Listen to your heart, not your head!

Follow your dreams

Hope you're feeling...

....well nurtured and nourished,  like this artichoke heart today.. ?

"What is this nurtured and nourished feeling you're talking about Jean"?

And how do you get to 'feel' nurtured and nourished?

One leaf at a time! 

Something irritating you right now?

Fix it!

Don't leave it to go moldy and spoil the 'whole' of  you! 

I encourage you today.. 

Feed yourself with only....

Good, uncomplicated, tasty, natural foods

Get some good easy exercise

Listen to good music

Speak only kind, encouraging words

Think no evil, see no evil, hear no evil..

Listen to good news only

Enjoy good and uplifting, stimulating company,

Savour a glass of good wine

Have only good thoughts

and pretty soon..

You'll be feeling all nurtured and nourished again!

I wish you a brilliant Friday. 

We've got a mouse in the house!

Oh dear.. we've got a mouse in our house! 

How do  you know this Jean?

Well on Saturday morning I purchased some of the most tastiest baby Rosa tomatoes.. 

put them in my special blue/white little bowl and placed my bowl on the counter. 

I always keep my tomatoes out of the refrigerator.. at room temperature.. they are just the best this way! 

Yesterday morning.. I discovered 'somebody' had been nibbling on them! 

Dash.. ok.. little mouse.. my gloves are out!

I don't mind you eating one of them, but to nibble on all 20!!! 

Unless you have a family with you?

Oh no!!! Are you as pretty as my little mouse?

How many children do you have Mrs Mouse?.. or are you a Mr?

How big  is your family?

Family,
Our family is a circle of love and strength,
with every birth and every union
the circle grows,
Every joy shared adds more love,
every crisis faced together,
makes the circle stronger

So......

We set 2 x traps last night.... with the favorite tomatoes.. 

and this morning.. the traps had been set off.. 

but no mouse, thankfully! 

You see.. we live on a golf course, with lots of Australian bush all around.. bird life is prolific.. 

and I guess the field mice as well! 

And its that time of the year now! 

Spring has sprung.. and everything is eating and producing! 

So this morning.. it was moving day for me and my kitchen..

Move the fridge.. look behind.. NOTHING,

Move the dishwasher.. look behind.. NOTHING,

Move the microwave.. look behind.. NOTHING, 

So.. continue through the lounge room.. 

Look under the couches.. all sealed.. NOTHING

Look behind the Television cupboard.. NOTHING..

By now.. the whole house has been turned upside down, and inside out.. and still NOTHING! 

So.. tonight!?

I'm sitting on this chair in the kitchen.. waiting! 

My umbrella, my pile of books and me! 

Watch out! This is my house.. go next door please! 

Do you like sharing your house? Do you have a cat I can borrow please?

Aah.. I know.. 

 These dear little clay figures were made by the little deaf Chinese boy Tom Lai we were weekend house parents for.. about 15 years ago! 

Miss mouse has lost her tail.. 

the cat has lost her one ear, 

the Dusty the dog still barks though!

Tonight they are  going into my blue bowl

hopefully,.. the mouse will get the message! 

And will be just a memory by tomorrow! 

Memories.. from Cats..

Daylight

See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day . . . 

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan 

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was

Let the memory live again  

Every streetlamp

Seems to beat a fatalistic warning

Someone mutters

And the streetlamp gutters

And soon it will be morning 

Daylight

I must wait for the sunrise

I must think of a new life

And I musn't give in

When the dawn comes

Tonight will be a memory too

And a new day will begin 

Burnt out ends of smoky days

The stale cold smell of morning

The streetlamp dies, another night is over

Another day is dawning 

Touch me

It's so easy to leave me

All alone with the memory

Of my days in the sun

If you touch me

You'll understand what happiness is 

Look
A new day has begun

Hopefully my house is mine again.. and they've moved away! 

Reaping the rewards..

