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JUNE SHOWS: June 7th to June 9th, 2024, Jaywalkers Jamboree 10 AM to 11PM or when the rides close. 50th Street, Downtown, Camrose, Alberta. Look for the purple tent in the same space if you have attended before.

 

June 21st to June 22nd, 2024: Beaumont Music Festival   Four Seasons Park Beaumont, Alberta. Friday June 21st 4pm to 9pm and Saturday June 22nd 11am to 9pm.  Look for the vendor area and my purple tent.  

 

June 27th to July 1st, 2024: The Works. All 5 days. Hours are 11 am to 10 pm and yes, I will be there for all the hours. Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta. Look for my Psychic Sign as tents are allotted to us and will be all white.

 

In April I ended the newsletter and uploaded on the 23rd so starting from that point 😊 It was my grandson’s girlfriend’s birthday on that day. As she was busy with her school stuff [she is a teacher] I took her and my g’son out for supper on the 24th [April] We hit up another Earls that I had not been to before. Glad we made reservations as even though it was a Wednesday night it was packed solid. May have been because of the hocky game but still. All this complaining about high food costs, high cost of living etc. makes me wonder who is complaining? Everywhere I go people are shopping, restaurants are full and think about Taylor Swift tickets!! SOLD OUT and now people are even flying to Europe to see the show. I do not see a lack of anything anywhere.

 

Moving on I left for Fort Mac on the 25th [April] Now I have two strong passions in life. One is driving and the other is cooking. Fort Mac is a lovely drive for me. Once you get to the halfway mark you have 220 KMs of pure nature. Not a house, gas station or anything. Just lakes and trees.

I am not going to go into full details about my hotel just let it be known that I will not be staying there again. I stayed there many years ago when I was able to leave my cats alone for 3 days. It was the best hotel ever at that time. Now that they take pets you are forced to stay on the ground floor. Windows are exactly level with the ground. I have never seen that on a first-floor hotel before. The hotel has a government contract for the refugees, and they arrived at 7pm with crying babies, luggage and I do believe they thought it was a house. Running up and down in the hallways, music blaring in their rooms with the doors left open, standing in the hall for hours talking. I finally went out at 11pm and told them firmly that people sleep here. Next day I complained as many other guests did and was moved to a comer room still on the first floor. NO air conditioning working, and the room went to 27C and even with the windows open to try to get the air cooler the noise of the traffic was HORRENDOUS. Sorry they have lost me as a customer. The staff are the best part of this hotel. Lovely folks.

Left on the Monday after a fantastic show as usual. I am very well known up there and appreciate not only the show staff but all the people who come to see me.

 

AND 😊 I called it correctly to upload and have my newsletter done because as I arrived home after another wonderful uneventful drive, I only had to upload the newsletter to the website That is one simple move [at least for me 😊] Then I rested and enjoyed the day knowing that I had dropped all May shows and would have the next five weeks off to enjoy.

 

April 30th my mobile tire guy came and switched over my winter tires to summer with the irony of that day being the fact we had tons of snow LOL. It melted quickly though.  Then settled in to send out the MP3 recordings from the reads at my show, booked a hotel in Camrose and also my Fall Fort Mac show. I am trying a new hotel in Fort Mac 😊 Camrose? Yup, normally I drive back and forth but it is very tiring to do so after a long day. This show has no time to close. Vendors are free to leave when they want to. Most leave around 6-7 pm but the rides that accompany this show are open till 11pm. I have always noticed that as I close around 8-9pm there are still tons of people. The only reason I close earlier than the rides is the long 90-minute drive on a one-way highway. Since I have to do this drive twice a day for four days the cost of gas is roughly $200. What’s another $200 for a hotel I said to myself. This way I can stay open till 11pm and know that this extra fee will be covered, and I will not have a long dark road drive 😊

 

May 1st my son turned 53. Off we went with his wife joining us plus my grandson. Again, he chose Japanese Village. Not a favorite of mine at all as I find it is not conducive to sitting around chatting as a table would. Plus, the fact all I can eat is rice, veggies and tofu, a staple I often eat at home. Never do I order that when I eat out. But birthdays are for the birthday person to choose, and this happens to be his fave.

