A day out

Had a really enjoyable day with my parent. I`m so thankful that she has settled well into her `new` home. (Well, new = 6 months)

Sunday joint

...that my joint of meat was cooked in time for me to go and collect my parent today.

Music to the ear

The house is again filled with the beautiful sound of bird song

The rain stopped and the sun came out - a real blessing to the day

Just in time

I realised just in time this morning, before I parked my car on a local car park, that my seasonal parking ticket would have run out of date! So I saved myself getting a fine and luckily found a handy parking place on the road.

Alive

I`ve just been so thankful these last few days that when I`ve got up in the morning my little bird has still been alive.

(see my other blog - Shanny`s Day - for more details)

Enough

...that I had enough stamps for the large mailing of envelopes I was preparaing.

Frost

Everywhere looked so beautiful covered in thick white frost this morning.

Help at hand

I was so thankful today that a couple of people passed by as my mother was getting out of my car, as Mum (not being very mobile at the best of times), slipped back and sort of fell backwards half on and half off of the seat, and got at an awkward angle to get herself out, even with my help. The couple responded to my call to them and came and helped me to get Mum out of the car safely.

Feathered friend

I was so glad, when I got up this morning, that my little bird who hasn`t seemed well for the last few days was still alive, and he even seems just a little bit better today.

....that it wasn`t frosty and slippery when I walked to work this morning

Beautiful nature

Saw a really beautiful sunset across a field white with frosty snow, and trees silhouetted against the orange sky. Beautiful.

Useful technology

...for technology! - being able to find on my computer (google maps) a veiw of the place I`ve to go to tomorrow

Time

I actually had a whole Sunday to myself. Really nice. Just went to church in morning and evening and had the rest of the day at home relaxing. (well, if you can call taking Christmas tree and cards down and packing them all away, relaxing?!)

Friends

A lovely day spent in the company of two good friends

It gave me a smile

The sight of five tiny dogs trotting along the pavement with red and blue coats on, gave me a smile today.

New life

Sitting looking out of my office window this morning my attention was caught by a bird on a shop ledge opposite, it was picking up small pieces of twig and flying up under the roof with them. It was such a lovely sight, to see and realise that it was starting on nest building. It just seemed a lovely "new" start to the New Year.

A NEW YEAR - A NEW START TO THIS BLOG