Hello dear friends and fellow bloggers! A very warm welcome to you all! Happy New Year! Welcome to the year 2026!
I would like to thank you all so much for your kind responses, concerns, prayers and thoughts on my previous post "Health Issues" Your outpouring of love and support means so much to me! I will update after I am able to see a doctor and perhaps specialists as well as to what the results of these appointments reveal. This may take a month or more, (particularly if I am referred to specialists) because you all know how the medical system is right now. I will let you know when I find out.
Back to my regular posts! :)
Here are today's picks, which I hope will brighten your day in some way.
Wishing you a year filled with purrs! :)
It's the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Purrs of Wisdom with Ingrid King
Anxiety is the world's worst psychic.
If someone calls you difficult, maybe they're right, and maybe that's a good thing. Maybe you're difficult to control, difficult to push around or difficult to manipulate. - Lori Deschene
Even though they may not express it to you, people are grateful you're in the world.
Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. - Jackson Browne
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. - John Barrymore
Every path has its puddle. - English Proverb
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. - Mother Teresa
So often you find that the students you're trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you.
I'd rather have a million people give me a dollar than one give me a million. That way you've got a million people involved. - Danny Thomas, Founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. - Lucy Larcom
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. - Aesop
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal
We all respond differently to various types of stress, but there are risk factors and triggers that can contribute to the development of an emotional breakdown.
Self-care is how you take your power back. Take care of yourself.
Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character. - Pastor Rick Warren
Care less about social approval and more about your mental health.
Sometimes you don't realize how good the good old days were until they're gone. Old roads, old dogs, old folks and old ways still have a lot to offer in this sped up world we live in.
A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.
Blue seas and green valleys remind us that life becomes beautiful when we stop rushing and start breathing deeply.
The following photos are my own, which I took with my cellphone on December 26th, the day after Christmas! We had a white Christmas, which I was very happy about! You can click on any image to see a larger view.
The following video is a Just for Laughs Gag (Juste pour Rire in French) done here in Montreal. Enjoy! :)
Woman uses her bare hands to save starving whale
To Sir With Love - Lulu
This was one of my favourite movies, this is one of my favourite songs and Sidney Poitier is one of my favourite actors! I absolutely loved this movie and of course the song and the role that Sidney Poitier played!
Meet Happy the Sparrow (a Montreal story)
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I enjoyed this latest post, and hope you can get some answers soon to your health issues.
ReplyDeleteI like the quote about your illness....
ReplyDeleteLindas imagenes. Te deseo una buena semana. Cuídate mucho.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
ReplyDeleteHope all goes well with your doctors appointments and you get answers.
ReplyDeleteI like the one about anxiety. So very true. And the prickly balloon.
ReplyDelete...Linda, I think that being difficult is a good thing. Be warm and well.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! Here's to hearing good news in the coming days. Love the photos you added. Snow is pretty. We got bunches this past week. Very pretty stuff.
ReplyDeleteHey Linda, I once had some serious health issues. My friend called me and said, "I feel peace about you". And when she said this, I felt the tension leave me. She didn't say she knew I would get better, she told me there was a peace about me! Of course, she wished me better and I did get better but no matter what, she wanted the peace for me. Linda, didn't you used to have a blog that was Linda's Peaceful Place? There, that is what I am wishing for you, along with improved health too! xx
ReplyDeleteI like that quote about preferring to get more buy in with a dollar from a million than a million from one person. It makes sense! I never wanted a cat but reluctantly volunteered to care for my younger daughter's cat while she was teaching for a year in South Korea. Mari hated me at first! Over the year though, we made peace with each other and fell in love; when my daughter came back, I asked if I could keep her. That was 11 years ago. I hope your appointments go well! I'll be thinking about you.
ReplyDeleteDanny Thomas' saying makes a lot of sense!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda....those good ol' days are gone, but I am so thankful to have lived these days and to have them in my memories. I enjoyed the 60' and 70's. I actually remember some of the late 50's.
ReplyDelete"Anxiety is the world's worst psychic" -- that's very true!
ReplyDeleteYour "white Christmas" photos are beautiful, Linda. Hope I'm not too late (as I've been unwell for the past 2-3 weeks) to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year (and that you had a lovely Christmas). I'm finally on the mend and now able to read & comment on blogs. Hope the new year brings you lots of happiness and, more importantly, good health! ;)
ReplyDeleteThe whale video made me so happy! I wish more effort was made to clean up the trash we have put into the oceans over the years.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of the snow covered spruce are beautiful! 🌲💚☘️
ReplyDeleteHey, where's the cute elephant from Buddha Doodles?
Oh no, I hope he didn't go out on a limb and fall off!
