November Farm Help

              November work on Full Circle Family Farm

                                               Garlic planting

                                                Washing sweet potato

                                              Keeping the vegetables from freezing.

Taking produce to market

Full Circle Mindfulness Center

There is a quiet place in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
From I-40 near Black Mountain take NC-9 South on a narrow mountain road to the intersection of Old Fort Road.
This connects to Camp Elliot Road and then to Full Circle Trail.

Here the Full Circle Mindfulness Center is situated.
 Daily meditation practices is offered by Leon and Geni.
 As well as weekly introduction to Walking and Sitting Meditation with chanting.

Finch Ontario

Randal and I made a two day truck tours with a destination of Finch, Ontario where my mother was born.

    Prior to going I contacted my cousin, Jim Rutley, for information. He sent me pictures of the Rutley houses and information about the remaining Rutley family still living in the area.

  Randal entered this information on to his GPS and we were off.   From Milton Heights Campground, near Hamilton, we headed out on the 401 towards Cornwall driving through history-packed country.

      Through Upper Canada and on the Loyalist Parkway

Highway 33, also known as the Loyalist Parkway, follows a pioneer colonial route on which the first segments were built two hundred years prior. The route connects several historical settlement sites in Prince Edward County, continuing east through Bath to what is now Kingston.

Upper Canada existed from December 26, 1791 to February 10, 1841 and generally comprised present-day  Southern Ontario. The prefix "upper" in its name reflects its geographic position higher up the river basin or closer to the headwaters of the Saint Lawrence River than that of Lower Canada or present-day  Quebec to the northeast.

My Grandfather John Duncan Rutley wrote:

I stayed at home and worked on the farm with my father and brothers for three years. My father gave me a hundred acre farm near Finch. I began to think seriously of settling down and began courting a girl I’d known most of my life. Mary Ellen (Minnie) Duvall, daughter of Edgar Duvall at Newington. She was a pretty, slender brunette who was teaching in the Hanes school. My brother Hughie, who was also courting took turns with me using the horse and buggy and the bicycle. Minnie and I got married on January 9, 1901 in her father’s home.

We went to live in the new house my father had helped me build. It was of brick and had a verandah on the East and South sides. A railway track ran behind the barn and when the children were old enough it seemed to draw them like a magnet. Our first child, Laura Hughenna was born on our first wedding anniversary, January 9,1902. John Irwin Alexander was born on December 17, 1903 and on November 13, 1905 another daughter, Mary Donalda arrived.

    

     I am thankful for having been in that part of Ontario and seeing the fall colours, farms, cornfields and history.

   

Eating Out In Thunder Bay

Randal and I  went  touring  in Thunder Bay to day. 

It is my first time to see Lake Superior. 

We went to the recently developed Marina Park. 

While there we had a lunch at Bight Restaurant  to enjoy our view

I ordered the daily special Mushroom Reginette. 

I consisted of escargot, cooked land snails, 

truffles, a fruiting body of a subterranean Acomycete fungus

mushrooms, spinach mixed in a small bed of pasta and sauce. 

Can you see it on the plate?

This is what it looked like before I started to eat.

Cost me $15.00

How better can that get? 

The Global Coherence Initiative

I found this to be a very good site and had to share it. 

THE GLOBAL COHERENCE INITIATIVE

What is Coherence? 

When we refer to coherence, we are talking about a mental, emotional and physical state – where the mind, heart and nervous system align and function in a higher degree of balance and harmony. 

On a personal level, being in coherence translates to: smooth heart rhythms, clear mind, balanced emotions and spiritual connection. IHM’s Director of Research, Dr. Rollin McCraty states, "coherence is the energetic alignment and cooperation of all of our systems." 

Generally, these systems – cardiac, brain, nervous, hormonal and immune among others – are a reflection of your personal coherence, also known as heart coherence. The more coherent you are the better your systems function. 

It benefits our mental, emotional and physical well-being to learn to increase and sustain a state of coherence. This doesn't always happen naturally in our complex modern world without us making some genuine effort. IHM and GCI have developed simple techniques that we can use throughout our day to help increase our coherence.

McCraty and HeartMath founder Doc Childre write, "Of the many new scientific perspectives that emerged from the 20th century, one of the most profound is that the universe is wholly and enduringly interconnected and coherent. Complex living systems, including human beings, are composed of numerous dynamic, interconnected networks of biological structures and processes." 

A Reflection

2013 Bow River Flood Cochrane

It was good to see the rocks looking so clean

along the gently flowing Bow,

as I sat on a bench and reflected

on the changes we have witnessed these few months.

It was not long ago, flood waters, dark and muddy

rushed madly from the Rockies.

Today it looks happy and blue/green clean.

The river can be compared to ones life.

We rush through life, collecting

negative beliefs, emotions and attitudes.

Making no time to reflect inwardly.

River rocks were cleaned by the flood waters,

to once again sparkle brightly in the sun.

In our lives we can erase and let go all negativity.

Such in natures' beauty, so too in the soul.

2013 August - Sparkling River Rocks

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

How better can it be than to take a walk in the early morning? 

