At Mumsie's home, she made sure I stuck to a regular schedule. We got up early, went for a walk, fed the goldfish...
...had our morning devotions and ate breakfast all before 8:00 a.m. We had our biggest meal of the day (dinner) at 11:45 a.m. and a small supper at 6:00 p.m. By 9:30 p.m. we were heading to bed. With Mumsie's help I didn't cheat on my diet, and actually lost a little weight while I was there--even had to buy a size smaller jeans!
In between meals we went shopping, visited places that held family memories (my grandfather was born in Nova Scotia), and...
...played games of Sequence and Hand and Foot.
The change of pace was therapeutic. It was a total contrast to the life I lead in busy Seattle!
It was a blessing to be totally relaxed. I played the piano a lot, and had time to read three novels!
See all those dolls surrounding me? Mumsie made them all. See the picture of Jesus on her wall? She painted that. She is one very talented lady. In future posts I'll show you more of her talents.But, as soon as my feet touched Seattle soil, I was back into the rat race. I got home at midnight and by 8:00 a.m. I was back at my job.
Never-the-less, I'm thankful for my extended family and the wonderful time I had in Nova Scotia.
Love,
Homestay Mama
Glad you are home safe and rested. Looking forward to your phone call. Perhaps meet for lunch? I miss out time together, little as it was, it's more than now.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE HER FACE! What a twinkle in those eyes and I see the same one in yours. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a wonderful time and truly got to have a VACATION. So many times when we travel we want to fit in everything (that would be me) and then come home exhausted. You did it right and I love it that she mothered you so much. Made me smile. :)
It sounds like you really needed this special time!
ReplyDeleteHope you are keeping well and not tooooo busy.
Kind regards
Cee
It sounds like you had a lovely time... and please tell me that you're going to schedule more visits to Nova Scotia in the future...
ReplyDeleteNothing more strenuous than playing games, feeding goldfish, reading and playing the piano...*sigh*. How lovely for the both of you!
Now tell me, does Mumsie offer home-stays? I would like to book asap please! (ahhh... if only!)
My word veri is : bodiur
Nova Scotia is good for the bodiur soul.
What a nice vacation you had--now that's my kind of trip--relaxed! Love that you got up early and enjoyed the best part of the day. My grandmother used to make dolls too!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear that you had a wonderful visit, and I'm so glad that you made it safely back home!
ReplyDeleteHELLO THERE,
ReplyDeleteI HAPPENED UPON YOUR BLOG AND NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RECENTLY TO NOVA SCOTIA...MY HOME PROVINCE...WE LIVE ON CAPE BRETON ISLAND,WHICH IS IN THE EASTERN PART OF NOVA SCOTIA.
WILL DROP BY TO CHAT AGAIN.MAY THE LORD GIVE YOU HIS PEACE.
BRYN
Thank you for your sweet words of kindness early this week. It means so much. :)
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