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The Gardener
Posted on June 22, 2021 Leave a Comment
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922) French novelist I hear him say he’d like to have a vege garden one day, but I don’t think he considers himself a gardener at the moment. I smile […]
A Token Gesture
Posted on June 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
For all the comings and goings of the last couple of months, I have continued with my daily grateful drawings. Perhaps not every day, so a little catchup had to be played along the way. In hind sight I wonder if my mental health might have survived even better if I had been more diligent […]
Say Yes to the Dress
Posted on March 9, 2021 Leave a Comment
Forgive me if you are a male reader for what comes next… being female is all I know… but, bear with me. It comes good in the end, and who knows, but you might even gain a little more insight into the mystery of ‘women’. …Maybe. So, quick back story … I’ve been married for […]
Hide and Seek
Posted on March 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
This game of Hide and Seek that we played over and over as children, is the game we still play as adults. But how to win at the game?…
Words of Wisdom from Dr. Phil.
Posted on February 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
When Dr Phil jumps out of the TV and hits you between the eyes, you need to stop and pay attention. He’s probably hitting you hard for a reason…
Where’s Wally?
Posted on February 9, 2021 Leave a Comment
Growing up my sister and I were given the nicknames of Wally and Polly. She was called Polly because she talked so much. I got Wally on account of my indecisiveness. I was always ‘wallying around’. I wonder if Wally of ‘Where’s Wally?’ fame was indecisive too…
I Got Told Off
Posted on February 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
Setting the scene… My husband is a great tutor of maths and the sciences. Not only was it very beneficial homeschooling our darlings, but it has also provided us with some extra income along the way. While living in the Sunshine Coast in Australia, he had one particular student who was very bright and was […]
“What Have I Done?”
Posted on January 26, 2021 Leave a Comment
What have I done? I’ve called myself ‘the grateful artist’ for years now. ‘Grateful’ was the first word that popped into my head way back when, to describe myself with all these drawings of things that I am ‘grateful’ for. It seemed simple at the time but now I find that the word ‘grateful’ is […]
Grateful vs Thankful
Posted on January 19, 2021 Leave a Comment
Last week we discussed the meaning of the word ‘grateful’… an emotion expressing appreciation. Oh! So it’s a feeling. Haha… I like that. I do feelings so I should be good at this. 🙂 I wonder if it is the same as ‘thankful’? ‘Thankful’ is an adjective (describing word) and means, according to the Merriam-Webster […]
Kindness in Rotorua
Posted on September 5, 2017 Leave a Comment
They offered and I accepted. And thus, we got to spend a day together travelling over to Rotorua for my appointment at the hospital. This was only Miss C’s 2nd trip to New Zealand, and her first to the North Island. I knew that she was seeing more of the country by taking me over […]
