Really, truly, in no particular order:
3. Rain. But not much. Every drop helps. 15ml according to rain gauge. Be thankful, woman. In the meantime, laundry dried on the line in the late spring sunshine.
6. A young magpie flew into the greenhouse (glasshouse) where I grow tomatoes and cucumbers and chilli peppers. The garden looked familiar through the glass pane, but no matter how much it banged and flapped at the glass, there was no escape. It cowered into a corner behind a cucumber plant, and there it stayed while I talked to it, bribed it with slices of apple and a shiny aluminium bowl of water. No good, so I left it alone, hoping it would walk out through the open door. Nope. No way. After a few hours, it was getting hot in there, so I grabbed my long-bristle broom and marched into the greenhouse—“Enough is enough; time for you to leave,” I huffed, and slid the bristles in its direction. It hoped on and we walked outside, from where it immediately flew off into the trees. I’m thankful it’s okay—a few hours later it was in the garden poking around again —but not in the greenhouse.
5. I’m thankful for a length of netting that I’ve strung loose over the door of the greenhouse so the birds can’t enter again. I’ll use the electric toothbrush method (it mimics the breeze that buzzing bees create with their wings) to pollenate the tomatoes and jalapeño peppers. The cucumbers are all-female blossoms, they tend to themselves (as females oft do) and don’t need cross-pollinating.
2. Thankful for dandelions—they should never be considered a weed—let them bloom in all their glory. Full of health benefits: high in vitamins A, C, K, and several B vitamins, as well as minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Reduces inflammation, and supports liver health.The leaves lower cholesterol and improving circulation. Bees love them. Toss the leaves in your salad. Leaves for tea. Bright as sunshine … and who doesn’t love sunshine
1. Thankful for homegrown, no-pesticide radishes with a bit of flaked salt. I’ll also pickle a jar of them, and maybe toss a few into my next stir-fry.
Radishes were a staple food source for ancient Greeks and Romans because they grow so fast from seed. They’re also 95% water, so excellent for re-hydration.
Often radishes are featured as symbols of resilience and endurance in ceremonies.
7. Thankful for the opportunity to stray from poetry: Denise’s Six Sentence Stories. Join in. You’ll discover that writing a story with only Six Sentences is why punctuation was invented!
Mine is here.
This week I’m on #8 of 27 for the Book of 27 Forgotten Colours. There’s also a Liturgy form poem that is actually my stream-of-consciousness mind map that I write before creating the Six Sentence Story. A few people read it, but most don’t, which is why I mention it now.
8. Breaking Boundaries with music.
New.
Old.
Covers.
Fridays.
Firepit.
Free ice cream.
Cookies.
Subscribe. 🤣
4. And because it’s been such a good week, I include —I am thankful for little girls who love to ride trains as much as I do.
9. I’m thankful for having the good sense to buy comfy shoes for my visit with family in America next week.
Eldest son retiring from the Navy, daughter-in-law who loves a coffee and a good chat, and my two beloved grandchildren who are most extraordinary. And their 4 cats.
Four. That’s 1-2-3-4 … cats (groans ‘the old woman with no cat‘…)
10. Ever so, ever so thankful for
“We’ll cross that bridge ‘when or if’ ….”
Welcome to TToT (Ten Things of Thankful) blog hop! Join bloggers from all over the world as we come together to share those things that we are thankful for. Ten is in the name, but no one is counting; feel free to link up no matter how many (or few) you can list. Make sure to go read and comment on the posts, too. The TToT has always been big on making this a friendly community, and getting to know each other through posts and comments is a huge part of that. We’re thankful for you!
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