INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL 2020

 Daughters, granddaughters, sisters, aunts, mothers, grandmothers, well the list could go on.

Girls and Girl power are important to the world.

It goes without saying that all girls are created equal.

Depends on where the girls live.

Education is not equal for all girls.

Health is not equal.

So as we celebrate a Canadian Thanksgiving and are grateful for all we have. Take some time to do something about those other girls in the world.

Small donations to whatever is your cause will be a thing.

I like World Vision to give to husbandry donations of goats and chickens as well as their Education category. Food on the table helps. Makes the family self sufficient.

I donate to a Canadian cause.

I donate to local causes too. Like the Salvation Army's drive each year to fill a backpack for a needy child going back to school with supplies.

I can not save the world. But I can try to help one girl at a time.

#internationaldayofthegirl#helpingthegirlsinourlives#helpinggirlsintheworld#givingtocausesthathelpgirls#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

THANKFUL DURING COVID! YOU BET!

 Thankful is an interesting word. 

It does not mean there are not concerns in our lives.

Having health. A home. 

Lots of food in the house or the ability to buy it is huge when so many of the world's populations including many in our own are food insecure.

Staying safe to help the community is good.

Keeping well so my grandchildren can stay in school. I do not want to give them anything.

Limiting contact with family members and friends. Emails. Phone calls.

Thankful for those who have been in our lives. Thankful for those who are in our lives now.

So as we head into the Thanksgiving weekend.

What are your thankful thoughts?

#canadianthanksgiving#thanksgiving#beingthankfulduringcovid#stayingwellduringcovid#limitingcontactsduringcovid#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

NATURE BRINGS PEACE IN COVID TIMES

 Natural settings have a way to calm the soul. Being around trees and birds and running water are ways to stop and be calm.

When was the last time you had a walk in the woods?

#nature#runningwater#alittebrook#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

MONDAY COVID BLUES

 So as numbers soar, the covid fatigue is soaring too.

Staying safe. Staying home. Staying sane is the goal.

So limiting outings. Limiting indoor activities.

Wearing masks in car with others.

How is your covid fatigue coming along?

#covidfatigue#stayingsafe#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

ONTARIO ADVENTURES

 A short day trip near home yielded some photo opportunities.

Belfountain Conservation Area.

Cheltham Badlands.

Both places about an hour from my home. Wanted to share the pics.

Will share the data in another post.

#belfountainconservationarea#chelthambadlands#caledonontario#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

NERO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED

 Is history repeating itself?

Nero fiddled while Rome burned.

All the hoopla about the virus not being as serious as it was thought by some people in high places is so pathetic.

A leader leads by example. 

If sick. Rest to get better.

The body needs time to heal.

Pretending you are above being sick is vanity at its extreme.

So Nero be careful.

#nero#ciovid19isserious#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

OCTOBER FESTIVITIES DURING COVID-19

 So Thanksgiving and Halloween may be different or not.

Limiting social gatherings.

Flatten this every growing second wave will be tricky.

So making that Thanksgiving meal may be on wheels. I can be a food truck and bring it to my family members if needed.

Halloween. Well I will find the few neighbourhood kids that come to my door and bring candy to them.

I already make bags for my grandchildren anyway.

October is fall cleaning month for me. Garden cleanup continues.

So isolating at home as much as possible to do my part. I can chat with my neighbours at a distance. 

I get out by walking as much as possible. Of course at a distance. By myself but I do see the world.

I may even buy skates for winter skating. I will get a helmet. As a kid I never used a helmet. It may be one way to be with my grandchildren if we have to be a part.

The summer was good with backyard eating. The picnic tables had lots of space between them so even in our social bubble that was not lots of physical exchanges. Hugs with faces turned away.

I do feel lucky as I live close enough to my families that I can physically see them. During April and May isolating, a mask and waiting outside was doable. 

So whatever this Fall brings in terms of lockdowns and isolating, it will be doable. 

We are Canadian and can be resilient. We will support all our communities. I will support myself and all my family, community, country as best as I can.

#halloween#thanksgiving#covid19makeslifedifferent#continuetorestrictactivities#walkingisawaytobeoutside#buyskatesforwinter#summerwasgoodwithoutdooractivities#physicaldistanceasmuchaspossible#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro