Love the Ordinary

"Normal Day, Let me be Aware
of the Treasure you are.
Let me learn from you, love you,
Bless you before you depart.
Let me not pass you by in the
quest of some rare and
perfect tomorrow."
-Mary Jean Irion





How do we define Ordinary? Perhaps this is individual, perhaps not. I believe it is the simple everyday things we take for granted that are ordinary and in times of stress become extraordinary.How many times has someone heard me complain about laundry? . . . . until the day I cannot do it because of family crisis or injury. It is during those times that we are thankful for the ordinary for the health to do the simple things to take pleasure in them. For it is in doing the ordinary and being at peace with it that the extraordinary can happen. Take time to enjoy your ordinary.

What are your Ordinary's?
Laundry, doing dishes, moving shoes from the entry way, pet care, vacuuming. watering plants, making food, self care, reading to kids, . . .the list could go on and on Be thankful for the ordinary in your today.

What was August?

Birthdays
Outdoors
Roasting Corn
Blueberry Buckle
Camping in the Adirondacks
Camping, driving, swimming Perimeter of Michigan
Tie Dye
knitting
Cookie making'
watching for shooting stars
looking for rainbows
Mowing the lawn
Drawing
Reading
Projects started, projects finished
Making Ice Cream
Watching pets
Watering gardens
Hiking to favorite spots
letterboxing


What was your August?

Last of August

What was August?

Birthdays
Outdoors
Roasting Corn
Blueberry Buckle
Camping in the Adirondacks
Camping, driving, swimming Perimeter of Michigan
Tie Dye
knitting
Cookie making'
watching for shooting stars
looking for rainbows
Mowing the lawn
Drawing
Reading
Projects started, projects finished
Making Ice Cream
Watching pets
Watering gardens
Hiking to favorite spots
letterboxing

Thoughtful Thursday

"If the Earth were only a few feet in Diameter, floating a few feet above a field somewhere, people would come from everywhere to marvel at it, declare it sacred and protect it." Joe Miller


Must we not do the same?
late summer garden views
Love the muted hues and varied greens.

Breaking Traditions Quilts

These 2 12x12 quilts were made for a Quilt exhibition in Michigan in Spetember.

Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Exhibit

it is to benefit A place to Bark

Sorry our mouse is not working so highlighting things is a very difficult thing to do.

The theme is "Home"
The top quilt is titled
"Cabin Home" in dedication to those Pioneer women that worked so hard in their log cabins.

The bottom one is;
"Home . . . in the garden"
with design help by 13 y/o Slugger.
Yes, those are my hands, I had wanted to put a spider web on it but ran out of time.

This is a fun exhibit to participate in and it is my second year.

Have a good Wednesday!!

Camping

What is it about camping that everyone loves? Is it the stress of packing everything, the hard ground or wet feet/clothes? Probably not.

Is it the magic of being one with Nature, of living a more simple, with just the things you need life? Is it not having to do all the routine chores of life and able to sit back and just relax and reflect? I certainly do not know the answers to these questions but it is something to ponder. For me any time spent in nature is a good thing.The views, the scents usually just don't get any better. We were treated this weekend to the lovely serenades of the Loons on the Lake. That just made it all the more special. It was a full weekend of nature observing, water sports, canoeing, hiking, Letter-boxing.Playing games with friends and campfire time with smores. We had rain,we had no Bears perhaps because we had Edna along? Whatever it was a very good time indeed.The best is no electronics!! The best is getting lots of fresh air and activity.

Just gotta love it.

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Mystery Flower

I believe this to be Blue Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii

It was at the Base of a Beaver Dam by a lake in the Adirondack Mountains.

I have never seen it before but I sure do like it.

Summer- a time for lots of outdoor discoveries!