Arriving back from my vacation can often feel like a shock to the system, as we adjust back into the realm of being busy, as our days of relaxation are soon over.
Having had time away in beautiful Scotland, when I arrived home, the weather in England had been exceptionally warm, and therefore everything in the garden had bloomed, including the weeds. So, among our first tasks was to set too and water and weed and sow seeds that still needed to be sown and plant out things which had been in the cold-frame which were ready for the allotment.
This was what it was like when we left this piece at the end of April before my holiday.
Sometimes things have to take a backseat and it happened to be my blogs this time that were pending. So, apologies for those of you who still await my replies to your generous comments on my last post. I am hoping to get around to responding shortly to all, and have made a start.
This is how the weeds had grown in a couple of weeks, and the rest of the allotments were the same.
But sometimes we just have to follow the flow, and for the moment, I need to pour my attention into planting and sowing for the moment.
The older we get the more effort it takes and sometimes I am just too tired to do anything else other than stare into space and enjoy the solitude and quiet space as I empty my head which we all of us need after spending time hoeing and weeding between beetroot and parsnips seedling. So in the afternoons I have been meditating and sleeping, rejuvenating and going within the flow of Now.
This view looks down to the sheds and there is more of the plot behind the sheds, which gives you the scale of our plot.
Please know that I will get around to your comments and eventually your blogs, but for now I need to honour my body as I find all I want to do is sleep. So, I am Just going with the flow as I get caught up with what needs doing in our home and our allotments.
Fruit bushes now weeded between since this photo.
Have a beautiful weekend and remember. ENJOY THE NOW OF YOUR MOMENTS, for we take so very much our Now Moments for granted.
Love and Blessings and hope to be back to normal blogging very soon.
Sue
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May 18, 2018 @ 19:55:33
Reblogged this on Dreamwalker's Garden and commented:
I will be back on my Gardening blog soon, In the mean time this is why I have been absent. Wishing you all A Happy Gardening Season.
See you Soon.
Sue
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May 18, 2018 @ 19:56:14
Hi Sue,
I have been thinking of you so I was excited to find you here today! I hope you had a wonderful time in Scotland. Will you be watching the Royal Wedding? They seem to be 2 lovely souls 🙂
Rest, relax, and enjoy yourself,
love, Linda
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May 18, 2018 @ 19:59:41
Hi dear Linda.. Who could not watch the Royal Wedding, that is all the media has been talking about, I will watch the happy event, but not the repeats of the repeats that I know will follow lol.. So happy you caught my post and while I am still on line.. Hope you are well too and will be catching up with you soon also.. BE Well dear Linda.. LOVE and Hugs.. xxx ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 20:00:53
hugs ❤
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May 19, 2018 @ 00:11:08
Who could not watch the Royal Wedding
Me, that’s who. Royals? Bah, humbug!
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May 18, 2018 @ 20:06:45
You rest up all you need to, dear Sue; the blogging activity can ebb and flow as needs be, and just as is natural for it to, for all of us — none of us are disappearing. H ❤
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May 22, 2018 @ 12:19:42
Thank you dear Hariod, I am resting up from the garden today as I overdid it a little yesterday, So taking a hour or two here to catch up today.. And I have a wonderful community here of understanding WP friends.. Thank YOU dear Hariod. xxx ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 20:47:10
Welcome back Sue! Thanks for sharing your trip with us. Such a pretty place! Rest up, for we’ll still be hers💗
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May 22, 2018 @ 12:32:45
Thank you my friend, So pleased you enjoyed and thank you for your patience. ❤ Love and Hugs xx
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May 18, 2018 @ 20:49:15
Hey DW!! Hope the trip was wonderful and your soul was revived. Now it’s back to dirt under the finger nails. And we love that. I believe the changes we are undergoing right now are zapping us all in many ways. A lot of people are tapped out of energy. Some days I want to just sit and read but then I can’t keep my eyes open. Granted we are all aging, but….Dimensional shifting is far more complex than imagined…I wonder where we are at this point….Hugs to you my friend. Glad you’re back…Much love…VK ❤
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May 22, 2018 @ 12:40:41
Hi VK yes the trip reached the parts that needed reviving 🙂 And you are right about ‘Changes’ both outwardly and inwardly.. You have no idea the amount of effort it has taken to just switch back the computer!… LOL.. As the ‘Shift’ I feel is taking me further away from blog land at the moment as all I want to do is sit out in nature, and absorb her light.. So I am taking my time on line in bite size chunks.. As I orientate myself back into technology.. 🙂
