something special…

Tamara Willems November 2, 2024 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #birthdays, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #writelife

And so today,it’smy birthday “Happy Birthday, I’ve just realized! the lovely lady says to meAre you doing something special today?”she asks,this is it, I tell her, some laundryanda mammogramsomething special… for me I had decided that today, I would write…
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what, wednesday…

Tamara Willems August 21, 2024 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #celebratelife, #inthiswritersgarden, #katebowler, #ladybug, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #ordinaryday, #toyouthisday, #wednesday

A rather ordinary sort of dayone might think,one in which nothing very spectacularmay behappening but one in which words from the lovelyKate Bowler, to be a loving presencewill set wings to my heart and a regular walk pastthe small window…
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mattering light…

Tamara Willems August 10, 2024 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #beinglove, #birthday, #family, #feathers, #goodintentions, #grief, #inthiswritersgarden, #loveandloss, #toyouthisday, #youmatter

From where I sit, I can seehigh up in the crab apple treea small feather blowing in the breezeas it quite activelycatchesthelightand my eye I wonder to myself about itstravelsand how it has come tolightjust here up through the branches,the…
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to be read steady and slow, in a whisper…

Tamara Willems July 1, 2024 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #mayyoube, #measaflower, #meditation, #mettamonday, #restorativekindness, #toyouthisday, #wearetheark

To lie for a timewith the dog at your sidesnuggled in warm, under coversnot wishing to befullyawakeyet, no longer reallyasleep to feel breath, steadyslowanddeepkind, comfortandsoothing hand on his warm tummyrises and fallsgently this is meditationandloving kindness too to stand at…
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February sunshine and blue…

Tamara Willems February 19, 2024 0 Uncategorized #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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a day designed for love…

Tamara Willems February 14, 2024 0 Uncategorized #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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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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