a spirit of simplicity

I have inherited a new desk  from my landlord who died this past autumn He was what we affectionately refer to as "a Character" and I am absolutely enamored of sitting at this beautiful desk at the window  and watching the world go by ~ Hyacinths are in at the local market. I have one sitting on the new desk and it smells like heaven ~ I went to lunch with my daughter Bonnie yesterday at the Peddler's Daughter it's sort of an Irish Pub in Haverhill, MA we listened to Irish music  and ate fish n chips wrapped in newspaper mine was in the obituaries which reminded me of my papa who read the obits daily and called them the Irish funnies. ~ spring comes foggy and wet to our rather tiny island nothing  but grey skies   ~ My sister got engaged to a great guy!! Friday fave fives Floral Friday fotos skywatch friday Friday my town shoot out soulfood friday  

on my desk there is a frog a poor relation of Mr. Jeremy Fisher whose name, so far as I can make out, is William He's quite content to sit where he is and has told me he has no desire whatsoever to do any hopping about in the garden Which is rather rather convenient for both of us as I find a sweet comfort in his company and he is a fairly sedentary fellow  no amount of kissing will bring it out of him I don't know if that means he is not a prince or I am not a princess but  neither one of us can bear the disappointment of discovery so..... we are happy to leave things lie as they are Share your cup Thursday Little things Thursday

We walked the shore along Canoe beach on one of those teasing days  toward the end of February the younger ones are happy that spring is here but we who are older hang back at the edges we know that the water is far from warm yet and there is probably snow on the horizon   Watery songlines  Women with intention

I have a new desk. It belonged to the old gentleman who used to be my landlord. The woman who inherited the house gave it to me. I'm sitting at it now looking out the window and listening to David Bowie. won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara   An InLinkz Link-up

the good One of my very favorite lines from any movie ever.... WE ARE GROOT Which loosely means, for those who have not seen the movie Guardians of the Galaxy what happens to one of us happens to all of us ~ the random I think I will be getting a new (to me) desk/table today. It's beautiful and I can't wait. I'll post pictures later. the fun I will be getting together with my daughter on Thursday and it will be fun. The good, the random, the fun

spring starts  sipping in slowly like the turn of a phrase but there is no truth to her she's like a teasing girl who leaves you yearning she is two, three, four, volumes and when your two feet are planted firmly  in the warmth of an afternoon careless and free   she hides coyly from the rage of old-man winter's sudden attack and leaves you alone  still freezing in a crisp breeze nothing is free winter and spring sun and shade the sunday whirl

cold This is from last year...other than a week or two it really hasn't been that cold this year. Which we completely and totally deserve after last year in which all kinds of lifetime records were broken and every one pretty much screamed uncle  helper coffee...ahhhh sillies staged so, I'm not big on staging pictures...not even landscapes and especially not people. This is the shot I took before all the grandchildren got "staged" for the thanksgiving photo this year. just because spring is coming scavenger hunt sunday

It has been warming up here on this rather tiny island We feel the slightest hint of spring in the air.  So much so that we walked canoe beach of an evening. climbed on some rocks stumbled across a smallish cairn  watched the moon rising up over the the trees  and the ebbing tide  before turning back toward home in the advancing twilight soul food friday

an acorn is a tiny home in which the tallest oak trees live won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love An InLinkz Link-up

of a morning after a snowfall  it is enough of an adventure to gaze out of the window sunlight glistening off the blue ocean tea kettle whistles its morning tune singing of starfish and snow flakes ~ I have been doing some serious job hunting and I have a few things in the works Yay!!! ~ I am going to visit my sister with my mum for the weekend.  She lives the next state over and my mum just can't do the drive anymore Honestly, I'd rather stay home but I think I will enjoy myself when I get there. ~ We are a wee bit more than half-way through winter! ~ We have a full tank of oil and will be cozy warm through this next cold spell Friday fave fives skywatch friday soulfood friday   6 word Friday

so the oil man came early this morning like at the crack of dawn knocking at the door looking for a check let me write two and post date them it's going down below zero tonight that's Fahrenheit folks and we have a full tank to keep us cozy - so there was no cream for the coffee tiny island store didn't open for another half hour and when i finally got in line the owner let me cut...took my crinkled 2 dollars before the guy with 18 lottery tickets to cash in maybe he recognized the look of desperation on my face so much depends upon..... that first sip of coffee in your warm kitchen on a sunny morning so much depends upon... how you see the world so much depends upon... how we treat each other the poetry lies in a conversation with the oil man  pajamas, morning breath, tousled hair slight scent of diesel in the air  the poetry lies with a purple box of half and half

a merry heart doeth good like a medicine and you are my merry heart all good gifts come from above and you are my above mangata is a moon lit path upon the night time ocean and you are where it leads  around the glistening blue-green sea toward home and you are my home dversepoets imaginary gardens with real toads (55 words)

in the grey morning there is tea and perhaps a spot of porridge but mostly, there's the tea Share your cup Thursday Little things Thursday

Today would have been the 88th birthday of my father. He died in 1981. When I was a little girl and this song came on the radio my father would declare it "Kara's song" won't you come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Your post can be about anything  that feeds your spirit and the family friendly nature of  a spirit of simplicity    Please link to your post and not your entire blog Please comment on at least, the post before you Please post a link back to A Spirit of Simplicity so that others may join   If you choose to follow me I will follow you back I always return comments Peace and Love  Kara

All the politicians singing how do you do they all want to be my friend they all want a piece o' me on and on and on they drone.... you believe that shit?? we might be able to hike through the city but  we ain't gonna be able to cross the ramp they got the law on their side.... that's why they make the big bucks see...I figure 1% of 100 may not seem like much.... but 99% of nothin's still nothin' I got wolves baying  in close and chopping at my heels....  only one match left to light the darkness The Sunday Whirl

the good today is Imbolc or St. Bridget's Day this means that it is the Celtic first day of spring. Today we mark the half way point between spring and winter. This means nothing here in New England...we are just getting started here. But it's good to know that it's half-way over somewhere. The fun Joe and I have made plans for a movie date this week.  We haven't been out in a while so it should be fun! The random It's been a little stormy lately. The good, the random, the fun