life – Sandra A. Murphy Reflexology

Happy New Year!

Hoping everyone had a great holiday, however you celebrate. Another year has gone and I ask once again ‘where did the year go?’. It seems like the months fly by. I read somewhere that it seems to fly by because we get into a rut in our daily lives, get up, go to work, getContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Winter Wonders

Oh the snow! Earliest that we have had it in the Tri-Cities in years. It can be a beautiful thing and dangerous as well. A few days back there were closures on Hwy401 a couple days in a row, and a relative got stuck the 2nd day from 10:15am to 3:45pm. Yikes! Note to self:Continue reading “Winter Wonders”

Getting Back To Basics

Hope everyone had a great Halloween and had lots of little (and bigger) trick or treaters. It was a chilly night, one youngster had on short sleeves! (I’m hoping that didn’t last too long, and they put a coat on soon after). Yup, cold weather is here, probably to stay awhile now. Just in timeContinue reading “Getting Back To Basics”

All The Little Summer Things

September has arrived, kiddos are heading back to school, and I’ve noticed that some of the trees are beginning to change colour. The gardens are pretty much done except for kale, tomatoes and swiss chard. We have so many tomatoes, that we froze a bunch to make sauces later on once the weather cools off.Continue reading “All The Little Summer Things”

Sunshine & Happiness!

Well, this summer has definitely gotten away from me! I’m usually posting the beginning of the month, but….not this time. How is your summer going? I hope you are able to take some time away and explore our beautiful Canadian backyard. We were able to get away to beautiful Manitoulin again this year. We tookContinue reading “Sunshine & Happiness!”

Summer Fun!

‘Tis the season! No, not quite that one, but the sunshine and fun one! I for one am excited, you see, I had worked 18 years in the hospitality business, and summers were great for guests, but not always for the employees (looong hours, heat, co-workers not showing up, you get the picture, plus youContinue reading “Summer Fun!”

Getting Ready for Cool Weather

Can’t complain this year, the weather has been pretty good. Heading into sweater weather can’t get much better in south western Ontario. Have done most of our canning, but anything we didn’t get to went into the freezer for another day until we get around to doing more soups and stews. I am now preppingContinue reading “Getting Ready for Cool Weather”