Lovely post, Linda, versatile 🌷
The snow is pretty on the tree. I like the snow covered bench; you can tell no one has been sitting on it! But the streets look treacherous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update on yourself.
ReplyDeleteNo act of kindness if ever wasted - I have that on my blog, good quote.
Your photos are lovely, good to see snow as it helps to cool us down in the heat :) Videos a lovely I too liked that movie.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for your doctor's appointment and everything else! You've got lots of snow where you are!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the memories and videos!
hugs Elke
Hello Linda! It’s good to see another post from you. There were so many good ones today, and I especially loved this one, “ So often you find that the students you're trying to inspire are the ones that end up inspiring you.” Which is so very true! I hope you have a wonderful day. Belinda
ReplyDeleteI think Sidney Poitier might have been the first black person that made any kind of impact on me when I was a teenager. He is the first I remember, at least.
ReplyDeleteJ'étais en pause, je n'ai donc pas vu passer ce message.
ReplyDeleteBon courage pour tes problèmes de santé, j'espère que cela sera vite solutionné.
Merci pour cette jolie page.
Bonne journée.
Dear Linda, I'm keeping you in my positive thoughts and hoping for some clarity on your issue. I'm always amazed at the amount of snow in Canada! Best wishes ♥
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Linda. Definitely a winter wonderland with all that snow! Hope you feel better, soon.
ReplyDeleteHey Linda, I felt like having a Winter in my Aircon Room now, looking at your own White Christmas/snowy photos, lol ! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMuito lindas as imagens e fotos de neve! Que sea lindo teu 2026 e muita saúde! beijos, chica
ReplyDeleteDear friend Linda. With Ingo I went through so much with doctors not knowing what is wrong with him - I feel for you. I do.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get proper help. I nearly lost my hand cause... doctors had no clue my bone was infected. But they came up with a miracle in another hospital and all is nearly good - I hope you find good help!!!
Ingo is still around and so am I and so will you. 😘 My Mom said: "Think positive!!!" And that I did and I can use every finger of my hand! The arm not so much, but, aw, well.
To your regular:
Talked to my friend fK - no cat as long as Ingo and I travel - but I can enjoy yours! (and FB, too,).
Difficult... hups. We don´t dream, we do, and I am thankful for that. And puddles I jump into! I do. And people look at me as if I´m... difficult ;-)
I inspired one professor who "hated" me. He saw I used my Mom´s Mont Blanc - and he loved it. And saw... a girl can also be in a man´s world :-)
Yes to the kindness - works both ways! I am so thankful! And to "the old" - I have some items from my family right here. And a blue sea in sight soon!
Oh. Tomorrow... We make up with the snow pic!
The clock-thingy made me laugh indeed (my Dad was a watchmaker and I have many here).
To the woman - it´s a shame she had to help the whale. I always... aw, well...
I´ll look for that movie. And yes, that sparrow, I saw that, too - to taking care! Warm hugs and much love on the way 😍
Bom dia minha querida amiga Linda. Gostei muito da reflexão número quatro.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda,
ReplyDeleteI hope all goes well with your doctor appointments and they help you to feel better. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
Happy new year, Linda. Your snow pics are lovely. 74 days until the Spring equinox, not that I'm counting. 😆
ReplyDeleteSending prayers and Light and hoping for the best outcome possible for your health issues. 🙏❤️
Wishing you a blessed 2026! Loved the great wall of Canada haha
ReplyDeleteLoved the quotes, especially the one "Self-care is how we take our power back"
Happy new year, dear Linda.
ReplyDeleteJohn Barrymore is right: we haven't to stop dreaming.
You took photos of that beautiful place covered with snow.
Dear friend, thank you so much for sharing this new beginning of the year, so full of light and kindness. I’m very glad to read you and to know that you continue moving forward with that serenity that is so characteristic of you, even in the midst of health uncertainty. I sincerely wish that your upcoming medical appointments go well and, above all, that you feel accompanied and supported throughout the whole process.
ReplyDeleteAs always, your selections today are a true gift.
“A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.” Someone please tell that to Donald Trump.
ReplyDeleteHope you get better, dear, there is nothing worse than starting a year ill!
ReplyDeleteI like the meme about regrets. They do age you!
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, each of the thoughts and quotes shared here carries a wealth of true wisdom. Simple, yet powerful. Beautiful winter photos. Warmest regards to You.
ReplyDeletehappy new year!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and very inspiring post. All the best in the new year 2026.
ReplyDeleteA year filled with purrs sounds like the best ever to me!
ReplyDeleteI love that movie too!!! Had to laugh at the Great Wall of Canada :-))
ReplyDeleteI hope you get seen soon and you get your answers!! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteA white Christmas! Your photos are lovely, Linda. I'm so glad you will be seeing a specialist - the sooner, the better. Prayers for healing lifted!
