For Today

I love this idea for the documentation of daily life from The Simple Women's Daybook. I've been having trouble focusing my thoughts recently...as you may well imagine...and I thought it might help to have a few weekly prompts for my blog.  I'm going to use Peggy Hostetler's "Daybook" journal prompts (which I found via Ali Edwards), once or twice a week.

FOR TODAY: June 22, 2009

Outside my window...the clouds are beginning to break and blue sky is appearing after a day of heavy rain.

I am thinking...how much I love being creative...how it fulfils my soul.

I am thankful for...the weekend and the Father's Day that I shared with my father and brother.  We aren't able to get together very often as we all live in different parts of the province.

From the kitchen...easy, peasy...we're taking dad out for spaghetti tonight.  I haven't eaten spaghetti for months so I'm really looking forward to it.

I am wearing...jeans.  I haven't worn jeans for years but just recently found a pair that feel GREAT.  Love being in jeans again!

I am creating...a piece for a"DRESSing the situation.  This needs to be mailed off to Stampington fairly soon - this week in fact, as it has to cross the border and that's not always a quick process.

I am going...home tomorrow.  It's a long day's drive...usually about 8 hours of driving, and sailing time on the ferry.

I am reading...nothing at the moment...it's been a literary 'dry' year for me.

I am hearing...the quail calling outside dad's home.

Around the house...all is quiet.  Dad and I are on our respective computers and Bob just came home from walking Molly and is resting.

One of my favourite things...is my new video camera.  It's PINK!  (that was an accident, we didn't realize it was pink until we got it home).  It's a Kodak Zi6, is teensy, tiny and fits in my purse.  I've been taking video's of dad "at home" all weekend.  I feel sad that I don't have any video of my mom.

A few plans for the rest of the week: go home and regroup.  The foundations may begin on the house later this week (still waiting for approval of the plans!). 

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

 

We had lunch in an organic food cafe today and I loved the way these oh so green grass shoots were reaching towards the light...strong, healthy and vigorous.  Nature is a wonderful model to remind us to reach and grow and keep our faces turned towards all that is light and bright in the world.

Comments

[Serena]

I enjoyed reading your post today. Journal prompts can be very helpful.

I'm so glad you have spent a lovely Father's Day with your Dad. How neat that you now have video footage of your Dad...great memories. I hope the trip home is fun and not too boring.

Great photo as always!