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Sunday, August 31, 2025
Health, Wellness, Outlook and Environment, and I can speak French
Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate the time you take to come here, and for your kind comments.
Some of you have wondered if I speak French. Yes, I do! The translations on my blog are made by myself. I can understand French, speak French, and I also read and write in French.(my written French is not perfect, but definitely understood.)
Here are today's selections, which I hope will be a source of enjoyment and positivity for you!
At a time like this, it's so important to remember what really matters. To love those we love. To hold on to each other. Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love, and we need miracles now. - Marianne Williamson
Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King
It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver. - Betty White
She found joy and wonder in every little thing. And joy and wonder always found her. - Katrina Mayer
Let's design our lifestyle in a way that helps protect and restore our environment. The happier the planet Earth, the happier we'll be.
Archi-living
Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.
Unknown
The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light. - Sara Ajna
Healthy Place
Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Enchanting Minds
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. - David Suzuki
I am just so very grateful this very second just to be able to see, just to be able to breathe, to be able to walk, to hear, to love, to live. Enjoy, every second is a precious gift!
Sketches in Stillness
Always remember...a few tears in your tutu can't stop you from dancing. - Jane Lee Logan
Princess Sassy Pants & Co.
Sometimes, you need to burn bridges to stop yourself from crossing them again.
Spirit Science
Dance before the music is over. Live before your life is over.
Positive Energy+
People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. - David Attenborough
Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows. - Ricky Nelson
Louise Myers Visual Social Media
Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. - Stephen Baker :)
sWheat Scoop
Don't believe everything you think.
Tiny Buddha
Look for life's glimmers.
Buddha Doodles
Anger is fake power. We don't actually control anyone with our anger. When we choose to use anger, it ends up controlling us. - Danny Lee Silk
Fund Razr
Sometimes you have to be strong when you feel like giving up, have to fight when you just want to run away. Because sometimes that is all you can do to keep going.
Di Riseborough
I am sorry if you've heard otherwise, but the truth is, you are not at all difficult to love.
The Latest Kate
Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens
A Bountiful Love
When you feel insecure, insignificant, little and unknown, remember that everything that's big, started from being small. Strive hard and someday, you too, can be a somebody. - Dimas Chiviri
Bedeempled Brain
Not a single creature deserves to be mistreated or abused. Not a one. - Anthony Douglas Williams
Emily's Quotes
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Mahatma Gandhi
Unknown
Raphael Vavasseur Art
The following are my own photos, which I took this month on my cellphone. You can click on any image to see a larger view. Dollarama, a Canadian store, is a favourite of mine.
Tigre Geant (Giant Tiger in English) This is another of my favourite stores. This store is also Canadian.
This is a front seat siege reserve (reserved seat...there are around 3 of them near the front of the bus) on a Montreal bus. Again, as I have mentioned in my previous posts, in Quebec, French is always first, and the text is always larger. English is beneath the French description, in a smaller text. This is to alert the public that these seats are predominantly for handicapped people or a pregnant woman. Someone with a walker or cane, for example, or who may be using crutches. As well, note the picture with the dog. This could be a blind person or anyone that has a working dog.
This is a telephone booth that is a replica of the ones in England...as far as I know. What is unique about this is that this particular model is the only one in Quebec, as far as I know! This is situated in the Town of Mount Royal.
The following photos are ones I took on a walk in a park in August.
Take a walk down memory lane with this 1960's Purina Cat Chow TV Commercial!
A Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done here in Montreal.
Traditional Irish Dancers video.
The Forest's Illusion by Elias Blasing (soft piano music)
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I love Irish dancing. And the flowers you snapped are so frilly. It is so right about anger controlling ourselves! I love the fifth image of the bird, sky and trees!
Betty White was so right...It's your attitude to life that makes the difference. I wish we had a Giant Tiger store locally. It sounds like they have great deals.
I loved that Purina Cat Cjow commercial! Thank you for all of the really deep and inspiring quotes. I read them all with a pause of reflection after each.
The cat food commercial was incredibly corny, but I think probably effective advertising at the time. I like the 'don't let tears in your tutu stop you from dancing'. The motorists seem very baffled by the cop with the shield. If it was the country to your south, they would probably be terrified.
There can’t be too many anglos who cannot by with at least basic French, but anglos my age were not necessarily conversant when I lived there in the 50s and very early 60s.
