Countdown – 20 hours before 2010
It’s 4:00 a.m. in chilly Montréal.
I was too busy yesterday to put up a “2 days before 2010″ blog post, so here I am already counting down hours.
The thrill is on!
Part of my day was spent talking to friends on the phone and replying to their emails. Sadly, the year’s end has brought bad news for two of my dearest soul sisters: one has kidney problems, the other was diagnosed with breast cancer and will be going in for surgery next Tuesday. I have candles burning and my thoughts are with them constantly — Healing Light, Positive Energy, and LOVE LOVE LOVE going out their way.
Later in the afternoon, I delivered my son’s documents to Revenu Québec at their downtown offices (mission accomplished!) and hunted for my new planner. I found just what I was looking for: it’s a bit larger than the one I had this year, and the columns for Saturdays and Sundays are as spacious as the ones for the week days. Yesss!
Now as soon as I finish writing this post, I’ll be relaxing in my big comfy armchair, sipping a cup or two of grean tea, thumbing through my old planner to check for birthdays and other important dates in order to copy them into my brand new planner. I doubt I’ll be going through the whole thing as I need to get some sleep.
Before I sign off, must tell you that as soon as I started writing this post a song came to mind — It Was a Very Good Year, by Frank Sinatra.
I checked my collection and found it in a double CD set, Sinatra: Soundtrack To The CBS Mini-Series, so of course I went ahead and played it. Though I’m not THAT old, I will be turning 60 in 2010. And lately I’ve been working on my Road Trip Show, which means I’ve been looking back on my life and enjoying moments I didn’t take the time to enjoy when they were actually happening — how cool is that?!
All this to say that the lyrics at the very end of the song truly resonated with me:
And now I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
It poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year
Give it a listen… I’ll be back during the day
with more countdown news.
jacques says:
Thank you Oza, for sharing that peaceful atmosphere and the glorious voice of blue eyed Franckie singing “it was a very etc”! (I did skipp the trade mark!)
I really enjoyed reading your post about Verdun, and your report on the over-the-street-quarrel about the guy next door , undeh the cool supervision of an uncapped policeman, finally shadowing the bellowing character by car. Thrilling, my Dear! What happened next, do you know? Sorry, I know you were upset by the scene…
January 7, 2010 at 4:08 pm
MuddLavoie says:
Bonjour Jacques!!!
So nice of you to drop by — it’s always such a gift for me when people take the time to leave a comment. Merci
Glad you enjoyed my musical selection — Old Blue Eyes is a sure bet anytime!
As for my little Verdun story, yeah… it still bothers me a bit. I hope I’ll get to the bottom of this thing and make sure the guy isn’t a threat to the kids around here.
Peace & Love, mon ami… xoxo
P.S.: For the readers who don’t know what post you’re referring to, here’s the link http://twurl.cc/20qm
January 8, 2010 at 11:17 am