A Day Book . . .

 

FOR TODAY, June 9th, 2026

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ...

An older photo but I love it. The sight of Cinnamon looking out at a fresh green world as the sunlight appears early in the morning after a rain shower. I love it.  Things look much the same this morning, except all of those plants are gone and it is garbage day. The street is lined with bin bags. That's okay. I am grateful for garbage pick up. I appreciate the bin men. They do us a great service.

I AM THINKING ...

Sometimes I feel sad about the losses I have experienced in life, but then, I remember how very blessed I am regardless to that. My life may not be how I once imagined that it might have turned out to be,  but it is still a very good life, and filled with blessings and joy. I am grateful for that.

I AM ALSO THINKING ...

Someone bitter told me several years back that I was going to end up an old woman . . .  alone, unloved and lonely. That wasn't true then and it isn't true now. I am surrounded with loving family. I have lots of loving friends on both sides of the pond. I have two beautiful cats who add a great measure of joy to my life.  I am not lonely, not ever, and because of my faith I am never and will never be alone.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR  ...

Lemon Meringue pie. I ended up having a very full day yesterday.  Cindy and I made an impromptu visit to Eileen's apartment early in the day. I don't know if we were expecting to find something else or not, but we went.  I put all the pots and pans away. We got the living room curtains put onto a rod, but we didn't have any tools to put the rod up. (Eileen has sent a message to her dad to ask if he could help with that.) The Landlord is going to change the lock, but we don't know when. (In my opinion it should have been yesterday.) Then I went home.  Then Cindy messaged me to say they had turkey pies and lemon meringue pies at Peltons. How could I resist??? We popped up to get one of each. How could I resist!  The Lemon Meringue pies are great! Delicious and loaded with plenty of filling. Much more than a shop bought pie. And they taste homemade.  Then Doug facetimed me.  Also great. I made Eileen and I a supper of steak with mushroom gravy, new potatoes and salad. We enjoyed some pie for dessert. Got the garbage out, etc. It was a great day. Very busy, but great.

 

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I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ...

Clean clothes. I also managed to get in three loads of laundry yesterday.  Yes. I WAS very tired and sore last night. Eileen had to help put liniment on my back it was aching so badly. I was grateful that she was here to do that for me! The cats are rubbish at it.

IN THE KITCHEN ...

Easy Bean, Corn & Couscous Salad. An early summer salad that pops with plenty of color and texture and that is delicious. I love Israeli Couscous.

 

ON MY "TO COOK" LIST ...

Italian Lemon Jam. From Fruity Desserts. Lemon anything. Count me in.

THIS I BELIEVE ...

Most of my personal growth has been derived from the challenges that life has thrown at me. They either make or break you. Most times it is up to you to choose which.  I refuse to give up and give in. I just keep going and growing.

SOMETHING THAT IS NICE ...

 

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Grateful for all those who have sat with me.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NICE ...

 

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This is one of my favorite hymns.  I love it.  I love listening to hymns.

I AM WANTING TO CREATE ...

 

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Crochet hearts  . . . 

 

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Little houses  . . . 

 

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Cupcakes  . . . . 

 

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Cherries and strawberries  . . . 

 

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Garden flowers  . . . 

SOMETHING I ENJOY ...

 

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Fresh farm eggs  . . . 

SOMETHING ELSE THAT I ENJOY ...

 

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The sound of sheep grazing  . . . 

I AM READING ...

LAND, by Maggie O'Farrell

On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in a country not long since ravaged and emptied by The Great Hunger, the task is not an easy one. Tomás, however, is determined that his maps will be a record of the disaster. 

 The British soldiers in charge are due to arrive any day, expecting the work to be completed, but Tomás is unexpectedly sent off course by an unsettling encounter in a copse. His life, and those of his family, will never be the same again. Liam is terrified by the sudden change in his taciturn father. What was it that caused such cracks to open in Tomás and how is Liam, aged only ten, going to finish the mapping, and get them both home? 

 Land is a novel about separation and reunion, tragedy and recovery, colonisation and rebellion. It is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and history, nothing ever goes away. 

 As spellbinding and various as the landscape that inspired it, Land is, above all, a story of survival, for our times, and for all time.

I have only just started this book.

I am also reading and studying The Old Testament.

THINGS THAT CATCH MY FANCY ...

 

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Old tin cannisters . . . 

 

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Tea Pot and Cup sets  . . . 

 

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Mismatched china plates  . . . 

 

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Little lamps with gingham shades  . . . 

 

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A chaise lounge  . . . 

MAKES ME SMILE ...

 

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Two cats relaxing in the best possible way . . . 

SOMETHING TO WATCH ...

Behind Her Eyes  . . .  Netflix.

A THOUGHT TO CARRY WITH YOU ...

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*The farther I get in life, the more I

treasure the small simple 

moments of peace,

I love everyday, ordinary

miracles that hide in plain sight.

~anon

And that is my daybook for this week!  Thanks always for being here!

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Have a beautiful day!  Don't forget!  

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And I do too!