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The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest ~ Sir Thomas Moore ~


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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Savouring the beauty ...

Some of the last flowers ...
still looking beautiful
I am scattering seeds as I walk past the cosmos
that have bloomed in huge clusters all through the Summer and into Autumn
and given us lovely little posies for our table
a leaf dances in the air  by my shoulder and lands softly
walking through my garden
taking the time to savour the beauty ...
every little bit of it ♥
Have a wonderful Saturday
♥

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Home is where the Hive is ...

In awe
at the size
texture
colour
pattern and detail of this magnificent hive ♥
"A work of arte;
and yet
no arte of man,
can work,
this work,
these little creatures can"
~Geoffrey Whitney~
1586
 

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving ...

For each new morning
with its light
For rest and shelter of the night
For health and  food
For love and friends
For everything
Thy Goodness sends
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
 
 
Happy Thanksgiving Wishes
♥

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Thankful Living: Autumnal Blessings

The high winds have blown most of the Honeysuckle leaves from the vine ...
they have been dancing & twirling about in our garden for days :-)
I've been gathering them up and pressing them between pages of books ~ getting them ready to sit under  our Thanksgiving plates next weekend ♥
October
is the fallen leaf,
but it is also
a wider horizon
more clearly seen.
It is the distant hills
once more in sight,
and the enduring constellations
above them
once again
~Hal Borland~
♥
Welcome October

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

A Subtle Magnetism
♥
I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature,
which, if we unconsciously yield to it,
will direct us alright.
~Henry David Thoreau~
***
the strength of majestic trees: blue sky: stars, moon and sun: fields of wildflowers that seem to go on forever: bunnies and birds ... always birds ♥
 
I love when words fit a painting xo

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Thankful Living: Autumnal Blessings ...

Hello Autumn
My favourite Season
for so many things
like gathering seeds
and pumpkin picking
the flush of colours
and long cool walks
with crisp leaves underfoot
No wonder you have inspired so many to write you a love letter
♥
Delicious Autumn,
my very soul is wedded to it,
and if I were a bird
I would fly about the Earth
seeking the successive Autumn.
~George Eliot~

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

My daughter Kate recently bought me a gorgeous set of  8 place mats and linen napkins.
Knowing Autumn is my favourite season along with the gorgeous warm autumnal colours I gravitate too, the colours are simply stunning.
I've been slowly putting away the Summer décor and bringing out the Autumn {even though we are having another heat wave} and thinking all things Autumnal ~ including Thanksgiving, which for us in Canada is October 12th, so less than a month away.
My paintings have been leaf and pumpkin themed as of late. 
Kate and I brought out our Thanksgiving table cloth and added the place mats and napkins the other day to get an idea of the colour scheme our table will have this year.
It gave me an idea :-)
And I soon began to turn four new paintings into "Thankful Tags" for the table.
Each tag measures 4.5" x 3.5" , with a lovely shade of Sparrow brown cardstock on the back, and set with an eyelet in the left hand corner. Sparrow brown and white twisted twine completes each tag. The twine has been left long enough to tie around a napkin.
We'll put a jam jar filled with acorns in the middle of the table and fill the jar with white ink pens
so each family member can write on their place card what they are Thankful for this Thanksgiving ♥
One of my ©Chalk board Girls
with Autumn blessings written in her hair
and some of my favourite Autumn blessings
falling leaves * pumpkins* walks* warm sweaters* harvest* cider* comfort foods* baking pies
I've added a set to my Etsy shop
{you can find the link on my sidebar}
along with the four  8" x 10" prints
Autumn Swirl
Chrysanthemum
Autumn Blessings
Give Thanks
Thank you for the world, so sweet
Thank you for the food we eat
Thank you for the birds that sing
Thank you Lord, for everything
♥