Happiest of birthday wishes to my friend Sonia. To have her as a friend is to have sunshine whenever you might need a little brightness or a lift to your spirits. Which really if you think of it is really most of the time, isn't it.
I woke up with this song in my mind and warmth in my heart.
xo
margie
i was overwhelmed by the sense of this
on my birthday weekend
surrounded by family ( deborah and rebekah were there in spirit for sure) and friends
so much beauty, kindness, generosity, creativity
so much love
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thank you arounna for taking this lovely photograph
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thank you
i am truly blessed
m
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visiting arounna at the ooak show, naturally dyeing eggs with tamara and caitlin, pajama party with lilith , benjamin's birthday, painting easter cards outside in the backyard , it was a gorgeous day on saturday, a visit from the easter bunny at oma's house, lots of cooking and baking for the easter/birthday feast
hope you all enjoyed your weekends too
xo
m
i was blessed with the best easter suprise ever when my son, benjamin
was born at sunrise easter sunday
27 years ago
i found this photograph in my dresser the other day with a photograph of tamara, benjamin and i
he looks to be about the same age as lilith is now
and they look so much alike
looking at this photograph makes me very happy
and
edgar thinks so too !
happy birthday ben
you are wonderful
xo
mom
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my baby turned 20 today
what a beautiful woman with a heart of gold she has turned out to be
notice the similar hairstyle lili has to her auntie
i just couldn't get the song catch a falling star out of my mind early this morning, well really it is still early
i keep deborah in a little pocket close to my heart, well of course not really deborah but the thought of her
whenever i am feeling a little lonely or a little sad , I think of her and she brightens up my day
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sending you a billion polar bear kisses and hugs today
have a wonderful day with your friends out in Halifax
mom
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don't forget to be kind to yourselves today
you are all so loved
xo
m
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thank you to all the family and friends who came out to celebrate with us
this little lady is so surrounded by love
i think the her favorite things were meeting her cousin alexandra for the first time
lilith would have followed her anywhere :)
eating not one but two organic chocolate cupcakes ( baked by papa ben)
her very first time eating sugar
she adored one of the big colourful boxes that a gift from her god parents came in
and I think her favorite gift from me was the six dollar green egg shakers
she loves to make percussion
xxoo
oma
i altered the mural geninne made for me when she visited
in preparation for lilith's first birthday party on sunday
the banner on the top of the tree say
"free to be"
you can be anything you want to be lilith
and your family, all of us will be here to help you along the way
and now for a flash back to the seventies
does anyone besides me remember this
it is a longstanding tradition in my family
to
at the stoke of midnight on new year's eve
to open up the front door and back door of
the house to let the new year in
and
the old year out
then to light some sparklers and make some joyful loud noises
this year we had to be careful not to let the little kitten escape
or wake up lili
but after a delicious meal cooked by matthew and rebekah
slight changes in the routine (like not naking olie bollen)
were fine with me
on new years day I went for a hike in the beautiful snow covered valley
with old friends
it was perfect
how did you spend your first day of 2013
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xo
m
perhaps it was the bringing together
of four generations
for a most delicious family feast
but this christmas
more than ever
i realize that the most important things
in life
are family and friends
and the love they share
for one another
even though i missed terribly my sisters and brother, nieces and nephews and their little ones
i was comforted by the knowledge that my sister, Helen brought them all together in Ottawa
for a family feast, Alice would have been very proud of
so before i shed tears all over my computer
I will change those tears to joy and share only a few images of
christmas in the land of resurrection fern.
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we are family
all of us here
and
all of you there
looking forward to 2013
xo
margie