Dear Linda, Your morning dose of simple truths and optimism that you share here is bound to bring a smile to anyone’s face! And to make you laugh, I’ll tell you that our ginger cat Furianusz, also known as Funio (his name comes from the word “fury,” because he’s a volcano of energy and brilliant cat ideas), has recently mastered a new skill – he lies down on the desk next to my daughter Marta’s laptop keyboard and, using the gamepad, somehow manages to switch between pages. Of course, he does it by accident, but still – I saw it myself today. We joke that he’s searching for pictures of naked kitty-cats (of the hairless Canadian Sphynx breed). Sending hugs and wishing you a wonderful week!
I am just so very grateful this very second just to be able to see, just to be able to breathe, to be able to walk, to hear, to love, to live. Enjoy, every second is a precious gift! - Ahhhh, I love this one, a lot of people do not know how to appreciate the simple things and regret only after they lose them. And the soft piano music is awesome and so therapeutic! Have a good week ahead!
I like the pink flowers in one of the 3 photos you took. Can anyone just pluck the flowers to bring them home? I guess not. I suspect that there is a fine for plucking flowers in the park, is there?
The two stores that you like look like a huge single storet building with a big car park space next to it for convenient parking. I like stores like this. Don't find many of them here.
Hi Linda! Your Catnivore friend here hee..hee... The Purina video made me laugh :) I expected you to speak French since you are Canadian. I tried to enrol in French class at the university but the class was full so I ended up taking Dutch.
Beautiful with all the sayings and pictures! Your own photos are interesting again, showing what it looks like at your place and these shops. I wish you a lovely September! Hugs, Elke
Hello Linda, Great quotes and memes, the kitty images are adorable. I always enjoy reading inspiring and wise words. I love the flowers and the garden photos. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
En ville on a la même cabine téléphonique rouge qui sert de bibliothèque libre-service (on y dépose et y prend des livres gratuitement). Bonne semaine ! Anna
I especially like all your animal-related quotes today. 😺
I doubt anyone could live in the province of Québec now and not speak French. I was born in Montreal and grew up in Gaspe, moved to Halifax at 16. Whatever bit of French I had is long gone!
BTW, I LOVE Dollarama! I was just in one there yesterday. We have two Giant Tiger stores as well, though I don't go in regularly. I prefer to shop in Canadian stores, but in our small city, with limited options, it's not possible to do that exclusively.
Have a terrific week and have fun on all your walks!
The memes are good, some are so sweet. Like your photos, well done. The videos, never seen or heard of the first one but that is understood seeing as where I live. The funny one is rather good and the man in the car never changed his position. Love piano music. Take care, Linda.
Moi aussi, je parle français, un très grand plaisir. David Suzuki’s words are so patently true as to be plain common sense, yet we don’t listen, do we? Bonne semaine! David
I think that counting our blessings and feeling grateful for them helps us to be more empathetic. As we realize that we have been blessed with good fortune, we can also see that some other people simply did not receive the same amount of luck for whatever reason.
There was some good advice today. I had four years of French and was relatively conversant. The adage 'use it or lose it' is very true. I know some word but after decades of not using it I don't know French anymore!
Como siempre te digo esas frases son de gran impacto, como sus autores. Aquí en España también he visto en autobuses y vagones de metro lugares reservados para carritos de bebe y personas en silla de ruedas. De los videos me fije en el anuncio de comida para gatos y el de bailarines irlandeses.
All great little messages. Today my favorite is the one from Di Riseborough, it falls in step with a saying I use a lot, 'you just have to keep on keeping on!' Hope you're enjoying a good day.
Great photos and quotes. I'll listen to Betty White, she lived to a fair age! David Suzuki, David Attenborough and Anthony Douglas Williams are so very right. We need to listen to them :-D
Linda querida, , a reunião de frases que aqui deixou é espetacular!! Todas são muito importantes e lê-las com atenção é um momento muito particular de cada um de nós, pois aprendemos muito com todas elas! Gosto de estar aqui e também de saber que fala francês!! Eu só falo português, mas entendo um pouco do inglês, mas ainda bem que temos o google tradutor par nos unir ainda mais e deixar os continentes bem próximos. Beijos e um feliz ingresso no mês de setembro!!! :)))))
Oi Linda! Eu adoro as mensagens positivas de teus posts, sempre gosto de todas, mas hoje vou ficar com essa: "As lágrimas de hoje serão os sorrisos de amanhã." E estas lojas canadenses vendem o que? Beijos! (❁´◡`❁)
Hello Linda I do like those words by Charles Dickens. Lovely to see the red telephone box. Beautiful photographs from your walk in the park. I enjoyed the Irish Dancers.
