Today is …. #8

…a day to be kind.

kindness matters,

kindness multiplies,

kindness is contagious,

kindness is visible love.

 

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

 

Weekly Smile

After being in Kew Gardens to see all the beautiful Orchids,

I visited my mum.

She has an old Orchid plant.

It just opened for me while I was there.

What a beauty.

This made me smile.

 

 

This is my smile for Trent’s Weekly smile.

 

Today is …. #7

… a day to love,

spread love,

give love,

receive love.

 

 

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,

while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Lao Tzu

 

 

Sending you all

so much love ♥♥♥

Kitchen Capers and my Primula

Liz from Leaping life blog inspired me with her Kitchen Capers.

Liz made her own loaf of bread.

I was itching to make my own bread too.

Looking up James Morton on you tube

I found an easy recipe – a mug bread.

 

 

The result was fantastic,

and half the bread was gone within minutes.

Thank you Liz for your yummy post,

I will certainly do it for next weekend again

as we were all so impressed.

 

My Primula was very busy making more flowers.

Look at the difference from my last post here.

Kew Gardens 6th Smile – Orchid Festival

‘He has made everything beautiful in it’s time.’

Ecclesiastes 3,11

 

and to bring the beauty from all over the world,

Kew Gardens is celebrating the Orchid Festival until March 10th.

It really is a festival of colours, sounds and beauty.

This year there are Orchids

from the world’s most biodiverse county: Colombia.

Breathtaking displays of orchids,

a sweet smell,

accompanied with Colombian music,

even the cacti have hats on….

 

Let me take you through with this donkey:

 

Animals made include a toucan,  a swimming turtle…..

A sloth

 

and a life sized Jaguar

 

There are 1000’s species of orchids,

different colours, different sizes.

Enjoy the show:

 

 

Please click on the individual photo to enlarge.

All photos taken by me at Kew Gardens.

 

 

Today is …. #6

… a day to be silent

Reflect

Meditate

it feels so good

 

Silence is a source of great strength

Lao Tzu

Silence relieves stress and tension

Silence replenishes our mental resources

Silence can regenerate brain cells

The world is a garden

If you look the right way,
you can see that
the whole world is a garden.

~ Frances Hodgson Burnett ~

 

A beautiful view at Kew Gardens on a slight frozen pond.

Nature is fascinating!

picture taken by me at Kew Garden

Today is…… #5

….a day to start something new ……

There might be a change in your life,

a new chapter in your journey,

a new skill to learn.

Change or a new beginning is always daunting.

One step at a time, it is manageable.

The journey of a thousand steps begins with one step.

Lao Tzu

Kew Gardens 5th Smile – Temperate House

A cold day in Kew Gardens and so many things to see:

The Temperate house is home to an internationally important collection of temperate zone plants, including some of the rarest and most threatened.

It is the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world.

As a Listed Grade 1 building, it has been restored to its new glory and re opened in May 2018.

 

Walk with me and enjoy the rare and beautiful plants.

Nepal Yam

Giant citrus fruit

Australian plant

Click on the individual picture to enlarge.

Each plant showing off its beauty in different ways.

There is a spiral staircase to walk up along the Gallery.

The view is fantastic, and the sun was shining.

On my way out I passed the gift shop and found some lovely Bamboo socks.

I couldn’t resist.

 

I’ll be back at Kew very soon!

all pictures taken by me at Kew Garden