ReplyDeleteYour snow photos are beautiful! I missed your last post, but wishing you well!
ReplyDeleteNice quotes and how lucky you were to have a white Christmas, ours was cold, grey, rainy in short awful !
ReplyDeleteThose are all so good and boy that snow sure looks cold!
ReplyDeleteGreat words of wisdom today! Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteLinda what a lovely post to start out the first week of January 2026. That woman saving the whale was just wonderful and your photos of the snow are gorgeous. We had a green Christmas but a white New Year's Day. Our new snowfall will most likely melt this week - temperatures are to be in the high 50's...back cold though for the weekend. Take care and have a blessed day. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI am old, then.....
ReplyDeleteHope you have a 'good' year, dear Linda!
ReplyDeleteHere it's snowing now.
Time freeze, very strange. ;-) Can you imagine you are there...
Lie(f)s.
Espero que pronto puedas ir al medico y así resolver tus problemas de salud.
ReplyDeleteLa gran muralla de Canadá la veo muy original. Las frases como de costumbre me gustan. Los paisajes nevados de Montreal bellos para la vista pero no sufrirlos.
Saludos.
Hi Linda, I enjoyed your post ... as I always do.
ReplyDeleteI love the snow photos!!
Praying you are feeling better today.
Love, Carla
Your snowy photos are so pretty. Christmas day snow is the best! Thank you for finding all the inspiring and uplifting memes.
ReplyDeleteMon petit coucou du soir
ReplyDeletePour vous faite un gros bisous
Très bonne soirée amies et amis
Aves un tapis tout blanc
Rita
These are great Linda. Hope you are okay and hope you see the doctor soon. I'll wait for your update. Sending you lots of love xx
ReplyDeleteQuerida Linda, sua postagem está maravilhosa, é um refrigério neste mundo tão difícil que vivemos.
ReplyDeleteMuitas vezes precisamos de um abraço e eu me sinto abraçada por você com suas lindas frases de apoio, principalmente os da preservação da nossa saúde mental!
Cuide de sua saúde, é um processo demorado, mas seja cuidadosa consigo tá? Vai dar tudo certo!!
Maravilhosas as suas imagens do Natal,fiqueimaravilhsada com a neve cobrindo tudo...
Beijos e um Feliz 2026 querida!!:))))))
Over here in the Netherlands it's apparently a good thing you have to wait 6weeks for an appointment. If they suspect anything life threatening they ask you to come ride away.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if it helps, but I'd thought I'd share it with you.
Feel good, Linda! I hope you get an appointment soon. Love that quote that says every path has its puddles. So true!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you are unwell, Linda. I hope you have some answers soon. Another lovely post with much thought to reflect upon. I too, love the movie 'To Sir With Love'. Sidney Poitier was a man I've always admired and of course the song sung by Lulu still rings true, even today. I have seen this movie many times. Take care, lovely Linda.
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, your 4 photos of white Christmas are so beautiful.
ReplyDeletePlease take good care 💕
You are in my prayers 🙏
I hope all goes wel with your doctor appointments and you get the answer of what is ailing you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Wishing you a year filled with purrs too 🐈⬛🐈
ReplyDeleteThis blog post did me a lot of good. We'll look forward to hearing from you about your health. I'm hoping and praying for good doctors, good medicines, good fixes -- all resulting in better health for you.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Happy New Year, Linda! Sending you best wishes for 2026, and hoping your health concerns are easier to handle this year ❤
ReplyDeleteHyvää Uutta Vuotta 2026 Linda!
ReplyDeleteLots of comments here girl! I hope you will be feeling better soon and I am glad you got a doctor's appointment.
ReplyDeleteI like this one:
It's the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Hi Linda! I am glad that you are in good spirits. Your photo of the bench covered in frost is just like my standalone freezer. It does not have anti-freeze and I have to thaw it every few months. The snow covered pine tree is pretty.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have a white Christmas but did have a white New Years!! Your snowy pictures are very pretty. Great to read all the quotes.
ReplyDeleteHola, Linda, gracias por tu visita y también por estos mensajes tan bonitos y positivos que compartes.
ReplyDeleteEspero que puedas mejorar tu salud y disfrutar de un 2026 a plenitud.
Hello Linda ... lots of good wishes coming to you.
ReplyDeleteGoodness I wouldn't want to sit on that bench - you've certainly had a lot of snow in Montreal.
I too enjoyed the film To Sir With Love and Lulu's song.
Have a good week ahead.
All the best Jan
dear linda. morning greetings from kuala lumpur. today is 6th january already which means 6th day of the new year, happy new year 2026 to u! with all the best wishes in everything that u do. for today, i choose this quote: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted... take care and have a lovely day and many more days ahead!