Wishing you a happy and peaceful new month of September.
Betty White always had an optimistic mood :) Unfortunately, those who proclaim that we should protect the environment (they mean us not them!) are exactly those who actively destroy the environment. They tax people while they fly private jets and live luxuriosly without a care in the world, while getting paid to turn a blind eye on poisoning our water and air! Just as Jesus talked about the pharisees: "For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers." Matthew 23:4 Loved the Irish music and dancing :)
One of the things I kick myself about is not taking more than high school French. I did do one adult ed class once but it was more refresher. It would come in so handy!
bonjour mon amie du jour Jai moral a 0 cette maladie me paralyse je suis fatigue de voir pas de fin a lymphœdème et l'arthrose au genoux jai rendez vous operation ou injection on verras car jai tres mal la nuit je te souhaite une bonne journée bisous
Bonjour J'espère que tout va bien pour toi et que tu as passé un bel été. Pour nous, ça peut aller mis à part quelques petits soucis dus à la jeunesse. Je te souhaite un bon mois de Septembre. Bisous de nous deux.
Your post is such a warm dose of positivity. Thank you for reminding us of the everyday miracles and the power of gratitude. Greetings from Cracow, Poland.
I love how positive and thoughtful your post is. It really makes me stop and think about what matters, love, joy, and taking care of the planet. Your mix of quotes feels uplifting without being over the top.
Bom dia. Uma excelente terça-feira, com muita paz e saúde. Podemos ter muita dinheiro e se não tiver saúde de nada adianta. Grande abraço carioca, minha querida amiga Linda. No colégio aprendi um pouquinho de francês, é o idioma que eu mais gostei e gostaria de aprender.
I think about the quote about biodiversity and the environment. It made me think that might also apply to to our own bodies and also to societies, that a very diverse society is healthy. Also I love the one dance before the music stops. That's my favorite today. Thank you.
Dear friend Linda, sorry I am late. I was off cause I was so nervous about yesterday and today... I was not allowed to speak French at ALSTOM. They said if they learn you speak French, the do nor speak English with you anymore (but official it is English). I LOVE Betty White and read one of her books right now. To Mother Earth! And dancing! See next Tuesday, if you like! We have a flying tiger! Love that shop! And such a British phone booth is found at our univesrity. That prank, hahaha!!
I so agree with the quote of being thankful for what you do have and can do, the older I get the more I appreciate what I can do, and try not to concentrate on what I can't anymore :) The garden pictures are so lovely! Have a wonderful week!
I so loved Betty White! Not only for her animal advocacy but for her sweet soul too. She was one of those people who should have lived forever!! Thanks again for the wonderful post, Linda. Much love, Andrea xoxo
So much good stuff. Loved "Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it." So true. And Sarah Ajna's reminder, and Ricky Nelson's quote, and Prncess Sassy Pant's meme. P.S. I used to speak French too, way back in the day when I attended the University of Montreal.
Hello, I enjoyed all the quotes my dear. ~ "I am sorry if you've heard otherwise, but the truth is, you are not at all difficult to love." I enjoyed this one. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us to press on this week. Sending love and prayers, Carla
these are all GREAT, but betty white is such a wise woman!! i like the picture of the phone booth, we have a couple around here and i always pause to appreciate them!! have a wonderful week!!
You have a beautiful blog. Full of inspiration. How can one go wrong with Betty White? I do love all of the photos. A phone booth. How fun. I don't see them here in my part of the States. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I invite you to join in for Friday Face OFF. FFO. Make a blog post with any kind of face. Put a link back to my blog and link up. It opens Thursdays at 5:30 PST US.
Beautiful selection again. I think being able to speak more than just one language is a real advantage. German is my native tongue, but I also speak English and French as well as some Chinese (I've forgotten a lot since I got my master's degree in Chinese studies almost 40 years ago) and I'm learning Spanish. The Irish dancing video is great! I once saw a young woman doing Irish dancing in the pedestrian zone in Galway, Ireland - it was lovely!
