…of what I saw on my walk this morning –
A spider’s web at a garage sale I went to.
Gumnut flowers, just opened up, on the way home.
I don’t know what this is, but it called to me…
There were also a lot of feathers, of varying sizes, in various places. I picked up a couple and brought them home. Such a lovely morning for a walk!
Last night I relaxed in a bath, with epsom salts and a scented candle (vanilla and jasmine, I think) It had been a strenuous afternoon – an inspection today, so cleaning to be done… the notification gave a more exhaustive checklist than usual, so I was scrubbing things I wouldn’t normally remember to scrub…
Hubby is on light duties at the moment,after a back injury at work. Normally he would do the heavy cleaning, but at the moment I’m the muscle in the family (yes, I can hear you sniggering…) I got things done yesterday, and settled in for a soak. Lovely.
Yes, we passed 🙂
Rock on!
The clock is ticking down on my studies, and I feel the pressure of getting finished when I still don’t have a supervisor in place. Makes it hard to remember what I was excited about when I first started the course…
Then I came across this song, and it reminded me of what I want to bring to the world – to add beauty to lives, and help people to see their story in a better light.
I still don’t know how my story will unfold, and still feel I won’t get to the finish of this section, but the core motivation remains 🙂
Be beautiful ❤
I have been reading about the concept of delight lately. It’s a good word. The basic meaning just refers to taking great joy in something, but I feel it is also a pure, uncomplicated joy – a flash, felt in the moment, lifting the heart. There are many delightful things in the world, although we can become so caught up in the worries and cares of life that we forget to notice.
What have I delighted in lately? My boys are always delightful 🙂 The changing weather we’ve had recently has also brought flashes of delight – whether cooling, driving rain, or a sudden shaft of sunlight.
I find flowers delightful, especially the small, shy ones that peek through the leaves.
It helps if they smell sweet as well!
What else?
A baby’s smile. A butterfly alighting in an unlikely place. A new song that sweetens the heart. This tiny one –
Sweet little ball of cuteness 🙂
Then there’s these –
That’s Fry’s Turkish Delight at the bottom.
Slight misuse of the word (it’s used for commercial purposes), but both have been comfort foods for me in the past, so I’ll include them…
How do we let ourselves be so overtaken by the unimportant things? I think I would rather catch the moments of transport, even if it looks like I’m wasting time.
May life delight you today! ❤
We had a blackout this afternoon/evening, for about five hours – on into the darkness, when we lit tealights and “played” Trivial Pursuit.
The boys’ idea of playing involves them asking us questions one after the other from the cards, and having a good laugh over some of the answers… I’m OK with Entertainment, Art and Literature, History, and Science and Nature, but I’m a bit less certain with Geography, and especially Sport and Leisure. I think I did well overall, though.
We giggled by candlelight for half the evening, then the power came on and we went back to normal programming…
It was nice while it lasted! 😀
Lots of rain lately. Here’s some purple flowers to brighten things up a bit.
Yesterday I finished one block of hours needed for my course (basic work experience – in this case in a health food store.) It was fun, and it feels good to be working my way forward. The bulk of the hours remain to be done and things need to fall in to place a bit more… still, it was a chance to mini-celebrate – to have a coffee and enjoy completing something!
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Feeling all hippie and back-to-the-earth today…
In part, that’s because of the eventual plastic bag ban here. The shop has started stocking paper bags (for 50c) which you can choose rather than plastic.
Like this!
There was a time before plastic when all groceries were bagged like this…
Usually I have various cloth bags rolled up in my handbag, but I washed those recently and forgot to put them back. Here’s all our purchases – also in paper.
It was an opportunity to rethink plastic dependence.
And also to stock up on sauerkraut. ❤
It’s my birthday today! Yayyy! I am 7 in dog years today 😀
Went to Rafter and Rose for breakfast this morning with Hubby – we were pretty much the first ones there, so had our pick of the tables.
The board outside…
The other side of the board – not my sentiments this morning. I love everybody today!
Sat in the corner, with a good view of the empty early morning streets.
The cake/muffin selection above was amazing – we got some to take home, but opted for a breakfast. This was one portion, but we shared.
My mocha…
The design was either a swan or the Sorting Hat.Tasted gorgeous.
We ate and chatted, and I revelled in being able to go out and enjoy a meal without incident. The music was a selection of 80s music, which made me feel young… Started eating with the Eurythmics and finished with this –
Yes, I did sing along…
Here’s some more random interiors from the cafe.
And one exterior…
Birthday portrait!
Got home, and my beautiful boys gave me my pressies, and the cards they had made ❤
They know me… 😀
Hello, Four!
It’s only just past 9am, and I’ve had a fabulous day so far! ❤
Bring on the year!
We’re galloping to the end of the first week of school…
Yesterday we went to a shared learning day, where Sweet Bean sat round a table with others in his age group, assiduously working through English lessons, discussing issues where needed, and getting more done than he would at home.
It was a lovely day, where we both met new friends… lessons were taught, both planned and incidental. We got to see a tiny puppy fed via a tube, and started the day sitting round a large table, with devotions taken by one of the teenagers, and each person praying – even the little ones. Hopefully it will be the first of many shared days…
Did I mention puppies? Sweet little babies, sleeping in front of a fan to keep cool, and squeaking every so often, presumably while dreaming 🙂 A cute soundtrack to the day…
a bit of creativity, a bit of eco consciousness, a bit of inspiration.... hopefully not a lot of pompousness and blathering :D
i'm not entirely sure what's going on here... let's travel along and see...
