And a cheery morning it is…

The loss of jobs unemployment numbers here in Canada for last month are three times higher than economists expected.  My heart is going out to all those families in Oshawa who have lost their jobs.  The button bright faces of their children, still fresh in my mind. 

It’s weird how the TD Book Tour has effected the way I read the news.  Sending me to all these Canadian towns that I’d never been to, that now, have a distinct personality for me.

I think about the children I met in Oshawa, and their families too.  So, when I read that a factory is closing down in Oshawa, my heart sinks because it is not just news anymore, it feels personal.

And the DJIA is down over two hundred points and it is only 8 AM.  How is it going to end out day?

And another cheery article that I read this morning, says we aren’t at the bottom of the housing market and this person expects it to drop another 20%.

It’s like the bad news is never ending. 

You know what.  I’m going to go take a nice hot bath, try to let go of my worries and will come back later today and try to write something cozy.  And if I can’t muster up some kind of hopeful news, then I’ll give you a recipe, cause those are always nice.

Posted by Meg Tilly on Friday, December 05, 2008 in Chewing the Fat