Many thanks for the welcome back.. I appreciate your well wishes VK.. And the same back to you.. Hope you get that Book finally read.. 🙂 ❤ Love to you xx
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May 18, 2018 @ 20:58:10
I am glad you could visit your beloved Scotland again. Take your time, we are here whenever you are ready, Sue💖
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May 22, 2018 @ 12:41:57
Thank you dear Erika.. Scotland is always a Joy to visit, and yes Nature is making sure I take my time back into Blog land.. 🙂 Much love back.. ❤
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May 22, 2018 @ 19:23:56
LOL… I hope that I can make sure I get back to Scotland one day 💖
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:02:09
I hope you can also, you will never be disappointed ❤
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May 23, 2018 @ 19:39:44
I have no doubt 😊
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May 18, 2018 @ 21:11:20
Somehow the entire post felt like a poetry to me, as I read it kept rhyming continually 🙂
As much as I miss your presence, your post inspires me and as if gives me permission to follow my heart and take the time to myself, without the pressure.
“stare into space and enjoy the solitude and quiet space as I empty my head which we all of us need’ – especially this – I feel I need so much of this, that so many tasks remain undone even though I clearly know they are to be done. I have to remind myself that it is my normal. My moments are mine to create and enjoy.
Amazing pictures and I am happy for your vacation and gardening Sue.
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May 22, 2018 @ 13:03:51
Dearest Pragalbha, thank you dear friend for your lovely comment.. And your words,
Like you I would often feel pressured to keep on keeping on, while all the while deep inside I was ignoring the voice which told me to rest. Now I listen more intently to that voice, and no longer feel as guilty, thinking I let others down.. When in fact all I was doing was letting myself down, by not resting and taking time out for self.. Doing so is not selfish, it is preserving our health, and taking time to be in nature and meditate allows us to reconnect and rejuvenate our energies to that which we now need to align with.
So true… Keep Creating and Enjoying Pragalbha, in ALL you do.. ❤
Love and Blessings xx
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May 22, 2018 @ 22:33:32
Deep smile and Much Love dear Sue 🙂
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May 23, 2018 @ 08:09:22
❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 21:16:48
Mother Nature doesn’t wait for any of us. Good work Sue!!
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May 22, 2018 @ 13:13:10
Yes she has certainly managed to get things moving in the time we have been away Val.. I was amazed to see how much things had grown in our absence.. ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 21:22:15
Weeds wait for no man Sue 😀
And for the privilege your back lets you know your blessings for the next few days ❤
Glad you had a lovely break (no, not your back 😀 ), and enjoyed some long awaited warmth ❤
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May 22, 2018 @ 13:17:44
So true Mark.. I only wish at times our crops grew as fast and as strong as the weeds.. They grow twice the rate lol.. I am having the day off from the allotment today, Hubbies orders, as I over did things yesterday.. So taking advantage and trying to catch up a little here… But the birds are chirping and the sun is shining, so in a few minutes I will close down here to enjoy the afternoon Sun.. And catch up again later… Thank you for your warm welcome back and yes, we are making most of the warmth while we have it.. For in a blink all can change here in England.. LOL..
Love and Blessings back.. ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 21:41:23
ENJOY THE NOW OF YOUR MOMENTS……………..Love this! Thank you for the gentle reminder…………..
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:28:40
Happy to have been able to remind you 🙂 and thank you for your lovely visit.. ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 22:26:17
Do you or your husband have family in Scotland? I see you love to travel there. I think I remember telling you that my grandmother’s father’s family was from Scotland (I am very diverse) with the last name of McFadden. My grandmother’s mother’s family from Germany with the last name of Ohm. Anyway, glad you had time away and that you are back and not to worry as your garden will be beautiful soon. xoxo
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:32:29
Hi dear Renee, the answer is no to that question, just a love of the country.. I remember your own connection and many over in the ‘States’ can trace ancestry back to the time when for many the only way of survival was to head out for a new life in America.. So many sad tales of eviction in the clearances that took place of families that were treated terribly by rich land owners.
