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Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel Yellow flowers, their secrets tell, witch hazel has now cast its spell – pulled the sun above the trees, scented every gentle breeze, I wander the garden dreaming of spring, witch hazel changes everything. ©Sharron R. McMillan
Posted in Gardening, inspiration, Living Simply, Poetry, Simplicity, Winter
Tagged Beauty, inspiration, winter, flowers, scent, yellow, witch hazel
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Snow Duvet
I love the muffled quiet of snow all around me,like nestling under a down duvet. Icicles hang from the roof edge all the way around the house, beautiful.A gust of wind shakes diamond dust here and then over there. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Living Simply
Tagged Beauty, icicles, inspiration, nature, Peace, photograph, poem, winter
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Special Stops On The New Trails
A hole in the heart of a tree. But it healed, it grew around the wound and it made somethingunique and beautiful from what remained. Inspiring just to gaze on it.
Dolce far niente – sweet idleness
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged bc, Beauty, happy place, idleness, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, seeing, water
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Covid Garden Angel
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged angel, Covid, garden, inspiration, Life, spring, woods
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A Natural Rock Garden
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged bc, Beauty, forest, garden, green, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, seeing, woods
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Hang Ups In The Cabin
We needed a closet in the cabin bedroom. Here’s what Hisnibs came up with. I love it. And we needed a hall closet too, here’s that happy solution.
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged art, Beauty, cabin, closet, design, happy place, hooks, inspiration, Life, milled trees, photograph, solutions, willow
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Braided Rug Finished – Love it!
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged art, Beauty, braided rug, cabin, happy place, inspiration, Life, photograph, rag rug, share
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Lap Quilt Almost Finished
Dresden Plate Lap Quilt for my mother for her 100th birthday in May. It’s almost finished. Eldest daughter did the sewing, youngest daughter sent some special memory buttons to add to it. Middle daughter handmade fused glass buttons and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 years old, art, birthday gift, heart, hope, inspiration, Life, love, memories, mother, photograph, quilt, sewing
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Spirals
The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals. ~Madame de Staël French novelist 1766-1817
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged hope, inspiration, Life, Madame de Staël, mind, progress, Quote, remember, share, spirals, thoughts
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From Log to Shakes – 4 photographs
This cedar log has been lying in our woods for over 50s years. His nibs cut a 20′ long piece and tractored it out of the woods. Hisnibs split the log into 4 sections and then, using a froe and … Continue reading
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Tagged bc, cedar, froe, inspiration, Life, log, mallet, nature, photograph, shakes, splitting shakes, survival, woods
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Just What I Wanted
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~Ben Stein
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged art, bc, Beauty, Ben Stein, decide, forest, garden, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, seeing, share, want, woods
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Questions
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer. ~Rainer Maria … Continue reading
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged art, bc, Beauty, flowers, freedom, hope, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, Quote, Rainer Maria Rilke, survival, thoughts
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Pebble Art – Fish Tales
I love these pebble fish happily floating in their aquarium amongst seashells and plants. The artist is a dear friend of ours and I wanted to share her creativity. Go take a look at her Etsy shop, she has more … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Beauty, fish, inspiration, Life, nature, pebbles, photograph, sea, seashells, water
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Tell It
We have enough people who tell it like it is – now we could use a few who tell it like it can be. ~ Robert Orben
Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity
Tagged art, bc, Beauty, freedom, happy place, heart, home, hope, inspiration, Life, light, photograph, Quote, remember, Robert Oben, seeing, thoughts, words
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