Bonjour Linda, Merci de ta gentille visite sur mon blog. Merci pour ce billet, les citations, les vidéos; Belle journée ce mercredi. Amitiés de violette70 (France, en région Franche-Comté)
Coucou Linda Me voici sur ton bel univers avec le soleil et une température de 17°degrés pour te souhaiter une excellente journée de bien jolies photos Ton amie Sylvie
I love this saying. Sometimes you have to burn bridges to avoid crossing them again. Thank you for your compliment about my photography. Greetings Irma
I really like the quotes and pictures, dear Linda. The purring of the cats especially. Thank you also for your visit to my blog. Many greetings from Germany.
I knew most quotes, nice collection. The random pictures are really interesting. French being more important is political. I think both languages should have the same size and position (top vs bottom) to be displayed randomly. That cat TV ad is so strange.
Ah, Linda! Always a boost. SO many good words, so many uplifting ideas. I espeically love that one about anger -- not a power but a loss of power. I wish more people understood that.
Great quotes Linda. I learned French in school, but because I didn't keep it up I lost a lot of what I learned. A couple of years ago I started French lesson with a French teacher, but found we did a lot of grammar and I would have preferred conversational lessons. Have a nice week.
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As always, so much good stuff! I love English phone booths. I really liked the joy and wonder meme.
ReplyDeleteI love Irish dancing. And the flowers you snapped are so frilly. It is so right about anger controlling ourselves! I love the fifth image of the bird, sky and trees!
ReplyDeleteThe swat prank was nuts! Nobody scared, just baffled.
ReplyDeleteI love that seat on the bus! Every place should offer that. What lovely flowers on the streets. I do love discount stores.
ReplyDeleteGostei das frases, nos convidam a refletir.
ReplyDeleteAs flores são lindas,
Boa entrada de mês de setembro.
janice.
Betty White was so right...It's your attitude to life that makes the difference.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had a Giant Tiger store locally. It sounds like they have great deals.
Love the purrs of wisdom. 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks for another collection of wonderful quotes.
ReplyDeleteI loved that Purina Cat Cjow commercial! Thank you for all of the really deep and inspiring quotes. I read them all with a pause of reflection after each.
ReplyDeleteThe cat food commercial was incredibly corny, but I think probably effective advertising at the time.
ReplyDeleteI like the 'don't let tears in your tutu stop you from dancing'.
The motorists seem very baffled by the cop with the shield. If it was the country to your south, they would probably be terrified.
There can’t be too many anglos who cannot by with at least basic French, but anglos my age were not necessarily conversant when I lived there in the 50s and very early 60s.
ReplyDeletesome inspiring quotes to kick start a new week! Thanks, Linda.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Linda, I speak verry little French. I do speak Dutch, Englisch, some German and Danisch. The quotes are great again.
ReplyDeleteBonjour, Linda :) That quote by David Suzuki is what I have been telling people for years! The red telephone booth is so iconic!
ReplyDeleteDear Linda,
ReplyDeleteYour morning dose of simple truths and optimism that you share here is bound to bring a smile to anyone’s face! And to make you laugh, I’ll tell you that our ginger cat Furianusz, also known as Funio (his name comes from the word “fury,” because he’s a volcano of energy and brilliant cat ideas), has recently mastered a new skill – he lies down on the desk next to my daughter Marta’s laptop keyboard and, using the gamepad, somehow manages to switch between pages. Of course, he does it by accident, but still – I saw it myself today. We joke that he’s searching for pictures of naked kitty-cats (of the hairless Canadian Sphynx breed). Sending hugs and wishing you a wonderful week!
I am just so very grateful this very second just to be able to see, just to be able to breathe, to be able to walk, to hear, to love, to live. Enjoy, every second is a precious gift! - Ahhhh, I love this one, a lot of people do not know how to appreciate the simple things and regret only after they lose them. And the soft piano music is awesome and so therapeutic! Have a good week ahead!
ReplyDelete🍂
ReplyDeleteSeptember whispers with golden light,
Cooler breezes chase the night.
New beginnings softly bloom,
As summer fades, make room for room.
Great post, very inspiring. Great quotes. Thank you for this post.
ReplyDeleteI like the pink flowers in one of the 3 photos you took. Can anyone just pluck the flowers to bring them home? I guess not. I suspect that there is a fine for plucking flowers in the park, is there?
ReplyDeleteThe two stores that you like look like a huge single storet building with a big car park space next to it for convenient parking. I like stores like this. Don't find many of them here.