Thank you Renee.. we are getting things back ship shape again.. Much Love my friend.. ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 22:29:37
So good to see you! What a lovely garden Sue xo
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:42:20
Thank you Lynz… Happy to be back and slowly but surely working my way back into Blog land.. ❤
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May 18, 2018 @ 22:33:07
I keep going outside to do some needed yard work, but like you, I find myself getting very thirsty and sleepy, so I come in for breaks. I don’t have near the project you’ve got going there. Maybe next year. This year well just get a few buildings back in shape.
Love and Light,
Co
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:44:33
I always say leave some for tomorrow, 🙂 and it eventually all gets done.. Rome wasn’t built in a day as they say, So taking things piece by piece you begin to see where you have been and see the results.. Happy Gardening my friend.. Enjoy, but do not over do things.. ❤
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:50:51
While it was cold outside, I would blog first thing in the morning and go outside when it warmed up. Now that it is hot, I will go outside in the morning, then blog in the afternoon and enjoy the cool of the indoors. 😉
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:55:32
I did it reverse this morning, as I over did it yesterday, and hubby told me to rest.. So I did a little blogging this morning as I caught up with comments and their blogs, And enjoyed the afternoon Sun, Now catching up again in the evening..
It may take all week, at the rate I am going, but Nature has to come first lol..
Enjoy the Cool of indoors.. 🙂
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:56:57
Thanks! Enjoy the cool and the warm, but in moderate doses. 😉
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May 22, 2018 @ 22:00:13
Exactly.. 🙂
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May 18, 2018 @ 23:05:52
Welcome back. Beautiful holidays looking at your pictures one can say you had a spiritual holiday as well and a journey as well. I know for me before I go on holiday my mind seems to go into overdrive but when I am amongst nature my thoughts percolate and I have spiritual epiphanies. Your allotment makes me dizzy and tired with all the work you put in there. Bringing my mothers yard up to par as my siblings have neglected the property. My mama is happy to see someone taking an interest her property. I admire your hard work with your allotments. I know it is hard work but at the end of it all you receive spiritual gifts.
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May 22, 2018 @ 21:59:51
Yes it was a wonderful holiday with places not visited before, and you understand what a garden and allotment take Joseph, I hope you are now helping bring your Mother’s garden into shape.. No easy task I know if it has been neglected.. Nature brings her own rewards, like yesterday morning it was misty and dew had created dew drops on a plant, I bent down on my knees with my phone camera, and tried to capture the rainbows I saw in the drops, Alas though they didnt show on the photo what I saw.. Magical diamonds of colour.. So Nature’s gifts are Spiritual Gifts, that you and I are blessed with..
Many thanks Joseph and don’t go working too hard either. 😉
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May 23, 2018 @ 00:02:59
I have been working on my mom’s garden and one of my friends that came for a visit told me she knew I was home. I asked her why and she said that the gardens are starting to look not as neglected. She couldn’t put words to what she was seeing. It is like you creating magic in your allotment and home garden. People recognize that touch in feelings and not in words. That is kool when you see rainbows in drops. Big smile as I have seen those as well. I have just planted the veggoe gardem/ Tomatoes , herbs, cucumber, squash, pumpkin, sage, chives. sage,. Still have to pick up some lavender and rosemary. I put in 24 tomatoe plants. I think that was enough.
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May 23, 2018 @ 08:22:51
You should have more than enough in 24 plants in tomatoes, 🙂 Also two types of cucumber, the normal ones and a lemon round one, I have not tried before, so should be interesting!. I took some pictures of our plants the other day and hope to be putting a Garden post together shortly..
And it is amazing how people notice the care and the love that goes into a garden.. We had many people stop to admire our begonias in pots on our front the other year.
Herbs I love, and I too have mint in the allotment ( not one for the garden unless you have in pots as it spreads all over ) . We have rosemary, oregano, and thyme in a pot at home.. Enjoy your Garden, sounds like you are getting it ship-shape. 🙂 and thriving again.
