Holy moly, Bag Lady's Blather is two today!
It's been so much fun, and the time has gone by so fast, it's hard to believe it's been two years.
The Bag Lady has learned an awful lot, and has met so many nice people through blogging, she is very glad she started on this journey!
Her Thanksgiving weekend was very nice, even though she had to work part of the time. The weather was the only bad part about the weekend - it was cold! There is snow on the ground and it feels like December rather than October! According to the weather forecasters, it is supposed to warm up by the end of the week, and the Bag Lady really hopes they are right. It is much too early to be this cold. But she had two lovely Thanksgiving dinners and the wonderful company made up for the cold weather.
How was your weekend?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Bag Lady had yesterday off from both her jobs, and decided to take a day off from blogging, too! She needed some time to get caught up on all her duties at home - laundry, bill-paying, organizing her new cabinets in her back porch. She didn't get everything done (is housework ever really finished?) but she did make some progress.
The weather was another factor in her decision to get some much-needed work done inside her house. It snowed all day yesterday! The temperature never rose above freezing, and it was depressing to look outside. It's much too early for it to be this cold - the normal average temperature here for this time of year is around +11C. Yesterday's high temperature was only -3C. And the cold snap is expected to continue for the next five days. Sigh. She really hopes that it does warm up before winter actually sets in - she still has to dig the potatoes and turnips in her garden!
The Bag Lady is looking forward to the Thanksgiving weekend, though. She does have to work the evening shift tonight, then the day shift Saturday and Sunday, but has invitations for two different Thanksgiving meals - one on Sunday and another on Monday! She will resemble a stuffed turkey herself after eating two meals prepared by two such fabulous cooks.
The weather is also forcing the Rancher to think seriously about bringing the cows home. If it remains this cold and the water supply where they are freezes, the cows will start wandering, looking for water. So there may also be cattle chasing and moving in the Bag Lady's immediate future!
She hopes all her Canadian blog-buddies have great Thanksgiving weekends, and everyone else has a great regular weekend!
The weather was another factor in her decision to get some much-needed work done inside her house. It snowed all day yesterday! The temperature never rose above freezing, and it was depressing to look outside. It's much too early for it to be this cold - the normal average temperature here for this time of year is around +11C. Yesterday's high temperature was only -3C. And the cold snap is expected to continue for the next five days. Sigh. She really hopes that it does warm up before winter actually sets in - she still has to dig the potatoes and turnips in her garden!
The Bag Lady is looking forward to the Thanksgiving weekend, though. She does have to work the evening shift tonight, then the day shift Saturday and Sunday, but has invitations for two different Thanksgiving meals - one on Sunday and another on Monday! She will resemble a stuffed turkey herself after eating two meals prepared by two such fabulous cooks.
The weather is also forcing the Rancher to think seriously about bringing the cows home. If it remains this cold and the water supply where they are freezes, the cows will start wandering, looking for water. So there may also be cattle chasing and moving in the Bag Lady's immediate future!
She hopes all her Canadian blog-buddies have great Thanksgiving weekends, and everyone else has a great regular weekend!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Drivel Dribble
The Bag Lady is a slacker today - she only has to go to one of her jobs! Which means she had the opportunity to sleep in today. Unfortunately, the last time the Bag Lady slept past 7:30 in the morning (except for that one time she was up until 4 am the night before *ahem*) was sometime in the late 1980's! She is an affirmed early bird. She just isn't sure what she should be doing with all these freakin' worms......
She will spend some time this morning trying to get caught up withblog buddies... err... housework and laundry, and maybe even get around to actually opening some of the bills that have been piling up on her desk. (Why do they insist on sending those, anyway? Although, if it wasn't for bills and junk mail, the Bag Lady would never have any postal-type mail at all!)
Have you figured out yet that she doesn't really have a lot to say today? She has a bunch of half-formed ideas for posts - most of which have popped into her head while she's been at work without access to a computer - but nothing that is worthy of your time. So she won't waste anymore of that for you right now!
Have a great day, and hopefully she'll come up with something really entertaining for you sometime soon. (Or she'll just continue to post her regular drivel that y'all are kind enough to read!)
