Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

morning meditation

trataka

{concentrated gazing}

the glow & gentle scent of beeswax candles

sparrow dish belonged to my grandmother ♥

I have used it for different things over the years ~ to hold little puddles of sea salt & black pepper, tiny dinner mints at the table, next to my tea cup to hold the tea bag and spoon,

now I use it solely to hold matches to light my morning meditation candles

{Wade England}

I could spend hours upon hours in libraries and cooking supply stores :-D

and always wanted a French rolling pin, was thrilled to find it under the Christmas tree this past Christmas {with a little note from Santa thanking me for the homemade oatmeal cookies & milk} ♥

I put it to good use this morning

making cinnamon/almond buns

with the weather being so cold

I've been tossing handfuls of almonds out to the squirrels

so was thankful that I had enough left to add to the filling ...

the kitchen smells divine

a tiny drizzle of icing

yum

 

 

hello beautiful one

my sous chef :-)

 

still early ...

soon the sunbeams will pour through the window

and I will have dancing prisms

throughout the room ♥

when I start to bake and since the oven is on

I always make a few things

chocolate chip cookies were next

{banana loaf is baking now}

 

picked up this cute little bird feeder for my grandson ~ we love to go on nature walks

along the marina, talk about boats and fish and birds ...

take a container of seed and feed the chickadees and chipmunks

I only attached it to the window yesterday and within the hour

the female red cardinal was there which really surprised me since all the other feeders were freshly filled ~ usually new feeders sit for days until the birds become comfortable with it.

Looking forward to this 'close up view'

time to sit

and watch the birds

listen to some soft jazz

enjoy a mug of tea

(and a little treat)

hope your Thursday is filled with things you love

♥