tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800085191782332432024-03-12T19:31:24.960-07:00My Mountain CottageElspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-83631419638205589272015-07-05T21:57:00.000-07:002015-07-05T21:57:47.305-07:00June Days<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>June brought our family some beautiful gifts. First of all there was the birth of our first granddaughter Miss Matilda Grace. What beautiful little miracle she is. Our daughter Claire gave birth to Matilda in her own bedroom on the 13th June. We got to meet her just hours later and we are just completely in love with her.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We also celebrated the birthdays of 3 other family members.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The next wonderful news was that of the announcement of my lovely daughter Sarah's Engagement to her darling Emmanuel. We are just so happy for them both.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>So this last month was full to overflowing with joy.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I have been busy minding grand babies and helping the new little family settle in to being a family of four. I have smothered My gorgeous Samuel with grandma attention and helped with all those tasks that help keep a home running. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We have been wedding dress shopping and browsing at flowers and bridesmaid dresses. The wedding will be in Hong Kong which adds another level of excitement to the occasion.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Back at home we are still working on the building of our garage. It is coming along nicely too.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>My garden is wearing winter well, with the beautiful purple of the Hardenbergia in all its purple glory. There are bulbs pushing through the cold earth preparing for the arrival of spring. The chooks are growing and laying and we had our first blue/green egg last week!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>All in all it has been busy but wonderful!</i></span></div>
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<br />Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-18715932996069307292015-05-26T20:33:00.003-07:002015-05-26T20:44:43.414-07:00As Autumn turns to Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>How quickly Autumn is making her departure and the cold days of Winter are nearly upon us. For our little family June days bring the promise of new life. We await the birth of a new grand daughter who is due Mid June. We eagerly anticipate the joy a new little life brings. June is also the month of other birthdays and celebrations. Our little grandson turns two and there are birthdays for his dad and one of his aunties as well.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>It brings beautiful cool days and amazing colour in our trees and shrubs. It is a most beautiful time of the year.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>My hubby has built an incredible new chook house, we like to call it the Country Chickens Association or the Wonky Chicken Chalet!</i></span></div>
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We have begun the renovation process on our lovely old home. We have started construction on our garage, hopefully it will be finished in the near future. Next will come an en-suite off the main bedroom. It is a slow process and I need to try to be patient. I'd love it if it happened much quicker than it will! But it is fun choosing widows and doors and tiles and wall colours.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>February has brought us lots of rain and a fair bit of sunshine too. The days are flying past and I want to savour each one. We are busily preparing to begin the renovations on our lovely old home. We should be ready to begin in earnest in March. So we have been looking for all the things we will need. Choosing taps and hardware, I found a beautiful old Mantelpiece for my Sister's bedroom and a lovely old wash stand to use as a Vanity unit in our bathroom. I've been looking at tiles and bricks and wall colours. It's all very exciting and I am itching to get started but as you know renovating calls for much patience!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I have been purposefully choosing gratitude each day this month. It isn't that hard if you put your mind to it. I want to count the ways I feel His love and care for me. I want to find the good in my days and be mindful to seek the positive. It is both a discipline and a sacrament. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I want to notice the small details of my life and savour them and give thanks for them.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>This past week I spent time minding my grandson. I got to hold his chubby little hands and have him sit on my lap while I read him stories and play games with him and cuddle him to sleep. These things I will store up in my treasure trove of memories for the rest of my days.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am surrounded by love. I choose to focus on the beauty in my days. Our daughter shared the news that she is expecting a baby girl in June. Our little Samuel will be a wonderful big brother.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I give thanks for this indescribable gift of joy. Being a grandma is such a wonderful part of my life.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I'm filled with awe that I should be so privileged.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>After spending time away I have come back to my lovely garden with fresh eyes. I've enjoyed wandering about and inspecting the plants and noticing how much they have grown. I have sat and happily watched the chooks scratch and dig, looking for insects and worms. The baby chicks have grown so much too.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Every day is a gift. A gift to be appreciated and lived in, in gratitude. I am loved. I can share that love and grace with the people I do life with. I acknowledge that it is a precious gift.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> I look for small things to name. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>A sunset and sunrise.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Chubby arms around my neck.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Thunder overhead.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Strawberries picked fresh from my garden.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The smell of fresh clothes on my washing line.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The sound of rain on my tin roof.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The pretty baby dress bought for my unborn granddaughter.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>My husband's familiar and dear hands.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The smell of toast cooking.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>My beautiful roses and their delicious fragrance.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Each and every tiny detail.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Gifts of love to my heart.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I count them one by one and am filled with joy! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>This year instead I have set myself the challenge of finding things to be grateful for each and every day.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Living in gratitude can become a habit, one that changes how we view the world. I've always like the verse 'seek and you will find' What you look for will be found. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>so you must decide what you will look for. