Category Archives: Positive

Spring has sprung – I love this season.

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We are renovating our house and the days go by really fast.

As we are doing everthing ourselves, it takes time.

Yet it is fun and very rewarding.

Now with Spring our daily garden tour is a delight.

So many flowers ….

Isn’t that beautifully colourful.


Our Walnut – found in Germany is also growing beautifully.

The frogs have been busy too. 🙂

And when it was cold we were cosy in front of the wood burner.

Spring 
is a lovely reminder
how beautiful 
change can be.

I love Spring –

the change makes me happy

What change did you see in your surroundings,

which make you ‘Spring -happy’ ?

Kew Gardens 29th Smile – Orchid Festival

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This years the inspiration comes from Cameroon.

Beautiful displays

make this festival wonderful.

Crafted animals from Cameroon say hello.

Many beautiful Orchids were on display.

Hanging, standing, stuck into the animals,

reflecting on the water.


A very colourful display

with such a variety of different orchids

with amazing sweet fragrances.


An orchid in a deep forest
sends out its fragrance
to appreciate it.

Confucius
All pictures taken by me in Kew Gardens

The next project – recycling at home

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This time I recycled an old wooden war chest ,

found in the attic.

It made a coffee table with casters as it has handles to move around.

I scrubbed it down a bit and varnished it.

I love the old used look of it.

I wanted to leave the writing on the top of the box.

It says “Richtmaschine” “9809”

It is so much fun to recycle/reuse old objects!

Life is a balance
Of holding on 
And letting go. 

What a surprise

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What a wonderful surprise.

My amazing friend François from Sketches in Stillness

sent me a hand drawn card.

Francois remembered I love lady bug so much.

I love it! ❤️❤️❤️

My last post picture 52 is from my favourite calendar from Francois’

Sketches in Stillness in December.

Of course I have the 2023 calendar hanging up already.

Francois certainly gave me my big smile today.

Thank You François! ❤️

If you see someone without
A smile
Give them yours. 

Thank you and Happy 2023

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We will open the book

Its pages are blank

We are going to put words

on them ourselves.

The book is called Opportunity

and its first chapter is New Years Day!

Let’s write

a wonderful book together!

For being with me during 2022

You mean so much to me!

Love you all!

 

May the New Year be a happy one for you.

May it bring Peace, good Health,

Joy, Happiness, lots of Love and Kindness

to everyone!

♥♥♥

Picture of the Week #52

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The last picture of the week this year.

Hope you enjoyed the series

and it kept you inspired.

My last picture is from my favourite calendar from

Sketches in Stillness in December.

Food for thought

Bring love whereever you go.
Shine light wherever it's dark.
Be kind wherever you are.
Leave blessings wherever you've been.
Sending you warm hugs and happy thoughts your way !

12 days of Christmas – 12th day of Christmas

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Kew Gardens featured this famous English Carol

with every handmade number standing in the gardens.


On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.

In todays world we can replace these gifts:

Twelfth day with Love


Wishing all my friends

a peaceful and very happy Christmas

May your wishes come true

Peace on Earth

Love to All

♥♥♥

12 days of Christmas – 11th day of Christmas

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Kew Gardens featured this famous English Carol

with every handmade number standing in the gardens.





On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.

In todays world we can replace these gifts:

Eleventh day with Honesty

‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is a famous singalong Christmas carol that runs through the twelve days that make up the Christmas season – beginning on Christmas Day and ending on 5 January, the day before Epiphany.

I’m using it as a countdown to Christmas.

Each day represents a new gift, starting with ‘a partridge in a pear tree’ and ending with ‘twelve drummers drumming’.

It’s a traditional English tune dating back to the 1700s, which some historians actually believe to have French origins.

The version we know best came from Frederic Austin, an English composer who set the lyrics and added some flourishes – including the drawn out “five go-old rings” – in 1909.

The carol is a cumulative song, which means that each verse is built on top of the previous verses.

12 days of Christmas – 10th day of Christmas

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Kew Gardens featured this famous English Carol

with every handmade number standing in the gardens.




On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.


In todays world we can replace these gifts:

Tenth day with Forgivness

‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is a famous singalong Christmas carol that runs through the twelve days that make up the Christmas season – beginning on Christmas Day and ending on 5 January, the day before Epiphany.

I’m using it as a countdown to Christmas.

Each day represents a new gift, starting with ‘a partridge in a pear tree’ and ending with ‘twelve drummers drumming’.

It’s a traditional English tune dating back to the 1700s, which some historians actually believe to have French origins.

The version we know best came from Frederic Austin, an English composer who set the lyrics and added some flourishes – including the drawn out “five go-old rings” – in 1909.

The carol is a cumulative song, which means that each verse is built on top of the previous verses.