ReplyDeleteYou had a good deal of snow!
ReplyDeleteI think you are getting way more snow than we are here. It is unusual for us not to have more snow right now.
ReplyDeleteI also loved "To Sir With Love" sang by Lulu.
God bless.
I sure hope you start feeling better before having to see someone, it sounds like an awful long time to wait.
ReplyDeleteI too love the show To sir with love and that song :). I have not seen it in a long time. The trees are always pretty when they have the snow on them, looks like it could be slippery, do be careful out there!
Espero que tu salud esté de maravilla
ReplyDeleteTe deseo un gran 2026
Isaac
God bless.
ReplyDeleteI like all the emphasis on kindness on today's post. I also enjoyed the gag lolol
ReplyDelete"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop, that's my favorite. I hope you get the health care you need and that you don't have to wait too long for it. Take care. ❤️
ReplyDeleteBelleza y certezas en el trabajo que nos brindas.
ReplyDeleteUn saludo, amiga
God bless.
ReplyDeleteHola Linda. Mis mejores deseos para este año que acaba de comenzar, para ti y tú familia.
ReplyDeleteQue 2026 te traiga todo lo mejor y que sigamos disfrutando con tus publicaciones.
Un abrazo.
Toes crossed everything goes well. In the meantime take care of you. All kinds of fun and lovely memes today. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI pray that all the testing and appointments will help you get answers to your health issues. I'm sorry you have been feeling poorly.
ReplyDeleteI love the quote about a person not getting old until their regrets outnumber their dreams. So true.
My favorite Sidney Poitier movie was "Guess Who's Coming For Dinner." I've never seen "To Sir With Love" and I need to.
Have a great week. Happy New Year.
Hi, thank you for visiting my blog. I love Canada—I’ve been there twice. Greetings from Jasło - Poland
ReplyDeleteЛинда, с Новым годом! Пусть здоровье наладится! Берегите себя. Всё будет хорошо.
ReplyDeleteDear Linda,
ReplyDeletevielen Dank fürs Teilen Deiner schönen Sprüche und Zitate. So wunderschön sind die Schneebilder... ich liebe Schnee und nun haben wir in Ostfriesland auch Schnee und ich freue mich sehr . Ja, Sidney Poitier war ein begnadeter Schauspieler; ich habe ihn verehrt. Die Musik von Henri Mancini klingt in meinen Ohren, er hat so viele Filme durch seine Musik unvergesslich gemacht. Das Spatzen-Video ist soooo schön, nur schade, dass unsere Spatzen immer weniger werden.
Gute Wünsche für das Neue Jahr schicke ich Dir, verbunden mit der Hoffnung, dass sich alles zum Guten wendet.
Grüße nach Canada von Traudi.💗 aus dem Drosselgarten 🙏🏻🍀🙏🏻
Bonsoir
ReplyDeletePassez une belle soirée
Suivie d'une douce nuit
Toujours la neige au rendez vous
(❤️ ω ❤️)(❤️ ω ❤️)(❤️ ω ❤️)
Amitié Rita
I enjoyed all of the statements you posted. So encouraging.
ReplyDeleteAnd your snow photos were lovely!
Happy New Year!
Snow always looks amazing! I love it :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Linda! Thanks for reaching out to me. I had the flu throughout the holidays and am finally on the mend. It's the first Christmas I can ever remember being sick. We still managed have a good time though. Because I was lying down a lot, I burned through the three great books Terry gave me for Christmas. One was "6:40 to Montreal" by Eva Jurczyk. I thought it was a great murder mystery! I enjoyed all your inspiring memes, and "Great Wall of Canada" was hilarious (and so true if you've lived in rural Nfld). Your snowy December 26th photos were cold and beautiful. We're expecting snow tomorrow night. Burrr. The whale and Happy videos were heartwarming and the Time Freeze was a hoot. Wishing you a very happy 2026. You were so kind to wonder what had happened to me. I'm working backwards, so I'll find out what is happening to you health wise. ❤️. Take care!
ReplyDeleteStill wishing you positive energies, some good material here.
ReplyDeleteI love your uplifting posts!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the "self-care" meme. Prayers for you, and I'm catching up after missig a couple of days. Take care of you!!
ReplyDeleteLinda, the movie To Sir with Love is so nostalgic, I like it though I am not familiar with this movie but I do know the song By Lulu, which is always played over our SG FM radio Gold 90.5 FM. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTenha um feliz começo de janeiro.
ReplyDeleteNova tirinha publicada. 😺
Abraços 🐾 Garfield Tirinhas Oficial.
Hello Linda,
ReplyDeletea happy new year to you!
Even at my place we have lots of snow now, which is quite unusual.
Regards
Elke