Calendar Girl Blog: Rubbing Away the Usual
The photographer for the February breastlore photo just stopped by for a visit. Sue was on hand for the Jordan Ferry Dead Bra Day celebrations with her digital camera in hand, and beautifully captured the string of dead bras flapping in the wind on Linda's flag pole last February 13th.
I love all the meeting and greeting that I'm doing here in Jordan Ferry. There's a dynamic element to being away from home. Less predictible. When I mentioned this to Sue it reminded her of the movie Sliding Door. Apparently Sliding Door is a flick with two endings that result from two plot lines about the same woman. In one, the lead character goes through the sliding door and gets on a subway. In the other plot line, the lead does not go through the sliding door and does not get on the subway. Simple premise. Dramatically different outcome.
Every minute of every day, we are presented with sliding doors of some sort. We can decide to go through or pass by. When we get stuck in a regular routine, the doors are not always so obvious but they are there. We are simply blinded by the familiar. Traveling rubs away the usual and leaves space for the unusual to be seen. At least, the unusual for you. I call it following your nose, your gut, your intuitions or your own true north. With a pinch of common sense, two drops of courage and a mind that is flexible, the unusual can be delightfully stimulating and fun. And refreshing. Very refreshing.
Calendar Girl is sitting by the fire in the kitchen. It is 10c outside, windy and damp. No doubt Linda would call this a dry damp. The orange dog is bored out of his nut. Calendar Girl has heard three full body exhales in the last few minutes. Rumour has it that a W-A-L-K is on the agenda, followed by a raid on the neighbours rhubarb patch. Calendar Girl has been conscripted to bake pies for tomorrows Coffee Club and will be using the rhubarb, plus a pineapple and some of last summers raspberries as filling. Scott, the man of the house has willingly dug out four pies plates. Hes hoping to see them all full but not all consumed by the Coffee Club gals.
Calendar Girl hopes the pie fairy dusts her with good pie baking karma. Calendar Girl is under baking pressure.
Calendar Girl
I love all the meeting and greeting that I'm doing here in Jordan Ferry. There's a dynamic element to being away from home. Less predictible. When I mentioned this to Sue it reminded her of the movie Sliding Door. Apparently Sliding Door is a flick with two endings that result from two plot lines about the same woman. In one, the lead character goes through the sliding door and gets on a subway. In the other plot line, the lead does not go through the sliding door and does not get on the subway. Simple premise. Dramatically different outcome.
Every minute of every day, we are presented with sliding doors of some sort. We can decide to go through or pass by. When we get stuck in a regular routine, the doors are not always so obvious but they are there. We are simply blinded by the familiar. Traveling rubs away the usual and leaves space for the unusual to be seen. At least, the unusual for you. I call it following your nose, your gut, your intuitions or your own true north. With a pinch of common sense, two drops of courage and a mind that is flexible, the unusual can be delightfully stimulating and fun. And refreshing. Very refreshing.
Calendar Girl is sitting by the fire in the kitchen. It is 10c outside, windy and damp. No doubt Linda would call this a dry damp. The orange dog is bored out of his nut. Calendar Girl has heard three full body exhales in the last few minutes. Rumour has it that a W-A-L-K is on the agenda, followed by a raid on the neighbours rhubarb patch. Calendar Girl has been conscripted to bake pies for tomorrows Coffee Club and will be using the rhubarb, plus a pineapple and some of last summers raspberries as filling. Scott, the man of the house has willingly dug out four pies plates. Hes hoping to see them all full but not all consumed by the Coffee Club gals.
Calendar Girl hopes the pie fairy dusts her with good pie baking karma. Calendar Girl is under baking pressure.
Calendar Girl
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