 

A couple of reads and then on May 3rd I decided to treat myself to a wonderful day. Worked out, got ready for in person yoga and headed there. Then to my great delight, for the first time in many years I did not have a show on the same dates as the Butterdome Craft Fair. Off I went and noted the normal place for public parking had been allotted to the vendors only. Well good for them, I would have liked that if I was a vendor, but it forced me to drive over to the underground parking at $15. Then into the show I went for another $6 entry fee. Now I had been to this show about 20 years ago. What a change. Literally it was half, if not more than the size it had been back then. I walked the isles in less than 15 minutes. Talked to a couple of vendors I knew, bought some black garlic and left. Apparently, the Christmas Show is much bigger I was told. If I am in town, I’ll go and see 😊 Then I headed over to the funky part of town to try out this new vegan restaurant I had been trying to go to for a long time. I was the only customer LOL. A VERY chatty waiter served me an EXCELLENT spaghetti with Bolognese sauce. Dessert? All I can say is that it was taken off my bill. The chatty waiter asked if I had any suggestions LOL. I suggested a British Trifle based on the fact this dessert I left was a dry, dry, dry, tasteless cake.  I said layer the bowls with custard, cake, vegan jelly or Jello and then top it with coconut cream. We will see if they listen. But the waiter was not the owner nor a vegan as he was happy to tell me about his turkey dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I shut him down really quickly LOL. [ yes, I did, you do not talk to vegans about murdered animals]    

 

So, my treat day was done, and I headed home where to tell you the truth I prefer to be. I have a very large home and now that the garden and patio have to be attended to, I have tons of daily work to do. Plus, I am VERY aware that my shows are arriving and this year the Universe said “HMMM!!! We note you have given up a few shows. Well, here are some that you have been shut out of that the organizer was let go of. Back you go into them. Yes, this organizer pissed off a long-time vendor last year and finally all the vendors who were tired of being treated like a piece of shit or not being notified that they were not accepted got together and said they were not happy with her unprofessionalism. And just like that I was back into two shows I have been in for years. 😊 BUT!! I tell ya, I will be dropping from fatigue by September from a] talking and b] just being out of my home for 15 hours a day.

 

And the rest of month was awesome, I weeded almost every day and took another piece of my garden to plant veggies. I have baby tomatoes, kale, corn, cucumbers, green beans, peas, baby carrots and strawberries all planted. FINALLY, my asparagus grew, but I noted it grew up in early May and you have to cut it down right away. I think in previous years I did not see this and then it grows into what looks like a weed. It also becomes tough and inedible. This year it was eaten raw right from the garden by me 😊 Rhubarb also grew nicely as this too is a perennial. But it has flowers on it, and I don’t know why. I plan to cut and cook it soon. Some nice stalks have grown.

Then I planned out my days as May passed so that I have my green juice and meals cooked and frozen for my three shows this month. I cooked all the remaining dried beans and made meals. I made tons of lentil Bolognese, and you will find the recipe in Augusts News. Augusts News you query? Yes, I am so booked with work that I am working on 4 [ yes four] months of newsletters. When I am this booked, I do not wish to do anything except clean the litter box, groom China, sleep, watch the news and know I am leaving my home at 9am or before every morning and rarely getting home before 11pm for days on end 😊 NOT complaining as this gives me my total 4 months off at the beginning of the year and then an additional month off in May 😊

 

BUT 😊 as I talk about my Personal years a lot [from Numerology that I call seasons] I note that I am in a Season Six. Home, hearth, balance and family. The Universe offers balance to you depending on the actions your life is taking you down. One of these that really made me think was selling my home. Why? I have enough equity in it to purchase a condo right out and have no mortgage. This would allow me to drop most shows and just do one in town and five out of town. I looked at many top floor condos [online only] and then I had two clients in a row who lived in condos. They both said, “NEVER buy a condo they are noisy”. Then my g’daughter said the same thing. Now the biggest thing about my home is the peace and quiet. I am able to sleep till 10am as I like to do on my months off. Finally, I decided ‘no, not now, the time is not right’. So, I will stick with my original plan and look again at what I want to do in 2027. [my wrap it up year 😊]  But funny how, when you ‘believe ‘that your seasons are for you, these thoughts of balance apply.  