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:30:23
Yes there is the love of gardening for my mother as I want her to have good memories into her consciousness before she passes. When I first arrived she seemed depressed and not talkative. I would ask her questions of her childhood living on a farm. She wasn’t talking much but she did talk a bit. Now I have opened Pandora’s box where she is impeding me and my writing. She has an uncanny ability of getting in my way or she starts talking incessantly when I begin to write. From not laughing or chuckling now for the first time she does belly laughs which is nice to see.
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:38:00
You see Joseph, your healing touch reaches out, Laughter is a wonderful healing tool.. And who knows, some of her memories and thoughts may well be written down, for use at some other time..
I wish I had written down my Aunts memories of when my father was a child and the family history.. Now when I need to ask there is no one left who can let me know, I have only one elderly Uncle left out of my fathers large family, and he is very ill.
So enjoy the laughter… And I am sure your words will find their way to the page.. ❤ Hugs
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May 23, 2018 @ 13:14:36
Yes I can begin to write down her thoughts. Healing is everywhere. One just have to reccognize it as such
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May 19, 2018 @ 01:22:25
I am sure you have had a wonderful L…O…N…G holiday Sue. Welcome to the ever eager fraternity waiting for your beautiful words and pictures. I know your first attention would be your garden. 🙂 Have a nice weekend.
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May 23, 2018 @ 10:57:45
Bless your heart Balroop and thank you, yes the garden is getting ship-shape, as I rest up a little today.. These weekends all seem to merge into one, as time seems to fly ever faster lol.. Thank you, and hope your weekend was a good one also 🙂
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May 19, 2018 @ 03:05:36
I’m so glad your time away was beneficial, Sue. Seems it was for the weeds as well 🙂 I need to follow your lead and take some time for reflection. Love and light to you, my friend ❤️
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:05:11
Thank you Tina. Yes the weeds know how to grow when no one is looking LOL.. Much love returned xx ❤
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May 19, 2018 @ 04:33:50
I’m so glad you enjoyed your vacation. It always takes me a bit to transition back to routine. And I love how you go with the flow – working in the garden, sleeping, staring into space as needed. This encourages me. I find that as I get older my energy fluctuates a great deal. Working outside can get me energized to the point that I don’t want to stop. Other times, I love to sleep. Take all the time you need for you, dear Sue. ❤
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:06:51
Thank you JoAnna, at last I am getting around to your comment, I hope you do find more ME time my friend, we are worth spending time with ourselves!.. 🙂 And I seem to be sleeping more and more these days.. 🙂
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May 23, 2018 @ 21:15:42
We are worth spending time with ourselves! 🙂 I’m about ready for a nap. 🙂
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May 19, 2018 @ 05:21:23
I was in my garden this morning and tied to the sewing machine all evening.Nothing goes as easy as one would like. The weeds have been very prolific this year and are taking more energy than I have right now. I too am going with the flow and making no apologies for it. Rest is essential especially after all the backbreaking work. Most of us need a vacation after our vacation because we put so much energy into it. Rest and do what you need to do as I will also be doing the same. A lot has been let go of for now. I’ll catch up too as soon as I can but we both need to take care of priorities. Most of the bloggers who have gardens understand this slow down in the spring and summer. Enjoy your rest and we will see you soon. Giant hugs and love,
M
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:27:33
Yes its been weed growing weather I think everywhere Marlene, lol, I confess to overdoing things the other day and got orders from hubby to rest up while he finished off. I ended up in bed all afternoon.. But we think we know best lol.. and so keep on keeping on.. So today taking advantage of more rest time and catching back up in blog land.. I hope you also take heed and rest up too Marlene, Sounds like you have had a busy schedule yourself.. Happy Sewing.. ❤ xxx
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May 19, 2018 @ 05:44:21
Welcome back Sue, you have been missed, I think everyone appreciates a break when returning from a holiday, just to normalize our routine and get back into sequence, looking at your allotment I think that is a massive amount of normalizing you have to undertake. But at the end of the day it is worth it Sue, even for followers who only get to see pictures of the results of your labours.
Cheers.
