Stasia's Place Of Grace

Friday, October 25, 2002

 

Grateful For...

• Practicing mindfulness today. I remembered to do it on my walk on the rainy, leaf-strewn grass yard path, and while knitting.

  The Isabella catalog has a "mindfulness bracelet" to remind the wearer to practice (it comes along with a book by Thich Nhat Hanh). I think that's a neat idea! Seems I always forget to remember...

• Finishing up some more holiday shopping. I ordered a bunch of Orange-Clove soap from Goodies Unlimited, as well as some of Aubrey's yummy lip-balms (the chocolate is flavored with real chocolate and is amazing!) Orange and cloves were always simmered by my family at the holidays, so these soaps seemed very appropriate.

  Between those and the tops and vases from John Berglund, I'm pretty much set with family gifts.

• Hearing the "REEE, REEE" of Bluejays and the "Bit, bit, bit" of the Chickadees today on my rainy walk. They were flitting all over the place, seemingly enjoying their bath. Once cooler weather hits, our neighborhood becomes silent of the dronings of humans and machinery. No one ventures forth here when it isn't summertime. I love to be outdoors now that everything is quiet... except for Nature! It is so peaceful, especially in the rain or snow.

• Stopping at Culver's Custard and finding they had pumpkin shakes - yum!

• Planting a whole lot of crocus bulbs yesterday. I thought I'd better take advantage of the rain-soaked ground being soft, and get the bulbs (which arrived this week) into the ground. You know my idea of gardening - dig a wedge with the shovel, throw the bulbs in, stamp the dirt down. Well, it's worked before!

  Come spring, before the snow has even melted, our yard will be full of yellow, purple, and white crocus with their green foliage. Just the pick-me-up I'll need after the winter doldrums. And the earliest natural pollen for the hungry, just-awakening bees!

  Your garden center should have them now, and they're super easy to grow. Why not get a bag and give yourself a pleasant pick-me-up next spring?

Have a wonderful weekend! Have fun with your Trick-Or-Treaters!

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