She will spend some time this morning trying to get caught up with
Have you figured out yet that she doesn't really have a lot to say today? She has a bunch of half-formed ideas for posts - most of which have popped into her head while she's been at work without access to a computer - but nothing that is worthy of your time. So she won't waste anymore of that for you right now!
Have a great day, and hopefully she'll come up with something really entertaining for you sometime soon. (Or she'll just continue to post her regular drivel that y'all are kind enough to read!)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Autumn Pictures
Here are a few pictures the Bag Lady has taken over the past few days. She was trying to capture the beauty of the autumn colours along the river valley, but she's afraid the pictures just don't do it justice! Of course, the best place to take the pictures would be in the middle of the bridge, but although she is slightly crazy, she is not suicidal.... there's no possible way to stop in the middle of the bridge to take pictures!
The first one was taken from under the bridge.
This next one is the result of the Bag Lady holding the camera out the window and hoping for the best..... unfortunately, the result is a rather dark, uninspiring shot.
She took this picture in her yard yesterday morning - it was rather cold (-9C) and frosty:
This was taken on her way to work yesterday - the clouds were hanging low over the river valley:
And when she got to the top of the hill on the other side of the river, the clouds were still hanging around:
She is afraid that the window of opportunity for taking pictures of the lovely leaves has pretty much slammed shut now - the wind picked up last night and was blowing leaves with much abandon all over the place!
The first one was taken from under the bridge.
This next one is the result of the Bag Lady holding the camera out the window and hoping for the best..... unfortunately, the result is a rather dark, uninspiring shot.
She took this picture in her yard yesterday morning - it was rather cold (-9C) and frosty:
This was taken on her way to work yesterday - the clouds were hanging low over the river valley:
And when she got to the top of the hill on the other side of the river, the clouds were still hanging around:
She is afraid that the window of opportunity for taking pictures of the lovely leaves has pretty much slammed shut now - the wind picked up last night and was blowing leaves with much abandon all over the place!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Burgundy Bush
The days are getting shorter and cooler, and the nights are feeling downright cold around these parts. The Bag Lady wants to crawl into bed and pull the covers over her head until spring. But she can't. She has too much to do.
She still feels as though she does not quite have a handle on this working and trying to maintain her house! She was running a little late the other day and it was raining, which would have made her hair go frizzy because she has to stand there and hold the nozzle in order to fill her tank, so she decided she would gas up her truck on her way home from work.... except that she didn't remember to do that until she was several miles past the last open gas station. *Sigh*. The warning light came on in her truck when she was about a mile from home. She can drive roughly another 20 km once the warning light is on.
She mentioned it to the Rancher when she got home, and was prepared to leave a little earlier yesterday so she could fill up on her way to work. When she got out of the shower, she noticed that both the Rancher and her truck were missing! He had taken it to the little convenience store close to the ranch and put enough gas in it for her to get to town. How nice was that?!She's starting to wonder if there has been an alien visitation while her back was turned!
She has taken several pictures of the river valley in it's autumnal splendor, but she hasn't had time to download them from her camera. Hopefully she'll get to that sometime this week. In the meantime, here's a picture she took the other day. She turned off the highway onto the gravel road that leads to her house, and was startled to see this burgundy-red bush. The picture doesn't quite have the same impact as the sight did in reality, but it's the best she has to offer today!
Clicking on it to enlarge it helps give you a better impression of how pretty it is.
She still feels as though she does not quite have a handle on this working and trying to maintain her house! She was running a little late the other day and it was raining, which would have made her hair go frizzy because she has to stand there and hold the nozzle in order to fill her tank, so she decided she would gas up her truck on her way home from work.... except that she didn't remember to do that until she was several miles past the last open gas station. *Sigh*. The warning light came on in her truck when she was about a mile from home. She can drive roughly another 20 km once the warning light is on.
She mentioned it to the Rancher when she got home, and was prepared to leave a little earlier yesterday so she could fill up on her way to work. When she got out of the shower, she noticed that both the Rancher and her truck were missing! He had taken it to the little convenience store close to the ranch and put enough gas in it for her to get to town. How nice was that?!
