Tamara Willems
February 19, 2024
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#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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Tamara Willems
January 30, 2024
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#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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Tamara Willems
January 21, 2024
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#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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Tamara Willems
December 31, 2023
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#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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Tamara Willems
December 23, 2023
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#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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Tamara Willems
November 22, 2023
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#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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Tamara Willems
October 27, 2023
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#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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Tamara Willems
October 9, 2023
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#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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Tamara Willems
September 10, 2023
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#greyskies, #imforthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #lovingkindness, #mayyoube, #september, #toyouthisday, #writelife
It is enoughto stand in the gardenunder overcast skies, heavily cloaked ina pale, palegrey still moving absolutely nothingbutone’s eyesslowly taking in each sightthe delicate and theboldbreathing deeply (as one can)and wondering if it is possible totune inand hearthe bees gathering…
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Tamara Willems
August 27, 2023
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#augustfeels, #goldenrod, #inthiswritersgarden, #latesummer, #livinglovinglearning, #livingmygratitude, #openlikesky, #readgoodbooks, #toyouthisday
When the goldenrod begins to bloomand the hummingbird trafficincreasesthe sunmoves over just a little morein the skyand the sugar maples start boldly in toblushwhen yellow-jackets take a keen interestin each and every movementand apples begin a slightrosy-ing up one hesitates…
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