November 1 2026

 

Picture in Fish Creek In November - 2 Coyotes Hunting - Taken by J Hirst

When I think about November, I think of bare trees and sleeping, dried grass.  I thought it would make a lovely poem and decided to search to see whether poets ever wrote about November.  Many poets did.  Robert Frost was one of them.  This is the poem that I liked best.

Welcome to November 2026.

November Poem

The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house,
Are rusty and broken.
Dead leaves gather under the pine-trees,
The brittle boughs of lilac-bushes
Sweep against the stars.
And I sit under a lamp
Trying to write down the emptiness of my heart.
Even the cat will not stay with me,
But prefers the rain
Under the meagre shelter of a cellar window. 

—Amy Lowell

Blessings,

Judy

Happy Halloween 2026

 

In our neighbourhood, people have started decorating for Halloween as early as September 20.  The number of inflatable scary ghosts, goblins, cats, and skeletons has increased every year.  It is such a fun time to dress up one’s yard and to let the imagination run wild. 

Households begin buying treats… chocolate bars, chips and snacks, and all kinds of individually wrapped goodies to hand out on October 31st.  The problem, of course, is that not all treats last to the end of the month.  They are consumed by the taste testers that do their best to make sure the treats are worthy for handing out. 

Halloween is actually the old Irish celebration of Samhain, a time when the veil between the Earth and the Afterlife was so thin that the spirits of the dead could once more walk the Earth.  To hide from the spirits, individuals wore costumes and stayed up late around large bonfires to ward off the spirits.  The Christians named Samhain another name.. All Hallows Eve to celebrate the Saints and martyrs of Christianity.  

As you celebrate today and tonight, remember to have fun and to be safe as you walk around in the dark.

Blessings,

Judy

Beyond “Plan A”

  

The poster says:  If “Plan A” didn’t work.  The alphabet has 25 more letters!  Stay Cool. - Author Unknown

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Have you ever thought that your day was going from bad to worse?  The Angels tell us that they can help… all we need to do is give them the “go ahead and help me” words, and they can pitch right in.  

Many times, the problem over whelms us so that we do not see the easy solution.  That is where the Angels come in.  They know how to help us do things easily, in the flow, so that the sense of doom can go.

Ask them.

Blessings.

Judy