Here’s what I pondered as I walked on a November day in Canada.
Letting go is an acquired, and necessary, skill. I foster it every time I receive a rejection to something I’ve written. If I let go of enough resentments, doubts or regrets, I open up room for other, better opportunities.
I happened upon a notebook from my Grade 8 English class. On the last page, I found this: a list of words to use instead of said. Way back in the 1970s my teacher advised me to liven up the story. Avoid using said, they said (proposed, urged, argued ….
Whatever life throws at you today, don’t rush, shop around, work in phases, and have faith.
In Canada we joke that we have two seasons: winter and construction. But as summer road construction slows down in our northern climate, we begin different kinds of winter construction. New school projects, new organizational meetings, new roads to new adventures.
Somerton Smith 
Yes, the sun is shining. I live in Florida, the Sunshine State. I’m not bragging because the sun is brutal June-October. Thank you for educating me about Beltane, a festival I knew nothing about, Arlene.
Guess what I was doing on this rainy day, other than organizing my spice drawer? I was reading your new book! It arrived while I was travelling in Scotland. Now I’m back.
Wonderful news! I hope you received the updated edition; the first run had many mistakes. If you find you were shipped one of these in error, I will be happy to send you a corrected e-pub version. 😀
Oh, I’m sure it will be fine. I will appreciate it all the more! One of my favourite things is a quilt handmade by my grandmother with one of the blocks facing the wrong direction.
Ohh love this!, Bright Fire! We are desperate for light and heat.
And more days of cool rain ahead. You’ll have lots of wet dog time to look forward to. 🙂
We’re bouncing back and forth between sunny days and rainy ones. Like it’s springtime, or something.
Haha! Yes, sometimes even sunny moments and rainy moments within the same hour. It keeps us on our toes.