full moon rising…

Tamara Willems October 8, 2022 0 Uncategorized #comfortinloss, #grief, #howitfeels, #howlovesavesus, #loss, #lossofapet, #love, #lovetofindyou, #toyouthisday, #whenwefeel, #writinglife

I have tried real hard, not to tell you againabout the sadness I feel for the pupthat we lost but so many times a day, the tears willcatch in my throat, even whenI try hard not to give in, let…
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seasons change and so do i…

Tamara Willems September 23, 2022 0 Uncategorized #autumnalequinox, #fallbegins, #inthiswritersgarden, #kenburns, #lynnnovick, #notime, #summerends, #theguesswho, #toyouthisday, #usandtheholocaust

Season’s change and so do I the end of summer arrives, and thensuddenlyit’s fallwhere usually this comes with a feeling of dread, for methis year I seem to have just idly wanderedon throughas though someone’s left the door open… the…
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Things they forget to tell you…

Tamara Willems September 10, 2022 0 Uncategorized

The thing is,they don’t always tell you how hard it can beto have a heart that is fullandopenthe one that will feel, the one thatknows sure, they’ll be quick to mentionit goes by in the blink of eye, you’ve heard…
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how i spent my summer vacation…

Tamara Willems August 31, 2022 0 Uncategorized #asuitableboy, #idratherbereading, #ilikebigbooksandicannotlie, #readgoodbooks, #summervacation, #vikramseth

Finished! Whew!!Just this morning, I finished reading A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth.What a fantastic read! I don’t often read fiction any more,and I’m not gonna lie, I kind of became interested in this book, when I first heard it…
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has been deemed, kindness…

Tamara Willems August 24, 2022 0 Uncategorized #deemedkindness, #difficultthings, #handinmypocket, #keepyoureyesopen, #lovetofindyou, #smallstoneheart, #toyouthisday

I found this little stone at work,in the shape of a heartI tend to notice these things, how theyappearin my pathyet hadn’t been there beforeit was wet when I first saw itso it appeared blackas I feel compelled to do,…
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nothing much, but I was going to tell you…

Tamara Willems August 19, 2022 0 Uncategorized #birdsandthebees, #halfmoon, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovetosurroundyou, #rabbits, #toyouthisday

Mostly I wanted to tell you about the monarchshow every time we step outinto the front gardentheyappear and how it always feels likethe most honourablevisitto us, asendangered as now they are and also about the rabbitthat came into view last…
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knowing love…

Tamara Willems August 13, 2022 0 Uncategorized #gobelove, #knowinglove, #letmecarryalittleofthis, #lovetheworld, #lovingkindness, #thislittlelightofmine, #tobeblessed, #toyouthisday

There is a kind of blessing to sittingquietlybelow a big full moon still hangingin the morning skyeven a little before the sun begins its rise with coffee andwarmslippers watching tiny chickadees at the feeder and thinking, these little fellows might…
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time in a bottle…

Tamara Willems August 10, 2022 0 Uncategorized #feelslikelove, #gratefulliving, #inthiswritersgarden, #ivelookedatclouds, #timeinabottle, #toyouthisday

Maybe I was hoping today,I wouldsitto write something, possibly evenof little importanceabout a day, like todaybut sometimes life justtakes over each small bit offree space probably I would have told you howthe sky was so blueand the air was a…
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prickles in all the right places…

Tamara Willems August 3, 2022 0 Uncategorized #growlesslawn, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #mindyourown, #naturenurtures, #rewilding, #thebirdsandthebees

On the morning of a day expected to beheating upsevere storms in the forecastI sit by the pondin a lovely light breezea peaceable smile, dogs at my feetwatching a monarch flutterand the oriolesin the trumpet vine, attracted to thesweetnessof bold…
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planting the seeds…

Tamara Willems July 31, 2022 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #comfort, #inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #plantingseeds, #toyouthisday

“I want to tell you about the most hopeful thing in the world. It is a seed.”~ Janisse Ray Our giant puppy has been collecting seedsby way of trampling through all the gardensthe fur behind his ears andon his neck…
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