Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Corner View - Hobbies and a hearty thank-you to Joanne

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

Hobbies... there was a character in a book I read who collected them.  I can relate!  I like to do a number of crafts - cross-stitch, crochet, knit, paint, sew.  I also like to play the piano, garden, travel, read.  I'm not necessarily good at any of it, but I enjoy it all and that's what's important.  It's the process, not the product that counts to me :-)





Not too long ago, I received a DVD from Corner-View's own JGY a/k/a Joanne.  It was an inspirational short film (or rather two interwoven films) reminding the viewer to enjoy the dance that every day brings.  My roommate and I watched it together and were both inspired.

Thanks, Joanne!



Happy Corner-Viewing!


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Corner View - Adult "Blankie"

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.


Children carry security blankets (a/k/a blankies).  My adult version of the "blankie" is my Daytimer (a/k/a old school calendar).  I have been teased incessantly over the last 15 years for clinging to my Daytimer.  However, I have worked in a field fueled by deadlines for over 22 years and have NEVER missed a court, client or other deadline.  I also keep personal dates in it - birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, classes.    The only drawback is that if I accidently leave it at home or at work, I have to go back and get it - not for fear of missing a deadline, but for psychological reasons :-)

So here it is at the office in "day mode" - the gray spiral behind it is the 2014 calendar insert.


And here it is closed and ready to go home.


And when my Daytimer and I got home, we were greeted by a lovely surprise - a beautiful postcard of a butterfly from Nadine, our own Tiny Wolf!

Santa wanted to read the note, so here it is on his table :-)

  
Happy corner-viewing!

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Corner View - View on My Street

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.


I meant to take some photos this weekend when people were out and about... but I forgot.  So this is the view on my street at 7am on a Tuesday :-)



This is the view around 7:30am of the street where my office is located.


Happy corner-viewing!

ps  I am cheating by adding this one as my roommate took it.  This is a photo of yesterday's rocket launch.  The photo was taken from my backyard.