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A Good Read, Another Angel and A Word

My dear sister recommended a book for me that she said was an ‘uplifting read’ especially for moments in life when an uplift is needed.  It certainly has that feeling and is beautifully written. I love the philosophy of live this one  life well and look after each other.

I am delighted with today’s angel. (I won’t show you everything I make, I promise! I am just so pleased to find I can still make a decent job of it.)

I came across a new word today –snudge.  It’s a verb from as in to snudge along, that is to be walking  along, looking downwards as if totally engrossed in something. It made me think of those who walk about with their phones missing all the beautiful glimmers of magic that are all around us. I found it while browsing The Horologicon by Mark Forsyth.

 
 

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Day-Peep, Hyacinths and Bare Ivy Stems

1   Sunrise was particularly beautiful this morning. I love the straight line of the clouds and the sunbeams coming in from the left. The name in the title is what dawn used to be known as by farmers in the Eighteenth Century (as I have just learned from a brilliant book I’m reading called ‘The Horologican’ by Mark Forsyth about lost words of the English language)

Sunrise 7:1:13

Sunrise 7:1:13

2   These beautiful hyacinths were given to us for Christmas and are almost in full bloom and smell just lovely. The scent wafts all the way up the stairs. Aren’t they just the loveliest colour?

Hyacinths

Hyacinths

3    On a short walk down the lane this afternoon, energy levels being still rather low, I noticed this amazing leafless ivy in the shape of a tree all the way from the bottom to the top of the wall.

Ivy stems

Ivy stems

 

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