The first one to sing for me… followed by the gift of a song that everyone had been working on in secret. I am so blessed. A beautiful purple orchid plant. Dad remembering my birthday. His joy at calling before anyone else brought it up. A birthday breakfast to remember. More flowers for the birthday […]
Feeling my brain firing on all cylinders. Been a long time since I’ve had that feeling. The first strawberry. A surprise call, rife with laughter and swearing.
Sharing a storm. The voice of an angel. Being still.
We keep the good things for a special day. Wait to open the champagne on a day we deign ‘special’. We keep the good perfume away, the beautiful china in cupboards. My nan and mum did that too. They taught me that as well. For years I saved the best for that special day. Thankfully […]
Birds flying high… especially those hawks/eagles. Getting 10/10 images for the scavenger hunt! Winning …. and irritating a sore loser even more.
The sudden urge to create. A call that came as a surprise. A much welcome surprise. Shadows of trees in the evening light.
A rose for my Rose! Another 27th. Another month down. It’s not that I only miss you on 27ths though.The good thing about working from home is a chance to walk around the garden after lunch and stumble across a perfect rose. It bloomed just for you.
An eagle soaring high. Mass with my OLM community. It was like my first day out of prison. Learning about grafting, bonsais and so many cool techniques. I hope my experiments work out.
I started a new flowerbed momma. I hoed the ground, rid it of weeds, mixed in manure, bought a bunch of flowers and made sure they were planted that very evening.It’s just their second day, but they smile up at me. And with each heave of the hoe, with each sod i upturned, with the […]
Flowers. Pretty flowers. The first barbecue of the season. Just something about bbqd food that makes it so tasty!
