Tamara Willems
July 23, 2025
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#growlesslawn, #inmyjulygarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #readgoodbooks, #toyouthisday, #wordsmatter, #writelife
Three or four days ago, I quit a bookto the faithful few (ha!), you might knowthis is not something I dooftentrue, I have been in a bit of areadingfunkstart… stumble through.. move on(also not like me)my work day read, is…
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Tamara Willems
July 6, 2025
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#arcticblue, #documentary, #inthiswritersgarden, #lifelately, #measaflower, #noticelife, #summer, #toyouthisday, #writelife
In the high heat of summer dayswhich I absolutelylovedays in which it isvitalthat yousitfor a time, and give thanksfor a breezeand the intermittent coverage of passingclouds where the soft coo of the doveseems to suitthescorchdays where one would expect to…
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Tamara Willems
June 4, 2025
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#calvinandhobbes, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #measaflower, #nothingdays, #noticelife, #toyouthisday
This morning my husbandis the first one out,actually I had already been out at four with the pupbut as this is a day offwe both, puppy and I happily snuggled back inhusband is greeted this morning, just outside the back…
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Tamara Willems
April 16, 2025
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#beinggentlekindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #livingmygratitude, #noticelife, #spring, #toyouthisday, #writelife
Sitting quietly in my chair by the window,outside the sky turns itselffrom a dull, blustery, overcastgreyto a beautiful bluewhite billowy clouds sailingand sunshine beaming throughI had a phone appointment scheduled this morningand soI sat, baited of breathready, and silently rehearsinguntil…
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Tamara Willems
March 28, 2025
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#beingkindness, #hearts, #imforthebirds, #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #robins, #spring, #toyouthisday
This morning I watch a robinas he/she walks alongin the gardena very hopeful sort of birdushering in the certain signsof springthe joy of spotting crocusesand a multitude of green sproutsthe robin then takes a stop at the small pondI watch…
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Tamara Willems
February 17, 2025
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#4nations, #beingkindness, #ettyhillesum, #hockey, #noticelife, #puzzles, #snowdays, #theworld, #toyouthisday, #winter, #writelife
Yesterday begins,quite snowy, and a littleblowyreports of winter storm warningsfeel,as most language these daysslightly overblownlooks to me, just like winteradmittedly, much more winterthan we have had for several yearsalthough from here, as I read aboutlosses of habitats, and lowering water…
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Tamara Willems
December 8, 2024
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#connection, #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #thinkinglife, #toyouthisday, #trustlove, #winter, #writelife
Last night, I stepped outsidetook a great delicious gulpof cold crisp airfilled my lungs tofullheld it there, in a deep, deepcontented smilethen slowly released itback out in to the night skyI peeked out from under the roofto check for starswaited…
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Tamara Willems
November 16, 2024
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#beingkindness, #bunny, #inthiswritersgarden, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #wrightthompson, #writelife
this morning early,I take my time, drawing openthe curtainsslowly waking up the slumbering housewith a soft smileof greeting going outin the cool fresh airto feed the birds say good morning to a nuthatchwho staysbeside meunafraid this morning, in my book I…
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Tamara Willems
November 13, 2024
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#beingkindness, #inthiswritersgarden, #loss, #moon, #noticelife, #toyouthisday, #wheretogofromhere, #writelife
Last night, I looked up from the kitchen sinkas the beautiful bright mooncame in to view,still a few more nights before it appears fullthis lovely egg-shaped bloba three-quarter, I supposeendears itselftome I think to myself,(though most probably say out loudalso,…
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Tamara Willems
November 2, 2024
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#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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