Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

At Christmas

all roads

lead

Home

~Marjorie Holmes~

With Abundant Wishes

for a Very Merry, Magical Christmas!

~d~

♥

One Word A Week Wednesday...

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Memories

***

God gave us memories

that we might have roses

in December

~J.M. Barrie~

Ernie's "Gotcha" Day...

Today, we celebrate our 1 year Anniversary with Ernie ♥

My blog friend Kit @ dog daze used the phrase "gotcha" day when speaking of her Lab and I fell in love with this sweet term of endearment :-)
Sweet Ernie, you have been an absolute joy and left paw prints all over our hearts xo
We are so happy we "Gotcha"!!
***
An old dog
even more
than an old spouse
always feels like doing
what you feel like doing
~Robert Brault~

Each day ...

Grant me the ability

to be alone

May it be my custom

to go outdoors

each day

among the trees and grasses

among all growing things

And there

may I be alone

and enter into prayer

to talk with

the one

that I belong to

~Rabbi Nachman~

Thankful {things I love} Thursday...

I've had a real urge to purge this year :-)

If something hasn't been worn, or used within the previous year, it has been donated.

This is a real switch for me as I have been referred to as "the squirrel" in the past by more than one friend. I have always been someone who saved every little thing from ribbon & tags on presents, drying flowers from bouquets, and that was even before having children. That started an entirely new collection - every little scribble and school artwork piece, etc...etc...

This year, I crafted & created with items I had on hand in Sparrow Studio, before purchasing anything new, and I can see a huge improvement in the organization of my storage cupboard (although I am a bit sad to see only a few pieces of vintage lace left in a box that was spilling out before). It's amazing how once things get tidied, you realize just how many duplicates of items you have!!

Tastes change, and some items I once loved, I am now ready to part with.
My hope chest also had a big tidy up ... although I think I spent most of the afternoon reading through all my cards . I save them all and that won't change :-) My hope chest is the perfect spot to keep them, tied in ribbons, safe and sound.

There are some things, however, that I am so thankful to have held on to.

Lots of memories ...
And each year, I think they become just a little more special ♥

Memory

is a way of holding onto the things

you love,

the things

you are,

the things

you never want to lose

~From the television show 'The Wonder Years'~

One Word A Week Wednesday...

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Grateful

***

No longer forward

nor behind

I look for hope

or fear

but

Grateful

take the good I find

The best

is now

and

here

~John Greenleaf Whittier~

Garden Glimpses ...

Ernie patiently waiting for me to put on my boots, hat, coat, scarf , mitts etc etc ... :-)

It is C....O....L...D today!

I tossed some bread out for the birds and peanuts in their shell for the squirrels
A little pop of colour from the berries in the garden
snow capped hydrangea
my sweet little Shadow watching my every move
garden urns with all the bells and baubles covered up in a blanket of snow :-)
and little lanterns ...

♥ A Winter Blessing ♥

May Blessings be upon your house

your roof

your hearth and walls

May there be lights

to welcome you

when evening's shadow falls

~Myrtle Reed~