Tamara Willems
June 19, 2026
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#clouds, #inthiswritersgarden, #mayyoube, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Today is my dayto pick up the vegasthis is what I do now,in very small rebellious acts of lessreclusive-nesson Fridays, I pick up the vegfrom our farm share I slip on a summer dressignoring all terrible thingsthe mirror has to…
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Tamara Willems
June 14, 2026
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#inthiswritersgarden, #loveandloss, #noticelife, #tobehere, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Ode to and inspired bya friendand thoughts on just howto stoptime two days ago, I wrote of having a lively chatwith a young robinand my gosh, such a joythis morning my son lets me knowthere is a dead birdin the…
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Tamara Willems
June 12, 2026
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#birdtalk, #imforthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #writelife
the other day sat in the gardenquietly bathing inthe ever gentle sights andsounds ofawea very young, very chatty robincomes in, lengthy conversation alreadyin progressit begins of course, because heor rather she… one is not entirely surehas quite a lot to…
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Tamara Willems
May 29, 2026
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#growlesslawn, #inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #noticelife, #slowyourgo, #startingsmall, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Another gorgeous day beginsitsunfolding of course it will start with a quiet readwhere I am tucking in to mysummer read of Middlemarch by George Eliotoutside it appears to beshaping up as a brightand beauty-filled dayseeing the bird feeders have beengladly…
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Tamara Willems
May 8, 2026
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#inthiswritersgarden, #may, #mayday, #measaflower, #spring, #toyouthisday, #wildlife, #writelife
Today, an absolutely gorgeous, gorgeous dayand how could I nottell youabout the garden it’s May, and whatI ask youcould sound lovelier last week, we had a call from the Horticultural Societyasking if we were still interested inmaking ours a stop…
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Tamara Willems
May 6, 2026
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#grief, #losingapet, #lovelosslife, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Some will tell you that loss or ratherthe pain that comes with itis the priceof lovebut I think instead it is very much justa partoflove the letting go part it is precisely how we lovewhen all choice is taken awayand…
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Tamara Willems
April 18, 2026
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#aprilshowers, #create, #hum, #inthiswritersgarden, #music, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Yesterday, after the morning spentreading my bookeven though the day eventually unfoldedin beautiful sunshineI sat for most of the daymaking a new playlistwe are a house of music herealways something is playingsomewherewe all like many different genres (proud parent moment)and…
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Tamara Willems
April 10, 2026
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#cemeteries, #inthiswritersgarden, #neuroscience, #noticelife, #readgoodbooks, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Gazing out the window this morningI watch a robin in the rainpoking holes in wet earthsearching forworms I am reading about cemeterieswhich happen to besomethingthatIlove often you know, while reading, whilewatching, whilelearningI will think to myselfThis!this is what I should…
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Tamara Willems
April 3, 2026
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#beingkindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #measaflower, #pinkmoon, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Monday morning early, at workwhile getting to the wateringI met a snake, it startled meI don’t mind snakes, as a speciesit just makes one jump, when something movesunexpectedly it occurs to me now, that thisis precisely what social anxiety feels…
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Tamara Willems
April 1, 2026
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#fiction, #inthiswritersgarden, #itsonlywords, #measaflower, #readgoodbooks, #slang, #toyouthisday
This morning begins kind of dullin colour onlythe skies don’t hold any particular shadetodayspring temperatures having once again taken adipand showers remain kind ofimminentApril 1st, and so I supposethe flowers and I arekind ofexpecting it I come with coffee, to…
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