Love thy neighbor.

There is a reason ‘that is a good’ one if you ask me. Your neighbors know you best.

 I love my neighbors. They are all human to me, I see them daily, see they all have to shovel the drive way, know we all pay our taxes, deal with domestic bliss and try to keep our kids safe. Wave, smile, a friendly hello... off we go.

My neighbors have my back and I theirs. I once saw a car go through my neighbors fence! The person tried to leave and I told them forget it! It was allot of damage. I saw a teen jump a fence into a neighbors yard and take something, I phoned him, he confronted the teen in the act. Just being a teen.   I’ve returned lost pets and kids!  I have also had the pleasure of teaching many kids over the years and don’t get me started on Halloween! LOL  Over the years I have gone to my neighbors  for sugar, batteries, propane propane, eggs, lawnmower, a vacc, many reasons over the years, locked out of my house, to give extra tomatoes, sell Halloween kitties door to door..

(I have returned the favors with art over the years.)

I especially like to keep an eye on the elders. ;-) I have stopped a bit of school ‘walk home bullying’ over the years ;-( so sad. One little guy I had to drive home he was so afraid. I live between 2 elementary schools.  I have had people say I should mind my business. PLEASE my neighbors and kids are my business!   I do mind my business, I have never called the cops on a neighbor. We all have our parties, we all get loud from time to time, we all aggravate each other, so what. That is life, but living side by side like any good relationship we have to; not sweat the small stuff.

LOL one of my neighbors has been learning electric guitar (say no more..) BUT we heard him this spring and we all commented - Hey! He’s getting better, and all laughed. Thank God. I’m even looking forward to the electric guitar this summer ;)

So..  say you smell Cannabis from next door. SO WHAT?  Do you know your neighbor? Do you know what they are dealing with? Will you call the cops or will you not?   I figure as long as no one is being hurt, it is not my business. An easy decision when you learn about the facts between alcohol and cannabis.
Do not judge a book by its cover or the person by the pain medication they choose! 

I KNOW I have friends in HIGH places and trust me you would never think they sit back at night to enjoy a little reefer - medical or not. 
I cannot make excuses for stoners or drunks. We all have that neighbor, perhaps I was one of them over the years- I had a few wild parties.. ;-)   WE ALL DO! 
Love thy neighbor have their back! Don’t judge them over a smell.  
Kinda like judging someone over curry, coffee or CIGARS! < YUK.  
Are we not being judged enough by the world as it is?
Are we not entitled to enjoy our homes, and NOT have to stress about what 
eases our pain?

Many people who smoke cannabis medically and recreationally are far from STONERS or bad people.  You never know what goes on behind closed doors. 
Smelling Cannabis should be the least of some peoples worries.
xox <><

It amazes me how few peole even know what the DSM is. I know of several schools that have a copy. Just the way your friendly pharmacy company likes it.  More and more children are becoming  pill poppers. LEGAL pills.  
Read this article in Macleans magazine:
                                                         http://www2.macleans.ca/tag/dsm/
Is your child mental or normal? 3 out bursts a week, and they could be diagnosed mental!  Some schools even have a copy of the DSM... WTF!? 

It is one thing to diagnose an adult with a mental illness but a child? Give them a chance to be a kid, that included outbursts and bratty behavior from time to time.  Embrace it, it is a chance to teach a lesson to both parent and child.

If I thought the DSM was helping more than hurting I would probably just go about my business, but it is HURTING. 
More and more children are diagnosed every year - that does not mean they get help. In many cases they get a prescription and nothing more. Well, besides the stigma of being labeled mental. As if kids don’t have it hard enough.

 Then to put them on a medication - for depression? Possibly a psychotropic drug that will cause more long term damage than not.  Because a BOOK suggests it! 

Yep. They sit around a table and make suggestions.  No scientific facts. No X-rays, No blood tests, No test to prove a chemical imbalance - Even Dr.s & Psychiatrists are starting to question the DSM. 

“The result is that people with normal variations in emotion, behavior, and thought can receive a psychiatric diagnosis, leading to stigma and inappropriate treatment.

Because we have to live with a diagnostic system that is provisional—and that will almost certainly prove invalid in the long run—much of the research on mental disorders has to be taken with a grain of salt. “  
Read more:       http://www.neuropsychotherapist.com/dsm-5-handle-with-care/

I guess so, especially when they must  explain to the parent of a child on medication that does them more harm in long run. In some cases the child commits suicide on the drugs they are prescribed to help them. FACT - Google side effects of PROZAC  
I took that crap for too long...      twitch, twitch...

