and out… like a lion

Tamara Willems March 22, 2024 0 Uncategorized #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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March on little lamb…

Tamara Willems March 2, 2024 0 Uncategorized #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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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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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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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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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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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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the light of October…

Tamara Willems October 27, 2023 0 Uncategorized #beingkindness, #hope, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #noticelife, #octoberlight, #toyouthisday, #waystosayiloveyou

Seems to me,that the light of October isa special kindof light makes everything rathergolden holds its own kind of magic noticing… last week I had two fingers fitted for splintsin hopes of keeping themmobileand this week, after trying to work…
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when thanks giving…

Tamara Willems October 9, 2023 0 Uncategorized #canadianthanksgiving, #connectingthings, #connection, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #measaflower, #mettamonday, #toyouthisday, #writelife

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” ~ Herman Melville To love the…
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