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. 

 

First of all I want to thank from the very bottom of my heart, everyone who took the time to wish me a Happy Birthday.  Here, on FB, privately, via the post, etc.  I felt the love of each and every one of you and it meant the world to me.  I never ever take these things for granted.  So many that I am not able to wish each one individually a thankyou, so I hope you will forgive me and accept my group thanks.  God bless you every one.  You helped to make my day very special indeed! ♥♥♥

 The sunshine stayed out all day yesterday.  It is raining this morning, but yesterday it stayed sunny. It did get a bit overcast towards the end of the day.  But no complaints here! 

 

Cold Pizza for breakfast.  I am blessed.  Had it hot for supper last night and cold this morning.  Life is good.

  

Ibuprofen. I take two each morning, 400mg each and they help to get me through the day painwise.  They make it tolerable.  I hate that I have to do this, but I am very grateful that I can and that it works. 

 

The abundance of blackberries in the garden.  They seem to grow like weeds.  We have two (exactly) plums and two (exactly) apples on our tree, quite a few pears and a ton of blackberries.  I am going to try to make blackberry curd.  Wish me luck!

  

I seem to have found my bread baking mojo!  Since my successful loaf a couple of weeks ago I have baked another perfect loaf and I have even made burger buns, successfully!  I am very happy about that.  Now I am going to tackle a whole wheat loaf.  Crossing my fingers on that! I hope it works out as well as the white loaves have!  Maybe I will use that same basic recipe and just add a bit of whole wheat flour at a time, each week, until I have it perfected.  We will see! 

 

Although I woke up a bazillion times last night, I never actually had to physically get up, so was able to fall back to sleep quickly each time.  I seem to wake up at least three times each night.  I know because each time I do, I look at the clock.  Its usually about every couple of hours. I only ever very rarely sleep all the night through without waking.  Last night it seemed that it took me a long time to fall asleep and then I was awake every hour on the hour, but at least I never felt the need to get up to go to the bathroom or anything so I fell back asleep within seconds. 

I am not sure why that happens.

I have a great son in law.  Tom is Amanda's husband.  The other day my daughter Eileen messaged me from Amanda's place where she had stayed overnight on her way to PEI.  Tom was making her an omelet for her breakfast.  Amanda had gone for a run. My daughter is so very lucky to have a husband who is caring and who goes out of his way to do things so that she can do things.  He helps her to be the best she can be and that is a good husband.  He also goes out of his way to do small and simple things like wish me a Happy Mother's Day or Birthday on their behalf. He doesn't even really know me.  I think I have met him maybe two or three times, but he still makes the effort to do the right thing.  That speaks volumes to me of the man that he is. I love Tom because he loves my daughter, and he loves my grandchildren and I know that he is a good, good man who makes an effort to do the right things.

I have so many things in my life to be grateful for.

Reasonably good health, a good man who loves me,

children who are healthy and happy,

family who loves and care about me,

lots of really sweet friends,

a good roof over my head,

food in my belly,

and plenty of

faith

What more could anyone want or need!!!

A thought to carry with you  . . . 

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 *.˛.° ˛If you look the right way you can see

that the whole world is a garden.

~Frances Hodgson Burnett  •。★★ 。* 。 

Spiritual Enlightenment 

 

In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Chicken & Bacon Caesar Melts.  Seriously tasty.

Have a great week.  I hope it is filled abundantly with small and wonderful things!  Don't forget along the way!

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And I do too!