Laying It Down

An old friend of mine, a relative really, is spending the weekend with me.  Actually she is spending 2 nights and 1 day since she is heading out today, Sunday, to spend time with her friend who is celebrating her birthday with a tea party.  It has been a bit of a taxing period, these 2 nights and 1 day because as she puts it " I cannot tell Monday from Friday".  So while I should be in church this morning, she has awakened feeling very confused and embarassed and also a bit angry with herself for those previously described states, thus I sit with her as the dawn breaks, hoping my presence may act as a calmative.   I had an older friend who would relate to me what her mother once told her, that is, and here I paraphrase, that you should get rid of your bad habits before you get old or else they would rule you and ruin your life and that of those around you.  That would mean that I have to work on building my self-confidence and getting rid of my temper - bi...

Before leaving for work today, I took the time to read the message of the day to be found in my Living Faith Daily Catholic Devotions.  The theme today is the title of my post "Living the Message" and the message is one of expressing love.   https://www.livingfaith.com/devotion-01-06-2015

Happy New Year! http://techbeasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/happy-new-year-2015-greetings-hd.jpg And my new year starts off well!

Banana leaves have been softened.  Well-seasoned pork and beef for the pastelles are simmering. Bread complete.  Pound cake is in the oven.  Pigs' feet for souse is in the pressure cooker,  Dishes are washed.  Rum punch is chilling in the refridgerator.  Christmas is almost here! Have not been in the Christmas mood at all, I am not happy.  I am not sad.  I just don't feel Christmasy (yes, I do make up words).  Filled my St. Vincent de Paul hamper (did I tell you that I was so tired last Saturday night that I left a bag of groceries in the supermarket car park?)  LOL!  I only hoped that  the bag was claimed by someone truly needing those products contained within.  No Christmas feeling.  Gave monies to help others have a merry Christmas, bought gifts for some little ones and a couple of big ones.  Still nothing.  Tried walking along Charlotte Street ( the street that has the most sidewalk hawkers of clo...

Hello Readers, Sharing pictures of my Divali meal. Preparing a small plate for a shut-in Tomatoes and Corn with Basil and Mint Leaves Red Lentils Dhal Pumpkin bubbling in the pot

Shubh Divali! Today, October 23rd, 2014 we nationals of Trinidad and Tobago join with so many other nations in celebrating the Hindu festival of Divali.  Like all good Trinibagonians, it is "curry day in de house!". I did not make the time to shop for all the necessary ingredients for  the wonderful traditional dishes that include dahl, pumpkin choka, channa and potatoes, curried bodie, masala mango, pepper roti, "buss up shut" and paratha roti yet like all Trinibagonians some of the ingredients are staple in the home.  In checking the larder, I've found red lentils rather than yellow split peas for my dhal, there is lots of pumpkin  for the choka, so I can put a check mark  there.  I am aware that I have no potatoes since they are not my favourite vegetable but I do have cassava, so I'm thinking channa and cassava.  Yes...that could work.  Sacre bleu, there are no cans of channa!  So, out goes the channa and cassava idea.  "Bodie, b...

I am using the words of Maya Angelou to name my post today and you shall see why as you read on.   It's been such a long time since I have communicated through this blog.  Hello!  How are you?  Actually it's been a while since I've communicated with anyone because I was concentrating on completing the draft of my thesis plus trying to work during Budget preparation and presentation and close of financial year.  Whew!  Suffice to say something had to give and that was me and my thesis.  While I submitted my draft in time, I am now asked to do a whole new construct!  Yuh mean to say, yuh didn't observe that all the time I was writing and submitting?"  "Augh!" I guess this is what writers go through with their editors.  Plus when you are nearing victory, the devil always interjects and for me that comes in the form of depression.  I really have been fighting depression for more than 18 months as I have indicated from time to ...