Tamara Willems

Today I am reading about flowers…

Tamara Willems January 30, 2024 0 Uncategorized #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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whimpers in soft c…

Tamara Willems January 28, 2024 0 Uncategorized #aftersurgery, #begoodtoyou, #beingkindness, #convalescence, #mettaandme, #olddogs, #readgoodwords, #restandrecovery, #takegoodcareofyou, #toyouthisday, #writelife

Sunday morning’s rather soggy dawnopensaslight little yips forhelpfrom an aging dog knowing perhaps whowill respond I am up where soft whimpersare actually less about helpand morefor shared company we begin strict orders and the very real need forconvalescencesounds kind of…
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when here we are again..

Tamara Willems January 21, 2024 0 Uncategorized #applesonawindowsill, #beingkindness, #feedthebirds, #foryourconsideration, #kindnesscounts, #livingmygratitude, #olddogs, #readgoodwords, #shawnalemay, #sundaykindoflove, #sundaymorningcomindown, #sunshine, #toyouthisday, #writelife

In the night I amlisteningharbouring back to the days ofbabies and toddlersnever quite fully asleep… just in caseinstead now, I am listening for sounds ofdistressas our beloved, gentle giant of a dogseems to be aging quiterapidlyback legs failing to cooperateand…
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have you seen the sun…

Tamara Willems January 13, 2024 0 Uncategorized #applesonawindowsill, #beingkindness, #inthislight, #january, #kindredhearts, #lifestill, #palimpsestpress, #shawnalemay, #stilllife, #toyouthisday, #writelife

Early days of January, where weather isbest describedasbleakhard to remember when last one sawthe sunor the stars evengrey, grey skies, most often issuingrain drops instead ofsnow(as January ought to) this morning I sit down to coffeeand in reverent sort of…
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ah, but in case I stand one little chance…

Tamara Willems December 31, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #brandicarlile, #brandyclark, #dearinsecurity, #ellafitzgerald, #howtolovetheworld, #livingmygratitude, #newyear, #newyearseve, #toyouthisday, #whatareyadoinnewyears

So much rain and drizzle,grey skiesproves rather drearyof course there hasn’t been a need forshovelingbut it does make things outsidequitedull a new favourite song that I have had on repeatsince first I heard itDear Insecurity, by the greatBrandy Clarkaccompanied here…
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Morning, December 23rd…

Tamara Willems December 23, 2023 0 Uncategorized #alliwantforchristmas, #beinglove, #celebrate, #christmas, #christmas2023, #christmaswish, #december, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #santasworkshop, #toyouthisday

Morning, December 23rdthe fan in the bedroomabove the bedbeginsa tinysqueak… and I am awake with thoughtsofthingsto be accomplished tis the season of wondersnot least of allfor a Momand one whose feeble attemptswill always beto keep the magicin Christmas and this…
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December skies…

Tamara Willems December 15, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #beinglove, #decemberfeels, #ebbandflow, #howyoudoin, #inthiswritersgarden, #toyouthisday

Last week begins,anxiety highand I can feel it on the insideif I am stillit pullsand it churns like one of thosebingo things that tumbles the ballswith numbers on themit is worry for thingsunknownfor my kids, and for thingsIhaven’t donefor things…
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time of your life…

Tamara Willems November 22, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #beingpeace, #celebrationoflife, #embracinglife, #faith, #family, #livingmygratitude, #loss, #toyouthisday, #writelife

For the last several days I’ve been thinking aboutmy husband’s Aunt Tinaand the feeling one often has ofthe wishfor more time Aunt Tina was the dearest lady, andmost gladly took me in her loving embracemuch before my husband and I…
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november shines…

Tamara Willems November 10, 2023 0 Uncategorized #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #novemberlight, #shine, #sunshine, #thislittlelightofmine, #toyouthisday

It’s all in the waythat it shines through leavessome justbarely hanging on by athread makes them shimmyever so slightly even when skies to the northbeginin adark, dark grey while from this sideit comes in, in streamsof gold makes things lessdreary,…
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Tamara Willems November 3, 2023 0 Uncategorized #birthdays, #celebrateeveryday, #heartfull, #specialdays, #toyouthisday

Ok, let me tell you a little somethingfirst you may know, I happen to Love my birthdayas I believe it is always important for everyone toat some time feeljust a little extra-special so yesterday, (my day!) I went to work,…
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. . . and to you this day . . .