Think about also how your child might feel about YOUR decision to medicate them, when they are 30, they might have an opinion on what you decided regarding their mental state. If they live that long.  Do you think I am being dramatic? 
Research. Look at the rise in numbers with children being medicated and prescribed with such things like Bipolar at the age of 2!  
Perhaps not your children but your grand children? ANY child! We need to speak up for the ones that can’t.

 Calling yourself crazy and having someone diagnose you as crazy are two very serious and different things. It could affect the child forever. 
I have several cartoon ideas and I plan on drawing them all. 

WE ARE NOT CRAZY!   
WE DONT NEED the DRUGS! 
We just need MORE TLC.

xox   <><

We all know someone who or knows directly a police officer who does not agree with Cannabis laws. I have met a few "I don't agree with it, it's my job"  Tough call.  Yes, we need our jobs, we need to pay bills and provide for our families but what happens when it becomes one of your kids who is up on Cannabis charges? Will your tune then change or if you are a politician (who is a complete hypocrite) will you have the charges dropped: http://gothamist.com/2013/04/26/medical_marijuana-hating_assemblyma_1.php

Educate yourself.  Many police are admitting - finally- that they too should be doing more important things!  L.E.A.P = http://www.leap.cc/  is a fantastic organization that promotes education on drug prohibition and it's failing history. There are Judges, police officers and politicians that, when they feel they can - when their job is no longer on the line, will admit to Cannabis being a waste of time and money.  Listen to the former police captain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8yYJ_oV6xk
I for one look forward to the day when they can return to serving and protecting instead of bulling and beating over Cannabis, a plant.    
xox <><  

A guest Blog that I enjoyed reading and thought worth sharing!  xox <><

Catch-422
By John Dvorak, Hempologist  See more @ : http://www.hempology.org/CANNABISCURRICULUM.html

With a tip of my hempen chapeau to Joseph Heller, our government has created a phenomena that I call Catch-422.  They put up as many roadblocks as possible in an effort to stifle our progress and to demonize Cannabis Sativa, a safe and effective natural herbal remedy.  A Kafkaesque melangé  of federal agencies and bloated bureaucracies justify their existence at the expense of the sick and dying, while the beer-bellied, vodka saturated, over-pharmaceuticalized sheeple continue to gulp down oxycontin, viagra and anything else peddled by their kowtowed doctors.   Thousands die EACH YEAR overdosing on alcohol and prescribed drugs, while there isno lethal dose for Cannabis.      

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are arrested each year merely for possessing marijuana because Reefer Madness has infected Congress and rotted the judicial system to its core.  Marijuana’s illegality is justified by calling it a gateway drug that will lead to harder drugs and/or a decaying of a person’s moral fabric:  Catch-422.  In fact, cannabis is proving to be a gateway AWAY from illegal narcotics and debilitating pharmaceuticals.  

The DEA classifies marijuana as a Schedule I narcotic which, by definition, means there is no currently acceptable medical use.  Everyone knows this is total bullshit, but when researchers ask for cannabis to perform studies, they're told they can't have it because, of course, marijuana has no medical use, leaving patients burning in Dante’s inferno of mock compassion: Catch-422.  Their circular logic jerks people around to no end.  

Even some states with medical marijuana laws on the books are imposing outrageous restrictions on the ailments that qualify:  Catch-422.   One of the most egregious examples of this is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which several states refuse to recognize Cannabis for despite its obvious benefits.  And, the Federal government never misses a chance to “pile on” by preventing the Veteran’s Administration from providing Cannabis to the many vets with PTSD.  

A classic Catch-422 is how states delay the implementation of medical marijuana laws, oftentimes parroting the old canard: “think of the children.”   New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was signed into law in January, 2010.  However, bureaucratic foot dragging by that state’s Gutless Wonder Governor, Chris Christie, delayed the opening of their first dispensary for almost 3 years.  

Consider this:  A card carrying medical marijuana patient working for a big box store had a minor accident,  failed a drug test and was subsequently fired.  His dismissal was upheld by Michigan's supreme court: Catch-422.  Tragically, a medical marijuana patient who was denied a liver transplant because of his Cannabis use recently passed away:  Catch-422.  We need to fight for people’s basic right to medicate without discrimination.

