded and severely addicted to morphine. The book kept me going right the way through and it was an eye-opener to me about aspects of history and culture that i don't seem to be exposed to much ( i know bad grammar - but somehow i can't fix it no matter how hard i try).
And on another random thought, as i was doing my dishes this morning, i was thinking how systematically (sorta) i like to do things. When drying my dishes, i have some days when i dry the whole lot and keep it all on the counter until i'm done, and other days, i have to put every single thing away directly after i dry it... Also, i need to dry utensils in a specific pattern - am i nuts? First paring knives, then regular knives, then big soup spoons, then little soup spoons and finally forks. Nice and orderly! Oh, boy, i sound like i'm heading for the edge of the cliff but that's the truth and i'll own up to it!
Well, no more adishional thoughts here... i should probably go hit the books again - i'm studying for a nursing certification exam and that involves a lot of reading and highlighting - sometimes i think i might go crazy and highlight myself... if you see an odd neon yellow glow in the east of Hamilton, you'll know i've gone off the deep end... heehee...
Have a lovely day - enjoy the wind!