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am excited for what this year ahead will hold and having things to look forward to is a wonderful thing. But I don't want to miss out on being happy and joyful today.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am full of wonder that I get to be a grandma to my lovely boy and that there is a new little person on the way!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We are in the process of selling a house so we can continue with the renovations to the house we live in now.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I'm so thankful that I get to enjoy a long and happy marriage to my best friend.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I have the BEST sister in the world. Every day she is a blessing to our family.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Tomorrow holds the promise of more good, more joy, more contentment.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I'm learning about focus. I'm learning through experience how to use my camera better. I'm learning through experience how to live better. To be more present. To enjoy this amazing gift of life I've been given.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I'm learning to love more. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>To smile more.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>To stop and smell the roses, and pick them and photograph them and share the joy!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Well that is another Christmas come and gone. There seems to be so much going on in the lead up to Christmas. Lots of planning and shopping and choosing and wrapping gifts. Menu planning and decorating then before you know it the big day has come and gone. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>It feels as though this year has gone as quickly as the rest. It has been a year of ups and downs. Of happy days and sad. Of family joys and sorrows.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I love watching the seasons through my garden. Summer has been slightly different than last year. More rain but at different times than before. Some plants have flowered later and some have flowered that didn't flower last year. I have changed a few garden beds around and some needed to be moved entirely due to the start of our building of a garage. All of this has been slow in progression but on looking back at photographs you can see the change and growth. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am looking forward to a new year in my garden. A new year to plant and harvest and enjoy. To live peacefully in the beauty and earthiness of it. To dig in the dirt and prune branches. To mulch and weed. To wander and just enjoy all it offers my soul. To just sit and soak in its wonder and beauty. Thank you God for this year and for a new year to come. For this life you've given. For all the joy and for the heartache too. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am in love with David Austin Roses and I love carpet roses and the beautiful Banksia rose that grows beside my house. I am awfully fond of the nameless climbing rose under my kitchen window. Blue Moon is delightful and its fragrance is delicious! I have just planted Iceberg and beside her 3 more David Austins along the fence.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I dream of having enough of my own roses to be able to have vases filled with roses in every room of my home.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>These are our newest chicks... Miss Penelope and Miss Loretta </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> Dot and Gladys have hit that awkward teenage stage :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> Meela would love to be allowed to play with our girls!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The last few days have been so warm it feels as though summer is not far off. In fact its only 8 weeks till Christmas! I am waiting patiently for my roses to bloom. I have lots of buds ready to open. The two climbing roses beside the house are flowering and looking lovely. </i></span></div>
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Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-42914610561790765042014-08-22T20:16:00.000-07:002014-08-22T20:16:21.468-07:00Spring is in the air<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I have had a lovely week away spending time with my daughter Claire, her husband and my grandson. It was wonderful to play with him and give him lots of cuddles. He is a delightful little man. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I have come home to my house and garden. It has rained for a week and everything looks alive and growing. There are bulbs coming out and my plum tree is flowering. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I came home to the most beautiful gift from my daughter Sarah. It is a wonderful white Bird house with a rustic metal roof. My husband has fashioned it on to a post and we have found it a home in the garden. I have plans to plant a lovely garden bed around the base of it but we have positioned it under the Japanese Maple... </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I LOVE IT!!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> I always love driving around our little neck of the woods...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>It takes my breath away every single time I come up over the hill and see this vista..</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I love the look of the houses perched all over the hills. I love all the federation style houses here. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I look out towards the horizon and see miles and miles of bushland and wilderness.. and I think to myself, this is my home.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the look of the bare trees with tiny buds holding the promise of spring.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In nature as in life. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love the stability of knowing after Winter comes Spring, then Summer and Autumn.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After nights of weeping and sorrow, there is promise of a new day. A new season of blessing.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>This place of healing, this place of joy, this place of doubt, this place of struggle, this place of sanctuary.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>As a couple and as a family we have endured hardship. We have dealt with sickness and loss of income. We have struggled with mental health issues and we have dealt with betrayal and abandonment from those we trusted and loved. We have suffered many losses, due to circumstances beyond our control we needed to leave a place we called home for many years. </i></span></div>
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<i style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">May has been a lovely month here in the mountains, we have enjoyed some lovely sunny days. I have done a bit of cooking and candle making and I've been knitting as well. I made a little beanie for my grandson. He is now 11 months and it won't be long before he is walking. It's hard to believe that he is nearly one!</span></i></div>
