This week, I want to try something new on my blog; daily posts in the style of my contemplative chap books.
So, beginning with the opening words of my favourite chap book,
Come sit awhile with me…….
Come sit awhile with me
as I send loving birthday wishes to a special friend in England,
‘the compass round’
and remember these words by Robert Frost, “Connections and community – the basis of love – and the product.”*,
and these words, too.
“By countless silken ties of love and thought
To everything the compass round….”
Robert Frost ~The Silken Tent
*from Poem for the Day Two edited by Nicholas Albery
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With healing and love,
Gallivanta
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- With love
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- and healing
© silkannthreades
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Such a feeling of peace and grace. Thank you.
I feel I should return to that Sunday. I am slightly frazzled and have successfully burnt two slices of toast to charcoal. Having another go with a third piece. Third time lucky? 😀
I hope you were lucky the third time! Can you conjure up the feeling of that Sunday at will? What a good thing that would be.
Third time was lucky! So that helped my mood. Today there is calm again. 🙂 Bliss.
I love your daily posts, and it was so nice to see you putting the artwork to use. I am moving in a fortnight, which is just scattering my thoughts all over. I will remind myself of a peaceful bench like this on my new back porch. Oh yes, our new home has PORCHES and a beautiful, quiet view.
Oh help! Moving! But wonderful to know you will have porches and a beautiful view. Sending you strength and energy for your moving day preparations.
Every day, huh? Well, good–it will give me something to look forward to!
I am already regretting that idea. How do people post every day? Hard work! But I will persevere.
Beautiful. Your friend is fortunate to receive such loving wishes.
And I am fortunate to have such a dear friend. 🙂
What a peaceful post and yes, healing as well. Thank you for sharing.
Laila, I felt the same way about your latest post. 🙂
Have a healing, loving week. Life is good…
And the same to you. 🙂
That was very heart warming to me 🙂
We all need healing time. Glad you are alongside sharing mine.
Absolutely beautiful! That bench is amazing and the love in this post is so heartfelt and warm 😀
Thank Dianne. The bench sits in one of our most beautiful parks. It is a bench to honour a special birthday so it seemed appropriate it should be part of a birthday post for my special friend.
A beautiful spot to sit a while, a lovely excerpt and a most excellent intention! Have a beautiful week living in each perfect present moment and love and healing are yours xoxo
Eek, it has been a struggle to live in the moment today! My thoughts all over the place. Good thoughts but completely scatty!
To add to my reply and to emphasize my scatty thoughts…..I managed, unbeknownst to me, to get some blutack on the bottom of a pan I put in to the oven. Just seen the blutack stuck to the oven tray…ah, she says, that’s why the food smelled so odd in the oven. 😀 😀 😀
I am always mightily heartened to hear of witless escapades that match my own 🙂
We are in good company, then?
You are indeed! If you feel like a laugh read this post from the beginning of the year http://paulinekingblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/technology-freezing-and-me-an-update-for-your-amusement/
Oh I laughed myself silly, but with you, not at you, of course…..now, let me tell you about….where to begin? How about the time I mistook my kitchen cupboard for the fridge! How surprising it was to find my leftover meal there two days later…..and….. 😀 😀
Your flower arrangements and posts are always so lovely and elegant (peaceful sigh).
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
Blessings to you, Wendy.
I didn’t know what a Chapbook was/is. Did look it up. 🙂
I struggle with ideas to post about. Your ideas and the development of each are always beautiful and gentle. They flow and we always enjoy where they take us. You are able to take the simplest of ideas and turn it into a refined piece. Or something complicated and explain it beautifully. You truly have a gift. 🙂
Dear Ladysighs, you are kind. It’s true, I am rarely stuck for an idea to post about but I am often short of time to do anything about the idea. If I get through a week of daily posts it will be a miracle. Then I may be so tired I will have to be quiet for a month. 😀
Sounds (and looks) good to me, Ann. 🙂 I wasn’t sure if they were clematis or passionflowers but your tags told me. Beautifully arrayed. Wishing you a happy week.
Thank you Jo. My posy ring is perfect for making the most of a few flowers. 🙂
Thank you for your caring, warm birthday wishes which brought a tear to my eye. Sending you heartfelt good and happy wishes in return.
🙂 You may be far in distance but you are never far from my thoughts. Another lovely spring day here.
That is a lovely Robery Frost poem, Gallivanta. And such beautiful flowers! I like the bench, too. Might just put one in our own garden here.
Calm and Peace – the World needs much more of that. Thank you. 🙂
A bench in a special garden spot is always a delight. Failing a bench in a garden, a comfortable chair on a porch is a must. 🙂
I love that bench! So inviting for a peaceful and calm time!
It truly is a place for calm and peace. I think you know it well in your heart. 🙂
Await more of your gentle thoughts.
I am hoping to keep them very gentle and calm. 🙂
The bench and the place look inviting to sit down and spend little time there. A nice invitation, indeed..
It’s a lovely spot. The bench is a commemorative one to mark the 100th birthday of a Mrs Hilda Carson. I remember when I sat down on your bench for awhile. Such a pleasant time. http://abitofwiggleroom.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/come-and-sit-down/
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Lovely idea. Looking forward to the posts.
Thank you Julie. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I will get the posts done. I also want to try the schedule feature of WordPress.
I looked up the rest of Silken Threads. Thank you,
Isn’t it lovely? 🙂
Like this new idea on your blog 🙂 Beautiful flowers by the way. Have a good Sunday!
You, too, Virginia. I wonder if I will really manage daily posts. 😀 Might be too much for me!
It’s an ambitious idea that’s for sure! It reminded me of the 100 Happy Days Challenge, have you heard of it?
No, I hadn’t . What a great idea. I only want to try daily posts for a week and I will be happy if I get that far. My aim is to have a healing, loving week. 🙂
Beautiful – thank you and blessings
To you, too, Ellen.