Weekly, reflect on 7 things Im grateful for : )

“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
Richard Bach.

1. The sight and sounds of the geese flying over the gardens at sundown.

2. A moving, yet amazing evening watching John Martyn with my sweetheart.

3. My son’s excitement and pride at being voted onto the school council.

4. Having a day off, spent doing little except being together.

5. The pinky, lavender skies that have filled my wee kitchen most evenings with such wonderful colour.

6. A prolonged feeling of centered peace and contentment.

7. Being in a position to be helpful.

“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.”
Ralph H. Blum.

1. How quickly my son recovered this week, health and energy renewed.

2. A place to go to remember and a place that I carry always in my heart.

3. A steady friendship that continues to bloom.

4. Working alonside a talented printmaker with the inspiring Howard Hodgkin prints around us.

5. Fun, chatter, love and the sweetest hugs at my neices birthday party.

6. The moon,her light, strength and beauty.

7. The Turrell programme, lifting my experience and helping me dream.

“If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

1. That the American people gave me hope.

2. My sweethearts week away was enjoyable and he got to see the Rothko and Bacon exhibitions after all.

3. The golden crisp days walking back from school, kicking up the leaves with my son.

4. A well needed good haircut…...I was looking rather like Mrs Slocombe prior to my hairdressers return from holiday !

5. That I am up to speed with my crafting and enjoying being creative.

6. My sparkly new washine machine.

7. That my neice’s ‘drama’ has diminshed and makes for a happier home.

“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
As I have seen in one autumnal face.”
John Donne.

1. Autumn glories, nature keeps on giving.

2. Asking for and receiving help.

3. My Mums return with positive energy.

4. My son, constant joy and admiration.

5. My sense of humour and the ability to laugh at myself.

6. Black hojiblanca olives.

7. Catching up on ‘Heroes’.

” Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
George Eliot.

1. October, with all its delights.

2. Aromatherapy oils, and my faithful burner.

3. The last of the raspberries each morning for breakfast.

4. My Mums much needed break away with her friend.

5. Kitchen clutter busting and the energy & spirit to do so.

6. ‘Zorro’ by Isabel Allende.

7. My husbands support and confidence in my abilities, when mine are absent.

“Life is a grindstone. But whether it wears you down or polishes you up is up to you”
Robert Cavett.

1. Sleep, that my body knows whats best for me.

2. My husbands love and consistancy.

3. Tickets to see John Martyn : )

4. A long chat with a great friend, joy and laughter.

5. My kitchen is ‘almost’ finished !

6. My son’s ability to rise above the pettiness of social cliques.

7. Deleting my facebook, choosing to be pro-active.

“I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.”
James Boswell.

1. I was able to give practical & emotional comfort to my sister-in-law, another Virgo having a difficult time : (

2. That work commitments can be minimized.

3. That a good friend realised what was good for him.

4. Music !!!

5. My son’s delight at learning the flute.

6. My bed, my duvet, sleeping.

7. Hot sweet tea and a light fluffy read.

“If you want to be happy, be.”
Leo Tolstoy.

1. My son’s enjoyment at being back to school.

2. A good haircut.

3. Time for quiet thought, memories of dad.

4. Birthday abundance : )

5. My husbands company & his suprise day off work.

6. Cheery birthday wishes from you wonderful 43t’ers !

7. My japanese fabrics arrival, whooot!!

“Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.”
Albert Camus.

1. Exploring the options of our annual Highland holiday.

2. Being assertive.

3. The ease in which we managed to get prepared for school.

4. A suprise new batch of ripe strawberries.

5. An early birthday gift to myself.

6. Friendships.

7. My sister in law’s birthday, tear’s of laughter!

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
Oprah Winfrey.

1. My sweetheart’s birthday, time out together, celebrations & love.

2. My family, in all its glory!

3. Quiet time alone, to ponder and potter.

4. Girlie ‘fun’ with girlie fun friends !!

5. My neice’s results, the reward for hard work.

6. My friend’s diagnosis.

7. My garden, for its tiny space, its hugely giving : )