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:31:40
Thank you Ian.. To be honest with you Ian it took some persuasion to motivate my inner self to even turn the modem back on. lol.. And yes its all worth it in the end.. Thank you my friend, I sent in a request.. and will look out for new posts.. LOVE and Light my friend and big hugs to Ana.. xx
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May 19, 2018 @ 11:34:29
It’s lovely to see your pictures of Scotland and I am so glad you had a lovely time. Your lottie pics and gardening creativity are also a joy to see….I read something today and thought of you. A flower does not dream of a bee, she blooms and the bee comes. Hugs for you, lovely Sue xXx
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:51:13
What a wonderful quote about the Bee Jane, thank you for that.. We put a hedgehog box in the garden and low and behold I now have photo evidence we not only have one hedgehog but two.. And one was sleeping in it the other day.. So when you build it, they come.. LOL.. More of that to come on my garden blog in the future.. Happy you enjoyed Jane, and many thanks for your comment.. 🙂
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:09:00
Ohh, Field of Dreams Sue….I hesitated before replying, because I didn’t want to add to your load. ❤
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:30:17
LOL.. thank you for being thoughtful. lol. but slowly getting through my back log but I have missed so many wonderful posts along the way, I get lost within them, So do not Worry Jane.. I so loved my visit to your part of the world.. And have the rest of the afternoon logged in.. LOL.. ❤ Bless you.
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May 19, 2018 @ 15:25:32
Welcome home, Sue!
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:56:13
Many thanks dear Jennie 🙂
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May 24, 2018 @ 02:54:26
You are most welcome! 🙂
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May 20, 2018 @ 02:00:02
Welcome back. Hope you can get the rest you need. Lovely photos of Scotland. Love that you are back to gardening. Love and hugs.
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May 23, 2018 @ 11:57:28
Thank you Elizabeth, Happy you enjoyed the post and yes, ‘We’ both need to remember to ‘Rest’ lol.. LOVE and warm Hugs my friend .. Take care of YOU.
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May 20, 2018 @ 11:52:11
I am glad you had an enjoyable holiday, Sue, and are getting quality time in your lovely garden.
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:54:28
Thank you dear Robbie, the garden is getting straight and I am in the process of getting straight too as I catch up gradually thank you my friend xx
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May 20, 2018 @ 12:10:28
Sue, it’s lovely to see a post from you! 😀 They always lift my spirits! Wow, you have a large plot of land (allotment?) and I hope you post more about it during the coming months. Enjoy the work with the soil, growing produce, savouring the harvest! It will be lovely to see you on my blog when you have a chance until then going with the flow sounds perfect! Take care, hugs xx 🤗
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May 23, 2018 @ 12:55:33
Thank you dear Annika.. Happy you enjoyed and yes you will find more about my gardening on my garden blog. And so enjoyed my catch up with you too.. Enjoy the Sun.. 🙂
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May 20, 2018 @ 13:57:10
I am going to Scotland…one of these days very soon! Hehe. They go right along the ones I got via email. I love how you spend your days: just BEing. Working in the garden – working with the hands – is a beautiful thing, along with the meditation and centering. Though I know you are taking some time away from the blog, I also love reading your words and thoughts. You have just such as wonderful way of wording things and I feel like I could sit “around the campfire and just listen” all day long. 🙂 Sending you big hugs, sweet friend. You fill my cup!
