tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post7206227325768228598..comments2024-03-25T19:49:16.058-06:00Comments on Brenda @ It's A Beautiful Life: Five on Friday: Calendars For A New YearBrenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-79715467480964771432017-01-09T11:41:19.056-07:002017-01-09T11:41:19.056-07:00Oops, that is supposed to say ''free-bees....Oops, that is supposed to say ''free-bees." Typos drive me crazy! :-)<br />Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415214311003251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-40148195012178220552017-01-09T11:39:27.127-07:002017-01-09T11:39:27.127-07:00Hi Brenda,
We never buy a calendar because Hubby g...Hi Brenda,<br />We never buy a calendar because Hubby gets fee-bees from work. Our most cherished calendars are the family photo ones we receive from our son and his family every Christmas. They live in BC. I do need a desk calendar however and perhaps we'll take a spin into the calendar store in the Mall to see if we can find one. Your posts are always so interesting to read. Happy New Year, dear Brenda!<br /><br />Winter blessings,<br />SandiSandi@ Rose Chintz Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415214311003251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-17120396042819650862017-01-09T04:15:19.325-07:002017-01-09T04:15:19.325-07:00I've not had a physical calendar for a while n...I've not had a physical calendar for a while now but looking at yours I can see the attraction. They are lovely. And just the right note on which to wish you a very happy 2017 and to look forward to your wise and wonderful posts, Brenda. I love coming here.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-78974041889179886302017-01-07T00:25:02.697-07:002017-01-07T00:25:02.697-07:00I love browsing for new calendars too, but usually...I love browsing for new calendars too, but usually settle for one big calendar for the kitchen and 2 or 3 smaller calendars for our travel trailer / guest house, and the bathrooms. ( where else do we sit still long enough to meditate without anything else distracting us ? :) )<br /><br />I love how your calendars remind you of so many good things and are even educational. Looking forward to your travel pictures too !KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-9393418263485265702017-01-04T22:33:41.037-07:002017-01-04T22:33:41.037-07:00I knew we were kindred spirits, but this post just...I knew we were kindred spirits, but this post just really confirms it. I am such a calendar person, too. I usually wait until after the first of the year to buy mine because they go on sale sometimes even 75% off. This affords me the luxury to have several ... kitchen, study, studio, bedroom, children's rooms. I was fortunate enough to receive one, the Susan Branch calendar, as a Christmas gift. I am looking forward to going shopping for the others as soon as I'm feeling up to it. I love all your choices. Ireland is beautiful, and though I have been there I have yet to get to England. I will have to look up the books you mentioned set in Ireland. England, specifically the Lake District, the Cotswolds, and Cornwall, are next on my list! Have loved what you have shared from your trip. What a wonderful post!Charm and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930920593855400694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-78929733712905618172017-01-03T18:56:17.332-07:002017-01-03T18:56:17.332-07:00Ah Brenda - I too love those physical calendars......Ah Brenda - I too love those physical calendars...they just add a spark of joy to each day - just like your lovely posts. May you have a many blessings in the coming New Year. Hugs!Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-7462703105349751692017-01-02T10:49:38.969-07:002017-01-02T10:49:38.969-07:00Pam, I saw a couple art calendars at Chapters -- t...Pam, I saw a couple art calendars at Chapters -- the colour-a-day kind. But I did not examine closely; personally I'm not keen on many of the new colouring books out there; they all look too busy and filling in all those tiny bits of space with colours would make me owly. :) :)<br /><br />Now I would quite enjoy daily art or doodle prompts. I hope you find something that works for you.<br /><br />Just finish Patrick Taylor's latest... most enjoyable.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones.<br />Brenda xox<br /> Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-22753400103355109482017-01-02T10:34:05.958-07:002017-01-02T10:34:05.958-07:00Thank you for this, Brenda. I love calendars too...Thank you for this, Brenda. I love calendars too and u fell asleep last night dreaming of a daily art calendar. Is there such a thing? I love art collections and I'd like to display a daily one in Mt office to enjoy and to inspire me as I write. I thought you might know of one! Also, I love Patrick Taylor's work. I'll have to pick up his latest book. Thanks for sharing!! fudge4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295705620837466292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-26493827422956672432017-01-01T17:12:42.001-07:002017-01-01T17:12:42.001-07:00I always ask for an "art" calendar for C...I always ask for an "art" calendar for Christmas. My family doesn't even have to ask what kind of art anymore. I just say "you know what I like". This year I got one of my favourites, Emily Carr. She is my favourite Canadian artist. We just visited the AGO and spent some time in the Group of Seven rooms. We always stop in there because their artwork so strongly portrays typical Canadian scenes. You have so many beautiful calendars to adorn your walls and desks this year Brenda. I like your idea of collecting more than one! I think if I had more than one I would lose track of appointments etc. haha <br />WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-48729520779961110832016-12-31T18:23:35.923-07:002016-12-31T18:23:35.923-07:00I'm with you on calendars that pin up!