The smell of the air, the silence of the hills, 

the visual impressions of colours of the landscape and sky. 

How close can one get to the Creator of all things?  

7.9 kilometer  walking route

The Path 

Randal and Lorraine 

View of the Rockies near Cochrane

 

Source Life at its best

Bow River 

Early Settlements and Dashed Hopes

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

Milestone of Youth

Thanks to Face Book, Email and telephone warms greetings were extended.

With appreciation, gratitude and many, many thanks to everyone for making my 75th birthday special.

What the Stars Foretold at My Birth

LEO

All are kindhearted, generous, sympathetic, idealistic, 

executive and magnetic.

More merciful than just.

Prone to anger and to excess pride.

Excitable and accessible to flattery.

Generous with money and expect the same in return.

Great optimist.

Fairly domestic.

Can't harbour a grudge.

Likes danger and adventure.

In matters of state, bold and sagacious.

Happy in responsibility.

Best companions- Aries and Sagittarius 

Saskatchewan Hospital 100th Celebrations

I enjoyed attending the 100th Celebrations of the Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford, Saskatchewan  I renew acquaintances from over 55 years ago. 

View of  South Saskatchewan River Valley.

The tour of the chapel, past the morgue through the basements tunnels, to the bowling alley, the new class room, equipped with computers; the fully equipped fitness rooms; the patient's canteen; Garden-art room; 7X is now Administration;  We took a tour had lunch on the front lawn, visited the museum

 Europe nursing story of Marion, Jacqui and myself

Dave Sonmore, Wilf Solanik, Sandi (Enskine) Sandiford

Marg (Luzowchuk) Nielsen, Bea (Lindberg) Wouters

Dorothy Mills and I 

1959 My Graduation 

1956 Evelyn and 1963 Arthur

Graduation pictures are of my sister, Evelyn, myself and my brother, Arthur

Cut Knife Archives

Randal and I spent two weeks camping on the Bertrand Family Farm

 near Cut Knife, Saskatchewan.

From our Open Range Travel Trailer we could see the deteriorating ninety year old house and the fallen barn on the hill close by. The yard is now surrounded by very tall trees with the well groomed yard, giving it a much different look and feel from years gone-by.

While there I researched the Cut Knife Grinder and Highway 40 Courier Archives for my autobiography

Lucille Bullerwell and I 

Thanks to Lucille Bullerwell, the dedicated volunteer from Clayton McLain Memorial Museum and Archives in Cut Knife for the hours she spent with us.

We found so many interesting stories and reports in the the newspapers dating back to 1945 in the former Cut Knife Grinder and the present Highway 40 Courier.

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

Went on an earlier morning walk in the
 Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
The hills and valley were in full  bloom.

 with so many wild flowers.

I could not resist picking  a small boutique

. 

They looked good on my jacket

More were added

A variety of grass joined the flowers

I now enjoy them on my table 

The Tiger Lily still grows proudly in the Park 

Forget-Me-Nots

What speaks to one more than to see Forget-Me-Nots showing their tiny faces to the sun. 

The group of them stood tall and elegant as if they were giving their thanks and appreciation. 

It was a beautiful sight that made me stop and reflect on nature's beauty.  

Bone Health

Several years ago I had a bone scan that showed some deterioration. A repeated Bone Densitometry recently showed normal range with a low fracture risk. I tribute this good test results from the Bone Health products I have been taking.

This technology is based on 20-plus years of scientific research, with results published in leading medical and professional journals. Dr. A.S. Narain Naidu, is a medical microbiologist/immunologist by education and training, is a four-time fellow in the field of bio-medical sciences and a professional associate of 18 scientific societies internationally. He and his team are responsible for bringing OsteoDenx, CalDenx and Lactoferrin Gold 1.8 to production.

OSTEODENX® Revolutionary formula for bone health with SYNO-PORTIN™ TECHNOLOGY

A targeted transport system and helps in biochemical conversion and absorption. The regular use of OsteoDenx is complemented by CALDENX ® (Calcium) a formulation that can supply calcium and related minerals.

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The Spirit of Helping

In Cochrane 

This what Randal and Lorraine recorded

When there is a need to lend a helping hand to those who are in need

 many people volunteer. 

In Calgary 

Nikki and Crystal raising money for the cause. 

Kaney and Lexi helping with clean up

PIMAG® MICROJET™ SHOWER SYSTEM

Randal and I have  up graded their shower system in our Wellness Home on Wheels. 

The first shower I took using the Nikken new shower head  there was a big difference in the feel of my skin. It felt soft and smooth. When using the tap water to wash my face my skin has a noticeably tight feeling.

The only shower system that combines filtration and PiMag Water Technology; an air induction system helps neutralize chlorine; Superfine filtration reduces a wide range of water contaminants; Microbubble nozzle design provides more effective cleaning; Mineral elements produce pi water; Nikken Magnetic Technology decreases hard water buildup; Available in two models: hand-held and wall-mounted. This shower filtration system has been tested according to NSF/ANSI 177 for reduction of free chlorine

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