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May 20, 2018 @ 13:58:37
I realize the second sentence wasn’t very clear in my comment: I was referring to the beautiful photos you have up there of Scotland. THEY go wonderfully with the ones you sent me. So incredible! It sounds like you had an incredible journey. It’s so good for the soul to travel. ❤
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May 23, 2018 @ 18:19:03
I understood you my friend, and yes it was beautiful, and more will be shown on my garden blog in the near future.. And I will link back from this blog.. 🙂
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May 23, 2018 @ 18:18:01
Thank you Cynthia, for your lovely compliments about reading my blog.. And yes oh to sit around a campfire, and chat.. Now that is something to manifest lol.. 🙂 ❤ Mega Hugs.. xx ❤
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May 20, 2018 @ 19:11:29
It’s good that you had a relaxing vacation, Sue, but with all the work awaiting you upon your return, just rest up. Beautiful photos, by the way. Go with the flow is a good mindset to be in. I’ve recently been inspired to dig in the dirt, something that has been up to my husband with the green thumb. But my interest as I get older is increasing. I recently posted some blooms and am proud. We’re also watching sunflower seeds sprout, also exciting. Anyway, take care and big hugs! xo🌼🌷🌻
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May 23, 2018 @ 18:20:41
I am happy you have got the growing ‘bug’ too Lauren, Nothing quite like getting dirt beneath our nails and feeling exhausted but satisfied with work done. Saw your Sunflower seeds growing and yours are ahead of mine, they have refused to show as yet!. 🙂
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May 20, 2018 @ 19:35:37
Welcome back Sue and never apologize. 🙂 So glad you had a lovely getaway break, and yes, sadly, whenever we return from a great escape the work piles up. But I know you’ll get that garden in tip top shape soon and then we’ll see your smiling face again in comments. ❤ xoxo
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May 24, 2018 @ 12:36:49
At last Debby, I have worked my way to your comment, and yes, the great escape is well worded, but despite the hard work, its always worth it, when I remember not to go at it like a bull at a gate, lol.. ( the Taurus in me, no doubt lol ) So I over did it just a little and paid the price, and got a telling off by hubby.. Good to be getting back on top of my comments again and who knows maybe a future post.. As I have neglected posting here for a while.. Much LOVE to you my friend.. Hugs Sue xx ❤
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May 24, 2018 @ 14:00:10
Lol, I had to laugh – out like a bull. Let’s call is PASSION. 🙂 Take your time and don’t forget to breathe! 🙂 ❤ xxxx
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May 20, 2018 @ 21:55:45
Wow!! Those weeds really took off while you were away Sue!! Scotland looks beautiful, I’m sure it did you the world of good 🙂 Been a bit poor on the blog visiting front myself just recently, today I have the Sunday Headache bursting my skull bone again 😉 – annoying when today should be perfect blog visiting day, and also, I am on the way to Mars and it takes longer for W.P notifications to reach me all the way out here! There’s 1000’s of us on InSight so it’s pretty crowded lol. Decided to pass some time shopping on Amazon for NASA stuff…and then discovered the European Space Station shop too….spent the last week and a bit alternating between ordering, returning too large…too small…faulty…goods lol and being hopelessly distracted roaming the two sites for more goodies, leading to zero blog visiting or anything else constructive!! Now waiting for 1 replacement from NASA and a refund or exchange from European Space Agency! Happy days….plenty of time for blog visiting though!! xx
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May 24, 2018 @ 12:42:42
Hi Wolfie, Yes the Scottish air always fills my lungs and refreshes the Spirit Wolfie, Haha, sounds like you space travels have been exciting, if not a little disappointing. I hope you also remembered to shop for the new EU laws on Data protection on GDPR, too while out and about. Every thing I belong to online has been busy upgrading,getting me to resign, yet seems WP has not included that provision for us freebie users..
Happy Space Hopping Wolfie, and I hope you have a wonderful Spring Bank Holiday weekend.. 🙂 xxx
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May 20, 2018 @ 23:01:24
Welcome back, Sue. I missed your posts. Wishing you all the best.
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May 21, 2018 @ 06:16:32
Plenty of time to visit hun – love and hugs!!! 🙂 ❤
Prenin.
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May 24, 2018 @ 11:21:08
Thank you dear Prenin, as you can see, slowly getting there.. ❤ HUGS xx
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May 22, 2018 @ 06:33:45
I decided to have no garden this year, friend Sue … as of complications in my personal life … but things will always get better until not … Love, cat.
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May 25, 2018 @ 10:42:04
Sorry to hear that dear Cat, I hope you can soon enjoy new growth where ever you decide to plant your garden in the future my friend.. LOVE and More LOVE ❤ your way xx
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May 23, 2018 @ 04:11:35
Indeed dear Sue vacations are such a wonderful paradox, it lifts us to the heaven when we are planning and venturing into our vacation journey but at the time of ending the journey and getting back to life’s routine, never easy and to the residing place to stitching the left out and pending works never easy and it is all in our mind, though the body gets rejuvenated and we are refreshed and we are filled with vigor and vitality to face the work and workings in our daily life.
