Anne Johnston

@AnneEJ (4917)

Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I am a mother of three, grandmother of six, and a widow. I love to read, knit, sew, embroider, and travel. I also enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles/

Anne Johnston's Discussions

Reunion with Friends

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 23 May 16

Home for a day after a great trip to Toronto for Praisefest Ontario. My sister and I met up with six friends that we met on a cruise three years ago. One of our group of eight was unable to come, but we had a picture of her,...

reunion

friends

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Taking a Break

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 17 May 16

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will not be on here very much during the next three weeks. I am not going to have access to a computer for the rest of this week, and after that I will try and catch up when I can. Hope...

break

time off

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A Masterpiece?

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 16 May 16

Last Thursday night we had a painting class at our church. We have a very talented artist in our group, and she agreed to show us some techniques. Yesterday, I got an e-mail with this picture that was taken of my finished work....

painting

butterfly

trying

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National Apple Pie Day

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 13 May 16

Today is National Apple Pie Day, and looking at this picture I found on Pixabay, made me hungry for one. I haven't made one for awhile. It is one of my favourite pies. I make mine with a bit of Stevia, lots of cinnamon, and no...

pie

cooking

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Enjoying the Sunshine

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 12 May 16

The above is a view from where we had a picnic yesterday. It was such a beautiful day, I packed a lunch, and my friend and I went down by the lake. It was very nice there, breeze was a bit cool off the water, but that was...

river

sunshine

picnic

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Caution Pays Off

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 11 May 16

I received my notice of renewal of my Driver's License this week and was pleasantly surprised to see it had gone down in cost. "Your good driving record and the increasingly safe behaviour of Quebecers on the road have a direct...

savings

license

good news

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Monday Morning Musings

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 9 May 16

Trying to think of a topic this morning, and coming up blank, so decided to share some more little sayings that I found in my puzzle book: 1. Most people would rather look backward than forward, because it is easier to remember...

monday

musing

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Happy Mother's Day

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 7 May 16

Just returned from Ladies' Breakfast at our church. Good group of ladies out and we had a very good time. Tomorrow is Mother's Day and I hope all the mothers on here have a wonderful day, and enjoy the day with your children and...

mothers day

family

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Early Mothers Day Gift

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 6 May 16

Yesterday my daughter came over to take me out to lunch. She brought me this beautiful hanging basket of pansies, a couple of videos and some other gifts. We went to St Hubert for lunch. Tried something new. They had a...

mothers day

family

gifts

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What MyLot means to me.

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 5 May 16

Saw this idea on a couple of other posts so decided to give it a try: M y friends on MyLot Y ou brighten my day L ove the humour, the pictures, the poems, and what you say. O ften laugh or cry with you, and send you my prayers T...

mylot

friends

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What MyLot means to me

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 5 May 16

mylot

friends

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Sights and Smells- What is the connection?

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 5 May 16

Yesterday while doing a survey on another site, I saw this graphic of a skunk. As I looked at it, I could smell a skunk. I know there was not one around at that time, but drawing from experiences in the past, for a few seconds I...

senses

synesthesia

connection

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Wild Fire

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 4 May 16

My heart goes out this morning to the people who live in Fort McMurray, Alberta and the surrounding area. A mass evacuation is taking place and many homes and buildings in the area have already been destroyed by fire. There were...

prayer

fire

danger

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Census

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 3 May 16

Yesterday we got a notice in the mail for the Canadian Census. Instead of sending out paper forms this time, we have to go on line and fill it out or phone a number to do it. It has to be completed by May 10 and it is required...

canada

census

forms

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Welcome to May

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 2 May 16

After a very good weekend, we are getting a bit of rain today. Hard to believe that we had to turn the pages on our calendars to another month. Where did April go? As I look at the calendar on my desk, I see something on almost...

april

may

busy

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What is a Pluviophile?

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 30 Apr 16

I saw this word mentioned this morning, had never heard it before, and was interested in the definition. "A lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days." I don't mind a rainy day now and again, but I...

rain

weather

meaning of words

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Evening Visitors

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 30 Apr 16

I looked out my window last evening and saw a strange sight. These two ducks were on the lawn under the cedar tree. I quickly went for my camera and was able to get this picture. There was a squirrel running around the tree,...

visitors

ducks

mates

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Friday Flights of Fancy

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 29 Apr 16

Trying to decide what to write about this morning, and decided to share some more random sayings. I got these Cryptograms in a puzzle book, so there is no one to give credit to. 1. Someone has figured out that the peak years of...

flights of fancy

friday

opinions

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Childhood lesson

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 28 Apr 16

I woke up this morning thinking about something that happened when I was just a little girl. I had curly hair, and my mom always combed my hair every day and made it into ringlets. I can remember standing while she worked with...

lessons

language

memory

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Memories that linger

Anne Johnston @AnneEJ (4917) • Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec 26 Apr 16

As I looked at my calendar this morning, I realized that ten years ago, my younger brother passed away. He lived in another province and at first it didn't look like I would be able to go to the funeral. But things worked out,...

family

memories

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