International Women's Day Friday

[Lynlee]

About International Women's Day
When: Friday 8 March 2013
Where: Everywhere
What: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.
Why: Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word 'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to vote. International Women's Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The first International Women's Day event was run in 1911 ..
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Nationality: German
Type: Musician
Born: March 8, 1714
Died: December 14, 1788

Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
Kenneth Grahame

Animals arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters, settled down, spread, and flourished. They didn't bother themselves about the past - they never do; they're too busy.
Kenneth Grahame
Nationality: Scottish
Type: Novelist
Born: March 8, 1859
Died: June 6, 1932

And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned.
Lynn Redgrave
Nationality: British
Type: Actress
Born: March 8, 1943
Died: May 2, 2010

Find people not to envy but to admire. Do not the profitable but the admirable deed. Live by ideals.
Jonathan Sacks
Nationality: British
Type: Clergyman
Born: March 8, 1948

Change is not an event, it's a process.
Cheryl James
Nationality: American
Type: Musician
Born: March 8, 1964

[Lynlee]

Late last night - cleaned a hall cupboard doors.

I went to a funeral for the brother of friend this morning. I took another friend who was not familiar with the church. We came back here for a bit before I dropped her home.
appointment in the afternoon.
then late - went into town to buy dsis a birthday gift. I was late to the post box, hoping they were still to empty it and I caught today's post. Walked 3-4k to post it.
washed mattress protector and got it dry despite the odd showers that appeared out of nowhere.
A long phone call from friend who had lost her brother.

(((Dee))) I've made a little ceremony privately for friends who had passed. One at home with candles and flowers and memories we shared. Another in a park (again lots of memories to review) and petals I picked up. (Not allowed to pick flowers there) I threw them in the tidal river from a ferry walkway, and followed their progress up river. I'd missed her funeral and was upset at that. Somehow I felt that honouring her in that way helped my grief and regrets.
I pray that dgd will be accepted into the program, and it will make a world of difference for her.

Waving. Insufficient sleep last night. I think I need make tracks early. Also - a funeral always seems to bring up lots of memories of lots of people now departed.
Good night.

[Harriet]

Lynlee, that was kind of you to make sure the other person got to the church confidently.

Lovely to remember Wind in the Willows and mole.

Reading about suffrage always makes me think of Glynis Johns' finest hour. We're clearly soldiers. Well done.

Getting ready for a sleepover here tonight.

[blessedw2]

good morning to you all!!!

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

I'm glad HRH met someone who was his match yesterday. We need people like that to keep our dh's in line!

I'm up and at it. Got out of bed at 7:30 after another, slightly less rough, night. I know I slept more but don't know how much more. Today is strip and remake bed so I did that and immediately had to iron because the sheets were in the dryer this week, got left overnight and the pillow cases didn't come close to meeting my standards.

Also put away all the laundry on the drying rack so I'm ready to vacuum up here and then start loading the drying rack with fresh laundry.

Now, I'm on the treadmill. My chest is sore along with my throat but the rest of the aches are better. Knees have been fine so far but I've only been working on this level, no stairs, yet.

[Emptynester]

It was great to wake up to a clean room this morning - - along with a shiny sink. Now to hit the den today so I don't have to do the slalom to walk thru it.

If you didn't ready last night's post - found our retirement accounts. The ones I was looking at are the cash accounts not the investments. Big sigh of relief.

So this morning I wrote 2 emails, one to the gal that helped straighten out the accounts and one to her boss telling him how well she has helped us. Customer service is not dead - at least at our financial guy's business.

The clouds are so low and ominous this morning that they look like they are just above our trees. The mountain tops are covered. It has gotten light but no sun. A perfect day to stay inside. We are suppose to have rain and snow today and tomorrow but in the 80's by next weekend.

Time to get the BGS and get moving. TTFN

[OKay]

Good Morning!

LynLee - what a wonderful way to tell someone good-bye. Thank you for sharing that.

This morning parting at school went perfect. I could hear the joy in LO voice as he greeted the principal this morning. No fear. No worries. He greeted several adults Good Morning as he walked down the hallway to his classroom. He stopped along the way and gave 2 a hug. YES!! LO anxiety seems to be leaving and he is returning to is normal happy self.

Today I have a dentist appt to get crown on back tooth in hopes the pain will end. I have asked DH to be on standby in case I can't make it back in time to pickup LO from school. I have also asked DH to trade vehicles with me today. LO and I recently sorted through his exterior toys that he no longer uses and they are ready to be loaded up and dropped off at GW. **sniff** **sniff** LO is growing up and no longer plays with toddler type toys. Waving good bye to LO's tricycles, little wagons, push toys, etc. Hoping they bring many happy hours of playing to another child.

[blessedw2]

good morning d ladies

hi mt
hi helia
hi lynn
hi kathryn
hi ok
and to all that follow.

I feel happy I can work here for a bit. we are going to a party this evening so I do want to get things accomplished especially since I left my house behind for a month and boy can you see it. Thank Goodness dh has kept up with dishes and sweeping and laundry. I don't know what I would do without him.
first bills

[BookSaver]

Good morning, villagers ~
Yesterday gets a pretty decent grade. Made it through the whole list I posted with one deliberate exception.

I decided not to move the boxes from my car into the house yet. I'm really liking the feeling that once I clear a space, it stays clear. I'm not quite ready to sort though those boxes yet, and I don't want them just sitting around, so I just rearranged the car to make room for the day's shopping.

Last night's library group meeting started out great and ended badly. To calm myself down afterward, I watched an episode of BBC Edwardian Farm and was soothed by the beautiful scenery and rural activities.

Today I need to run errands here in Tiny Town. Other than that, it's time to get back to the office closet that keeps getting pushed aside.

Spring is on its way! This weekend is the time change. DBIL and DSIL are back from their winter vacation in Texas. I wonder if we'll be invited to a family party this weekend to celebrate? I didn't think of that before grocery shopping. Must figure out options for 2 or 3 pot luck dishes.

[Nancy]

I've been out to the court house to renew the tabs on the lisc. plates on the car this morning. I was early and got to be first in line! Yea for having that done already.
Breakfast is over.
I was up at four-ish had to eat some thing & took my a.m. meds as well. Dozed on the couch until h. left and got up with a kink in my neck fighting a headache so working out the kink is next up for me.
Waving at every one especially those on the East coast in the path of storm track!