Today in history: October 31

1902: The first Pacific telegraph line from Canada to Australia is completed. 

1956: A U.S. Navy transport plane becomes the first aircraft to land at the South Pole.

1977: The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the first modern Indigenous land claim agreement and treaty in Canada, becomes law. 

2002: The Supreme Court of Canada rules 5-4 to grant penitentiary inmates the right to vote in federal elections.

(With files from CBC News, The Canadian Press, The Associated Press and Reuters)

Death

 Tori’s mother Ruth passed peacefully away today.

Leaves

 May playing with the leaves.

 Sunday’s Self Care:

11. Reflexology

This modality is based on the idea that specific points on the feet and hands correspond with organs and tissues throughout the body. With fingers and thumbs, the practitioner applies pressure to these points to treat a wide range of stress-related illnesses, producing numerous positive health effects.

 While Wolf and I were moving cupboards into my workshop, May decided to work on the childproof lock on my lower cabinets and help herself to a package of dry egg noodles.  She had the package open and half eaten before before I noticed.  I hope that she does not get a upset tummy.

 Sunday’s Self Help Care Tip

9. Turn off your cell phone

Turning off your phone is one of the best self-care ideas to calm nerve centers in your brain. Turning off your phone stops the bombardment of messages, emails, social media notifications, people, and apps vowing for your attention, and not allowing you space to concentrate on tasks on hand or just taking sweet old time to relax, de-stress, and just be in the present. Turning the off button immediately lowers stress and increases physical and mental health as well as energy levels 

May’s first hoof trimming.

 My little girl getting her first hoof trimming.  Wolf had to help hold her down.  When they are having their hooves trimmed they scream like a banshee.  The minute she was placed on her feet May stopped being a diva.  I went to the two neighbours who were home to explain that they would hear her screaming and think that we were slaughtering May.

Harvesting Soy

A large combine harvesting the soy plants across the road from us.

Tai Chi Originally developed for self-defense, Tai Chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that’s now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, Tai Chi is the best self-care idea to promote serenity through gentle movements.