The Happy Gardener

I walked in to work like happy little sunbeam today. I was coming off of a wonderful weekend - relaxing, pleasant and warm - and had decided to approach Monday with an energy. It lasted like 15 mins. As usual, things had broken over the weekend and were waiting patiently for me when I got back on Monday. Much stress was encountered. And then this evening, determined to run in spite of the heavy traffic on the treadmills at the gym, I came home, changed quickly and went out to run on the warmest day in a month or so. Only to find that the bitter wind made my ears cry within a mile and a half.I soldiered on, regardless, but pain was encountered is all I am saying. On that note, A Mid Winter Day's Dream : Snows melting, sun shining, birds babbling, outside my window as I'm pleasantly dreaming of spring coming. Blooms planting, temps rising, days lengthening in my warm thoughts as I dream of spring coming. But, daylight fading, cold winds blowing, gray clouds gathering outside my w

A blog in 3 to 4 parts - snapshots of the weekend. We are bonded - bonded for life. We are different. Night and day with a million shades of gray. I bask in attention, especially yours and you stand back and smile. I jump for joy and sulk days away and you balance me out. You give me perspective. I am naive, eager to be pleased and give in to doubts. You weather the storms with solemn grit. You fear for my grace and I for your strength. Everything I learnt, I learnt from, with and around you. You laugh at my foolishness. I am foolish cause I am secure in the knowledge of your presence in my life. In everything I do. I stay a kid in your indulgent shade and I take you back to that carefree life with me. We will always be children. ~ It's amazing how a simple word, sight, sound or smell can trigger off a stream of memories. Like today, as I was in the car with C, I noticed that my lip balm had mango butter. And it smelled a little like it. Mango. Summers in In