October 16th

“Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf”
Susan Coolidge



The promise of a new day. The promise of good things to come.
The hope that today might give you a chance to keep your promises to yourself, even if you didn't manage that yesterday.
The knowledge that no matter what, today will be spent (at least in part) with those whom you love. That there will be smiles and meals and time spent together. It might not be 'special' time but it will be time and if we are not too busy to notice them these moments will have a perfect charm - just for being the simple moments of our lives.

“Kiss your life. Accept it, just as it is. Today. Now. So that those moments of happiness you're waiting for don't pass you by.” Author unknown

Oh - in case anyone wondered - this is a photo of the last rose still blooming in my garden this year. I don't have many roses and they have been badly attacked by caterpillers this year but somehow this old rose just keeps getting stronger without any help for me.