The East Trail

Made it out on the trail this evening. This is the east section of the Bruce, which has lots of interesting rock formations. You can see in the photo, top right, a section that has broken away from the escarpment.

Not feeling too bad today. I got an email from my new manager . This is the third new manager in six months. She acknowledged my letter, said they would be willing to accommodate me, however, just as I thought, said she would be sending my doctor an "official" document to sign. She also sent me forms to apply for disability insurance. It's a waste of time since I don't qualify as disabled, but I'll do it to humour her and keep the bureaucracy moving. Anything to get this resolved and I still have another month off to get the paper work done . At least I know they got my letter.

I broke one of the glass shades on the ceiling fan in the living room . Using the weights I bought yesterday, I had the fan blades almost perfectly balanced. Was I happy with that ? Of course not. I had to fiddle around tightening the screws on the light kit and Wham ! the whole thing fell off . Don't think they sell replacement shades, so I'm not sure exactly what I'll do.
I try to resist my Libra personality of always striving for an unobtainable perfection, doesn't work.

Might be going to Buffalo NY this weekend to see an art exhibit at Albright Knox.

And Santa Claus can go sailing this summer

The Weather Outside Was Frightful

Mother Nature , can you give us a break please ?

Thunderstorms today resulted in me missing the rose show, nearly ruined my barbecue, and knocked out the cable. Then it took me 2 hours to get the internet security working again!! Grrr.

Ahh but then all is forgiven. The trail is even greener today thanks to that rain.
In the picture on the left is a pond. It use to be a sewer. The botanical gardens have a reclamation project going to get the area back to nature. They removed a storm sewer and a concrete barrier, which has allowed the creek to come back. They have also established 2 ponds with native plants and amphibians ! It's really going to be nice when it's all done.

Hope I don't have another crazy night. I woke up last night screaming from a nightmare, my heart pounding and I was sweating. I was even afraid to fall back asleep. Can't remember what it was about now. Don't think it's MS related. Is it ?

Love That Greenery

A beautiful day out there with blue skies and a light breeze. Great beginning to June.

You can see from the photo above how quickly the trail has become a lush green. This is the Chedoake , which is an all access trail to allow for bikes, joggers, wheel chairs , baby strollers
dogs, and so on. It hooks up to the Bruce, which is the rugged trail I have mentioned in an earlier post. The only thing you have to look out for walking here is the golfers! Part of the trail cuts through the fairway of a golf course. Look out for the stray golf balls ! Otherwise it's a pleasant walk . For awhile you can pretend your not in the city and yet it's close enough to home to get back to the urban life quickly, not too quickly .

I went out and bought some plants to make a small herb garden. Mmm, the rosemary smells fantastic . I love to put a few sprigs of it in the spaghetti sauce.

Now I have to sort out all the half empty paint cans in the basement and try and figure out how to use up all this paint.

I'm adding a link to the blog of a fellow Postcrossing member Leonard
I don't understand Romanian, but he has lots of great photos.
I also want to thank occam at double barrel ranch for a link to this blog in Nepal. More great photos.

Weekend Walks

A quick post here before I settle in to watch a show on History channel, Aftermath : A World Without Humans. I think the world could mange nicely without us.

First I'd like to mention that I wasn't trying to be clever when I referred to date rape drugs. The legal sedatives :GHB, Rohypnol, and Ketamine, are the most commonly used drugs for sexual assaults. The fact that someone told me that a person I know was using a date rape drug, really got my attention, so I'm simply relaying what I heard.

Managed to get a couple of decent walks in this weekend. Yesterday 2 hours around the harbour and I climbed 165 stairs ! I'm not saying it was a breeze. I had to stop a few times climbing up, and the last 20 minutes of walking were a killer . I was wiped out by the time I got home. . I treated myself to a couple of cookies and a nice pot of tea when I got back.

Now I'm certain I can do the MS walk next weekend.

Excerpt from a study published in PubMed Authors M. Olsson, J Levell, and S Soderburg.

"We conducted a qualitative inquiry in order to describe the meaning of women's experiences of living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The majority of persons living with MS are women. Living with MS has been described as difficult because of the uncertainty of the illness. Ten women with MS were interviewed and the interviews were analyzed with a phenomenological hermeneutic interpretation. In this study, we suggest that the meaning of living with MS for women can be understood as trying to maintain power and living with an unrecognizable body. The bodies of women with MS serve as hindrances in everyday life. Bodily changes evident to others impose feelings of being met in a different way, which can be understood as an expression of a violated dignity. At the same time, the women with MS struggle to protect their dignity"