All posts by Barry

Seeing the Go(o)d

1 Locking myself out of my car, consequently meeting the nicest Policeman! I knew there was a reason.

2 Seeing the good in everyone, every race !

3 Costco and their push for organic.

4 Food with no hormones, antibiotics, preservatives.

5 A do-nothing, restorative kind of day.

6 Ginger and honey Tea nipping a sore throat in the bud !

7 Seeing the Funny, Sunny side of Life ( after locking myself out of my car :)

8 How I process stuff.

9 Having enough, being enough !

10 Sunday !

Contemplation

1 Lying in after a late night

2 TV shows that you’d never see because they’re on past your bedtime!

3 Home Town Teams – especially when they’re winning. The Cavs have made me a sports fan ! :)

4 Knowing that “This too shall pass”

5 The smell of freshly perking coffee. Tea just doesn’t do it !

6 Ear phones

7 Contemplation

8 Knowing what you have to do, rather than what you should do!

9 Peacefull protest. Changing the world. Times up Monsanto!

10 Being human

Exclamations !!!

1 Cat alarm clocks!

2 Dehumidifiers !

3 Seeing failures as experiments – thank you Edison !

4 LED grow lights – reminds me of my Disco days! Was I really named after a Gibb ? :)

5 Exclamations !!!!!

6 Enthusiasm – thank you Carol !

7 Ferns finding a new home and thriving !

8  Choices for breakfast !

9  Something’s improving with age – just can’t remember what at the moment :)

10  Having the money to pay bills today !!!

 

 

Diversity

1  The ability to post from multiple devices

2  Multiple devices

3  Gardening – harder work than I thought, but so satisfying

4  Working in the shade

5  Generous neighbors lending tools

6 The resilience of nature

7  Seedlings growing despite me!

8  Offers of help

9  Sharing the Love

10  Diversity

Upping the Aunty

1 Friends, family, partners. Lovem’ while you can! Discovered that a friend has 6 months to live today!

2 Bucket List. Coincidently saw the movie recently. Upping the ante.

3 Miracles. Happening every day.

4 Looking within.

5 Breakfast in the garden. Birds, Bees, Butterflies oblivious.

6 Pruning. Making way for new growth (and a neighbor less anxious).

7 Not being part of Rush Hour.

8 Friends asking for advice. Knowing they really have all the answers!

9 Good Gardening shoes.

10 This Day! The present.

 

Win – Win

1 Sharing.  A neighbors lawnmower in return for grass cutting. We’ve become closer.

2 Transplanted ferns thriving.

3 Community Gardens.

4 Recovery.

5 Electrolytes.

6 Food in the Fridge.

7 Organic.

8 Determination. Focus. Agility. Skill. Perseverance. Things you learn from a Cavs Game :)

9 Adrenaline.

10 Being a good loser.

So Much

1 Compasses. Moral. Emotional. GPS’. Where would we be without them?

2 Flexibility. 24/7/365/Life

3 Starting with the end in mind. Thank you Mr. Covey!

4 Sandals

5 Cats. Playfully in the moment

6 Summer. The promise of fresh cut flowers

7 Choices

8 Home. Despite chores and maintenance and bills

9 Fresh. Fruits. Veggies. Air. Water

10 And so much more . . . . .

Another Day in Paradise

1 Remembering that being is enough, exactly as I am.

2 Not getting caught up in technology. Such a hard thing to do.

3 Tea. Ginger Peach this morning. Remembering Angel Falls and wonderful combinations.

4 Knowing that things happen for a reason. Figuring out the lesson.

5 Stretching myself. Blisters from a long walk.

6 Health. Not taking it for granted.

7 Apple Cider Vinegar. And all the medicine nature provides.

8 Air conditioning. When open windows exacerbate.

9 All that Mothers have in common. Thank you for your Love and perspectives yesterday.

10 Cloth Napkins. And using them for breakfast.

 

 

Mums the word

1 Missing her

2 Sense of Humor

3 Playfullness

4 Quirky sayings – ” I’m so hungry I could eat a scabby donkey”

5 Unconditional Love

6 Wisdom

7 Compassion

8 Hugs

9 coolness @ 88

I miss and Love you Anne, my feisty, hilarious, world  class Mum. Thank you for being a great role model and for all the memories that nourish and sustain me daily.

 

Saturday

1 Walking before the heat

2  The sound of Percolating coffee

3  Early morning light dappling

4 New shiny leaves

5 Distant memories of winter. How soon we forget :)

6 Cross ventilation

7 Cream mustaches. A surprise in my coffee.

8 Walking in bare feet

9 Rooting for the home team. Despite not being a sports person!

10  The weekend