A Day Book . . .

 

FOR TODAY, March 3rd, 2026

OUTSIDE MY WINDOW ...

The sun is shining and the sky is a bright blue. Its garbage day, so everyone has their garbage out by the road. -15*C/5*F this morning but it should get up to +2*C/36*F.  Still pretty cold regardless. 

I AM THINKING ...

My daughter posted a picture of my granddaughter yesterday. She turned 15 on the 24th of February. She is beautiful. I won't share it because I am afraid if I do, then my daughter will cut me off completely. But I was grateful to see it. It was the first photo of her that I had seen in a long while. She is a very pretty young woman. 

I AM ALSO THINKING ...

I wonder if she knows about me, who I am, where I am, or even if I exist. I also wonder what she has been told about me. Positive or negative. She is on Facebook now. I keep getting suggestions from Facebook to add her as a friend, but I ignore them. They don't come from her, they come from Facebook. She would probably think I am some random stranger trying to add her as a friend. And it might upset her. Maybe one day.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR ...

Slow things.  Things that give you pause to reflect on the goodness of life Tender mercies. The gifts that are ours that cost us nothing but our time and reflection.

I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR ...

My childhood.  I know I was blessed with good parents and a safe an happy upbringing. I was loved. I was a curious child, always wandering in the woods near our house, looking at things, observing. I loved nature then. I love nature now. I still hear it's music.

IN THE KITCHEN ...

Healthy Breakfast Oats with Dates and Marmalade. Wholesome, naturally sweetened and delicious.

 

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ON MY "TO COOK" LIST ...

Hot Buttered Corn Rice. This looks really delicious. We like rice. We like corn.

THIS I BELIEVE ... 

Serving others in whichever way that we can is one of the things which can bring great joy into our lives.

SOMETHING THAT IS NICE ...

 

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The warmth of light on wood  . . .  so pretty  . . . 

SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NICE ...

This is me to a "T."  I am so not a night or party animal. I like my evenings to be quiet and slow. 

I AM WANTING TO CREATE ...

 

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A chicken tea cozy  . . . 

 

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A bird shaped pot holder  . . . 

 

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Crochet lemons  . . . 

 

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Little crochet coin purses.  Sweet.

 

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A sunflower bag . . . 

SOMETHING I ENJOY ...

 

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Cozy cottage decor  . . . 

SOMETHING ELSE I ENJOY ...

 

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Butterflies  . . . 

I AM READING ...

IN THE GREAT QUIET, by Laura Vogt

A pioneer unwaveringly endures the Oklahoma frontier in an epic adventure about a woman haunted by secrets and searching for home. 

 A cannon booms at high noon, and the race begins in the Oklahoma land rush of 1893. 

 Amid the crowd is Minnie Hoopes. Tenacious and fiercely independent, she is determined to endure the brutal frontier and create a life of her own. Guarding her solitude, she distances herself from bordering homesteaders and finds peace under the starry nights of the vast frontier. But this is outlaw country, and Minnie soon has the blood of two gunfighters on her hands. After a renegade outlaw named Stot discovers her secrets, she forms an unlikely friendship with him. With each passing season, Minnie’s past grows more haunting and threatens the future she has risked everything to build. Minnie raced into the Wild West alone, but her grandest journey in the frontier wilderness is one she never saw coming. 

 Based on the true story of the author’s great-great-grandparents, this sweeping and transportive survival story explores a woman’s connection with the land, her reconciliation with the past, and her elemental search for home against all odds. 

 Settle in, I’ve stories to tell.

I love stories based on true stories.  Only just begun this novel.

THINGS THAT CATCH MY FANCY ...

 

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Embroidered linens  . . . 

 

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Teacup bouquets  . . . 

 

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Outdoor pumps  . . . 

 

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Pristine . .  

 

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The smell of line-dried laundry  . . . 

MAKES ME SMILE ...

Cinnamon laying behind me on the back of the sofa last night.  So content and happy. She was purring.

SOMETHING TO WATCH ...

Filthy Cities on Brit Box

Dan Snow explores the murky histories of London, Paris and New York from the bottom up.

A THOUGHT TO CARRY WITH YOU ...

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˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門 ★

*The people in your boat

and on your journey 

are far more important

than the destination.

~unknown  • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ • •。★★ 。* 。

• ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ • •。★★ 。* 。

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

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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!