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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beer for my horses…

Tamara Willems February 7, 2024 0 Uncategorized #booksmusicmovies, #inmyfebruarygarden, #inthiswritersgarden, #loveandloss, #measaflower, #music, #payattention, #tobykeith, #toyouthisday

Tuesday morning, I see that Toby Keith has diedfrom stomach cancerimmediately I forward the message to ourfamily group chatsad three things, very important to our familybooks, music, moviesbut I could also add to this,smart, intelligent witandhumourand something I am always…
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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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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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