ReplyDeleteI like this saying the best in today's post:
ReplyDeleteLet's design our lifestyle in a way that helps protect and restore our environment. The happier the planet Earth, the happier we'll be.
I love the Raphael Vavasseur Art. It is so beautiful. Lovely flowers too, Linda!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! Your Catnivore friend here hee..hee... The Purina video made me laugh :) I expected you to speak French since you are Canadian. I tried to enrol in French class at the university but the class was full so I ended up taking Dutch.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful with all the sayings and pictures!
ReplyDeleteYour own photos are interesting again, showing what it looks like at your place and these shops.
I wish you a lovely September!
Hugs, Elke
Yes, this is how our telephone booths looked like. Now with cell-phones people have to carry their own booth on their backs all the time.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Hello Linda,
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes and memes, the kitty images are adorable.
I always enjoy reading inspiring and wise words. I love the flowers and the garden photos. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
En ville on a la même cabine téléphonique rouge qui sert de bibliothèque libre-service (on y dépose et y prend des livres gratuitement).
ReplyDeleteBonne semaine !
Anna
I especially like all your animal-related quotes today. 😺
ReplyDeleteI doubt anyone could live in the province of Québec now and not speak French. I was born in Montreal and grew up in Gaspe, moved to Halifax at 16. Whatever bit of French I had is long gone!
BTW, I LOVE Dollarama! I was just in one there yesterday. We have two Giant Tiger stores as well, though I don't go in regularly. I prefer to shop in Canadian stores, but in our small city, with limited options, it's not possible to do that exclusively.
Have a terrific week and have fun on all your walks!
The memes are good, some are so sweet. Like your photos, well done.
ReplyDeleteThe videos, never seen or heard of the first one but that is understood seeing as where I live.
The funny one is rather good and the man in the car never changed his position.
Love piano music.
Take care, Linda.
Moi aussi, je parle français, un très grand plaisir. David Suzuki’s words are so patently true as to be plain common sense, yet we don’t listen, do we? Bonne semaine! David
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the one that says A few tears in your tutu doesn't stop you from dancing.
ReplyDeleteBellissime tutte queste immagini e importanti i messaggi che vi sono abbinati ! grazie per averle condivise e un saluto a te.
ReplyDeleteDavid Suzuki is very right.
ReplyDeleteI also agree, with all my heart, that mental health is equally important. Or even more so.
Joy and wonder in the little things spoke to me this morning. We like the same stores too.
ReplyDeleteDavid Suzuki is right about the connection between pullution and natural environment. Unfortunately, we still take everything around us for granted.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you have not been well recently. Sending hugs. It's better therapeutic as always visiting your page. Blessings to you beautiful 😻
ReplyDeleteLove that Betty White comment--so true...[Ici on parle Francais aussi.]
ReplyDeleteHugs, Julierose
Great quotes!
ReplyDeleteI think that counting our blessings and feeling grateful for them helps us to be more empathetic. As we realize that we have been blessed with good fortune, we can also see that some other people simply did not receive the same amount of luck for whatever reason.
I agree that mental health is just as important as physical health!!
ReplyDeleteGreat sayings, and videos.
ReplyDeleteSo many inspirational memes and quotes here - but I must confess, my favourite is the one about a cat's hearing apparatus. So true!!!
ReplyDeleteThere was some good advice today. I had four years of French and was relatively conversant. The adage 'use it or lose it' is very true. I know some word but after decades of not using it I don't know French anymore!
ReplyDeleteThat David Suzuki is a smart man. Our politicians could use his advice.
ReplyDeleteComo siempre te digo esas frases son de gran impacto, como sus autores.
ReplyDeleteAquí en España también he visto en autobuses y vagones de metro lugares reservados para carritos de bebe y personas en silla de ruedas.
De los videos me fije en el anuncio de comida para gatos y el de bailarines irlandeses.
Saludos.
Thanks, Linda, for another inspiring post. Visiting here always makes my day!
ReplyDeleteLovely post thank you for the time you spent putting this post together. Feel better-hugs
ReplyDeleteThe swat team joke wouldn't go over well here at the moment.
ReplyDeleteSilly cat food commercial, but I remembered it. :)
All great little messages. Today my favorite is the one from Di Riseborough, it falls in step with a saying I use a lot, 'you just have to keep on keeping on!' Hope you're enjoying a good day.