Another Catch-422 is the “institutional hypocrisy” that  prevents people from coming out of the cannabis closet.  Consider this:  Despite many states passing various Cannabis laws, mere possession of marijuana continues to be a violation of federal law!  It is very difficult for someone to promote an illegal activity.  You expose yourself to public ridicule or worse.  For many, testing positive for Cannabis could result in the loss of their job, government benefits or custody of their children.  Students that are arrested for Cannabis could lose their student loans:  Catch-422.  

Similarly, the IRS has ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries cannot deduct business expenses because possessing and distributing Cannabis violates federal law: Catch-422.    Banks and credit card companies are refusing to do business with dispensaries for the same reason:  Catch-422.   The sad part about this is that dispensaries are proving to be economic engines, hiring people and paying taxes in an otherwise depressed economy.  


The DEA says that hemp is the same as marijuana.  They have tied a Gordian knot of hemp rope, claiming that hemp will confuse the police even though this is not an issue in Canada or Europe where it is legal to grow hemp: Catch-422.  United States Department of Agriculture studies call hemp a niche crop without fully investigating its myriad uses: Catch-422.   Farmers will not grow hemp unless there is a market for it and you can’t sell products unless you can produce them which means you need farmers to grow hemp: Catch-422.  This chicken or the egg situation is a real “pair o’ ducks.”   Thanks to prohibition, we are re-inventing the ENTIRE hemp industry from the ground up.  The sky is limit (think Trillion Dollar Crop!) but it is going to be a long, hard fight for those willing to join the battle.  

We need to recognize these efforts for what they are:  a blatant and callous effort to impede our progress.  Only by identifying and understanding these barriers will we be able to get around or over the obstacles that stand in the way of realizing the full benefits of the humble plant scientifically known as Cannabis Sativa.  Fortunately in the privacy of the voting booth, people are electing to choose cannabis hemp and give a collective middle finger to the powers that be.  

Ignorance is bliss... ? How about when it is killing our kids? Still feeling blissful?

How about when you get a F*&^% twitch that drives crazy? Did you know it was a common side effect of one of earliest “mood” drugs approved by the  “who’s, who’s”
and pushed to the millions as ‘mama’s little helper’.  And tongue* darting...  lovely.
Twitches that never go away.   They made a pill to try,  but that just paralyzed motor skills.

It has been a long week. Much drawing to be done! 
Spring really is finally here.. I think. The boat is in the garage getting a spring tune up! I am getting just as excited as Storm! It is such a relaxing time. My new mission in life. Learn how to relax. ;)

I caved ;-(  I went to see my neurologist and I got some botox. 
Mine the worst case he has seen @ his office, we talked about options. 
Botox or more surgery.  I'm pretty sure we're all clear on how I feel about surgery ;D
Several injection sites, I lose count, I am too busy clenching my fists and trying not to reach up and grab his hand as I feel it go into my eye socket, side of head, neck, & forehead...
Only a couple of days and I will admit my eye not pulling closed but, you see here is the opposite once again... I find I'm not even blinking with that one and have to hold it closed & don't forget the eye drops.  What to do..   As always it is a reality check like no other to hear that you should have brain surgery - again. 
I have work to do! LOL 
I can't have surgery! I have cartoons to catch up on.. not yet.  
Give me a break. 
Please ♥ 

So, any wonder Peace and relaxing are my new missions?

 How did I start that mission? I went to church ;-) It's been a while. It was so nice to see so many familiar faces and lot's of hugs and hellos.  A reminder of exactly why I go...  The music is always beautiful.  It was a wonderful way to start his sunshine filled day! 
I am so grateful to be alive,  everyone should have to consider brain surgery!
I have 3 toons ready to be inked on my desk now, the week ahead feels very promising!
<>< xox   

Music for your blog reading enjoyment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzs1K3caXJk
Wow, this cartoon smacked me right in the head ;-) Awesome.
It started with a joke from my best bud Cathy.♥ 
I was stressed wondering what to draw for 4/20?! 
The universal day of 
Celebration for Cannabis!!! 
A Plant.
Grown from a seed.
Made by *GOD.
(*original patent holder)


Medical, Recreational, Hemp, Food, Fuel.. 
It's the day and I want to say THANK YOU!  
                                       I have said it so many times, I thank God daily for this Plant! 
Give us this Day our daily Bud...  <3 Wow. YES,   I read recently  how powerful that prayer is;  Give us this dayour daily bread,  -not thanks for yesterday, or make sure I have it tomorrow. Give us THIS day.  Focus on today.
.. and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
 and that                 ^ ^        ^  That simply put means  ^    ^  ^             :
                                               PEACE, PEOPLE!  
Religion aside... who can argue with those lines?  How else are we going to get ahead, clearly WAR is not the answer! 
Thank you Marvin, now in my head for the rest of the day.
People all around the world who suffer over a plant. A plant less toxic than many others,  proven helpful to ease pain, yet illegal and lives destroyed because of it.    
WTF?   O.M.God.  How disappointing.  
A PLANT.  While others  rape, kill, abuse, terrorize, suffer & starve needlessly... 
enough with the bullshit distraction. 
FOCUS on the REAL problems at hand. 

