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 |   Theses are my thoughts and ramblings as I forge my way through this thing they call life. |
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These are my thoughts and ramblings as I forge my way through this thing they call Life. I blog with these groups:     "Blogging Circle of Friends "  [E] 
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30 Day Blogging Challenge PROMPT May 23rd What is something you like to do that other people might think is “weird?” As I watch weird ass shows like Married At First Sight - Couple's Cam -- the married couple's living in quarantine I find it odd that people aren't enjoying being stuck in with time to work on hobbies. Being someone who loves to write, I am loving this time in some ways. I can take chunks of time out of my usual working day to write instead of going off or doing the commute thing to work. Sure it means I might be creating something for my students at 10 pm instead of during the school day... but it is my time and I can use it how I want. This does not mean I write all day, but I find I can write in the mornings when I'm my most creative before the 'work day' starts at 9 am. Take, for instance now. It is currently 4:30 in the morning and I am writing with a writing group that usually meets in Paris, France. They are meeting at 10 am, but it is 6 hours earlier here. Their meetings have to be virtual, so for this period of time, I can 'meetup' with them. Once life goes into the new normal and they can return to their usual cafe, I won't be able to join them anymore, but I am loving that I can right now. It does mean getting up at 3:45 am on Saturday and 4:45 am on Sunday, but because I don't have to get up and travel to work Monday to Friday I am okay with getting up this early. I also find that at 7 am, when the group is done, I can either join another group writing in London, England for an hour or go back to bed until noon. The time is open and I don't live with anyone who needs me up and functional at that time. I am lucky that way. This is not something I could sustain for long periods of time, but for now I am loving it. |
30 Day Blogging Challenge PROMPT May 22nd Music often has the ability to remind us of old memories. In your entry today, be inspired by a specific piece of music or a musical instrument. What feelings/emotions does the music or instrument stir in you? Share a specific memory your chosen song or instrument reminds you of. This version of the Highland Cathedral always brings tears to my eyes. I listen to it loud and proud. (The cats are not thrilled with the sound - wind instruments and all). I think I loved this piece before going to Scotland a few years ago, but this particular version really gets me. When I went to Scotland I went with my Mother and my favourite aunt. We represented the Henderson and the Douglas clans. Ancestral roots run deep in our family. Learning about the history and seeing the landscape was spectacular. I thought it funny that they would say something was quite young and then tell us it was 150 years old - Canada had just turned 150 the summer before. The age of our Country was just young to them. It put things into perspective. I forgot to save this last night before I went to bed!! |
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