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Love Hate Meme

January 27, 2008

While enjoying my morning blog surfing, I noticed that two of my dearest blogging buds, namely Rollie and Pearl, had each posted on the love hate meme. I am not usually a meming (sp?) type of gal.. but this one I found intriguing so I decided to jump right in.

Here goes….

I love to eat:

yup.. that about sums it up .. I love to eat.

I hate to eat:

eggs
soggy sandwiches

I love to go:

for long walks on balmy days.. even winter has its balmy days.
to visit my sisters.. one is in Montreal, one is in Victoria
to dog events.. conformation shows, agility or obedience trials or classes
to country fairs.. the old fashion variety where there are horses and cows as well as a midway.
out for lunch with my girl friends

I hate to go:

to the dentist even though I am fortunate to have a very good one.. must be a childhood thing.
to large social gatherings where I know very few.. not one for small talk I suppose
to doctor appointments where the wait time is long.. I do that a lot with Mom.

I love it when:

the sun is out and the wind is calm.
a soft warm breeze brushes my face.
my kids and grand-kids come over to visit.
Bear comes to keep me company.. yup even when he walks in front of my computer screen and tip toes over the key board.
I am walking the dogs at night and it is still, quiet, and snowing the big snow flakes that fall softly and twinkle under the street lights.
I am walking the dogs very late at night after the heat of a summers day and a full moon lights our way.
I am walking the dogs.

I hate it when:

I am late for anything.
my house is in such a mess that I don’t know where to begin.
an early frost kills my veggies and flattens my flowers.
my hand, numb from the cold, turns the key in the ignition and I hear only the wrrrrr.. wrrrrrr.. wrrrrr of a frozen car engine that refuses to start.
I have been sitting in a doctors waiting room for over an hour and the receptionist announces that the doctor has been further detained.
A snow blizzard blows in while I am at work.. who knows how or when I will get home.

I love to see:

our Manitoba clear blue sky reaching to every horizon without a cloud in sight.
the night sky alive with a trillion stars and the Northern Lights dancing in the distance.
horses running across a field.. manes and tails flying
a glimpse of a wild creature in its natural environment
my family sitting around our dining room table
my children smiling
my mom’s smile
the first shoots of green bursting through the dirt in spring
the first Robin sighting in March/April
my dogs happy and frolicking

I hate to see:

My children or my animals in pain… their pain is my pain.
sadness in my children’s eyes
hatred etched on a persons face.. even if it is only visible via “the media” and the person is thousands of miles from here.
trees and topsoil bulldozed down and away to make room for more new two story houses, crunched so close together that gardens are an implausible afterthought.
cruelty and violence in any way, shape, or form.. even that depicted on the TV or movie screen.. how can that be entertainment??
the driveway and street blocked with several feet of snow. *sigh*

I love to hear:

the sounds that I recognize in stillness.. the south wind, the crickets, the song birds.
the patter of rain against my bedroom window just as I am tucking in for the night.
laughter that hurts the belly and causes tears to slide down cheeks
the gentle rustling made by a soft wind through the leaves of trees.
Sadie singing.. “woooooooooo..” whenever she is happy or excited which is much of the time.
the little “chatter woofs” that Coco makes when he has something important to tell me.
“Hi Hon, come kiss your man”
“Hi Mom, Hi Grandma”
the honking of our Canadian Geese as they return to us after a long winter away.

I hate to hear: