From start to finish my experience was fantastic! Everyone at All Seasons Weddings made our official wedding ceremony easy plan and they are extremely efficient in planning and wonderful to communicate with. Sandra was our wedding officiant and I can’t say enough about how pleasant, kind and wonderful her spirit is. When I first welcomed her into our home, I felt like I had known her for years. She is warm and caring and took the time to get to know us. Initially we had planned to have Sandra come to our home and sign our marriage certificate but she made us feel special and put the care into her role to present a sweet speech and really highlight what it means to commit to marriage. We had already had a symbolic wedding ceremony at our destination wedding but Sandra still made our quaint living room gathering feel special. Thank you Sandra! I talk about you to all my friends getting married and really hope that you can spread your kindness and spirit to other couples. You really left and impression on us and thank you for being our officiant!
We had the absolute pleasure of Sandra Ruch officiating our wedding ceremony. From the moment we met Sandra it was clear that she truly cared about us and wanted our day to be tremendously special. She spent an evening getting to know us and helped guide us through what turned out to be a very personalized, well executed, and beautiful ceremony. Thank you Sandra for caring so much about us and delivering a beautiful ceremony.
Sandra Ruch was absolutely amazing! She went above and beyond to provide us with a ceremony that my husband and I both loved. She provided with us with many readings and gave us an outline of how the ceremony would go. She was professional, responsive and gave us lots of ideas! Our guests thought the ceremony was beautiful and memorable.Thank you so much Sandra! Kenana & David 09/17/2016
What is all this talk about being invisible? Am I invisible because now I am in my 60’s? Do you feel invisible? Who is invisible? C’mon let’s talk.
The first time I heard about this phenomenon was from a woman who put purple and pink in her white hair. She had extremely thin hair….wisps of hair actually and she said that after turning 60 she had become invisible. I thought maybe it was just her.
I was wrong! Women talk about it alot.
This idea makes me feel so disappointed. I have never felt invisible and I don’t feel it now in my sixties. I am a woman who wears make-up, buys clothing, colours my hair and tries to be on trend. It might be frivolous but for me it is fun and a way of expressing my creativity. I love looking for new ideas, hunting for a great bargain and playing in my closet.
Playing in my closet
I keep wondering if this is about youthful sexuality. Do women feel invisible because they don’t have that fresh, youthful sexuality that had turned men’s heads or …….construction workers who whistle and cat call? That always seemed creepy and scary.
I don’t have the answer about other’s invisibility. I am not going to suggest red lipstick and hair colour. I am not going to suggest buying new clothes or having a make-over. That might help someone but I think it is imperative to explore your authentic self. I am loving the direction my career ………….celebrating Life Cycle events with others. Wedding officiant, teacher, Reflexologist and more. I am excited to travel more with my newfound flexibility since I am retiring from my commitment as a National Cooridinator. This year my mantra comes from Louise Hay and is inspiring me to take a chance.
My mantra from Louise Hay
Now is the time to do the things that you love to do. Reading, writing, crafting, healing, inventing, traveling, exploring…………..whatever it is……….now is the time to do it.
I believe that if you are happy and fulfilled, if you are smiling, laughing or loving………………you can’t be invisible. At the very least you are seen and cared for by the people you love.
I am blessed – my daughters love me. They take time to stay in contact with me, visit me, open up their homes to me. I have a grandson that fills me up with his laughter and his love. I am very blessed. At the same time, I no longer have a relationship with my 4 siblings. Our dysfunctional childhood and my strong political actions have driven us apart. I have created a family of friends. Surrounded by this love, I am certain, I will never be invisible.
I have been using a French Press for almost 20 years. I love it but this month I broke 2 of the glass container and I hate seeing waste. I am now considering purchasing a metal one that would last. In the meantime, this morning I made my coffee in a percolator that I found in my “magic” laundry a few years ago. I thought it was so pretty and kept it on top of my cupboards as part of my kitchen decor.
from the magic laundry room
I don’t make purchases lightly. I hate wasting my limited income on things I don’t need and purchasing something that I have to throw out 2 weeks later makes me crazy.
The coffee was perfect – it was easy and took less than 10 minutes. The average time to percolate is 7-10 minutes according to my google research at 6am this morning. I used the same measurements as I do in my French Press.
I love my coffee to be dark, full bodies, with lots of intense flavour – French Roast and Sumatra are my favourites. Whenever I am in London, Ontario I like to purchase my coffee at Fire Roasted. They are in the East End Market on Dundas Street, East.
Make that fair trade and organic and we are off to a very good start. I prefer to grind my own beans for optimum flavour too. Even beans ground the day before leave the taste wanting in my opinion.
When I started using Traditional Chinese Medicine as my healing therapy, the first thing Emily, my practitioner, recommended was only 1 cup of coffee per day. I am good at sticking to that. I want that cup the first thing in the morning – before food and I spend about a half hour sipping it and enjoying the start to my day. I love mornings.
I put the beans in my grinder measured to the 1.5 cup level. I grind and count to about 30 for the coarse grind recommended in a French press. I then add 12 ounces of boiling water. I stir it and let is sit for 5 minutes. Often I add a dash of cinnamon. I enjoy coffee with cardamon but not as my morning beverage with cream. Each morning I add 2 tablespoons of 5 or 10 percent cream.
Each morning this is my routine – it feels so luxurious, costs me about $1 per day and leaves me feeling like a pampered diva.
Sixty in the City 