LIFE ACCORDING TO PEANUT
It’s been a tough week. I don’t want to talk about it and you don’t want to hear about it so instead I am going to talk about my cat. His name is Peanut. We’ve had him for two years. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: gratitude
A PLACE OF JOY
I have an old chair in the corner of the room where I like to sit each morning with a cup of coffee, my Bible, my current journal and a handful of different colored pens. It’s where I ease my … Continue reading →
NOVEMBER
Yes, it’s November already. Already?? Yup. I like November. Here are some of my reasons. 1. The yard and gardens are ready for their long winter sleep and no longer require large amounts of time and energy. What’s not to … Continue reading →
YES, IT’S TRUE. I ADMIT IT.
I know it’s odd but I like getting up in the dark. The dark feels sheltering–like I’m cocooned in a safe, warm place. I look out the window and the lights of town sparkle in a choker of gold and … Continue reading →
ORDINARY DAYS
An ordinary view from my house. I am grateful for ordinary days. Days when I putz along doing routine things. When I can follow a familiar routine and at the end of the day look back with satisfaction at what … Continue reading →
THESE THINGS I KNOW
1. Green is the color of life, hope and renewal. It is invigorating. It has a smell all its own partly grass, partly poplar trees and partly a store of memories. Days of romping in the grass, lying on my … Continue reading →
OVERWHELMED BY BEAUTY
Have you ever admired and enjoyed something so much you felt overwhelmed by beauty? I have and I thought I’d share a few of them with you. Sunrises. For some reason I enjoy them more than sunsets. Partially because I … Continue reading →
WELCOME 2012
I love new beginnings so I’m always happy to sit down at the start of a new year and consider what I’d like to do in the future. So here is a list for the new year. THINGS I CONSIDER … Continue reading →
FATHER’S DAY TRIBUTE
My father has been gone a number of years but I want to remember him on this father’s day. He was a special man in so many ways. He worked hard. His own father homesteaded in Alberta and he grew … Continue reading →
TODAY’S GRATITUDES
A list of gratitudes in no particular order. 1. Sunshine especially after a winter that just wouldn’t quit followed by monsoon rains. The grass is growing. Green is good. (An older picture but it’s green.) 2. Flowers. Colors are … Continue reading →