I grew up in small town Saskatchewan. My Mother was a more than capable homemaker and cook, but shopping was limited and there was only so much she could do with a seasonal garden. She made do and she did amazing with what she had to work with.
Shopping nowadays is something that never fails to amaze me. We are so fortunate to live in an abundant country like Canada, at a time when producers, modern science, and adequate distribution methods keep our stores stocked with affordable goods to fill our every need.
If I am ever looking for a reason to feel grateful, it is as easy as looking around our house at the variety of food, pet supplies, cosmetics, and general household products that fill our shelves and cabinets. Naturally, I then feel grateful for my husband who works so hard to provide for us and who actually does the bulk of our shopping. I feel grateful for everyone who works all the way up and down the supply chain. And, I definitely feel grateful for the power who has placed us here in Canada and blessed us with this abundant life. Gratitude is like that! One grateful thought leads to another, and another, and another💞
There is no end to the variety of amazing products that are readily available to me – every day! So much to be so grateful for. 😘
I hope you are all having a great day! Take care and I hope to see you tomorrow. 💞
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.
– Brene’ Brown
(The difference between privilege and entitlement is that one is a blessing and one is a curse. 😉)
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 
You see and appreciate things in a better way than others who see but do not appreciate the exact same things.
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Thank you, Geoff. I think a lot of people just don’t understand how good gratitude feels or they see it as a weakness. 😥 (They don’t understand the value of values?) I am glad you are not one of those people, Geoff! 🤗
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You make such a good point Annmarie, we all need to be more grateful for what we have.. I’ve not seen a stove in both Rench and English as well as F and C! The packaging I’ve seen before.
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Thank you, John!
To be honest, I do not even notice the French or the Celsius on our stove. 😳 I had to go check it out when I read your comment. I guess I am just so used to such things, I don’t even see it.
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That makes sense that you don’t notice this. Down here, many products have Spanish on them. Oui, Si! Or yes, yes!
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I would probably notice Spanish.
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Walking around stores and other places, you hear so much Spanish…
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I spent a fair amount of time in Wyoming decades ago. I don’t remember hearing a lot of Spanish but it seems to me my sister said her kids took Spanish in school instead of French.
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The Spanish is much more prevalent down here near the Mexican border…
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That probably makes sense!
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It’s a privilege indeed to be able to have access to easily affordable good stuff. Living in Europe or in North America or any other wealthy part of the world is a blessing that shouldn’t be taken for granted
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Thank you, Eduardo. It is funny that we do take our abundance for granted yet at the first whiff of a pandemic so many rushed out to hoard toilet paper, sanitizers, and the like – causing a crisis of lack.
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Absolutely true…same here
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Well said. We seem to have no shortage of options and variety here in Canada. The only downside is that sometimes it can be hard to choose what flavour or brand to go with! Ha.
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That is true but Dan is so brand loyal that even if I do the shopping, we just buy the regulars.
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