SHORT STORY WRITING-A WAY TO CHANNEL THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS

I love that ideas come to me for stories.

Mostly imagination.

I write factual essays for my genealogical research.

So short stories are an outlet to think and write freely without the need of source citation or being

factually accurate.

It is a story and can be flawed.

Most of us do not live factually in our heads.

I have been doing a Widow Series for a couple of years now. I am hesitant to put the stories anywhere.

I may or may not put them on this blog.

Time will tell.

#shortstories#widowseries#writinghelpstochannelthoughtsandemotions#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro 

SUMMER AND THE FRUIT AND THE VEGGIES-LOVE EATING LOCAL

 Summer brings lots of good local eating.

I love the fruit and veggies.

Farmers markets have lots of fresh farm Ontario produce. These photos are from the Lindsay Farmers Market in 2016.

All these lovelies were from the Market in Newmarket- 2016.

The abundance of local produce makes summer so much fun and good eating.

I find myself joining family on summer jaunts to farms like the earlier one to the strawberry farm. I go to the local market at Mall several times in the summer.

How about you? Do you like the summer eating??

#localproduceinthesummer#summereatingisgood#loveallthefruitandveggies#newmarketfarmersmarket#lindsayfarmersmarket#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

CIVIC LONG WEEKEND IN ONTARIO-LORD SIMCOE WELL WHO WAS HE?

 Different provinces call this long weekend by different names.

Lord Simcoe is our guy in Ontario.

So look him up and see what he did.

Part of his role was his part in freeing enslaved people in Canada.

Then his wife Lady Simcoe. She did something too.

I just like the fact it is a long weekend and people can enjoy themselves.

For this retired person, it is just a weekend.

But for family it is a time to enjoy being home with one more day away from work.

How is your long weekend going? Are you enjoying the last days of July?

#civiclongweekend#whowasLordSimcoe#whowasLadySimcoe#ontariolongweekendinthesummer#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

READING IS A SUMMER PLEASURE-HOW MUCH DO YOU READ?

For the last several years I have had the goal of reading 10 books.

Fiction or non-fiction does not matter.

Reading makes me slow down and enjoy the summer.

Especially the hot days where physical activities just cause lots of sweat.

So some mystery books and working on a non-fiction.

At 5 books read. One non-fiction that will take awhile.

Okay I also got two stamp catalogues from the Library but they do not count as reading as I peruse them. And probably photocopy some useful pages.

2019 was a good read.

I do have many magazines that I read cover to cover. Like Zoomer, Good Times, Canada's History and others. 

Reading takes me out of my head that these days has been very crowded.

How about you? Are you a reader year round? Are you a summer reader?

#readingforpleasure#summerreadinggoals#reading10bookseverysummer#likingreadingforpleasure#readingtakesyououtofyourhead#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

JULY HAS RACED ALONG-BUT SOME ACTIVITIES DONE AND BIRTHDAYS

 My brother Ron celebrates his 80th birthday today.

Good that my family is chugging along.

July with garden work.

Reading books- 5 done so far. Relaxing is necessary with reading.

Enjoying slow walks.

Eating and drinking well.

Love the summer. It just goes too quickly.

How about you? How is your summer going?

#july#july2022#summerreadingissorelaxing#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro

LIFE IS A WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES-ALWAYS CHANGING TO THE NEXT STAGE

 We often use butterflies to tell about change.

Metamorphosis!

In nature from an immature state to an adult form.

Planting the right flowers attract them.

Like life we attract certain energy too.

Do different flowers attract different butterflies?

Do our different moods attract different outcomes in our lives?

Of course Milkweed where Monarch Butterflies lay their eggs that turn into caterpillars then cocoons and finally into the Butterfly that we know.

Do you feel your life has been like a butterfly?

Transitions and changes.

#lifeiaaworldofbutteflies#changeslikeabutterfly#metamorphosislikeabutterfly#changesforthebette#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro#monarchbutterly#cabbagebutterfly

SUMMER IS FOR ICE CREAM-A MEMORY FROM NIAGARA ON THE LAKE

 Adolph and I liked our day and overnight trips.

One visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake we checked out Carlotta's ice cream store. 59 Queen Street.

I think Adolph was trying to decide when to have an ice cream.

There is nothing like Italian ice cream.

Carlotta in Niagara-on-the-Lake is so special. It is authentic Italian ice cream or should I say Gelato.

Visit their website for their story.

Carlotta Gelato

#italianicecream#adolphcontemplatingeatingicecream#carlottsicecream#gelatofromitaly#reflectivethoughtsbybarbara#barbaradimambro