A Wise Owl.

I love quotes and poems, and this

one crossed my desk today. Enjoy!

~ Chy

Best Reward.

I enjoyed a couple of bubble baths this weekend. We did a lot of gardening (weeding mostly) and got ready for our neighbor to move some dirt for us as soon as he has a chance with his tractor. I love working outside but my favorite part is the long shower or bubble bath once the work is done. The best reward for a job well done I believe.

Woke up to dark skies this morning. It's supposed to rain quite a bit this week, which we're happy about. The temps will be low at night though, so we didn't leave any of our seedlings outside ~ next weekend it perks up and then we can feel comfortable with planting in to the ground and in our pots. I've kept my lavender pots inside at night as well. They're pretty hardy but I'm more comfortable with them being inside and warm until we know it will be more stable. 

I'm working a few mornings a week at our hospice, just for a couple of hours. We hired a new staff member that we'll share with the nursing team and I've got lots to do to prepare for her arrival. We are also at capacity ~ all 12 suites are full. This also means more deaths and the staff is doing well in welcoming individuals as well as saying goodbye in their final days with us. I've created a debrief program and we had our first sessions last week, which went quite well. Today I'll be home before lunch as we have a meeting with our clinic's nurse who is going to help us with our weight loss management plan. Excited to get going. We've done well on our own but have both hit a wall so she'll get us over this blip in the journey. The rest of the afternoon I'll probably curl up on the couch and catch up on paperwork and planning for the week. Always a lot to do and never a dull moment! I hope you have an amazing day.

Namaste my blogging buddies. 

~ Chy

Right Here. Right Now.

What I'm wearing .... a very whispy pale green mid calf cotton slip, with a pale yellow light cotton dress over top, showing just enough of the green to be very Springy!

What I'm reading .... Almost done "No Ordinary Life" by Suzanne Redfearn. Either tonight or later tomorrow. And then it's on to the next good read. Then I'll pick a new one.

What's happening in my kitchen .... Sunday dinner is cooking ~ we were going to bbq but the tank was right on empty, so cooking inside now. Steaks with Asian salad. Light but tasty.

What's outside my window .... Very sunny and hot, blue sky and lots of birds flying around. I found a sweet little lady bug in the garden today hence the Susan Wheeler print. 

What I'm thankful for .... great weather and lovely neighbors who stopped by yesterday for a fun and laugh~filled visit. 

What I'm smelling .... dinner cooking ~ smells so good.

What I'm hearing .... the tv and the fan above the range. 

What I'm crafting .... work on the dollhouse this week. I did some re~organizing in the art studio so I can move forward on some plans I have in mind. Almost wish I was retired.

What's on my mind .... worries that I don't want to think about today. I'm trying to learn to set things "over there" so they don't cloud my mind 24 hours a day. It's slow going but I'm determined to get there. Leaving this up from last week. Exactly where I'm at on a Sunday, a day for being, resting, playing and creating. Worries can wait until tomorrow. 

Words to live by .... 

"We might think we are nurturing our garden. But of course, it's our garden that is really nurturing us." ~ Jenny Uglow

Enjoy your week.

Namaste.

~ Chy

Sunny Sunday.

My sweet ceramic basket that I usually put out for Easter has not gone back to the storage room just yet. I think it's just perfect to house a small plant pot, so out it stays. 

Today is so sunny! But that will change tomorrow when the rain settles in for about 4 days. We do need it. The bit we got last week wasn't really enough, though it greened up our landscape (looks so amazing now) and helped with the forest fires. I'm so hopeful the rain will come and stay as long as they've predicted so the fires can be brought under control. So scary but thankfully not close to our region. 

The plan for today is to cut back some of the old growth on my perennials, get the rain barrels set up for the season, finishing weeding the veggie patch and plant my pea, carrot, beet and onion seeds. Holding off on the others until it's warm again after all the rain. Then I'm going to take a long shower and relax on the deck ~ trying to finish my book so I can start the next one. Indigo had a great sale not long ago and we did a little stocking up. Maybe some art studio work later as well. I've been doing some purging and tidying, and hope to work on the one dollhouse this week that I'm trying to finish up. I've got some new ideas to try. Getting there!

I'll be back later with "Right Here. Right Now."

Enjoy your sunny Sunday. Namaste my buddies.

~ Chy

New Projects.

A quilt I'd love to create with my daughter

I'd doing the squares. She would crotchet

them all together. Wouldn't that be the

most amazing project? I would love this.

Currently figuring out how to hang curtains with

the rods we've bought. Not quite as nice as this

but the same idea to "hug" the window instead

of being straight on. Now to get them hung up.

Do you have any new projects on the go?

I always have a list and chip away at it.

Namaste my blogging buddies. 

~ Chy

Wishing ....

.... that Covid would soon disappear and

we can all be together again ....

.... that my mom's dementia would magically

disappear so we could have her back ....

.... that the residents in our brand new hospice

all have the most peaceful, love filled deaths ....

.... that the World takes the lessons from this

huge Pandemic and moves forward with grace

and love and respect for all. That we relearn

how to live and are better for this in the end ....

What are you wishing for these days?

Are you hopeful for better days ahead?

Namaste my blogging buddies.

~ Chy

Our Weekend.

It was supposed to be a very rainy weekend starting today but it actually rained for a bit on Thursday and then a bit more yesterday and now the forecast for this weekend is blue sky and mid to high 20's (Celcius) for temperatures. We plan to make the most of it. I have my kids grief class this morning and then the rest of the day will be outside. Movie night later and because dgs has gone to visit his dad for the next 10 days (schools are closed here due to Covid), we can watch movies that aren't kid friendly! A bit of freedom.

So what's happening around the cottage this weekend? Our neighbor is coming down to scope out where we've finally decided to put our shed and he's going to move the dirt pile over to that spot and then level it out. We'll then build the decking, which shouldn't take too long as we've done this before and the boards are all cut. We hope to start on the shed but will see how hot it gets and how our time goes. We're also moving the chairs over to a spot in the shade to stain them (if I have enough stain) and our lampposts need to be sprayed as well. Hoping to figure out first how to replace the batteries in them so they work and don't just look pretty. I have some weeding to do. No planting just yet. Another week and we should be good to go, though I am contemplating planting my peas and carrots as those can tolerate cool nights. Excited to watch our veggie patch grow.

What's on tap for your weekend?

Big plans or just a time to chill?

Namaste ....

~ Chy

September Wedding.

Our oldest son and our sweet, almost

daughter~in~law were planning to get

married on September 4, 2020 (their

10th year together) but Covid changed

all their plans. They have now chosen

a new date: September 4, 2021. And

a new location. We are so excited to

all be travelling out to the island and

hope by then, things will be much more

open so we can all enjoy our time together.

Wish us luck that September 4, 2021 will
be there wedding date and that we can all
celebrate together as a family. Truly, we

can't wait and have high hopes we can.

Namaste my blogging buddies.

~ Chy