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Just Little Bits

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A little bit of patience, and the hardest task is done; a little bit of cheerfulness is brighter than the sun.

A little bit of courage and the burden lighter grows; a little bit of sacrifice and the stream of friendship flows.

A little bit of happiness and off goes black despair; a little bit of kindness will soothe a troubling care.

A little bit of thoughtfulness will ease another’s pain; a little bit of giving will help him rise again.

A little bit of sympathy, a little bit of love, will banish clouds of darkness and set the sun above.

A little bit of humour, a little bit of song, these are the best of tonics when everything seems wrong.

–from Homespun, by Wilhelmina Stitch

Made squash soup

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I made a big batch of squash soup today. It is just cooling now so I can put it in containers and freeze it.

Two years ago, I bought three acorn squash plants from a local market. However, when the squash appeared, they weren’t acorn squash. Last year I bought plants from a roadside stand along a country road. But when the squash appeared, they weren’t acorn squash. This year I bought three plants from a garden shop. Thankfully, they turned out to be acorn squash. I have a ton of them.

You wonder why I insist on acorn and don’t use a different squash for the soup. But the acorn squash has it’s own flavour. The recipe I use is from the Butchart Gardens website and everyone who eats it loves it.

What did you get from your garden this year?

Problem solved!

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I developed a sciatica problem in October, and have been fighting it ever since. My GP gave me pain meds, and after 4 visits I managed to twist his arm enough to get an X-ray. The bones in my back were severely compressed. Too many car accidents? Maybe.

At any rate, I gave up on physiotherapy and chiropractic treatments after 15 such sessions. Now I’ve got acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and an inversion table. Have you ever seen one?

I hadn’t either until we did some research. Here’s what mine looks like. You just strap yourself in and turn the table upside down!

🙂 Not really. You put your feet on the bottom bar, so your ankles are locked in when you pull the lever toward yourself. Then you press the button to start a low-level vibration against your back, and turn the table so it is leaning slightly back, with your feet a bit higher than your head.

Yes, you can use a higher gear and go back farther, but I was reluctant to go to that extreme. I use it three times a day and things are improving dramatically.

I realize it isn’t a pretty addition to my bedroom furniture, but it’s helping tremendously. Now I can get back to writing Book Eight, of The Last War series. Yay!!

My Reading Pile

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I know most of you have a reading list that you hope to tackle when the time is right. I, however, have a reading pile. When I find a book that is intriguing, I grab it and put it in the pile. It looks like this–

It kind of looks like it might fall over, right? But hopefully it won’t.

I can add to those titles. One book would be “My Life” by Golda Meir. I read it years ago and want to read it again. It’s a fascinating story. Another would be “Cryptonomicon” by Neal Stephenson. Again, I read it some time ago, a fascinating book.

What’s on your book pile/reading list? Drop me a comment and let me know.

Do you enjoy reading?

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My Read and Review Team has room for a few more readers who enjoy reading a book and letting others know what they think of it. Are you one of those people?

Please send your information to sylviegraysonauthor@gmail.com including-

Your name, a link to previous reviews you have posted, your interest in reading and reviewing my books. I look forward to hearing from you.