ReplyDeleteSome really good memes here that speak to the heart. Thanks for always sharing the best..
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and quotes. I'll listen to Betty White, she lived to a fair age! David Suzuki, David Attenborough and Anthony Douglas Williams are so very right. We need to listen to them :-D
ReplyDeleteLinda querida, , a reunião de frases que aqui deixou é espetacular!!
ReplyDeleteTodas são muito importantes e lê-las com atenção é um momento muito particular de cada um de nós, pois aprendemos muito com todas elas!
Gosto de estar aqui e também de saber que fala francês!!
Eu só falo português, mas entendo um pouco do inglês, mas ainda bem que temos o google tradutor par nos unir ainda mais e deixar os continentes bem próximos.
Beijos e um feliz ingresso no mês de setembro!!! :)))))
Oi Linda! Eu adoro as mensagens positivas de teus posts, sempre gosto de todas, mas hoje vou ficar com essa: "As lágrimas de hoje serão os sorrisos de amanhã." E estas lojas canadenses vendem o que? Beijos! (❁´◡`❁)
ReplyDeleteI love the British call box. The red color stands out!
ReplyDeleteSome more great words of wisdom.
These were a lot of fun. I really enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda
ReplyDeleteI do like those words by Charles Dickens.
Lovely to see the red telephone box.
Beautiful photographs from your walk in the park.
I enjoyed the Irish Dancers.
Wishing you a happy and peaceful new month of September.
All the best Jan
David Suzuki is absolutely right. Nice inspiring post, thanks and have a great evening, Linda.
ReplyDeleteBetty White always had an optimistic mood :)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, those who proclaim that we should protect the environment (they mean us not them!) are exactly those who actively destroy the environment. They tax people while they fly private jets and live luxuriosly without a care in the world, while getting paid to turn a blind eye on poisoning our water and air! Just as Jesus talked about the pharisees: "For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers." Matthew 23:4
Loved the Irish music and dancing :)
Hello Dear Friend. Thank you for another wonderful post. I envy you speaking French. It is a lovely sounding language. Happy September!
ReplyDeleteMuito lindo tudo! Feliz SETEMBRO!
ReplyDeletebeijos praianos, chica
One of the things I kick myself about is not taking more than high school French. I did do one adult ed class once but it was more refresher. It would come in so handy!
ReplyDeletebonjour mon amie du jour Jai moral a 0 cette maladie me paralyse je suis fatigue de voir pas de fin a lymphœdème et l'arthrose au genoux jai rendez vous operation ou injection on verras car jai tres mal la nuit je te souhaite une bonne journée bisous
ReplyDeleteBellas imagenes y palabras. Me encantaron tus fotos en el parque
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting on my blog! I've never been to a Tigre Geant, but I love the name.
ReplyDeleteLinda, 你的博客很美麗，更很有意義。謝謝你 !
ReplyDelete「此刻，我無比感激，因為此刻我還能看見，還能呼吸，還能行走，還能聆聽，還能愛，還能活著。好好享受吧，每一秒都是珍貴的禮物！」
我會抽空常來感受你的好意。
Bonjour
ReplyDeleteJ'espère que tout va bien pour toi et que tu as passé un bel été.
Pour nous, ça peut aller mis à part quelques petits soucis dus à la jeunesse.
Je te souhaite un bon mois de Septembre.
Bisous de nous deux.
I love the old English red phone booth.
ReplyDeleteBig cats and little cats everywhere.
ReplyDeleteYour post is such a warm dose of positivity. Thank you for reminding us of the everyday miracles and the power of gratitude.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Cracow, Poland.
I love how positive and thoughtful your post is. It really makes me stop and think about what matters, love, joy, and taking care of the planet. Your mix of quotes feels uplifting without being over the top.
ReplyDeleteBom dia. Uma excelente terça-feira, com muita paz e saúde. Podemos ter muita dinheiro e se não tiver saúde de nada adianta. Grande abraço carioca, minha querida amiga Linda. No colégio aprendi um pouquinho de francês, é o idioma que eu mais gostei e gostaria de aprender.
ReplyDeleteYou find the best quotes! The one about the cats hearing apparatus made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI think about the quote about biodiversity and the environment. It made me think that might also apply to to our own bodies and also to societies, that a very diverse society is healthy. Also I love the one dance before the music stops. That's my favorite today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDear friend Linda, sorry I am late. I was off cause I was so nervous about yesterday and today...
