My friend Jill and her husband just listed their house for sale…. It is a beautiful home . Is anyone wanting to move to the country but only minutes from Campbellford??? Well priced too.
http://www.homesandland.com/For-Sale/CAMPBELLFORD/262_Thomson_Road/28410585.html
Four years ago I had the opportunity to start playing golf. I always wanted to learn to play as it looked like fun. I didn’t realize at the time how it would affect me. You learn a lot about yourself…. it’s almost like going for therapy sessions only better. It’s not just about hitting the ball and hope it goes somewhat straight. Life is not a straight line and neither is golf . Each game is different , your ball never lands in the same spot. Although you may play a game with 2 to 4 people at a time you are really on your own with your own score. There is no team work as such … your score is YOUR score. You will have good games and bad games , setbacks, frustrations, and wonderful achievements . You push yourself to the limits and beyond. The competition with yourself is incredible and you get to realize just what type of person you are or could be. You learn to challenge yourself further, learn patience and control and in my case at lot of laughing at yourself as you “fluff ” a hit and realize not to take it serious as your next hit could maybe just be “the one”. I have greatly improved over the past 4 years and hopefully will continue to improve as I challenge myself further. As most of you know my goal is to break 100. Last year I almost did it with a wonderful score of 102 but the next day my ball was like a magnet to the water holes and I scored 130!!! But that’s the game of golf , never the same. That’s why we get up the next day and try again and hopefully will do better. Golf is never ending and that is why we like it. The game is never over and continues with each new game. So far my best score this year is 108. The Ladies league has what is called “the ringer book” where you record your first score of the year on each hole. As you improve your shots you keep recording it in the book so you can see your improvements over the season. It is quite rewarding to see it and keeps you encouraged. Yesturday I looked at my scores. These are the best scores you have done on each hole so far this year.. I decided to add them up to see if I got my act together and actually hit the ball this good on each hole on the same day….. I was shocked to see it totalled a score of 84. So now I know the potential is there not only to break 100 but to go beyond that limit. When will it happen??? Who knows …. could be tomorrow …. could be years from today . But I know I will never give up and will keep challenging myself more….. and just have a good time doing it with lots of laughter on the way.
Cheers to sunny weather and the game of golf.
You get to be outside too and listening to all the birds singing is incredible. I golf at PIne Ridge just past Warkworth.
Ruth Tevendale has been my mentor over the past years. She is an incredible golfer and has been the Ladies Champion at Pine Ridge several years.
Sometimes you need to treat yourself…. I just bought this fabulous new golf bag…. now I feel like “a real golfer” . Hopefully it will improve my score eh? LOL
Fancy spring toes that I did on a new client today. Call to book your personal appointment. 705 632 1911
My friend Jill who is great at taking pictures was out at Grace’s farm and snapped this shot of some of her little lambs…..they are so adorable.
Last year I had to have my beautiful old Blue Spruce tree cut down. I was glad not to be home when it came down. I hate seeing healthy trees cut down but it had grown too large and I was afraid it would come down with a storm. So today I planted a fruit bearing Mulberry Tree with the help of my neighbour Gail. Of course Nacho had to supervise us. Can’t wait to watch it grow . I plan to plant hostas around the bottom of it as soon as I can bum some ….lol
Well I had to go to Kingston on Saturday to meet Jayne who was adoptng my foster Collie “Blaze”. As my sister lives there I had to put the booster on the knitting needles to get the Poncho done and delivered to her at the same time. I don’t think I have ever done so much knitting in one week……lol.. It was well worth the effort to surprise her with it and she just loves it.. I must admit I do too and may make one for myself. The wool is all handspun by me and is 3 natural colours of Romney/Corriedale crosses of sheep from my friends flock.
I was really pleased with the results.
I think it looks wonderful on my sister Nancy….
Yah for my wonderful foster boy Blaze!!! He got adopted yesturday by a wonderful family and he now has a Rough Collie for a sister to play with. He was such a great boy and so loving. I am so glad he went to a deserving home who will treat him like the King he is… best wishes my boy and I will truly miss your cuddles and happy face.
My sister Nancy who I love dearly…..(lets see if she checks my blog eh? LOL ) has asked me to knit her a poncho. So the challenge is on. I rounded up my handspun yarn which I did spin for this project and some accent skeins in my stash. So glad to use some of it up…lol.
So yesturday was the start day. On went the movies, needles ready, yarn wound , pattern found on Ravelry, checked with Nancy on my plan and a poncho was started. I am excited about it. The yarn is a Romney/ Corriedale cross and is nice and soft. It ‘s sort of a brownish grey colour. I think it’s going to be hard to give this up. I may have to make one for myself although golf season will start if we ever get rid of this snow and that puts a damper on my knitting time..lol
Kerry Spins 