Rise Up people! Speak up! <3   Celebrate this Plant! Let it be a symbol of change.
It all starts with a SEED!!!  Life.

So.. Yes!
     Give us this Day our daily bud, 
       and thank you Lord  for it!
I do! Everyday! Keeping the Love of my life happy - How could I not give thanks?
Celebrate 4/20, Spread Peace and Love !!! 
- there are already enough assholes doing the opposite;-)


xox <><

Tomorrow is the BIG day!  Cannabis will be celebrated all over the world! What started as a time for a bunch of guys to meet to smoke some 'marijuana'  at 4:20 everyday , has turned into a world wide celebration! On April 20th - 4/20.. People all around the world unite and light up! AWESOME! 
At first I thought it was 'neat' but then to see it grow and share! People get together to share, hang out, talk, laugh, educate and stand up for something they believe in! 

Medicinal and recreational, the crimes against Humanity regarding this plant are shameful.  Every year it grows larger, parades, marches, sit -in's & MORE!  Think about it...  When else do they do this? Not enough times I'm afraid. We should have a world wide NO GMO day! Or  Celebrate the children day and stop abuse! 

I was asked to post a cartoon early at 7:00 p.m. my time - because it is April 20 on the other side of the world already! ;D  Yes, I will admit in my small mind,  I did not think of that at first!  How many realize the problems regarding cannabis are all around the world?  Some people even die because of it.  
I do! I have been educated! I plan on doing what ever I can to help educate others! 
If it is as simple as drawing a cartoon that will get some attention, create a curiosity...
Done!
I have another new toon to post tomorrow a.m. ;-) 
Have a great time all who plan on doing something special for 4/20!  Remember to do it 'peacefully' < something asscoiated with pot smokers, and I'm fine with that! 
Stand up for what you believe in! Why else are you here? 
xox <><

"Where's the scale?"  
 My son asked...  “...skelator”  as he loving calls me, reminding me I need to eat. ;-)

I threw it out... I've stressed over that piece of *&^% for far too long in this life time! Before I was always on it, and all it did was go up!  Every morning I’d get on ... weighing myself, worried about the size of ‘my ass & gutt’ both of which I hated for years. O.K., I will say looking back... I was too heavy. I was usually around 180 - 210,  I’m 5’6”.  I see photos of myself and think - OMG!? WAS I that big?  I did not think I was that big, when I was there. 

Then, I was on it all the time lately with the opposite! Every morning stressing over weight I lost!  WTF!   LOL

When I get to 115 I panic.  I know I look too thin, I’m use to voluptuous.. I had curves.  ;-) So I thought, forget this! I tossed it! “Chucked it!”  (Thank you Candice, a post she made on FB, a while back).  

All kidding aside, I hate a bony ass! Poor Santa - I get it! ;-)  I feel my bones when I sit on a hard surface. I miss my bum!  The thing is I want to get healthy. So I am eating BETTER  (JUST say NO to GMO!)  and can’t seem to gain weight but I feel better! ;-)) So today I made Kale chips - I tell you I was thinking, I’m more addicted to these kale chips than cannabis! My friend Theresa introduced them to me. I don’t have a dehydrator so I make them in the over and it is a bit of work as I have to keep going and turning them. But it is worth it in IMO.

I also have to say, I was sent a beautiful gift, more than the person realizes I bet. Honey.  Medicated honey, from a friend I don’t take medibles from people I do not know. I have the best appetite with it! So does Storm!  
You know it’s not true! You don’t always get the munchies - I think that it’s a frame of mind. If you naturally always get the munchies that will only heighten it. 

I have eaten more in the past few day in a long time and I am craving all the good stuff ;-) Like Kale chips and nuts.  
Oh, I also made - homemade ‘almond joy’ today! I saw on PIN. 
NOM NOM NOM   
Click here for recipe: 
http://vanillakitchen.blogspot.ca/2009/04/coconut-truffles.html

The Kale chip recipe, as from my friend Theresa also below.
I do them in my oven at 150 and go down every hour and turn them when they start to crisp up I eat! LOL - They have trouble making it to a bowl! Really!  TRY them!! 

