"We must become friends before this coffee cools."
TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI
Today's post was meant to go up yesterday - the last day of October. But my week ran out of time before my 'to-do' list did. I had a couple of writing projects with deadlines. And there were the usual tasks and commitments that needed attending to. Not to mention that I couldn't very well drop my usual couple of hours of scrolling everyday for 'important' news and entertaining feeds to keep me sane (wink).
I have been wondering if someone out there, instead of turning up the heat as the days get cooler, has accidentally jacked up the speed of the universe—for the weeks keep flying by like shooting stars.
Here is my October Daybook. I hope you enjoy.
TODAY
Outside my window...
Watching dull grey morning skies
turn into pale autumn sunshine.
I am thankful for...
- Moments of peace in the middle of chaos.
- Inside jokes that I can giggle about with
someone without explanation.
- Deep breaths that actually help me relax.
I am currently reading...
Louise Penny's latest Gamache mystery
The Black Wolf - sequel to The Grey Wolf.
If you are looking for something cozy
to curl up with, this is not the book.
I recently read and loved...
by Eileen Dunlop (1976)
A delightful children's story that, for me, has a
feeling of Once Upon A Wardrobe by Patti Callahan,
as well as a hint of Elizabeth Goudge.
It's my new forever favourite.
I am wearing...
Black jeans with an olive green cable knit shell,
tiny pearl-like earrings, and a spritz of rose scent.
I am writing...
a memoir that I started more than 10 years ago.
It's working title is Waiting for Love, the journey
between a prayer and a proposal.
At this point in time, I am writing it to my dear
girlhood friend, Linda, in installments like letters.
Her time here on earth is short and she so wanted to
read my story. We were girlhood friends.
I feel the weight of it. I also feel the rightness of
writing it to Linda. One day I hope to publish it.
First things first.
I am smiling...
My sister shared a bit of conversation she had
with our 90-year-old mom, who had been looking
online for a new cardigan, because her old black
one made her feel like 'a little old lady'.
(There is not a woman on this planet, however old
she may be, who wants to feel like a little old lady.)
A favourite link...
Today the link happens to be for a post I wrote last October.
In it, I share about a lovely book I read on walking.
And observing the world around you. The author
mentions her joyful insights when she walked with a dog,
when she walked with her toddler. She saw the world differently.
Rick and I walk most days, so I thought it would be fun
to revisit that inspiring book. If you've never read it, it might
just be what you need to inspire your own legs to get out there.
A favourite quote this week...
"You must do something to make
the world more beautiful."
BARBARA COONEY, Miss Rumphius
A glimpse from my walk...
Closing note...
"Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead
has never watched them dance on a windy day."
SHIRA TAMIR
❦
Wishing you a beautiful week ahead,
Brenda
Photo credits:
(Pumpkin cups) Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay
(Typewriter) Image by Joanna from Pixabay
(birch tree) Image by Brenda Leyland @ It's A Beautiful Life
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