 

Netflix: Wrapped up the last two episodes of Baby Reindeer and changed my mind about enjoying it. I found the end ridiculous and again felt my time was wasted. If this was a true story, then this guy should have just walked away. Drugs will create a warped mind as we can tell by those who choose them to be their God and nothing else.

What else did I watch? Hack Your Health. HIGHLY recommended and also good for kids as they create little cartoon creatures to explain the gut. 😊

The I watched Marry Me with J’Lo. A chick flick which once again you can know the end from the beginning. Once in while I enjoy them. My preference though is always futuristic movies. AND 😊 to my great delight a movie titled Atlas came up. LOVED it and the AI future for life that it portrayed. Also starring J’Lo.

The I watched this VERY creative Netflix episode called A^. Yes, the second letter is correct.  This scientist kidnaps people who have had NDE. [Near death experiences} An interesting bunch of episodes. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Another chick flick Mother of the Bride. Decent.  Then ‘A Man in Full ‘that I rated 7/10.

And lastly do not waste your time with this 8 episodes called Thank You Next. Bad acting, the beginning will not make sense till the end, and it was a total waste of eight hours of time I cannot get back. 😊

 

Mothers Day arrived and as usual my son took me out. I always choose Watari’s on this fine day as we both can eat😊 And a nice card plus a gift certificate for Canadian Tire. Now I had a bunch of GCs from my birthday etc. so off I went to shop. Basically, I bought bird seed, a lovely fountain for China that finally does not make a massive noise from the motor. Now it sits upstairs for her. [by Petco] Then I bought a bunch of roses for my cedar box on the patio. Soil was also bought along with a long-seated cushion for my long deck chair also on my patio. Lastly a bird bath to sit next to the bird feeder so I can enjoy the birds and their sweet voices.

Talking about my patio, my buddy who owns ‘we do create’ came over for lunch that was supposed to be patio eaten BUT!! with the weather going crazy this month with the up and down heat/cold etc. the day we picked was not patio style worthy. We ate inside and the crystals I had ordered from her were brought to me 😊 I really enjoyed her visit and best of all got the crystals all hung up in the top of the patio, so the sun glistens on them. The fountain was put out along with a very tall yucca plant. Now all I am waiting for is a balance of an order for more fake grass. Once that arrives no more additions needed to be added to the patio. It will await me every day when I have time to sit and enjoy the peace and tranquility life offers 😊

 

Now my yard truly came alive this month. First the birds, who I fed all winter, still came and ate along with a robin. A couple of other colorful birds visited but maybe someone else has better seeds as only my sparrows are regulars. BUT 😊 Two baby squirrels joined the bird feeder this month plus another adult squirrel who I assume is the mother. What is interesting is the fact that both squirrels and birds all feed at the same time and are not bothered by each other. The squirrels stay on the ground as it is a squirrel proof bird feeder. My apple tree is just blossoming with the white flowers that will get pollinated by the bees and supply me with TONS of apples by Fall. The grass was mowed and thankfully my lawnmower just fired up after two tugs. My electric start wire snapped so I have to start it manually now. All in all, the yard is alive and well with lots to watch 😊 Oh yes, my irrigation guy came and opened up the system, and the garden is now set to water itself twice a week. Based upon the rain we have had I do make sure to turn the switch to ‘off’ when I see rain arriving. Water is highly expensive here in Edmonton.