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Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-28640229493202798732014-04-20T23:44:00.000-07:002014-04-20T23:44:19.186-07:00A trip to Mount Tomah Botanical Gardens<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>On Easter Saturday we headed out on a road trip to The Botanical Gardens at Mount Tomah in the Blue Mountains. It was glorious weather and my darling husband and wee sister and I decided a day out was in order. It took us about 45 mins to drive through the mountains to get there. The sun shone, the scenery was delightful and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Fiona and I even took a little trip on the shuttle bus to have a round trip of the gardens. We dubbed it the 'Senior citizens' tour bus... we being the youngest travelers! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> The Autumn colours were beautifully on display.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4103366.Lauren_DeStefano" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Lauren DeStefano</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/13392566" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Wither</a></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>This Easter I have been full of gratitude for the gifts I've been given. For joy when I have known much sadness. For peace when I have been unsettled. For family when I have known loneliness. For Love and grace and the Knowledge of my Father's presence when I have known periods of loss. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>My heart sings... thank you.... thank you.... thank you....</i></span><br />
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<br />Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-31199216152283843452014-04-17T23:31:00.000-07:002014-04-17T23:31:06.819-07:00Beautiful Autumn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>It is Easter weekend, the sun is shining , the family is together and there is much to enjoy and be thankful for.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the crisp mornings with dew on the grass and lovely light. I adore the colour in the trees and falling leaves. </i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have had an abundance of parrots visiting our garden.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Camellias are flowering and there are red berries all around. What a wonderful time of year.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am thankful for the gift of life I've been given, for those I love being nearby. For God's unending love and grace.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>I am full of gratefulness and wonder...</i></span><br />
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Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-8438440605483990102014-03-28T22:06:00.000-07:002014-03-28T22:06:34.516-07:00a pleasant Saturday drive...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>We have had a wet week here. It has kept us indoors a lot. Today we got up and though it was cloudy the sun was trying really hard to peep through the clouds. So we decided it would be a great day for a drive. We headed west on the Great Western Highway towards Blackheath. Our first stop was Evan's Lookout where we took in some magnificent Views of the Grosse Valley.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> When we got to Blackheath itself we crossed the Railway line and headed down to the Megalong Valley where we stopped for a leisurely lunch at the Megalong Tea House. It was delish! Home made Pie and salad. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>It was such a pleasant day, just my darling and I enjoying each other's company and getting away from everyday chores and worries. It was lovely to be in the fresh country air and see the countryside. There were farms and cows and rusty old sheds. I feel refreshed and relaxed and happy to have just stopped and smelled the roses or in this case cow manure!!</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Most of these pictures were taken by my darling who has given me his permission to use them. </span></i><br />
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<br />Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2380008519178233243.post-38844496879607664462014-03-17T17:49:00.000-07:002014-03-17T17:49:06.219-07:00to mend a broken heart...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> <span style="font-size: large;"> My heart has been heavy the last few days. A deep sadness has rested on my heart.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>There has been much in the news recently about a family whose 13 year old son was abducted and murdered by a serial violent pedophile. It took the family and police 10 long years to find their missing boy and bring to justice the evil man who perpetrated this shocking crime. My heart aches for this family, for their bravery and their single minded commitment to finding justice for their son. The case is now closed, justice has been served and the monster is now jailed for life. Yet this family will never be the same again. Their precious boy will never come home. Wounded for life. They have used their pain and incredible heartache to start a foundation in Daniel's name, to protect other children from such horror.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> <span style="font-size: large;">Our family has lived through its own heartache. We have been touched by brokenness and sorrow. Those who prey on children destroy the lives of their victims and their families. It is a difficult road to travel in the aftermath of such evil. As a parent of a child who was preyed upon, there is a pain so deep that overwhelms your heart and mind that you wonder if you will ever recover. To acknowledge that you were negligent in your duty to protect, to bear the guilt of it even though many kind friends say it wasn't your fault. It has been a difficult journey to take and one I wish that I did not have to travel.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> The nightmare begins for you when the child is old enough and strong enough to share the terrible secret they were made to keep. They have been living their horrible nightmare for much much longer. Your heart breaks over and over again as you watch them struggle through the healing process. It is a long and terrible one. The sadder and angrier they are, the guiltier you feel. </i></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> There were days when i felt that I could not bear the pain. My heart hurt as if it was physically broken. I clung to my heavenly Father's love and presence. I rarely asked why had this happened. My questions and recriminations were aimed at myself. Why did I not know these people were evil and not to be trusted? Why did I not notice at the time that things were terribly wrong? For many long years we dealt with our guilt, our pain and our sorrow.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hanging on to hope is all there is...</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> But healing does come.. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> Not quickly</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> Not easily</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> <span style="font-size: large;">But one day</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>You learn how to smile again. You learn that healing and hope and joy are possible once more.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>You learn that forgiveness is possible. That you can move forward and onward but you are never ever the same.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>You are stronger, wiser and much more compassionate.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>You know what really matters in life and what doesn't.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Pain and sorrow does that for you. It teaches you to value the important things in life.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Family. Love. Forgiveness. Peace. Grace. Goodness....</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> </i></span>Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841250870546884751noreply@blogger.com3