Either way - Glad I chucked that metal menace! It ruled for far too long! I shall let my body be my guide and love me how I am. Every inch! I hope to get my bum back too.. well at least 1/2 of it’s former glory. LOL   <>< xox 

It was time for a Laughing Buddha. 
Just fun, just draw...
Just breathe.
I want to inhale all the good stuff and keep it deep inside, bring it into my soul.
I will exhale the bullshit- I have no room for it.
An added bonus is while coloring this toon, this a.m., 
I had a wonderful conversation with my son about all of it. It is all we can do. 
Why hold on to anger, hate and darkness... it only makes us sick, distracted and tired. 
Been there, done that and I am tired of it. 
I shall hang this visual reminder above my desk!  Unless someone who really needs it, contacts me.... we all need reminders.  I hope it is shared, simply to provide others of a visual reminder they might need too...  Inhale the good `shit and exhale the bad shit' 
- a Zen kitty version of this toon on the way .... ;-)     Have an AWESOME day and remember to EXHALE <3  xox
<><

JUST SAY NO! 
No - to a slow and painful death.

DID YOU KNOW:  The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. 
They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems. Genes inserted into GM soy, for example, can transfer into the DNA of bacteria living inside us, and that the toxic insecticide produced by GM corn was found in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetuses.
Numerous health problems increased after GMOs were introduced in 1996. The percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses jumped from 7% to 13% in just 9 years; food allergies skyrocketed, and disorders such as autism, reproductive disorders, digestive problems, and others are on the rise. Although there is not sufficient research to confirm that GMOs are a contributing factor, doctors groups such as the AAEM tell us not to wait before we start protecting ourselves, and especially our children who are most at risk.
The American Public Health Association and American Nurses Association are among many medical groups that condemn the use of GM bovine growth hormone, because the milk from treated cows has more of the hormone IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1)―which is linked to cancer. *taken from the care2.com  website. There are so many links on this topic - I thought this was the simplest. 

Below is the TOP 10 worst GMO foods! NOW you know!! I read :
"A $46 million ad campaign by Monsanto, DuPont, and the food industry succeeded, claiming that labeling would be a major inconvenience that would raise costs and food prices."  

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Such a powerful quote, and for me, an emotional toon.
Thank you  Malcom X .

I don't always draw at my desk, as a matter of fact the 'first sketch' seem to come more lately in my 'chair'.  My little comfort zone in the living room (my other work area) complete with  tools and portable drawing board, ready to create! I usually end up there when tired but not to tired to think  and never too tired to draw!

I read the quote and started to doodle..  I knew in my head the idea I wanted to get across.  The "every heart break" hit me.  I think when we say 'Heart break' - we think of LOVE, relationships that do not work. Before I knew it, I looked down at my paper, I see I drew another kind of heart break. 
I  became emotional, when I realized what I had drawn.  Me 
I even had the staples on the head.   Heart break does not just come when we lose someone we love, (including pets) from death or a bad relationship.  

Anytime anything is close to our heart, something we feel passionate about,  is threatened, harmed even just disappointed.. our hearts can feel broken.  
Every LOSS.  That, I believe is the hardest to overcome. 
It breaks my heart when I hear about someone that is suffering, sick  and has to FIGHT, defend and WORRY about what makes them feel better. 
Then... I hear or read that they die.  
People who I have met, become friends with, no longer stories just in the  news.
They die fighting for what they believe in. 
Yes, technically it is cancer, HIV or some other terrible disease that kills them - but they die fighting for Cannabis - because they understand how it helps ease their pain!  A plant.  
I have wondered sometimes, If I'd be better without the added stress that Cannabis has introduced at times into our lives... but, that only happens when some BULLSHIT starts, with changing rules and sending people to jail for GARDENING.   

Everyday I see my son. I know he is sore but he is functioning, working and keeps busy - all because of Cannabis.  A plant.  My stress with Cannabis I will embrace  for this reason alone. It suddenly becomes a very small stress, when I  do not have to worry about my son in pain or getting side effects from long term 'man made' pain medications.  That adversity makes me say: BRING IT!

