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Kathy's sweet treasures

For the last 2 years, I along with my sister have been walking for 3 km in order to raise awareness and money for Autism Speaks Canada. The way we fund raise is through baking. We bake muffins, cakes, cookies etc and all the proceeds go to autism. In 2016 we raised just over $1000 and this year 2017 our total raised was $2797!!! We are blessed with good friends and family that support us by either making a monetary donation or by purchasing our baked goods.We spend some quality sister time together which by the end of our fundraising efforts we r close to hurting each other...haha.....just kidding....my sister is so lucky to have a great, easy going sister like me! 

Because our bake sale was so successful this year, many people have been asking for baked goods at other times of the year, and telling me that i should start a baking business.....so of course, i listen to my supporters and have started a mini baking business on the side. You can order from a long list of yummy things, home baked with love ♥♥♥.

apple pie

Here is a sample for your viewing pleasure 

koulourakia

mmmmuffins

blueberry lemon cake

hello dollies

paximadia

no bake cheesecake

 

bake sale

dips: tzatziki, taramosalata, skordalia

coookieeessss

cinnamon buns

ice cream cake

baklava

brownies and double chocolate zucchini 

So here's to  next years Autism walk! Hopefully we can raise more money than this year!!And hopefully my mini business will be as successful as our fundraising is!

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Looking for love

So after what's been years of not writing on this blog, 4 yrs to be exact,  I have decided to use this outlet as i have soooo many things to vent about lol.

Its been so long, I've thought about deleting this blog, as i have no followers and really, it will get lost in the millions of other blogs online these days. But oh well, here goes.....

So a little back story....I am officially single.....it was a rough couple of years, with lots of uncertainty and tears.....Break ups really suck actually! especially when you break up but are still in love with that person! So after a long relationship with one of the kindest, most good hearted man i have ever known.....we finally had the guts to say goodbye to each other....It was so difficult because honestly there was nothing wrong with our relationship, we were a good match for each other. I will save this for another blog.....i really don't have it in me to hash it all out.....its still a sore spot ..... :( .....when i can stop tears from flowing when i think of him, i guess that's when i will know i am ready to talk about it..... Anyhow, who knows maybe one day, our paths will cross again.....maybe not :( .... regardless, I wish him nothing but a lifetime of happiness....

So, since I am now a single lady....I have ventured onto the online dating scene once again....And really, it feels like a waste of time most days. But i am hopeful, that i will find that one person that will be compatible to me. Let me try and give you all a glimpse into a typical day on the online dating scene.
Let me start by saying that being 48, its like a magic number, a jackpot, a hole in one, in terms of age.....my age makes me very popular. From men under the age of 30 to men my age and older.... Why you may ask? Well, cause a woman of 48 is a MILF and or a Cougar.....A MILF being slang for a mother id like to fuck and a Cougar being a woman looking to have sex with younger men.....So because of this, you can just imagine how many emails i get on a daily basis.....So from the young guns of under 30, i am of high interest cause many want a teacher ...someone experienced in the bedroom...ha! And for the others, a fling, a fun night, a friend with benefits.....anything to avoid a commitment lol. So since this seems to be the repertoire of men on these online dating sites, most messages are rude, vulgar and disrespectful. So here is where my problem comes in.

What every happened to a nice casual conversation? Have men just completely given up on trying to converse with women? Do they think that asking a woman how big her breasts are or how often she masturbates is a way of getting to know her? Honestly, and i cant even blame it on age or immaturity....its all men of all ages.....where are all the gentlemen at? How does a single woman get to know a man if he cant even hold a conversation without losing focus and turning to lewd comments or conversation.

Now don't get me wrong, i am not a prude or a cold woman, anyone who knows me, knows that i am an open book. I have no issues with any type of conversation as long as its respectful and in good taste, but really, can u all just save the questions about my favorite sexual position for when i'm actually planning to have sex with you? lol

I get it, you're a man, you're sex deprived, you're lonely, you're horny.....uhhh hello, if you don't want to be all those things, focus. Instead of trying to just get a temporary fix on your current situation, focus on keeping up a conversation, make a connection, maybe that will be a permanent solution to your situation.

I know you somehow have been fooled to believe that women enjoy this kind of conversation....maybe some do, but please don't lump us all in the same boat.....for some of us its a complete turn off!! We need some interesting conversation, a flow, a dialogue. Anyone can ask questions and get answers but it takes a special something to be able to hold and have a conversation about anything or nothing with a total stranger online. That conversation might just start up a spark to something bigger and better.

So here is the dilemna....the life of a single woman, looking for love online....sighhh

DIVERSITY

So as if life in Québec is ever simple, in the last few months it has been getting more and more difficult for minorities, ethnics, Anglos or anyone else who doesn’t fit into the mold of what is deemed to be a true “Québécois”. Born and raised here I have always been proud of Québec’s uniqueness and openness towards people from all over the world. But as of late, I have been feeling quite unwanted... :( This breaks my heart because this is the only home I have ever known. I love the diversity of this gorgeous province and all that it has to offer but I find myself wondering if I maybe should have left Québec for Ontario a long while ago...... Bills, language laws, and now a values charter have brought the worst out in everyone.

