What do you complain about the most?

What do I complain about the most ? The truth is that I don’t normally complain about things in my life. I am happy, contented, and at peace in my life most of the time.   A large part of this is due to Susanna, who had liver and kidney cancer, but never once complained about her lot in life, although she probably had more right to complain.  Instead, she had a glass half full attitude to life and had a great sense of humour about her predicament.  I think it is better to have an optimistic attitude to life and not complain when things don’t go as planned.  I know several people who constantly complain about the little things in life and never seem grateful 🙏🏽 for what they have. It is far better to not sweat the small stuff in life, just see everything as part of the journey and be open to learning the lessons of life, instead of bitching about your lot in life. I feel grateful and try not to complain about my lot in life. My journey of life is winding and full of beauty, I want to enjoy the view instead of complaining about it.

What would you do if you won the lottery?

What would I do if I won the lottery. Probably the first thing I would do is arrange a holiday to New 🇳🇿 Zealand.

I would give a good amount to my nephews and nieces.

I would donate alot to the Olivia Newton John Cancer Centre at the Austin Hospital,  I would also give some money to The Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council and give alot to Northpark Private Hospital for them to have art and music 🎶 🎵 therapy every day.  I would help out my friends with their mortgages.  I would give some to So They Can,  the charity that builds schools in Africa.

What books do you want to read?

There are a few books I want to 📚 read.  My new years resolution is to read 📚 the entire Harry Potter series of books, so that I am up to date with them. I am hoping to borrow the series from my niece.

I am hoping to read some of the books that Sandi Toksvig has written, in particular her children’s literature.

I plan on rereading some Cathy Kelly books and also to reread To Kill A Mockingbird .

At the moment, I am open to recommendations of what blog readers think I should 📚 read. I am open to ideas.

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.

I’ve been thinking about family traditions and I don’t know what traditions my family share,  but I do have  few traditions of my own.

My main tradition is that I silently say grace before every meal myself and Lily have. I thank God for providing me and Lily with enough 🙏🏽 food to live on and I am genuinely grateful for the food I have.   I started the tradition of saying grace when I was married.

Another tradition is to take Lily for a morning 🌄 walk weather permitting.   This is bonding time for us and I normally feel really great after doing it.

Doing my weekly shop at ALDI is another tradition,.

I also have the tradition of sending my loved ones a good morning 🙏🏽 🌄 gif every morning.

Another tradition is to call my friends Adrian and Liz everyday for a quick catch up, as I live on my own I value this contact with my friends, and it means that I don’t become isolated.

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

What I enjoy most in my leisure time is to catch up with 🧡 friends and family.

I love going out for lunch or afternoon tea with friends, going opshopping with Ksthryn or Lani.  I love picnics in the park or exploring places like Williamstown. I love walking along the beach.  I love catching up with my nephews and nieces.  I love to see Evelyn and Mason, my great niece and nephew. I love being able to do these types of things with Lily,  so her world 🌎 becomes bigger than just me. I love quiet time spent reading 📚 a good book.  I love walking Lily  in the morning 🌄 sunshine.

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

The town in my home state of Victoria that I would most like to visit is Bright.  Bright is in the high country and has the reputation of being beautiful,  particularly in the autumn 🍂,  where there are leaves of many colours  on the 🌳 trees that Bright is renowned for.   It is the place that I dream of visiting with Lily at some dog friendly bed and breakfast accommodation. I feel that I have missed out because I haven’t seen it yet, it is definitely on my bucket list.

List five things you do for fun.

1. Walking or playing with Lily.

2. Writing this blog or doing other forms of writing ✍️.

3 Goimg opshopping with Kathryn or Lani.

4. Going out for lunch dinner or afternoon tea

5 Reading a good book for pleasure 🙏🏽.

If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

Todays topic is wonderful for me because I am totally devoted to my little Lily, and I cherish the unconditional love ❤️ that we share.  If I could make Lily understand something, it would be that she has a soul and that souls are eternal,  meaning the love we share is forever, and one day, we will be in heaven together for eternity 💖.   I know I will be devastated when Lily passes, but I am comforted by the thought that she will be at Rainbow Bridge waiting for me, along with my other passed over dogs.

Lily is the most special love in my life, and I try to show her how much I love her and show her I will always love ❤️ and protect her from all harm. I think our pets are born with a heart ❤️ that understands unconditional love and enjoy spreading the love they are born with.

I do strongly believe that our dogs are angels, gifts 🎁 given to us by God. I think our dogs have a special relationship with their creator,  God loves them immensely,  sometimes he loves them more than he loves us humans. Dogs definitely are angels. I would like Lily to know she is an angel 😇 that was sent to 🌎 earth by God to spread love and goodwill to all.

What’s your dream job?

My dream job would be to own a shop selling childrens literature and angel relsted merchandise, eg, ornaments and cards.  I would love to own a children’s bookshop where old classics were sold along with modern-day classics.  I would run sessions of storytelling for both children and the young at heart focusing on fantasy childrens literature and urban myths.  I would have displays of illustrations from chlidrens literature and run some art related activities for children.  It would be the ultimate fantasy of what a childrens bookshop could be. It would be a place where childhood is cherished and be loved 😍 by children and adults alike.