Tamara Willems
April 26, 2024
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#beherenow, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #noticelife, #redadmiral, #spring, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Soft sleepy kisses break up the morning’sslumberlovely husband is off earlyto workwhile I, opt for lying in a little longermy day off andpuppy snuggles just warm enoughforkeeping mehere the morning skya gorgeous blue, and the sun shineson every lovely thingbelowas…
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Tamara Willems
April 13, 2024
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#inmyaprilgarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #joyharjo, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #perfectdays, #spring, #tobehere, #toyouthisday
When the sky comes inbrightest blueafter an abundance of windand rainand the sun brilliantly beginscoaxing out each tiny budandleaf And I have spent several hoursof the morningwith my lovewhere we have walkedthe gardensmakingplans In afternoon lightthe pups and I, we…
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Tamara Willems
April 3, 2024
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#begoodtoyou, #forsythia, #inmyaprilgarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #noticelife, #spring, #springisspringing, #toyouthisday
Do you ever get so caught up in thingsthings to dothings to not forgetthings toworry aboutthat you suddenly notice, that youhad forgotten tolookup I mean of course you gazed out the window this morningas you dowhile settling inwith coffeebut perhaps…
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Tamara Willems
March 22, 2024
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#inthiswritersgarden, #introvertlife, #livingmygratitude, #march, #measaflower, #outlikealion, #spring, #toyouthisday
Spring stepped inunannouncedtrusting all footprints would belightly covered overfrom the falling snowand the cold windI suppose,became the lion partushering outthe last blastsofwinter although still feeling the lashings ofundertowyou did it, you knowwhile wanting to keep the whole world outsomehow you…
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Tamara Willems
March 2, 2024
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#hellebores, #inlikealamb, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #mariaressa, #measaflower, #music, #sprouts, #toyouthisday, #writelife
March comesratherquietly in… againlike a lamb, as theysay feels a kind of hopeful thingdoesn’t itthe ‘march’ on to spring(nearly there) I am reading a very good and important bookby Maria Ressa, a courageous, strong andintelligent womana book heading straight for…
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Tamara Willems
February 19, 2024
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#beingkindness, #familyday, #february, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #measaflower, #rosehips, #sunnyskies, #takeawalkonthewildside, #toyouthisday
Late February, how weird is thatwhat can often feel like the longest monthseems to be slipping awayand indeed,rather beautifully, I might add Family day, where I will soak myselfin the great luxuryofhome(and butter tarts)while dear husband takes his staffto make…
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Tamara Willems
February 14, 2024
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#beingkindness, #breathe, #expandyourrheart, #inthiswritersgarden, #lovetofindyou, #sayitoutloud, #toyouthisday, #valentinesday, writinglife
On a day designedfor loveor was it, a day designedto sell flowers either way, begin your day in kindnessan early valentine arrives from afriendone good heart squeezeto start the day think of nudging the one beside metoromance a return trip…
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Tamara Willems
February 7, 2024
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#booksmusicmovies, #inmyfebruarygarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #loveandloss, #measaflower, #music, #payattention, #tobykeith, #toyouthisday
Tuesday morning, I see that Toby Keith has diedfrom stomach cancerimmediately I forward the message to ourfamily group chatsad three things, very important to our familybooks, music, moviesbut I could also add to this,smart, intelligent witandhumourand something I am always…
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Tamara Willems
February 5, 2024
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#applesonawindowsill, #artandartist, #artbookslife, #beautifulthings, #onmyshelf, #ordinarylife, #palimpsestpress, #photography, #readgoodbooks, #shawnalemay, #springsteen, #stilllife, #transactionswithbeauty
Well now, to have finished a booksuch as this a beautiful book aboutstill life and lifeinstill–ness days of pandemic and how it waswegot ourselvesthrough about photographywhat it is we may be looking ator forand what it is wesee about life,…
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Tamara Willems
January 30, 2024
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#beingkindness, #inmyjanuarygarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #restandrecovery, #slowandsteady, #takegoodcareofyou, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Today I am reading about flowersamong other thingswhich to meseemsthe perfect thing for late January for several years we have been inching our waytowardsun-lawningthe sort of unnatural, obsessive, artificialbeautification ofspaceslooking more toward justenjoyingthe marvelous wonder ofwild things and always I…
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