She has taken several pictures of the river valley in it's autumnal splendor, but she hasn't had time to download them from her camera. Hopefully she'll get to that sometime this week. In the meantime, here's a picture she took the other day. She turned off the highway onto the gravel road that leads to her house, and was startled to see this burgundy-red bush. The picture doesn't quite have the same impact as the sight did in reality, but it's the best she has to offer today!
Clicking on it to enlarge it helps give you a better impression of how pretty it is.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Livestrong Day
Today is Livestrong Day in the United States - the 10th anniversary of Lance Armstrong's cancer diagnosis. One of the Bag Lady's dear friends is participating in the online event to raise awareness of cancer-related issues, and she has asked that we help spread the word.
She is having a giveaway of amazing proportions, so please go check out her blog at the link below.
http://janell-sufferingsuccotash.blogspot. com/
All of us have been affected by cancer, if not personally, then by knowing someone who has been diagnosed. My mother and two of her sisters died of colon cancer; two more of her sisters died from lung cancer. My own sister has battled breast cancer.
Let's all do something today to honor those people we know who have fought this battle. Whether it is making a donation to a cancer society, or donating your time at a clinic, offering support to someone who has been diagnosed, or wearing a yellow shirt in honor of Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Day.
She is having a giveaway of amazing proportions, so please go check out her blog at the link below.
http://janell-
All of us have been affected by cancer, if not personally, then by knowing someone who has been diagnosed. My mother and two of her sisters died of colon cancer; two more of her sisters died from lung cancer. My own sister has battled breast cancer.
Let's all do something today to honor those people we know who have fought this battle. Whether it is making a donation to a cancer society, or donating your time at a clinic, offering support to someone who has been diagnosed, or wearing a yellow shirt in honor of Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Day.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Sentinel Down
The Bag Lady spent the day dealing with beets. Her hands are now a lovely shade of brown. (Who knew orange and red made brown?)
She goes back to work today, then goes to the store for a little training session on running the cash register. It's been a few years since she ran one, and although she's pretty sure the principal is the same, every till operates in a slightly different way, so she thought she had better get acquainted with it before she starts working at the store next week.
The weather has been decidedly autumnal, and she is glad that she and the Rancher decided to pick the tomatoes. They are all in a box in a cool part of her house, starting to ripen. She is looking forward to her first taste of homegrown tomato. Soon.
There was a nasty wind blowing in her neighbourhood last week, and she went for a walk with the Princess the other night to discover that, along with a few trees in the yard, the wind had also taken down one of the sentinels out in the pasture.
It looks rather sad lying there, doesn't it?
It had been used for many years as a scratching post by numerous cows, as well as a perch and resting spot for many a raven and even the occasional bald eagle. It will end it's life by providing warmth for the Bag Lady and the Rancher this winter in their wood stove.
It's twin still stands in the next pasture over, but it too will one day succumb to a strong wind. For now, though, it will still provide a convenient scratch for an inconvenient itch, and a spot for a raven or hawk, or even an eagle to rest and survey their surroundings, searching for their next meal.
Rest easy, old friend, your job here is almost done.
She goes back to work today, then goes to the store for a little training session on running the cash register. It's been a few years since she ran one, and although she's pretty sure the principal is the same, every till operates in a slightly different way, so she thought she had better get acquainted with it before she starts working at the store next week.
The weather has been decidedly autumnal, and she is glad that she and the Rancher decided to pick the tomatoes. They are all in a box in a cool part of her house, starting to ripen. She is looking forward to her first taste of homegrown tomato. Soon.
There was a nasty wind blowing in her neighbourhood last week, and she went for a walk with the Princess the other night to discover that, along with a few trees in the yard, the wind had also taken down one of the sentinels out in the pasture.
It looks rather sad lying there, doesn't it?It had been used for many years as a scratching post by numerous cows, as well as a perch and resting spot for many a raven and even the occasional bald eagle. It will end it's life by providing warmth for the Bag Lady and the Rancher this winter in their wood stove.
It's twin still stands in the next pasture over, but it too will one day succumb to a strong wind. For now, though, it will still provide a convenient scratch for an inconvenient itch, and a spot for a raven or hawk, or even an eagle to rest and survey their surroundings, searching for their next meal.
Rest easy, old friend, your job here is almost done.
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