Category: Ten Things of Thankful,
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11 July: Ten Things of Thankful
In absolutely no numerical order: II. A very long, quiet walk in the forest with John, my youngest son, who’s visiting until Monday, and then back home to Bogotá. He knows the value of listening through silence. It’s possibly the most valuable lesson he learned from me. Well, that — and I taught him to…
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4 July: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: I’m thankful for the Eurasian Jay with its three young ones who visited me in the garden on Tuesday. Such a beautiful bird. I’ve not seen one in West Sussex before today. They were busily sucking up the ants who were readying to fly. The ants are flying, which is called…
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28 June: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: The Tate Modern: A lovely morning amongst mobiles, and children discovering the joy of things that seem to fly through the air. (read about it here) Eating tomatoes and cucumbers from the greenhouse. That the garden survived (quite happily) without me while I was visiting family in Virginia, although I am…
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20 June: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: 2. The Egyptian exhibit at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk: Horus. Mummies. Alabaster jugs. Sarcophagi. 3. New shoes that didn’t give me blisters. This may not seem a big deal to some, but my feet are very sensitive and they always gets blisters from new shoes. Not this time! 4. Thankful…
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12 June: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order, so left unnumbered Thankful to be with my son, his wife, and my grandchildren. On the left, my eldest, who just retired as Captain in the Navy, and on the right, my granddaughter, Emma, who starts her senior year of high school this autumn. She and I are very close. Thankful…
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07.06: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: 1.Thankful that I was able to clear out the fridge before leaving on holiday, and not throw any of it in the bin. 2.AirTags. I repeat: AirTags. And AirTag knock-offs that work just as well as the genuine article. Thankful that our lost luggage in Philadelphia was found, thanks to AirTags,…
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28 May: Ten Things of Thankful
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…
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22 May: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: 1. I’m thankful for days that feel like nothing is a miracle, and for days when everything is a miracle. I’m thankful for both. 2. The pigeons have left my sunflower seedlings alone. Last year, they pulled them all up and left them scattered about as if weeding. 3. A new…
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17 May: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: 1. Thankful for the Waze app, so we knew we weren’t exceeding the speed limit (because the instrument cluster went black, along with no satnav, and no tik.tik.tik sound from the turn indicator) on my husband’s car. 2. That the mechanics could plug (his) car into a computer, and a simple…
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10 May: Ten Things of Thankful
In no particular order: 1. A weekend in Southampton with one of my dearest friends (and her family). We last saw each other many years ago, and it was brilliant to catch up and give each other long hugs to last until next time. 2. It’s official: graduated with Distinction. 3. Irises are blooming. They…
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