ReplyDeleteI was not allowed to speak French at ALSTOM. They said if they learn you speak French, the do nor speak English with you anymore (but official it is English).
I LOVE Betty White and read one of her books right now.
To Mother Earth! And dancing! See next Tuesday, if you like!
We have a flying tiger! Love that shop!
And such a British phone booth is found at our univesrity.
That prank, hahaha!!
I so agree with the quote of being thankful for what you do have and can do, the older I get the more I appreciate what I can do, and try not to concentrate on what I can't anymore :) The garden pictures are so lovely!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week!
I so loved Betty White! Not only for her animal advocacy but for her sweet soul too. She was one of those people who should have lived forever!! Thanks again for the wonderful post, Linda. Much love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteSo much good stuff. Loved "Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it." So true. And Sarah Ajna's reminder, and Ricky Nelson's quote, and Prncess Sassy Pant's meme.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I used to speak French too, way back in the day when I attended the University of Montreal.
So much positivity. Wonderful! An English phone box in French Montreal. I'm not surprised that there is only one.
ReplyDeleteHello, I enjoyed all the quotes my dear. ~ "I am sorry if you've heard otherwise, but the truth is, you are not at all difficult to love."
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this one. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us to press on this week.
Sending love and prayers,
Carla
Bonsoir à vous
ReplyDeletemerci pour votre gentille visite et votre gentil commentaire
très bel article
a bientôt :D
these are all GREAT, but betty white is such a wise woman!! i like the picture of the phone booth, we have a couple around here and i always pause to appreciate them!! have a wonderful week!!
ReplyDelete:) Thanks for all the good thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI took three years of French and rarely use it :( I always enjoy your memes.
ReplyDeleteThose were all good ones, I enjoyed them all.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful blog. Full of inspiration. How can one go wrong with Betty White? I do love all of the photos. A phone booth. How fun. I don't see them here in my part of the States. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I invite you to join in for Friday Face OFF. FFO. Make a blog post with any kind of face. Put a link back to my blog and link up. It opens Thursdays at 5:30 PST US.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful selection again. I think being able to speak more than just one language is a real advantage. German is my native tongue, but I also speak English and French as well as some Chinese (I've forgotten a lot since I got my master's degree in Chinese studies almost 40 years ago) and I'm learning Spanish.
ReplyDeleteThe Irish dancing video is great! I once saw a young woman doing Irish dancing in the pedestrian zone in Galway, Ireland - it was lovely!
What a good idea...having some seats reserved for those that really need them.
ReplyDeleteVery nice quotes, images and videos.
ReplyDeleteGreat post indeed.
Greetings
Hi Linda, the cat commercial makes me laugh, thanks!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous photos and quotes!
ReplyDeleteI know Canada is divided into English-speaking regions and French-speaking regions. Montreal should be in a French-speaking region, right?
ReplyDeleteBonjour Linda,
ReplyDeleteMerci de ta gentille visite sur mon blog.
Merci pour ce billet, les citations, les vidéos;
Belle journée ce mercredi.
Amitiés de violette70 (France, en région Franche-Comté)
Coucou Linda
ReplyDeleteMe voici sur ton bel univers
avec le soleil et une température de 17°degrés
pour te souhaiter
une excellente journée
de bien jolies photos
Ton amie Sylvie
I love this saying.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you have to burn bridges to avoid crossing them again.
Thank you for your compliment about my photography.
Greetings Irma
The phone booth reminded me of visiting Gibraltar :))
ReplyDeleteI really like the quotes and pictures, dear Linda. The purring of the cats especially. Thank you also for your visit to my blog. Many greetings from Germany.
ReplyDeleteI knew most quotes, nice collection. The random pictures are really interesting. French being more important is political. I think both languages should have the same size and position (top vs bottom) to be displayed randomly.
ReplyDeleteThat cat TV ad is so strange.
Ah, Linda! Always a boost. SO many good words, so many uplifting ideas. I espeically love that one about anger -- not a power but a loss of power. I wish more people understood that.
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes Linda. I learned French in school, but because I didn't keep it up I lost a lot of what I learned. A couple of years ago I started French lesson with a French teacher, but found we did a lot of grammar and I would have preferred conversational lessons. Have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your uplifting quotes and beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteYou always find interesting things to show us. The telephone looks good to me. Happy week. Hugs Angela x
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