A recent viral video of a man harassing a woman wearing a hijab on a bus has left me angry and disgusted. I never expected people could be so horrible (and I’m sure there is more to come). Telling people they haven’t integrated into Québec society and that they should go back home. How is it that communities like the Greek, Italian, Armenian, Jewish etc. have been able to leave their home countries and come here and not only integrate into Canadian and Québec society, but continue to grow their own traditions and cultures here, without compromising those of Quebecers? Maybe it’s time for Quebecers to lay the blame where it belongs....to themselves! If the French language and Québec religion and culture is not thriving here or at risk of being lost, it is not because of the immigrants here. Maybe Quebecers haven’t put much effort into growing that aspect of their lives?? Maybe it’s easier to complain that some Arab took your job then to actually admit that he was happy for the opportunity to go to school and worked harder to rise above everyone around him....maybe harder than some Québec kid who grew up hating going to school?

I think that we are not seeing the real picture; we are amongst the luckiest people in the world. Born in a country where we are free to do as we want, become want we want. We have opportunities and choice. We can work, go to school, or even sit on our ass and collect welfare! Most immigrants coming here have not been so lucky. Imagine being a mother with 4 kids, no job, no food, living in poverty, without any opportunities, day in and day out. Imagine being a preteen, 12 years old, but instead of dreaming of one direction, you’re trying to run away from the bombs falling out of the sky. Imagine being an 8 year old girl and not being allowed to go to school because education isn’t necessary to be a wife and mother. Imagine being a 25 year old man, fresh out of university looking for a job, any job, to help put food on the table to feed your parents and 5 other siblings.

Immigrants who are lucky enough to get accepted by Canada and Quebec want nothing more than to live peacefully and to be allowed all the freedoms and opportunities that we Canadians were lucky enough to be born into.  Immigration is what Canada and Québec are all about. That’s what our country is built on. Where did it all go wrong? When I was a young kid growing up, I never ever questioned a turban on the head or wondered why a woman wore a hijab. We are a multi ethnic and multi cultural society and have been very successful at it.  Why now is all this hatred coming out? Most of us are educated enough to know and accept the cultures, religions and traditions of others. We know that fundamentally we are all the same. We are all human, we all deserve the same rights and freedoms and most importantly respect and understanding.

This Values Charter, so far, has divided us instead of unite us, as our politicians would like to mention every chance they get on the media. Why and how is our Québec culture threatened by a bank worker or a nurse or a daycare employee wearing a turban or hijab? Why must we hide our crosses and mask our beliefs? Why must we be so focused on what makes us different instead of focusing on how our values are pretty much the same? I can understand neutrality in the police force, in the justice system, but a 3 year old just wants to get a hug from her caregiver, with or without a hijab on. A patient in the hospital, suffering and in pain, really doesn’t care which god his doctor prays to, his only concern is to get better.

Somehow in 2013, it’s obvious to me that we need more religion and spirituality in our lives. Taking it out of our schools, our government buildings, and now our hospitals, daycares, etc, is not the answer. Part of the problem with our Québec culture is that the people denounced their affiliation with the Catholic Church many years ago. I think we should be encouraging religion and opening up our minds and hearts and learn about others instead of pushing the unknown away. Maybe we will all end up learning something. We would definitely get a better understanding of respect and tolerance of our neighbors.

The fragility of life

I got some bad news yesterday....the day started out like any other but later in the afternoon i got some news from a friend that her good friend passed away the day before. Its always a shock when u hear news about someone passing away, whether u know that person or not, it kind of makes u think about ur own life. This woman left behind a husband and 2 small kids, 10 and 5. She had been fighting various cancers for the last 5 years. The thing that got me was that my friend mentioned that she went to see her on sunday and planned to go on tuesday, but when she tried to reach her friends husband to no avail, decided to call the house only to find out that she had passed monday during the night. Her major regret... I wish i had spent more time with her at the hospital, i didnt think that sunday would be the last time i would be with her :(

After this news, i couldnt think about it without tearing up, Im crying now, while writing this. We all know the drill, tell ur loved ones u love them, spend time with them, enjoy each other cause u never know if today will be urs or their last day .....Now we all think about that, but do not put it in practice. We put off spending time with family and friends  for yard work , hockey, football game, holiday shopping even.

Stop what your doing and let the ones close to u know how u feel, how they r loved, appreciated. 3 small words that mean no much.

DELETED A POST BY MISTAKE

I DELETED A POST BY MISTAKE :(

It had a link to this documentary , watch it if u can

unfortunately i cant get that post back :( too bad

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-will-we-love/