Each mo...I'm with you on calendars that pin up!<br />Each month when I turn the page, it's a gift. You have 5 plus a Bonus. <br />Favorite , Grest Gardens by Nstioal Trust. I'm a garden girl too.<br />~~~** Happy New Year**~~~<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-77026458267201061202016-12-31T17:41:38.835-07:002016-12-31T17:41:38.835-07:00I'm traditional and still use physical calenda...I'm traditional and still use physical calendars too (for the pretty photos) so I really enjoy your diverse collection of calendars for 2017. Great choices!<br /><br />I use the freebies at work, while my tea-themed calendars (I found 7 this year!) are displayed around the house. Happy New Year, Brenda! Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216292186501923706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-26426532290584725772016-12-31T16:33:40.525-07:002016-12-31T16:33:40.525-07:00What a lovely collection of calendars! I am glad ...What a lovely collection of calendars! I am glad I am not the only one with more than one! Happy New Year!Amy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-65538019264914587142016-12-31T10:55:44.517-07:002016-12-31T10:55:44.517-07:00Bren: As always a beautiful, beautiful post. Once...Bren: As always a beautiful, beautiful post. Once again you bring such inspiration to see joy in the ordinary. <br />I also love calendars and they have become an annual Christmas present from my sweet husband. I am so partial to Claude Monet that he always searches for 2 of them for me. One large one to hang and one small one to go beside my chair, so that I can bury it under a stack of books.<br /><br />Wishing you and yours the best of health and happiness in the New Year! <br />Kindest Regards,<br />Sandra Lambiotte Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-69038387935115178072016-12-31T08:33:56.017-07:002016-12-31T08:33:56.017-07:00You are sweet Brenda! Thank you for posting the ca...You are sweet Brenda! Thank you for posting the calendar photo, I had forgotten it too!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-61818668819661005162016-12-31T07:20:04.834-07:002016-12-31T07:20:04.834-07:00thanks for sharing your lovely calendars-such prac...thanks for sharing your lovely calendars-such practical art to decorate our homes with..I still use a small paper calendar in my purse-so much easier to use than my phone...lol!Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-66266639868609575932016-12-31T06:48:01.262-07:002016-12-31T06:48:01.262-07:00My hubby and I will need to go calendar shopping i...My hubby and I will need to go calendar shopping in the next few days! I neglected to order the one I wanted, and now it is out of stock, so I'll need to go and find one that meets the need. I have a wooden calendar holder that I use, as you do, for the art and inspiration. But for the real deal scheduler, I keep an online printable on the refrigerator door. It is the brains of our family! It is more handy than a phone calendar when coordinating multiple family members. Everything goes on this calendar: appointments, homeschool events/classes, birthdays, gatherings, work schedules. I can't imagine life without it! :)Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-58682935925515402642016-12-31T05:46:12.972-07:002016-12-31T05:46:12.972-07:00To make your own calendar each year sounds like su...To make your own calendar each year sounds like such a lovely way to remember happy memories. As you say such good fun.<br /><br />If I would have thought of it sooner, I would have created a calendar from the photos of our England this past summer, for I have ever so many beautiful memories from our time there.<br /><br />Hmm... it's not too late, I shall still do that, and thank you for the idea.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br />Brenda<br /><br />Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-47871360984588494342016-12-31T05:32:40.017-07:002016-12-31T05:32:40.017-07:00Oh my goodness, Elizabethd, your lovely comment ju...Oh my goodness, Elizabethd, your lovely comment just jogged my memory, for it had totally slipped my mind until this moment that I, too, had a beautiful Cornish calendar .. the one you gave me when we met in person this past summer. I had tucked it away for safe keeping until the New Year had arrived.<br /><br />I'm so excited ... it's like Christmas all over. Thank you!!<br /><br />Brenda<br />xox <br /><br />Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-82941170010459587532016-12-31T05:31:13.798-07:002016-12-31T05:31:13.798-07:00What lovely choices. I have visited several garde...What lovely choices. I have visited several gardens this year so I think I'd like that one. And I'd also like the Canada one: home for you, but a fondly remembered holiday for me! I make my own calendar every year. I gather photos from places we go every month and then do a 'happy memories' montage. So I can look up and say "this time last year we went to......." (or enjoyed, or tried, or chose, or whatever) They never look too professional, but they are good fun. Happy New Year to you and yours. xxThe History Anorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718067264562106116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-72906388174739316702016-12-31T04:53:25.952-07:002016-12-31T04:53:25.952-07:00All excellent choices. I was given a Poldark one f...All excellent choices. I was given a Poldark one for Christmas, I guess I will just have to put up with looking at Aidan Turner all January!! My only one so far, I might see if I can find one of the NT gardens one too.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528132946156191790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-79483499748223585442016-12-31T04:14:49.337-07:002016-12-31T04:14:49.337-07:00You certainly have some lovely calendars with lots...You certainly have some lovely calendars with lots of memories attached. A Cornish one is the first thing my daughter, from Canada, asks for in her Christmas gift list! Then she can enjoy her homeland all year. There are some very attractive calendars being produced now, such a change from the humdrum black and white ones that we used to have.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-640781228422448012016-12-31T01:52:50.801-07:002016-12-31T01:52:50.801-07:00Love your beautiful choices. The mindful one would...Love your beautiful choices. The mindful one would probably my choice although National Trust gardens would be a close second. Love the idea of a calendar in the bathroom. That made me smile. A happy new year to you. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-75550897218083139422016-12-31T01:08:17.318-07:002016-12-31T01:08:17.318-07:00General my mom got it for free. This year it's...General my mom got it for free. This year it's the first time she bought it<br /><br />Brenda 🎉 ☆ HAPPY MEW YEAR ☆ 2017 🎉 <br />💖 =^x^= 💖Mr Puddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024839895877150953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-7779581790149506092016-12-30T21:45:07.424-07:002016-12-30T21:45:07.424-07:00Vee, we used to have a large write on/wipe off cal...Vee, we used to have a large write on/wipe off calendar (with a large grey kitty cat lounging on the header) that was help on the frig with magnets. But now that we have a new frig -- with two split doors -- that one had to be recycled. It was so handy. I missed it at first. Happy New Year to you too, Vee! Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-75199146888136727552016-12-30T21:41:46.430-07:002016-12-30T21:41:46.430-07:00I have a Susan Branch calendar for 2016. Love it. ...I have a Susan Branch calendar for 2016. Love it. I'm loath to take it down, so I'll probably keep handy, just for looking at all her artwork and sayings. xoxBrenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.com