Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

for my ears

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the power of music!

I love my ukulele & carve out a little bit of time daily to practice.

Every time I hear a new song on the radio I think "hum... I wonder if I could play that on Moonlei (my uke's name)?" 

And that's exactly what happened when I heard "I'm Ready" by the fabulous Sam Smith & Demi Lovato 

"You can't play music

and be mad at anybody.

It'll show in your heart"

~Dickey Betts~ 

for my eyes

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this sweet cherry tomato plant that sits in the sun on the deck

a gift from my precious grandson... every time I sit outside with my tea and look at this plant I think of him xo

for my mouth

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I normally bake a whole wheat or a rye bread

but this week it was French white with a gorgeous crust.

Last Friday's "family zoom movie night" was Paddington Bear and I had such a craving for 

marmalade afterwards :-)

This bread was so yummy toasted with marmalade.

Tomorrow's family movie is Wallace & Gromit

ahh … salad :-)

for my soul

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put the kettle on … 

morning * noon * night

every day

because

a cup of tea is always good for the soul 

for my hands

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lino cutting

I've had some sheets of lino sitting in my craft cupboard for a while now.

Not as lovely to carve as my usual lino (which was like cutting through butter).

I started off with tiny little Olive Oyl arms which I think will look more like Popeyes when I'm finished :-) 

And since I haven't purchased any art related supplies in months & will soon need to … a little humour … because a sense of humour & seeing the bright/light side of things  is always a good thing!!! 

for my feet

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grounding/earthing 

walking on the grass, barefoot, in the rain

((bliss))

reflecting on the week

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Come Let's Speak

of our souls

let's even hide from

our ears and eyes

like a rose garden

always keep a smile

like imagination

talk without a sound

like the spirit

reigniting the world

telling the secrets

uttering no word

let's get away from

all the clever humans

who put words in our mouth

let's only say what our hearts desire

even our hands and feet

sense every inner move

let's keep silence

but make our hearts move

the mystery of destiny

knows the life of

speck after speck of dust

let's tell our story as a particle of dust

~Rumi~