Small and Wonderful Things . . .

 

"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But who gets excited by a mere penny? It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted with pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. What you see is what you get." ~Anne Dillard 

 A few of the small and wonderful things which bring untold joy into my life. It's the small things in life which truly mean the most. Simple abundance . . . it's the best.

 

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The blessing of being able to watch church online.  I am afraid that I have done far more of that this year than I would have liked to do, but I am grateful that it is an option that is available for me. I may not be able to partake of the Sacrament when I do, but at least I get the blessing of hearing the talks and testimonies and of being able to mark out my sabbath day in a special way.

Sunday dinner at Cindy's. This week she cooked us Indian Food with a Vegetable Keralan Curry, Chicken Biriyani and Naan breads. It was some tasty. Eileen was thrilled as well.  She loves Indian food just as much as the rest of us do.  Well, Dad perhaps isn't fond, or says he isn't, but he just thought it was chicken and rice and he ate it. Thank you Cindy for another delicious meal!

I can go to Cindy's because I can get up and walk around without really disturbing anyone. I would not be able to do that at church.

 

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The greening of the land.  The leaves are showing on the trees now and everything is taking on that green flush of Spring. Glenna's forsythia is bursting into yellow flame. All of the daffodils are blooming, along with the hyacinth, etc. The leaves are coming out on Cindy's lilacs.  I have lots of gold finches at my feeder.  Spring is springing.

Although this was the scene down in Yarmouth this weekend. A nor-easter blew through at the weekend. Thankfully all we got here in the valley was rain however. None of that white stuff. They say snow in May is supposed to be good for the skin and hair.  Happy with the skin and hair I already have thank you very much! Snow, snow, stay away from here. lol

 

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I was so relieved to be told that I was getting a refund on the taxes I had paid for my last year's income rather than having to pay more. What a special blessing that was. I felt so lucky. I popped behind me to the farm market and bought a scratch card along with the bananas and ice cream Eileen and I were going to enjoy Saturday night with our Waltons. I won $20 on the scratch card also. I know gambling  . . . 

Anyways it was and is a huge relief. 

We were unable to watch the Waltons. I need to buy a DVD player.  The X-box that my son left for me won't work. It's been two years and hasn't worked properly ever, so I think I best just get a DVD player. I have DVD's for the Waltons, Little House and a few others, that are just sitting gathering dust.

 

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I am still in pain with my lower back on the right hand side, but only when I try to stand up from sitting. So I stand up frequently and walk back and forth. Try not to sit for any more then ten minutes at a time. I thought it might be my kidney but then I remembered that I had an ultrasound of my kidney's not that long ago and was given a green-light there. It is probably a pinched nerve or something. It is okay when I am sitting. When I am standing. When I am laying down. It only hurts when I make the movement to stand up, and that is not as severe as it was.

I am not sure what the Doctor can do for that. I will probably just ride t through and hope that it improves.

Faith, family, friends, home. Life is good.

And with that I am going to leave you with a thought for the day. I am going to go lay down with a book for about half an hour. I have been up and down like a yoyo again. But hopefully this won't be forever!

A thought to carry with you.

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*In my friend

I find my second self.

~Isabel Norton

In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Honeyed Tomato Soup with Cheddar & Onion Marmalade Panini. Delicious. I love tomato soups of any kind.

I hope that you have a lovely day today. May the sun shine down on you and may your day be filled with a multitude of small and wonderful things. Don't forget.

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And I do too!    

   

PS - I haven't gotten to respond to comments yet, but I hope to today.