Can't Come Out and Play

It's the most beautiful morning here where I live in northerly Alberta.  Sunny skies, birds filling the world with cheery songs, trees finally leafing out in that brilliant, fresh green.  Not to mention enjoying what's popping out in gardens and natural walkways.

I've got new ideas for postings, but there have been other needful calls on my time and energy at present so we'll wait to unveil them until another day.

  

In the meantime, I wanted to wish you the BEST kind of week and remind you of those immortal words by Anne Frank:

"How wonderful it is that nobody
need wait a single moment
before starting to improve the world."

Live it beautifully this week!

Hugs,
Brenda,
xox

Simply Sunday

 

I have been thinking about the quote the bishop of London

used in his address at the wedding of William and Kate last Friday:

"Be who God meant you to be,

and you will set the world on fire."

~ St. Catherine of Siena

Just imagine it ~
If every person lived the life they were destined to live
that would be like 'heaven on earth',
don't you think?

Happy Mother's Day!

Brenda

Small Treats

One of the secrets to a happy life

is continuous small treats.

~ Iris Murdoch

Treats this week so far:

1.  Nibbling a couple TimTam chocolate biscuits

during a break from house chores.

2.  Reading a favorite author, Jan Karon;

In the Company of Others.

3.  Freshening up the guest room

for a brief visit from Mom.

4.  Watching the arrival of new flocks of birds

and hearing their spring songs in our neighborhood.

5. Uncovering forgotten books on my own shelves

that beckon yet another read.

6.  Clearing out a small patch of clutter

and finding a long-hidden treasure.

7.  Finding a few books that I no longer feel the need

to keep -- so I can pack them up and take them to

our cozy secondhand bookstore and get credit to buy new ones.

8.  Discovering there were still a few photos

of Miss Kitty on my camera...

That was the BEST treat this week so far!


Wishing you a beautiful day,

Brenda

Playing Along with Friday Fill-Ins

 

Haven't played along with Friday Fill-Ins for a while. Thought it would be fun after a busy week. To join, click on the graphic for the information. The BLUE is my reply to the prompts given:

 

1. Right now Doc Martin ...is my favorite TV show (or movie) because... the zany characters make me laugh. Is there a sane one in the bunch? Hmm... do I relate because I'm a little zany myself? 

2. Go to page 45 of the book you're reading or the book closest to you; go to the 6th paragraph and make a sentence out of 7 words from it. I'm currently reading In the Company of Others (Jan Karon).  From page 46 (not enough paragraphs on page 45), here are the words I chose: warm, sent, rhubarb, tart, still, fragrance, trip 

"The fragrance of the rhubarb tart, still warm from the oven, sent him on a trip towards the kitchen."

3. I am... always amazed at just how much joy is available when we remember to give thanks in gratitude.

4. As our neighborhoods start to green up, it will be wonderful to go for ...long walks.

5. Take some time to... poke in the garden and see what's coming up new.

6. My poor, neglected office/study ...needs a bit of... tender loving care, not to mention some hard-nosed throwing out of papers.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to... hanging out companionably with hubby.  Tomorrow my plans include... taking Mom out for the day in honor of Mother's Day, and Sunday, I want to... turn my heart heavenward and remember His Goodness.

 

A New Day... Still Remembering

It's a new day... a new week... a new season!  Joy mingles with sorrow today, but it is good.  It would seem that the good Lord, in tending to the comfort of this sheep of His, has sent me feathery comfort through the songs and chatter of the many birds who are busy in my backyard on this beautiful spring morning.

Missing my little Kitty, I am greatly cheered to hear their pretty songs and cheeky whistles. She would have loved poking around the garden on such a day.  She was usually not one to chase after birds, she chose objects nearer her 'size' -- butterflies and bugs -- but she certainly enjoyed watching their movements from a sunny spot in the garden.  And there was nothing like a snooze on the lounger on the deck.

 

Wishing you joy and peace....
and heart hugs to those who may be in sad places this day!