W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Fern and Ivy enjoy getting out and running in the snow and I enjoy watching them. We’ve got a few inches of fresh snow and until the dogs ran through it, it was a clean white blanket. I’ll be stepping out to clear the drive and walks and playing a little, too. Making the Days Count, at play and work, one day at a time.
What have you done lately to play?
It’s Christmas morning and Fern and I are the only ones awake, really I am the only one awake. Fern is curled up in her favorite chair overlooking the lawn and the lake. It was grandmas favorite spot, though the chair has changed. Grandma passed away a little more
than five years ago but her memory lives on.
We drove north to the lake Wednesday morning. O drove one car with Fern and B and I took another with Ivy. We’ve spent the last couple of days readying the cottage for Christmas and it looks and feels like Christmas. Snow is gently falling and all is silent on the lake and in the cottage.
This morning I came across a memory and tweeted it….
I remember reading about this to my mother in law in 2014 and sharing the picture book with her… peace and calm came over her… The Christmas Truce https://t.co/rdUm831Dw1 #historymatters #TodayInHistory
— Clay Watkins (@makingdayscount) December 25, 2020
And I went back and re-read my post about reading the story to my mother-in-law. Please read, if you have time – Stille Nacht. Continue reading still silent, Stille Nacht
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday, December 16, 2020
We all would like to gather this holiday season, but we are keeping our distance. Making the Days Count, one day at a time while remembering to look, listen and be cautious, always.
What good news have you heard recently?
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday December 9, 2020
It is amazing what we can find if we only look. Making the Days Count, one day at a time while remembering to look around, always.
What are you hoping to see today?
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Making the Days Count means finding color in the world around you wherever you can find it.
How are the colors you are seeing when you look around?
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Making the Days Count means being patient, sometimes it’s best to sit and wait before good things will come.
How is YOUR patience these days?
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday November 11, 2020
Making the Days Count even on a cloudy day there is sunshine. You just need to have faith that it’s there.
What keeps you moving on a cloudy fall day?
If you had told me that I would be sitting outside writing a blog post on the second Sunday morning in November, I am not sure if I would have believed you.
But I am. The sun has shifted in the sky from where it is in the summer. I can feel the sun on my temple, and I can see my shadow in the laptop screen in front of me. Like many summer mornings when I have written a blog post outdoors on the deck at home or by the lake, I am wearing a pair of shorts and a sweatshirt. The temperature is 67F or almost 20C , there is a gentle breeze, and the sun is shining. It is a beautiful morning.
Yesterday morning, the puppies and I, sat outside and I enjoyed my morning coffee instead of inside on the couch. They sat side by side staring into the backyard, seemingly on watch for the critters they long to catch. The two puppies are really dogs, but they behave like puppies do full of curiosity and eagerness to run, jump, and play. Ivy, the older one, will be 11 years old in a few months and Fern, the younger one, is a little more than a year and a half.
We are repeating yesterday morning’s unusual opportunity – sitting outside in early November. Continue reading Sunday morning, November 8th
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday November 4, 2020
Making the Days Count when the sun shines, when it’s cloudy and overcast and everything in between.
What are you doing with your sunshine?
W^2 or W squared for Wordless Wednesday October 28, 2020
Making the Days Count, one day at a time.
How are you holding up?
