Kally's Cauldron

I was up late last night watching the numbers come in for our election. Everyone knew the Conservatives would take at least a minority but I have to tell you, it was painful to watch their numbers climb so quickly. The Liberals and New Democrats were neck to neck for awhile but pretty soon, the NDP starting piling on the seats leaving the Liberals in their dust. When all was said and done, the Conservatives got the majority government that they've been craving for years. I, for one, am not happy about it, but it is what it is and hopefully they'll focus on things that help ALL Canadians and not just the ones they favour. A few exciting developments though: The NDP took status as Official Opposition (YAY!!!) so although they won't have much power, it gives hope that their slightly "left" perspective will help balance out the slightly "right" perspective of the Tories. Also, we had our very first Green Party candidate when their seat. Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party up here, won in her riding so I'm super excited for her. It's going to be an interesting four years to say the least!

Politics aside, there's something in my own backyard that's making me very happy.





My lilacs are budding!!! I LOVE lilac and if there's one thing I like about it here, it's the lilacs in my yard.

Is it Monday already? I had such a busy weekend, I think I need a few days to recoup!

I successfully commenced my vegetarian journey yesterday. I went out for lunch with my mom and sister and rather than the typical burger that I would eat, I tried some vegetable Pad Sew (aside from different noodles, I'm not 100% sure what the difference is from Pad Thai) It was really yummy! Tonight we're trying a Salsa Fry-Up.

Today was Day 1 of the Global Sadhana: Japji. I haven't received the CD I ordered yet so I had to use a moderate-paced recording from the Spirit Voyage website and...well, I can't wait to get my CD that has the slow version on it. Yikes!!! It was very interesting though and I'm looking forward to this journey.

Today is Election Day up here in the Great White North. I voted in the advanced polls last weekend so thankfully I don't have to pack the kids up in this rain to go vote but I'm definitely looking forward to watching the polls tonight! I can't even wager a guess at this point what's going to happen so it should be interesting!