Plough, water, feed, nurture, nourish = rich rewards

Looking today at my garden

When we arrived to live in Brisbane.. oh my gosh.. my poor garden had been so neglected.. 

That was October 2010

Now skip to 2012.. 12 November 2012.. time flies when you're having fun huh?

So.. whatever is on your path today, anger, hurt, disappointment, suffering, stress,
.. dig in deep.. nurture . nourish.. feed.. water.. weed.. and pretty soon..
your path will be coming up roses!  

Don't look at the dry and barren NOW! 

Keep focused and even though, it might break your back.. those rewards will come!
I wish you a peaceful Monday. 

Ok.. I'm out in the open.. my good/bad habits..

My good habits include

Regular exercise

Good eating life style

Going for my routine health check ups - eyes, teeth all functioning well?

Maintaining regular contact with my dear and loved ones? 

Regular massages - good for the stress levels

Changing my 'wine o-clock' routine at least twice a week

Taking my vitamins and health supplements

Do something very special, just for me occasionally 

 Taking time out of work routines for a catch up lunch/coffee date with my friends

Maintaining my wit and charm by reading, and increasing my knowledge

Keeping long distance friendships alive

Check my posture when I'm on the computer 

Keep my wardrobe neat and tidy

Darning when I notice a button off, or a hem coming down

Regular home entertaining - cooking and nourishing my family/friends 

Ok.. so my bad habits.. nothing hidden here! 

I'm a recluse - I enjoy my own company - not a social creature some times.. 

I buy too many pairs of ballet shoes.. they all look the same! 

I haven't changed my make up application style in 25 years! Estee Lauder Double Wear Make Up Base.. Dark brown  eye shadow closest to lid, creamy beige on upper lids.. mascara.. orange lipstick .. voila!

I am stubborn.. my husband says. 

I am a clean freak.. house must be maintained and cleaned through twice a week if not more often!

I can't stand to leave dirty dishes at night
I eat too many chocolates and lollies

I spend too much money on others 

I buy too many books..I haven't read half of them on my bookshelf

So.. there you have it.. I'm exposed.. how about you?.. 

I have a few more questions for you.. 

Can you face yourself in the morning? 

Are you guilty about something you said or didn't say?

Are you positive, regardless what the world throws at you?

Can you maintain your joy, your passions, your charm, your wit, in spite of circumstances?

Are you a fence sitter?.. 

Do you make decisions easy?

Are you a bully?

I leave you with my favorite quote..

Pinterest 

Go out there and do your best daily!
As a man thinketh in his heart.. so he is.. Proverbs 23:7

What is your contentment Jean?

Hot or Cold.. Hot Chocolate ANY DAY, ANY TIME..

                            Water or dessert?.

Water.. I'm not a dessert person.. I have to have water, green, around me..

Morning or evening person?.. aah. definitely an evening person.. I don't function well first thing in the day, but can go all night till late!

City or Mountains?...

Mountains.. green, soft.. high.. low.. make it mountains anyday.. the city is for the birds!

 Crisp or soft?

Silk please.. I'm not a cotton, starched person.. make mine soft whispy floaty silks..

Sweet or sour?

Sweet anyday.. I'll arm wrestle  you for the last bars on the slab of chocolate.. the last toffee.. the last jelly bean!

Do you know what you want/need? Are you afraid to state your mind?.
Do you suffer in silence, under a blanket, or do you speak your mind?..
Myself.. I'd like to think I'm a positive, and an encourager ..because of this... I will always hesitate to state my mind if it will hurt/offend .. but I'm never ever afraid to speak/defend the truth,  for the sake of my integrity. My word is my honor.. Its the only thing that remains.. after the fat lady has sung!

 

Summer... summer.. slip, slop.. slap.. bare footed on the beach..here I go.. which one.. summer or winter?

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Daytime or evening?... Full moon, or no moon.. oh gosh Jeanie.. give me a full moon anyday/night!