Reasons to be cheerful

Aside.

My daffodils are in bud and Barack Obama makes history today becoming the first black president in The White House. I hope all those people who have suffered throughout the years, and in my lifetime, can rest easy in their graves. It’s been a long time coming.

How to bring a smile to someone’s face.

1 Make a coffee / tea for you and your partner / husband.

2 Collect all pencils that need sharpening, a sharpener and old newspaper.

3 Spread paper on kitchen table and sit to drink coffee/ tea. A slightly smug smile is permitted at so perfectly illustrating how – even at a break - the woman never stops, whilst the man just drinks.

4, Sharpen all pencils making sure all the detritus lands safely on the paper.

5 Blow on the sharpener to clean it.

Well it brought a smile to MTL’s face even though he was covered in pencil shavings. Sometimes it’s useful to be a klutz.

Reasons to be Cheerful

Aside

A still small voice spake unto me.

‘Thou art so full of misery,

Were it not better not to be?’

Some time ago whilst doing Michele’s (see side bar) ‘Meet and Greet’ where you visit blogs previously unknown to you I came across Crazie Queen craziequeen.blogspot.com/. She wrote movingly of her friend Minerva who was battling with cancer and CQ was inspired to take part in the ‘Race for Life’ I visited Minerva’s site and, I’m sure along with many others, included her in my daily prayers.

Last night Crazie Queen instructed us to visit Minerva’s site and I read the following.

‘Brace yourselves, this will be a shock.. As of today, as of this morning, I am cancer free. Yes, you did read that right. The CT scan showed No Sign of Disease otherwise known as NED.

I am crying with relief as I write this. I do not have cancer, but I have a future with my children, I have a career, I have a life.

Back when I have calmed down!

In exultation,

Minerva’ womanlyparts.blogspot.com/

That’s one great big reason to be cheerful.

Then January- my personal bete noir mois – (that doesn’t look right but you know what I mean) will soon be over and Spring is just round the corner. The picture below is the view from the cottage in Dorset we have booked for a week in June so that is something to look forward to; essential at this time of year.

What are you looking forward to? There must be something.