Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
An update on 'joy in winter"...... and that lovely amaryllis that provides so much of it....
Blue skies and sunshine - and a fairly respectable temperature on the gauge!!!!
Lovely, - what more can you ask for in January...
Well, a beautiful blossom, soaking up the sun as it skims the mountain top and shines in the south window.
What a pleasure to gaze upon while I sip my morning coffee! The second cup gets sipped - the first is what gets the engine going for the day, and is poured down liberally.....
Not all my bulbs are so generously gorgeous, but this one never seems to fail me.....
Lots to be thankful for....
p.s. - after dinner (supper, really - whatever is eaten while watching the news must be a little bit of 'supper') I have settled myself in the computer room, but a little something keeps nagging at me to go and finish winding the warp that I started this morning (and interrupted to have a little after lunch nap!)
Perhaps I will do that, when I have said what I have to say, which isn't much! The sun came out today,- the sky was blue, but the wind was cold, so I thought "spring" from indoors. I have a feeling that there may be a stirring of green shoots in the side garden, and one of these days I will bundle up and go and see. In the meantime I let Bruce out to roam the garden, and watch from the little back sun porch!
I felt, for the first time since Christmas, a strong urge to get my looms dressed - well, the Glimakra is - just waiting for me to finish the little krogbagd thing-a-ma-jig I'm working on. Too small for a rug - perhaps I will frame it and hang it in the loom room.
January seems to be lagging along, slowly - the days aren't swift, - but then, neither am I. It seems a long time since I have been able to go outside and lounge around, reading and listening to birds and other garden sounds..... Being 96 I have a little grudge about this - there aren't as many springs looming on the horizon as there was when I was 69 and I do want to take advantage of each lovely day....
Oh dear, - am I complaining, - or just stating facts.....
4 comments:
Hello Hildred, so lovely for you to see blue skies, we have only had rain and drizzle these last few weeks. Blue skies always seem to get me motivated, but I shall try and get some quilting done today despite the drabness. Not complaining on your part, I think we all like to take advantage of the sunny days- one never knows how many springs bloom on the horizon for any of us 😁 Enjoy Viv
Blue skies, beautiful amaryllis, hopeful happy words (I don't think the last is exactly a complaint -- it is realistic -- sometimes ( at "only" 80) I get a bit sad for the same reason but then yes, realize life is always just about enjoying the day. (a cliche, like most everything I write is, but there is a reason some words and phrases are overused.)
The importance of the small blessings these days cannot be overstated.
I don't think you're complaining! I do hope you have some green shoots soon in your garden. My amaryllis are slowly but surely growing. It may take until April for a flower, but I'll try to be patient.
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