One of my favourite things about my old blog is the purple butterfly in my sidebar, a blog-warming gift from my friend Joe. He gave it to me when I shed my old "Blue's Tranquility Base" blog for my newer identity, Indigo Blue.
I posted here about a dream I had. I loved that dream. Do any of you dream like this? xo
Sorry I'm late posting. Life. Gets. Ahead of me sometimes!!! LOL
My favourite song of all time. Seriously. EVER.
I could listen to it ten times a day. {I wouldn't care to open up a can of worms, and I love love LOVE John Lennon, but...Paul. Well...has uber talent all his own, wouldn't you say? Yes, a Paul fan! In fact, it was Linda McCartney that put me on the path to being vegetarian before. I am seriously considering it again. I have her cookbooks. Love her. Heather who? Seriously, even Paul can't replace her.}
May we all find the peace we seek. {Yes, all of us. ALL. Read them all.}
I called Julian at his new store tonight, to ask if he had a certain accessory for the snowman the kids built tonight. We now have a beautiful new snowman complete with a carrot nose, and a corn cob pipe. (I shall photograph him and show you soon. He is so cute.)
Those crazy things are my three. Gratitude mulitiplies your blessings, you need only to be grateful in order to cultivate more to be grateful for. It is a lovely equation.
Like last night, when folding laundry, and vaccumming (sp?), I felt so happy to be able to do those things. I love my home. My home makes me so happy. It is like our nest. So fluffing and folding gives me pleasure. You see? Every so often I'd look out the window at our new snowman. He glowed in the snowy night. (An aura only a mom can see, due to him being given his spirit by the children, right?)
I looked about while doing laundry, I saw a book of portraits, inscribed by a good friend. I saw a wall hanging, created by a good friend. I saw two beautifully nautical and perfect Sanibel seashells, given to me by a good friend. It would seem, I'm surrounded by them. (Good friends, that is. Thank God.)
If you have but one friend or twelve, I hope you are grateful for them. Treat them like gold. They deserve it.
(Likewise, so do YOU.)
Today's gratitude is really random, but that is okay. Life is too sometimes. xo
~Bottle of coke~photograph by gillian da silva
Things go better, when Coke and I, get together. :)
I'm drinking an icy chilled Coke right now...albeit in the form of a slushie from the corner store. It's hot, I'm bothered... so I thought, why not?
Some random randoms;
I'm loving the sound of birds chirping in the morning outside my window, something I didn't hear in the city due to high traffic. They singsong me awake, and then in the evening, the happy buzz of insects chirping goes well with my evening tea. Nature, it seems, has sought me out and found me. :)
I am grocery listing for the upcoming week, we are vacationing by the lake and I mustn't forget marshmallows, or the children will completely freak out. Cheese strings, check. Cheesy popcorn, check. Big fat hot dogs with mustard, check. :)
Remember the movie "Vanilla Skies"? Well I was one of a few people who actually liked that film (I found it interesting, as far as psychological thrillers go), but the name was taken from a painting by Claude Monet. My skies look like that right now. I'm wondering what your skies look like today?
I just love jelly beans. Especially the Jelly Belly kind, and I like to eat them with my eyes closed and try to guess the flavour. Any idea what my fave one is? I adore this one.
Have a super beautiful day followed by a cosy happy sleep with vivid gorgeous vast and sweeping epic dreams. xo
Added random bonus;
14 years ago I was in the delivery room for a most beautiful moment, the birth of my nephew. Well he now TOWERS over me, and is such a cute thing you could pinch his cheeks all week long. HERE is the cake my brother and sister in law got him for his birthday...super cool, don't you think? Yes, that is his actual cake featured on the blog, "Cake it from me". Is she a genius, or what??
Some fresh flowers, for you! Enjoy them. There is lots of blue around here lately I've noticed. Hence the blog name I suppose! We all need a little blue every now and then.
:)
This weekend I'm going on a long walk (or two with my friend Louise!) with a friend...gardening....cooking...eating burgers!....reading....watching movies.......playing with my kids....and packing! We are moving soon. We don't have a house yet, still currently looking, but I'm going to start packing anyway. That ought to attract a new house in, don't you think? Gypsy Girl Alex recommends an awesome flick, let me know if you go see it!
Whatever you do this weekend do it with your full attention and LOVE.
That's all I ask! :)
What are YOU doing this weekend? Wishing you all the happiness your hearts can hold....and last but not least...
Add to your read list "A Cup of Jo" from my sidebar, Joanna is lovely! (Chock full of wedding ideas right now, something I can relate to.) Go meet a new friend!! xo
xo
This swan was originally slated to appear only in my flickr set, {solitary sister~}
But here is the swan, now part of the latest sea to sky collaborative sunday photo.
I went down to the lake, to snap photos of gulls with a rather large and fun lens I have, and the swan walked right up to me, the top of it's head at my navel. I was a bit unnerved, but I figured I could outrun it if necessary. :) He was hungry as it turns out, he went for an abandoned mitten left lying on the beach. Alas, I had no swan food on me.
Here's what is happening around here;
Currently I await some yummy chai applebutter I ordered from Marilyn. I shall put it on my favourite melba toast, and have it with hot Earl Grey.
Last night I dreamt I was cuddled up on Joe's couch watching a movie. It was kind of like I lived there {except the t.v. is in the bedroom, so in my dream he had moved it out to the living room! I know this, because I've actually been there...remember?} Sadly, Joe has given up blogging for Lent. We'll see him after Easter.
Ever have lucid, realistic dreams that you could swear were real? I do all the time. I awoke at 3am in my own bed, not Joe's place. It took me a minute to realize where I was.
Tonight I'm watching this movie I rented. I shall let you know how it pans out, it looks promising. Tomorrow, I'm watching this beautifully photographed one.
Splendid evening to you all.....xoxo Kisses and hugs! {keep those poems coming xo}
A bird, from Hawaii. July 2008. Engagement bird? He's cute, huh?
Today the snow remained. I peered out the window with my sleepy eyes, 6:30 am comes early...and determined that I'm more of a beach girl. A girl who enjoys a cold mojito. The scent of coconut in the air. A well done cheeseburger.
Snow is great, for a spell. The kids really enjoy it. So their joy is my joy, though it's short lived on my end. Before long I'm daydreaming of swimming, and tucking flowers in my hair.
I tuck my jammies in around my waist. No, it isn't meant to seduce. It's completely practical, covering my kidneys lest a chill come knocking on my door. The neck doesn't get off easy either, it too must find shelter from an unexpected draft. My good friend is German. She says all Germans are scared to death of drafts. So she gets me. Me and my fear of ill borne winds. They usually result in a stiff back or a bad cold.
So I dream of beach. Swaying palms. My toes in the sand. "On the prowl" purple toes.
The sun in my dream turns my skin to dark caramel and it begins to wrinkle slowly like a California raisin. I care not. Botox is for chickens. I want to vintage. Humans should vintage well; like cheese, wine, or a fine cigar.
Cigars...hmmm. Cuba. More thoughts of sun.
Watch for photos of snow tomorrow. (Sorry, it's all I got.) My beautiful smart Parisienne friend wants to see. So see she shall.
Whilst I dream of sea shells by the sea shore.
For some chillout time by the beach, please visit Chez Jeaux, a new cafe that has just opened on Hooky Beach. Their handsome bartender makes a mean Rumrunner. You won't be disappointed. xo
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