The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

 

 

FOR TODAY, January 22, 2020

Outside my window ...

Its dark and cold and dry. The morning chorus has begun. I can hear the traffic from the nearby motorway off in the distance. Nobody is stirring, not even a mouse. 

 

I am thinking ... 

My brain is a jumble of thoughts.  I am thinking about my sister and her family and wondering how they are coping, and praying they are alright. (as if you could be) Thinking about Doreen's family and wondering how they are coping. Thinking about mom, dad  . . .  April when Eileen and Anthony come.  All sorts. We are going to the theatre this afternoon. It was a Christmas gift from a friend.  The play is Peter Pan Gone Wrong.

I am thankful for ...

Each morning that I open my eyes and have an opportunity to begin again. A fresh page to write upon.

In the kitchen ... 

 

  

Gremolata Baked Cod.  Crisp coated, perfectly cooked, beautifully flavoured and built for two. 

On my "To Cook" list ... 

 

Southern Soul.  Outrageously Good Stuffed Celery.  Love stuffed celery and this sounds fabulous.  

Good to know ... 

 

My Happily Ever After.  Crochet Cheat Sheet. 

I am creating ... 

  

IManu Fatu. Felt bunny.  

  

Crafts Beautiful.  Bunny Bunting.  

 

Nana and Co.  Vintage Fabric Stamps.  

  

The 36th Avenue.  Apple Mason Jars.  

 

Oh Happy Day. Layer Cake Party Hats.   Fun, fun, fun! 

I am reading ... 

 

A Hope More Powerful than the Sea, by Melissa Fleming

This is the story of Doaa, an ordinary girl from a village in Syria, who in 2015 became one of five hundred people crammed on to a fishing boat setting sail for Europe. The boat was deliberately capsized, and of those five hundred people, eleven survived; they were rescued four days after the boat sank. Doaa was one of them - her fiancé Bassem, with whom she had fled, was not; he drowned in front of her. Melissa Fleming, the Chief Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, heard about Doaa and the death of 489 of her fellow refugees on the day she was pulled out of the water. She decided to fly to Crete to meet this extraordinary girl, who had rescued a toddler when she was nearly dead herself. They struck an instant bond, and Melissa saw in Doaa the story of the war in Syria embodied by one young woman.

She has decided to tell Doaa's story - the dangers she fled, and the journey she risked to escape the conflagration in her homeland. Doaa is the face of the millions of mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters and sons who risk everything as they try to escape war, violence and death. Doaa's story will revolutionize how we see the thousands of people who die every year in search of a home. It will squarely face one of the greatest moral questions of our age: will we let more people die in boats and trucks, or will we find a way to help them?

Apparently it is now being made into a film by Stephen Spielburg.

  

Dreaming About ... 

 

Flower Plates . . .   

 

Embroidered linen napkins  . . . 

  

Flowery pillow cases  . . . . 

 

April Cornel tea towels  . . .  so pretty  . . . 

  

Flowery blouses  . . . 

Makes me smile ... 

 

86 years young  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

  

Gripping  . . .  we are watching it on Now TV.

A thought to carry with you ... 

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 *The ability to simplify

means to eliminate the

unecessary so that

the necessary can speak.

~Hans Hoffman•。★★ 。* 。 

Corners of  my kingdom ...

  

We've had some spectacular sunsets  . . .  photo by my friend Joanne.

 And that's my daybook for this week!



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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆ 



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Have a beautiful day!  Don't forget!   

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And I do too!