You know,
~ David Carradine
I’ve never actually really believed
that death is inevitable.
I just think it’s a rumor.
American – Actor December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009
Try new things.
Read.
Exercise.
Travel.
Talk with strangers.
DREAM!
If we are to preserve culture
~ Johan Huizinga
we must continue to create it.
Dutch – Historian December 7, 1872 – February 1, 1945
Beat the ceremonial drums.
Play the time tested games.
Practise the traditional arts.
Dance the traditional dances.
Worship in the traditional ways.
Rebuild and restore the buildings.
Celebrate the traditional ceremonies.
Tell our children the stories of our elders.
Repeat our history lessons so we don’t repeat history.
Ghosts, like ladies,
~ Richard Harris Barham
never speak till spoke to.
English – Comedian December 6, 1788 – June 17, 1845
…But cannons explode whenever lit…
Amazing December weather as we continue to bask in above normal temperatures.
Time to get all the Christmas Shopping done before the snow flies.
If you can dream it,
~ Walt Disney
you can do it.
American – Businessman December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966
Home from my week long vacation in Cuba.
Christmas Minis scheduled for this weekend.
Proposal to draft for Local Hockey Photos. It’s a tight timeline, but I’ve always enjoyed a challenge.
Porte Photos seasonal closure starts December 23rd this year so I can have all the photos delivered before I head to Florida.
If you lose wonder,
~ Goldie Hawn
you’ve lost everything.
American – Actress Born: November 21, 1945
My youngest sister had her Annual Christmas Tea on the weekend. She collects and displays Dicken’s figures. This year she arranged them according to location in London England. Complete with the Queen’s coffin at one end and the working train at the other. Her collection grows every year as she scours sales on line and in person. Buying a whole lot just to get one building or character, then selling duplicates. So much so she’s become familiar with the local post office staff and invited them to come see her extensive collection. She now has 120 buildings on display.
This sense of wonder and excitement continues and brings joy to her to include others in her annual tea.
I’ll tell you one thing,
~ Danny DeVito
it’s a cruel, cruel world.
American – Actor Born: November 17, 1944
Happy Birthday Danny DeVito.
You’ve made us laugh so many times and taught us how to laugh at ourselves.
It may be a cruel, cruel world, but like a rose in the first snowfall there is beauty in everything.
Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment.
~ Frederick Banting
It enables the diabetic to burn sufficient carbohydrates
so that proteins and fats may be added to the diet
in sufficient quantities to provide energy for the economic burdens of life.
Canadian – Scientist November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941
My husband has insulin dependent diabetes. He was diagnosed in 1997 and is still living with the disease at 70.
The incidence of diabetes is much higher among indigenous people.
His mother was diabetic when she was pregnant with him. My husband weighed 12.5 lbs when he was born at home. His mother died at the age of 61 from diabetic complications. Kidney failure, Retina detachments and toe amputations just to mention a few of her health issues due to diabetes.
Advances have been made since my mother-in-law died. The needles are much easier to use. The testing is much easier and more accurate than the urine tests. Now you can wear a sensor that continuously monitors blood glucose levels. The sensors last 2 weeks and are easy to apply. My husband uses 2 types of insulin, a long acting one at night time and a fast acting one before each meal (yes a total of 4 per day).
Other drugs also help control glucose levels: Metformin, Jardiance, Ozempic (injectable 1x per week)
Then there are all of the other diabetic complications such as neuropathy, so he takes Pregavalin for pain; poor circulation so compression socks, special orthotics and a scooter to help with his limited mobility. Oh and don’t forget the Goldbond for dry skin.
We’re lucky, Indian and Northern Affairs pays for most of his medical supplies.
My one daughter-in-law had a pancreas and double kidney transplant. No longer insulin dependent, she now has a handful of anti-rejection drugs to take with every meal.
Non-insulin dependent diabetes is also on the rise in North America. I’ve had non-insulin dependent diabetes for 2 years. Although being over-weight and inactive increase your possibility of developing Type II diabetes you can be active and underweight, so get tested.
New developments and research are aimed at curing the disease, but until then the symptoms are kept at bay with stop gap treatments.
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My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life.
~ Leonardo DiCaprio
Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.
American – Actor Born: November 11, 1974
Today is Remembrance Day.
Go to your local Cenotaph or War Memorial to honour our Veterans.
Even if I knew that tomorrow
~ Martin Luther
the world would go to pieces,
I would still plant my apple tree.
German – Leader November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546
Yes, I would continue to plant things as well.
Yesterday, I painted two more Christmas Cards.
Today, I’m going to have my left eye lasered to clear off the back of my replacement lens. There was a terrible mix-up with the referral from my Optometrist, but once the referral was received the appointment was set up quickly. It’s a very quick procedure, I had it done 4 years ago on my left eye.
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, so Zumba is cancelled and we’ll all be at the Cenotaph to pay our respects.
November is almost 1/2 over and I’m looking forward to going to Cuba at the end of the month. Christmas is already trying to make it into the discussions as I’ve booked our Family Christmas Eve get together. I’m having a house-sitter while we go to Florida, so I’ve invited her to stay while we go to Cuba. So much to do. So little time. ❤
Black and white are the colors of photography.
~ Robert Frank
To me they symbolize the alternatives
of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
Swiss – Photographer / November 9, 1924-September 9, 2019
November 8th was Indigenous Veterans’ Day. A day to remember all the Indigenous Veterans.
Frozen in time in Black and White Photos, my husband’s uncles:
Porte Photos 