in life add up to a magical day.
I'm all about aesthetics, and lately I've
become a little obsessed with Spring cleaning, and making
everything cozy, welcoming, and fresh.
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| generation blooms |
Today...the windows are open,
blankets are washed & hanging on the clothesline.
The Edison lights are hung
in the back yard, quilts and pillows have been tossed onto the wicker furniture,
tulips and daisies brighten rustic pitchers,
and flowering plants that came in for the Winter, are out
swaying in the sunshine.
Friends dropping in for a visit, the Mockingbird singing
happy tunes, chimes sounding like old church bells, and
Zinnia seeds planted right before the wind picked up.
Little things:
chipping my French press...(low)
listening to the old percolator (high)
Mornings with friends
Crying together...
then doubled over laughing.
Empathy. Space to truly feel emotions.
Freedom to put the guard down & breathe.
Big golden bowl purchased
from my favorite nursery back home (MA),
the year I lived back home.
Thinking about Dad while picking up sticks in the yard.
#histhing
Honey bees on the birdbath
Zinnia seeds that started back home over 20 years ago at a friends.
Came back here in dried blooms.
Went back to friend's the same way...
and returned once again when I
got married & sold my home.
(R.I.P dear friend)
Picking up an old pink, blue, and white school desk and bench that was given away by one
of Mom's neighbors(AR).
Moving the bench on the porch & it
matching perfectly with the colors of my favorite quilt.
Notes & quotes...
'You can't grow a tree in soil that does not suit it.'
#growth
Mockingbird:
Pay close attention.
'Take note of the minutest details,
beautiful things will happen in your life.'
'Stop taking life so seriously.
Relax & enjoy life.'
"True happiness is in loving others
& being loved."
~Mockingbird~
"Every day you get another chance to shake up the status quo
& extend love's boarder in your life."
Do not grumble or complain.
'..the truth is, how you invest the minutes and hours you've
been given demonstrates what's most important to you.
The time you have is precious & limited.'
'There is a high value around gathering, storytelling,
breaking bread, and having something in common.
Show up fully. Invested. Unhurried. Intentional.'
be well...
xoxo
💗
"Life is short, God's way of
encouraging a bit of focus."
"I like friends who,
when you tell them you need a moment alone,
know enough not to stray too far."
"Strive to make everyday the best day of your life,
because there is no good reason not too."
