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Ellie894 December 7, 2022
Believe…
falling stars…
When this piece found me yesterday it had been defaced. Unkindness was carved into it, by an unknown someone. I went to the closet and pulled down my paints, acrylics and the brushes that go with them. And I set to work transforming it. A plain black background as a night sky… a woodland floor at rest under a tall straight pine… two cardinals in joyful flight…and above and around it all… stars… a night sky full of stars and wishes… nothing now but kindness and joy…
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Ellie894 December 6, 2022
knit 1&2
Cotton yarn to tell this tale, k
nit one and two,
hear the whistle on the rail,
red and green and then some white,
a tiny scarf unrolls,
for a mouse just right,
or, will it be a bow,
strewn about a present,
as a soft dusting of snow,
or, mittens or a hat,
like you, it can be anything,
…just like that,
this yarn has traveled a very long way,
to be stitched and gathered,
on a cold winter’s day,
with time and care,
knit one and two,
and love to share…
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Ellie894 December 5, 2022
A beautiful day to you…
May your blessings be more than
The feathers in flight
And may joy be yours
All day and all night.
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Ellie894 December 4, 2022
Mr Moose agrees…
Have you ever noticed how books
are like butterflies
A hard cloth cover
like a cocoon
And the pages,
the hidden insides
all pure potential
The gift of wings,
to transform the very heart of you…
They are mystical and magical
sharing tender loving care
everywhere, they happen to be
Yes…books are definitely like butterflies…
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Ellie894 December 3, 2022
Feline Friday…
As it’s 12-2-22
I can’t think of any better way
To start this day
Than with 2 orange tabbies
Ready to run out and play
May your own moments
Be quite as full as theirs
With gazing out of windows
Dozing and napping
Perhaps a little toe tapping
Some swishing of your tail
And letting your thoughts … so gently sail…
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Ellie894 December 2, 2022
November…or…December… 😉
Keep what was good from yesterday
Bring it with you into today
Add a touch of this and that
Some shiny buttons and a knitted hat
Bless it with a smile
And share the joy, for a long country mile …
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Ellie894 December 1, 2022
Dog & Butterfly
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Ellie894 November 30, 2022
E.B. White…
“He learned to deal with their colorful language and the terrible heat of the mess, and to carry huge cauldrons of hot stew from the galley down a vertical ladder. Not only did he grow strong physically, but the farther down he went in the ship, the better he felt about himself.”
– Beverly Gherman writing about the beloved children’s author E.B. White
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Ellie894 November 29, 2022
Helper Elfer
Its time to get out the Christmas boxes full of decorations and memories.
Before I do, I tidy up.
Dust the dusty.
Wrap up odds and ends and tuck them away for a few weeks.
Make room!
Create empty space…
In me as much as around the house.
I find that I like the tidying as much as the decorating.
The emptiness is soothing,
…yet, so very full of possibilities….
And, of course there’s Jack,
My professional helper elfer!! 🐾☺️
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Ellie894 November 28, 2022
all my heart sees 