 

Then I took my yearly stock of bottles back to the recycling place. I must get lucky each time I go. I have never ever have a line up or wait time there. Takes but a few minutes of my time and adds more space to my garage 😊

 

And in between that I took time to do the groceries. First stop was The Italian Center where I buy my sorbet. I LOVE sitting out on the patio on the warm evenings having a bowl. I also bought vegetable oil and olive oil. Another tin of crushed tomatoes and some mushroom bone broth that I plan to create from the ingredients on the side of the pack 😊 Cost there was $131.86. Then stopping at Bulk Barn for raisins and cranberries that took $12.68 out of my wallet. I shopped twice at Save on Foods buying 3 tins of crushed tomatoes, 2 cauliflowers, celery, cucumbers, tons of lemons and 17 apples, [for my green juice] dried rosemary, almond flour, puff pastry, 4 soy cream, jar of olives, mandarins, onions, carrots, broccoli, coconut milk, curry paste, ketchup, beefless broth, vegan mayo,  rutabaga, vegan bacon, apricot jam, tomatoes, turnip, paper towels, baby potatoes and ordinary potatoes. Cost of these two trips was $295.57. AND 😊 with that food I made all the meals for my June shows and for myself to eat this month. I created 10 lentil Bolognese meals, a lentil and carrot puff pastry roll, 6 lentil stews, 2 lentil-based shepherd pies, and then a bunch of other rice, black beans and other dried beans to freeze. Yes, I had TONS of lentils LOL but now all 15 dried bean jars are empty, and meals are plentiful 😊 Plus I made a truffle brie cheese and have started a blue cheese that is fermenting right now. Blue cheese recipe will be in September’s newsletter. I also made my vegan butter and made three freshly baked loaves of bread.

 

My granddaughter arrived from Vancouver on the 24th. We had already arranged to have my birthday dinner with her, so I picked her up at the airport where to my delight the plane was 30 minutes EARLY!! Then we met up with Liam [my g’son] and Grace his girlfriend at Earls at South Commons and ate and drank. Left around midnight and drove her to her home here with my son and his wife. Today, the 27th, I am picking her up at 3.15 pm and going to have lunch at Tiffin’s and then driving her to the airport so she can fly home to Vancouver.  

 

Reads? They were plentiful till near the end of the month. Then I had a WONDERFUL 10 days off and as of now I have nothing booked until my Camrose show. And I must add here I do thank those who recommend me, but please when you do, tell folks to call me directly to book [not text] as I need to speak to people and make sure that they understand what this type of work is. Plus, I need to know the package that they wish to have once arriving. I sometimes [and its rare] cannot read a person. I know this while I speak with them. I had one who called this month that I politely declined, and another who YELLED at me when I asked them to view my packages on the website. I hung up on her. LOL 😊

 

All in all, I had a VERY busy productive month. As I always do I prepare for my busy times. That is what I have done and will continue to do. Meditation was naturally done daily, and I dropped my workouts to every second day and am now, weather depending, doing my daily one hour walks :)

 

Life is like that. Know what is ahead BUT live in the moment of time. Have a path that makes sense. Not just daily ‘do this’ ‘do that’ to fill time. Find your passions and activate them. Meditate daily for the doors to open. When you find the purpose of the visit to planet earth the path tends to grow. BUT!! Once the mind opens to ‘why’? then all you can do is trust as the peace and tranquility that arrives within can never be shared or given to others, it can only be yours to feel.  With this gift you know that the trust you are giving opens the path. It is your reward or gift from the Universe. As I say constantly is ‘it will all make perfect sense at the end’. BUT!! Do not wait till then OR you will have to repeat the lessons. Material is nice, but never get so attached to it you think it is only what matters in your life LOL. It is NOT!! Your path is your destiny, NOT anyone else’s and if you depend on others to make you feel worthy then you have not opened your OWN doors.

Until next month I bid you all positive thoughts as you undertake your actions in this short destiny.