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  • Everyday a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy in everyday. 2/2/24 We can see snow on the Olympic Mountains today; a beautiful sight, with meringue clouds on top. When I go swimming today I will be able to lie on my back and take the whole panoramic view. It is humbling that I live in such a beautiful city. What…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy everyday. 3/1/24 Riding my bicycle through the Beacon Hill park reminds me of riding down the mud roads in Manitoba when I was a kid. I would venture out into the countryside and ride for miles. There would be crater sized holes left from winter snow and ice. They would be filled…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy in everyday. 2/29/24 Rain. I love the smell of it. Tears from the clouds. It stimulates all the olfactory glands. Today the smell of daffodils, soil, snow drops, tulips and trees. A sweetness to the air unlike the crispness of fall and those leaves that lie like spent tin soldiers on the…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy in everyday. 2/28/24 Nesting is delicious. There is something luxurious about getting between the layers of linen and wool; the relief the body feels fully supported after a day of living. The quiet one feels. As a child, I remember not wanting to rest at the end of the day. Bedtime always…

  • Every day a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy in everyday. 2/27/24 Have you ever watched clouds form and change? Yesterday I went for my Salish Sea dip and the clouds were fascinating. Lying on my back, riding the waves, I watched the clouds pirouette across the sky. Big, bold, clusters of white mixing with dark transparent wisps of air; a…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket.

    Finding the joy in everyday. 2/26/24 Brilliant sunshine today; billowing clouds on the horizon. 3 degrees Celsius. Slight easterly wind. Great day for a dip in the Salish Sea. My absence from the water is felt in my lack of energy and alertness. I feel a bit like a frog on a bicycle…My body is…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket

    Finding the joy in everyday. Day 24 2/24/24 When a friend comes over and helps you set up your IWatch and fix your bike lock with graphite… that put a smile on my face today. Friends will do that for you! Hug a friend today.

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket

    Finding the joy in everyday Day 2 2/22/24 Have you noticed how everything feels better when the sun shines? After many steel grey days, when the sun bursts through the haze, it feels profound. Light breaking through shadow. It illuminates that which cannot be seen; my heart soars; I wear a smile like an unfolding…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket

    Finding the joy in everyday, Day 21 2/21/24 Do you remember the ‘Jetsons’, ‘Get Smart’, and the ‘Avengers’? I was intrigued with their gadgets; flying cars, shoe telephones, multi-functioning watches. This year I turned 70 and bought an electric bike for my birthday. My partner bought an Iwatch for me. She felt I needed extra…

  • Everyday a stone in my pocket

    Finding the joy everyday Day 19 2/19/24 It’s Monday and the 8:30 am alarm has rung. Lately, getting up early has been difficult. I feel sleep deprived since Christmas. I lay in bed and drift in and out of sleep. 9:00 am. Janie Many Toes wakes me up with her Meow and warm body perched…