Then the new twist. My head. I woke up this morning in pain. I usually do. My head. Same spot. I lay there and felt heart broken.  I started to get teary - oh no... no- it's going to be a long day. I forced myself up. Went into my office and  loaded my bong.  *I know some of you find this hard to believe (friends and family perhaps that do not use or fully understand) but, I had that puff, went and sat down and within 3 minutes the pain was gone. My twitch slowed. I got up made my son some breakfast, had a laugh at his new 'Pet Robin' and got to work. I have no doubt in my mind and from past experience, without Cannabis I'd still be in bed feeling sorry for myself and crying and in pain. 

God works in mysterious ways.  I won't pretend I'm always thrilled or understand,  but the other quote that keeps coming to mind: 
If he leads you to it - He will bring you through it.
He is. With His plant. 
xox <><

How to clean your bong...  
Why? Because I did not know when I first got my bong, and it matters.  There are many factors now, that matter to me that I did not even comprehend in the beginning. 
One: Some Bongs are awesome to look at - but come time to clean them - GOOD LUCK!  
That being said... I love an easy to clean bong. 
If it is not easy, I find I won't do it as often.
I clean our bongs every couple of days. 
Again, I'm  mom first and I like Storm to be using a clean bong. Have you seen how quickly the water gets dirty? 
It does amuse me, that I think like this.. lol - had you told me Id' be cleaning my son's bongs for him  a few years ago I might have said  "Not on your life!" 
I've been educated ;-) Thank God ;-) 
Yes, there are cleaners available on the market and Yes, I have tried a few, they are easy; pour, shake and pour = clean bong, but they can be expensive.
Then I was using alcohol and salt, but I'm not happy with that stuff going down the drain all the time, and it is also costly. 
My way is CHEAP & easy, it takes a little longer is all. 
It is your BONG! Your health! Treat it like the medicine delivering tool that it is.  
Keep it clean.   It always tastes better with fresh water as well. Here are my step by step instructions for cleaning your bong! You can do it! 
Keep it clean! 

Supplies needed:
Kettle of hot, boiled water
Dawn dish soap (any dish soap, I use dawn -BLUE also helps at flea season ;-) 
Bottle scrubber (about $3.00) most stores
Oven Mitt
Coffee cup
Pipe cleaners
Cloth to sit in sink.

I'd like to add,  it was a little bird that whispered in my ear how to clean my bong. 
His name was Martin of ROOR. I believe if anyone has experience with bongs.. It's him ;-)
I'm grateful he did.  The bong being cleaned is one of Storms ROOR bongs, mine in the final photo, it was a gift from my friend Marco - when I had too much botox (pain not vain) and could not smoke any other way. It it nothing fancy but I honestly love it: Wide base -does not tip easy, easy to clean.
<><  XOX

The art show is on the weekend. I am excited. 
I am no longer in it, I feel terrible for canceling but It can't be helped. Really,  I have some days that are harder than others and I have no control, It tired to hol doff as long as I could before I pulled out.  I planned the show before my surgery! LOL Making sure I had a reason to return. I thought for sure I would be fine and back to normal - well normal is taking longer than expected. I find, I can't promise to be anywhere or even do anything unless my mind choses to co-operate ;-)  On bad days I have pain issues as well.  So, until I can promise to be somewhere, I don't think it is fair of me to guarantee I will be somewhere I might not.
I am still going to help and go and hang out! Why not!?
 I know each of these individuals and they are so talented! They are also friends. 
Friends helping each other and that is what I want to be all about. 

I hope to see some other friends too! It plans on being a beautiful weekend! 

*  I already had someone ask me if I will cancel the EXPO - 
NO. Hotel is booked and I am looking forward to a weekend in the city, I also have friends helping me at the show, I know so I can take as many breaks as I need ;-) 

I'll admit I thought you could get high licking the toad.

April fool!
Too bad it is no joke..
This is not an original idea. 
I was inspired by an image I saw, and of course this is what came to mind.
It is how I feel. 

Apparently people even now, are still getting permission to grow. 
Is Health Canada lining up all it's ducks in a row for when they want to TAKE away licenses?  Are we all just sitting ducks?
How can this still be happening, when they claim the entire reason they will be removing is for criminal activity, yet more permits are issued... I know, I am NOT the only one confused. Health Canada is probably hoping we are all 'dazed and confused'. 
That is not happening. I see less confused and dazed every day, all around.
DO NOT become a sitting duck or An April FOOL! 
Pay attention, take notes and stand up for what you believe in.
xox <><





The only criminal activity I see happening is on the part of Health Canada and the MMAR Program.