Saturday, October 27, 2012

Let's Just Play Nice!

Let's Just Play Nice!

My Facebook friend, Chris recently posted the following: "No amount of Diet Coke bashing is going to make me want to switch to Diet Pepsi. It just makes me respect Diet Pepsi pushers a little less. Why can't we all just drink our pop and be nice?"  I'm sure it applies to all types of advertising and our personal responses to it; but it definitely made me think about the political campaigns that are playing out before us at the moment. Let's just play nice!


Thankfully I don't live in one of the "swing states" in the presidential race that must be totally overwhelmed with nastiness. You and I probably can't do much about the paid political ads, but we can do something about how we represent the candidates we choose to support. I don't appreciate hearing others tear down the candidates that they are against. Tell me who you are for and why - I will gladly listen, but don't waste my time telling me who or what you are against.

So, in the few days remaining before the election let's choose carefully what we say and how we say it. Let's live the example we would like all political candidates to follow, speaking positively about what we believe. And it will be a different message from each one of us, but it will be a message of positive energy - bringing light into the darkness, rather than adding to the darkness.


And when the dust has settled and the candidates have been chosen, let's strive to be supportive of those who take office. We live in a democracy, and when the people have spoken with their vote we need to come together and work together. For though the view of how we get there may vary, what we all want is a country that we can be proud of. Let's just play nice!

   
Until next time,
Blessings
Gail








Thursday, October 25, 2012

I guess I have been on a hiatus for several weeks. The snow we received this morning jolted me into a realization of how much time has passed since my last post. This has been a month of tremendous change weatherwise. At the beginning of October this is how the world around us looked...
But the south winds came and did their best to get those beautiful leaves off the trees, and when that didn't quite do it the north winds whipped in and did their part. But it was the freezing temps that finally finished it off, and now their are very few stubborn leaves still hanging on. And this morning Mother Nature delivered the final blow...
Since we can no longer look outside and see the autumn beauty, I'll bring you in and share some of the vignettes I've set up in my home... At the top of a bookcase I've gathered together a birdhouse, fall foilage and a old batter bowl with fruit.


I love these three lidded wooden buckets, and for this season I've stacked them on the floor with some pumpkins...


This shelve that holds two of my favorite things - ironstone pitchers and a stack of books, just need a bit of fall color added to it to set it off...


And then there are my Woof & Poof pumpkins that I got at The Cottage a couple of years ago...


Even my giraffe has his fall tie on...


Giving a seasonal touch to an area can be as simple as adding the appropriate colors as I've done above my kitchen cupboards with napkins folded and hanging over baskets that I use for additional storage...


It doesn't always take a big display to give your home the feel of autumn. Just choose a few spots to add a touch of color or decor along with your 'everyday' decor items. Quick - easy - fun!

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Till next time... Blessings!
Gail