Theres a New Peek Into Last Week Video Up~

Just a quick reminder, if you enjoyed the "A Peek Into Last Week" posts, I am now doing video versions of them on my YouTube channel! Please stop by and say "hi"👋! 

xo, TJ

Come By and Say "Hi!" ~

 

Happy New Year! I hope your winter holidays were all sorts of wonderful. 

I have been busy posting over on my YouTube channel! I would love to see you over there 😊 While you're there, please take a moment to subscribe and tap on the bell so that you will be notified when I post new videos! 

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, TJ 

Please Stand By...

 

Once again, I will have to take a step back from my online endeavors in order to manage the overwhelming personal circumstances related to my spouse's disability. I appreciate your continued understanding and patience with our situation and will see you again as soon as I am able. 

Take care and stay well.

(((hugs))), TJ

A Peek Into Last Week (September 9 - 15)~

 

image courtesy: graphics fairy

This past week was mostly spent resting and recuperating from being a bit under the weather. The fatigue was the worst of it so I didn't accomplish much more than the basic household tasks. You know, just enough to keep our home running with clean clothes on our beds and backs, and food in our tummies.

I did manage a bit of decluttering of the paper piles sort, as I was able to do a little here and there, without having to expend much effort.

Well, I'm going to get back to the heating pad and antibiotics now. I hope your week was productive and healthy.

Thanks for stopping by! 

💋xo,

TJ

A Peek Into Last Week (September 2 - 8)~

 

This past week, in between mostly gorgeous blue skies with fluffy white clouds, we had a couple of glorious rain showers! It was nice to not have to water lawns and gardens for a change.

There were a few dreamy, cotton candy sunsets sprinkled in as well.

It was a a quiet week, full of good. simple food made from staples we had on hand, that had been purchased in bulk and on sale in weeks previous...

relaxing music...

a garden with a bumper crop of fragrant basil mamas that have hundreds of self sown basil babies at their feet...

and just to keep things interesting, we had to make a quick visit to the vet for this fella...

I hope you had a a lovely week as well.

Thanks for stopping by! 

💋xo,

TJ

A Peek Into Last Week (August 26 - September1)~

 

Welcome back...to you and the month of September! 

While we have still been experiencing higher than average temperatures, I continue to find most of my entertainment and enjoyable pastimes Indoors. I have been watching All Creatures Great and Small on PBS (the book is in my reading list queue to read) and diving into season 2 of The Chosen.

a hint of clouds...no rain in sight

Even though it has remained hot and humid for weeks on end, and we've also been experiencing drought and red flag conditions, a few nice breaks in the heat have allowed moments for me to get back outside to play in the soil! Experiencing the wonders of my garden again after so long, awakened the sleeping poet within and inspired me to write a few lines about her. Even though she had been left to her own devices for many weeks, she seemed to do quite well on her own. I used to spend many sweet and solitary hours writing poetry, drawing and painting in my younger days. Sadly, I tend to forget those loves until some small something nudges them awake again. I will definitely be doing more of those things in the future!

I have been attempting, once again, to get higher quality sleep and have a better sleep schedule. I have attempted this a few times before, but end up getting discouraged when my mind refuses to cooperate and demands to stay up late. So, I have always thrown in the towel and went back to my night owl ways. This time, I am determined to push through the hard part. I have been applying every bit of good sleep hygiene advice that I have in my arsenal. It is still a work in progress but I am hopeful I will get there. Or...at least achieve some improvement. 

dim lights, candles, a cup of hot tea and a warm bath 

Our family had sad news this past week with the sudden passing of a close family member. It is still fresh and raw and we are in the early days of processing it, but we are a family of faith so that helps to comfort us in these dark days.

I hope your week was filled with pleasant weather, good news, garden blossoms, sweet dreamy sleep and a hopeful heart for bright days ahead!

Thanks for stopping by! 

💋xo,

TJ

My Garden {A Wild, Untamed Poem by TJ}

Inspired by the untamed and self sown beauty that is a small section of my garden, left mostly to it's own devices during our unusually hot summer. I am a wilting flower in hot temperatures so I was unable to tend and reign in much of it but...it THRIVED. And thankfully, these flowers aren't as delicate as their mama! All photos are unretouched and unfiltered, as the beauty of nature simply cannot be improved upon by such, in my humble opinion.

I present to you my wild, untamed, rambling thoughts that mirror the garden as I visited her at sunrise...

My garden is a wild child 

running free with tousled hair.

she has waves of flaming auburn,

and a freckle sprinkled nose,

ne'er a care, and burdens none,

laughing as she goes.

this moment is what she lives for,
tomorrow is not a thought.
my garden is a wild child,
her living not for naught.

today her flowers blossom,
tomorrow they will fade
it is her lot and all is well
as she rests beneath the shade.

will you let your garden blossom?
running yon and here and there?
living as a wild child,
like my garden, will you dare?

Thanks for stopping by and visiting my sweet garden!

💋xo, TJ