Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Dear diary...

I've been bringing in a mixture of things under my feet...  a bird's feathers, remnants of wet leaves, a tiny pebble, a nougat of soil...  It is no use... I cannot help it.  Rain, soggy soil outside, yet I find myself craving the outside.  Nothing can keep me away from the garden and the sacred light which shrouds it...


I'm thinking I need to do something like this real soon... I really do.        

Source: Pinterest
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After this morning's sudden downpour, cloudless blue skies.  And the trees surrounding our little white cottage are the silent sentinels of midday.  They are the visible guardians and the fortress protecting our humble dwellings.  


Surrounded we are, too, by invisible hosts of invisible worlds night and day.  
In the shadow of His wings there is rest, sweet rest.      


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This morning I went outside in a search for wonder.  Discovering little gift... flowers of the winter garden. 



  

Anybody knows what this plant here might be?


This is one of the cuttings that our neighbor Jane gave me when we moved here two years ago.  It has taken all these time to finally grow and now something is blooming out of it, but I have no idea what it could be...

             
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The waters running through the woods have left behind some very defined paths and furrows that have changed the anatomy of the woods...


The waters took with it an angel's wing...  the woods look magical under the bright green light of day.


The little creek has been running all winter long with all the rain we have had.   I cross the bridge that lead to the woods and my mind is racing in a thousand stories.   For a moment, I am the Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz lost in a world outside my own...  The little creek is a river.  Shall we cross it?  It is so peaceful on the other side...  


Then I wake up.  I find myself still standing on the same old bridge, I turn around and look at the woods behind me, look down at the creek, then down at the bridge again only to notice my ruby slippers shinning above the waters.  This is when I realize now am Judy Garland and the little bridge is the musical stage where I'm performing... looking absolutely stunning in a floor length ruby red sequined gown, complete with matching ruby slippers....  I hear myself singing.... 
           
"The sun is shinin', come on get happy, the Lord is waitin' to take your hand, shout Hallelujah, come on get happy we're headin' across the river, It's all so peaceful on the other side...."

OK ok... if that's too much I'll stop right here! ;)

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I decided to name my cat "Winter" because not only I've finally managed to bring him closer this winter, but most obviously for his lovely winter white fur... 


So Winter it is

I'm so in love   


Our little town is premiering its first Goodwill ever.  I visited it yesterday.  One of the songs playing in the store was this one here.  I searched for the lyrics this morning and thought it so appropriate for the season.... 


It's almost Christmas
Everyone is wishing
for everything they always wanted
And a beautiful, shiny winter wonderland
It's too easy to get tempted

Cinnamon cider, sparkling diamonds
Presents too big for the tree
So much shopping, there's no time left
For my friends and my family

Maybe we worry too much about wishing
And not enough about giving
'Cause some people have nothing at all

Giving is priceless
Random acts of kindness
Remember the homeless
'Cause this is Christmas

Give hope to the hopeless
Love to the loveless
Remind us to be selfless
'Cause this is Christmas

So let just spend some time together
And be grateful that we're safe and warm
That our house is filled with songs and laughter
We gather by the fire making s'mores

It's caring and sharing
All of the good things
Not taking anything for granted
That we have

Giving is priceless
Random acts of kindness
Remember the homeless
'Cause this is Christmas

Give hope to the hopeless
Love to the loveless
Remind us to be selfless
'Cause this is Christmas

Songwriters
GAD, TOBY / CAILLAT, COLBIE






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