Simply Sunday - Emily Dickinson on Love

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Who has not found the heaven below

Will fail of it above.

God's residence is next to mine,

His furniture is love.

EMILY DICKINSON

If I imagine God's love is like furniture in his heavenly realm, then every time I sit or lay down, I can sink into His perfect love for me. I feel the comfort....the cozy....the protection....the bliss!

Sending peaceful thoughts your way,
Brenda

Sunny Afternoon Nap

"Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world,

had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then

lay down on our blankets for a nap."

BARBARA JORDAN

Sun beams stream into the living room, making it so easy to succumb to the warm seduction of a nap. For me, there's nothing quite so luxurious as having the freedom to let yourself drift off for a few moments in the middle of the day. The heaviness of drooping eyelids seem to outweigh the book wavering in one's hand and the head drops to one side in delightful snooze.  

Miss Kitty has been calling me....it seems she's been feeling the pull for a nap too and wants me to join her.  How can I say no?

Wishing you a pleasant afternoon,

Brenda

The Child In Me

Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay

"...(be) like a child stringing beads in kindergarten - happy,

absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another. "

BRENDA UELAND

For a few minutes yesterday, I felt almost eight years old again. I was leafing through the bold and fun pages of the American Girl magazine. I bought a copy to include in my young niece's birthday gift. The magazine, aimed towards girls ages 8 though 14, includes articles, fiction, arts and crafts, party plans and projects, quizzes and all manner of activity ideas.

Dare I admit it, I almost wanted to go back to the store and get my own copy. For as I read, I felt the stirring of my happy girlhood memories. The joy of remembering those simple, innocent childhood pursuits. What I've discovered (maybe you have too), we are never too old to rekindle those pleasures... even if only for a few minutes before we put on our grown up faces again. Maybe that's why we have daughters, nieces, and granddaughters, so we can enjoy those nice girlhood memories all over again.

I STILL GET PLEASURE IN...
  

Playing with paper dolls

-- and creating a make belief world for them

Browsing through the children's section of a bookstore

Borrowing children's picture books from the library

-- and letting my imagination go with the flow

Sitting down with a new box of wax crayons

and a thick coloring book chock full of exciting choices --

(I mean, wasn't that half the fun, deciding what to color first?)


Swinging on an old-fashioned swing

Where has your mind happily skipped off to in reading my list?

Playfully,
Brenda

Something In The Air

We knew something was up yesterday when my nephew had to don his large parka and gloves to do BBQ duty for supper last evening. With the decided bite in the air, it looks like the last BBQ of the season. The burgers and cedar planked salmon were a hit as we celebrated a family birthday.

Peering out my study window this morning, this is what arrived during the night in our corner of the world.

 

Mr. Magpie doesn't seem to mind.  He hops down on the feeder, picks up a seed and flies to a higher branch of a nearby tree.  Back and forth, back and forth, till he flies off.

 

Mmmm..... do you think it's too early for the Christmas music?

Enjoying the beauty of our first snow!
Brenda

Favorite Snoozle Spots

Cats truly have one of life's great pleasures figured out. And Miss Kitty is ahead of the class on that one, for she knows all the wonderful places for naps in every corner of the house. There's that sunny spot that arrives at a certain time of day... nestled in the centre of one of her favourite chairs, tucked in a quiet out-of-the way corner for a really serious snoozle... atop a willing lap where half-naps and gentle chin tickles occur at the same time.

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I have my own list of favourite snoozle spots... 

Under a palm tree on a sandy beach in Maui 

In a sunny bedroom where gentle summer breezes
billow lacy curtains

Nestled beneath a downy comforter on a rainy day

Beside the warmth of a fireplace on a wintry evening

In a nice hotel room after a busy tourist-y day,
just before you dress for dinner

Stretching out on a blanket under the trees
after an alfresco lunch in the park

It feels so luxurious and wonderful -- just thinking about those places makes me feel mellow.  Do you have a favourite place where naps peacefully unfold?

Hope there are some blissful moments tucked into your Saturday!

Brenda