Interesting video for me........

When we first moved to Canada, we moved to Brampton, Ontario.  That was back in 1989.  We live over an hour away, north of Brampton now.  The city has multiplied in size at an alarming rate.  What was farmland back then, is now subdivisions.  The crime rate has shot up.  What made us move out of the area, was they moved a lot of people from the "poorer" area's of Toronto to Brampton and that included a lot of gang members, albeit, younger people in their teens.  The crime rate shot up and we just didn't feel as safe.  We had an attempted break in at our house, and multiple people had their homes broken into...........and nine times out of ten, it was people in their teens.

Now we still have our family doctor in Brampton, so have to come down every now and then to see him.  Thankfully we can also do telephone appointments with him now also.  But the Brampton we moved to in 1989, has long gone.  We loved living in Brampton back in the day, but now, no thank you!

Happy Mail..............

A while back I got an email from Bath and Bodyworks and they were advertising a collab between themselves and Vera Bradley.  For those of you outside of North America, Vera Bradley is a brand that sells gorgeous quilted fabric bags, amongst other things.  I have loved Vera Bradley products for years and have had numerous bags from the brand.  So of course I was interested in what Bath and Bodyworks was selling.

I got another email I think a week or so ago and saw a couple of things that I thought I would buy, including a gift pack in a Vera Bradley tote bag they were selling.  So of course I ordered it, as I am not sure when we will be back in the States, and I can't get Vera Bradley here in Canada.

On Wednesday afternoon Purolator delivered this box:

Lots of fun info on the box.......great way to get their info out there.

And here it is the Vera Bradly tote bag, what a fun print.

Inside was this box.......I know what peach smells like, not sure what nectar smells like though?

Inside the box was body wash, body spray, foaming hand soap, body lotion and a three wick candle.  If you enjoy a fruity smell you will love this set.  You can see it here.

While browsing through the site, they also had a "picnic basket" gift set, which has since sold out and is no longer on the site.  The box was so cute.

Inside was a bumble bee wall flower holder, a fresh cut lilacs wallflower insert, a fresh cut lilacs 3 wick candle.  A fresh cut lilacs hand sanitizer, a picnic basket hand sanitizer holder, which is as cute as a button.  A gorgeous gingham body cream and body spray.  

I was so happy with it all and all are very useful items............

If you do a search on my blog, you will see numerous posts with Vera Bradley bags!

Question for you................

If I broke into your home and stole what was on top of your fridge what would I get to take home?

(other than jail time for breaking and entering!!!)

By the way, if you did it at our house, you would take away dust.....and I would thank you!!!😉

(top of my fridge)

Wiped out...........

After everything that went on last week, I am wiped out.  I thought I had more energy than I had, but no, I am pooped.  It's funny we all think we are invincible but I guess we're not?  

The sun is shining outside, so that's a positive, so I need to give myself a good talking too and get moving!!

First on the list today is a trip to Costco, as it's Mother Hubbard's cupboard in this house.

Then a potter round the house, doing a little bit of tidying up.  

After that who the heck knows, but I do need to try and motivate myself.........

What do you do to motivate yourself?

Back again from my little break............

My aunt passed away last Monday (4th).  Now as  we all know when people pass it's a very sad occasion for all involved.  My aunt had been ill for a while, and was hospitalized 10 days prior before we went to visit her in hospital last Monday afternoon.

We stayed for a couple of hours, and had a "good" time catching up and putting the world to rights.  After we left she told my uncle she wanted to have a sleep as she was tired and less than an hour after us leaving she had a heart attack and died.

We hadn't been home long, it took us over 90 minutes to get home, my dad called and said she had died.  We were in shock.  Absolute, total shock.  I was lost for words, as less than two hours before we were having a good talk and laugh.  So that's why it hit me hard.  I am a very practical person in dealing with things and in cases of emergency I am a take charge person; but this threw me for six.  

We also had a pig of a week with a couple other things last week, that included having a shouting match with one of the neighbours.........which I did not start and really upset me, as I wondered what hit me!!!  As a side note this particular neighbour has fallen out with all the neighbours, everyone hates him.

And ended up with our daughter having to put her cat of 17 years put to sleep.

So a deep breath now will be taken and we will start this week fresh and with positive vibes.........

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's out there.........

Angela posted this song that Fat Dormouse had posted on her blog that is so appropriate for all parents out there..........

A little break..........

I won't be posting for a few days, as I am taking a short break.  We have had a death in the family, I need time to process this..............