I can see through the beautiful pictures of the landscape of Scotland and the beauty and bounty around those lovely lovey places and how much you have allowed yourself joyfully indulged in the purity and pristine of those immersing nature. Our mind wants more and more of such joyful moments in the glory of nature and nurturing our senses and that’s what makes us holistically happy and harmonious with our own self. The symphony of life comes with the harmony we establishes with the nature and so much to observe and absorb from the nature just by being there and being connected and conversing with the nature, talking through our eyes and smelling the essence of freshness that keeps emanating from the rawness and rustic elements embedded deep within the body of nature.
Yes the beautiful garden of yours needs a make over, change of season make a call on us and that needs the full attention of yours and your recouped energy can do that magical work and for that you need the rest, good amount of rest and getting the mind back to work from vacation, I know never easy to get back to work after vacation and many times I have cancelled the vacation just to avoid the challenge of getting back to routines. It may sound weird. Knowing well about your energy and commitment for everything you will be back with multiple sources of vigor and we enjoy that animated debate and discussion with all your enlightenment and enriching thoughts that has its eternally sourcing sitting comfortably in your wonderful mind…
Have a wonderful week ahead and take care dear Sue.
😀
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May 25, 2018 @ 13:05:30
You are so right Nihar, our minds DO want more of those tranquil moments my friend. Nature always beckons me, and I always respond to her call.
The allotment and my home garden are now getting into shape, and I have taken each day just a little time in blog land as I responded and visited back blogs etc..
Today I am delighted to say its been my pleasure to visit your blog and I loved your post topic, as you will have seen by my response.
I know what a busy person you are, but really you must never cancel a vacation… We all of us need space to relax and enjoy time to clear our minds from the complexities we now put upon them.. We take on too many worries and distractions and concerns which when we step back are for the most part Trivia in their importance..
We can survive on so much less, yet we pile ourselves up with much unwanted pressures in our modern day existence. Take blog land for instance, and how I worry about letting people down by not visiting.. When really we are letting ourselves down by not taking time out to be ourselves..
Many thanks again Nihar,, I so enjoy our exchanges and conversations, and often one topic will always lead us to another..
Make time for yourself and your family over the weekend my friend.. And Enjoy your ‘ Imagination Time’ within our ‘Digital Age’ my friend..
Blessings and Regards.. Sue 🙂 💙
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May 26, 2018 @ 03:28:29
I agree Dear Sue, vacation are such an important part of today’s hectic life and we need those relaxed moments to rejuvenate ourselves…just doing our routines and being mechanical in our working we loose our creativity and vitality which are such an essential part of our meaningful existence.
The more we analyse this materialistic world, the more we realize the lesser it is better and peace and harmony comes with being purposefully engaged with nature and subtly nurturing our senses and being mindful of things which are required and making way for things that are not so essential. For almost everything we take the undue pressure on us, yes, visiting and replying in our blog to meeting our own work targets and there is deadline we have set for various things and we feel caught in that self imposed juggernaut.
Nothing can be more refreshing than being in the glory of garden where we can seed our ideas and shade our stress, and just being deeply involved with the plants and the plantation we keep doing season after season sets our senses and body in perfect sync with the world around us…the blossoming of flowers and the growing of new plants, and seeing the vibrancy makes us more joyful and cheerful in our life.
Thanks for such wonderful thoughts on the topic of Renaissance and so much we can discuss on that subject and how certain period in our history though began 700 years back has so much relevance today…
Yes dear Sue will take shorter breaks instead of waiting for the big one and weekends are the best time to plan such break with the nature…we all love our imagination time and we want to extract the nuggets of wisdom hidden in treasure troves of house of imagination.
Take Care!!!
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May 27, 2018 @ 22:30:48
Another wonderful response Nihar, and yes you are right, Nothing more refreshing than being in the creative process of growing a garden..
And happy to hear you will take short breaks too.. Life is too short not to stop and enjoy some quality relaxation .. And I know How much you too enjoy your walks etc.
Take care Nihar.. until next time.. 🙂
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May 28, 2018 @ 17:32:41
I am always inspired by you Dear Sue and I keep looking for opportunities, and how to steal time for a break that are so essential for our creative activities.
I agree life is such a short journey when we look at the history and the world at large and so much to see and do, and we have such short duration and we keep fighting in that truncated space of living.
Yes, there has been a break on the walk and that’s not the kind of break we need…
You too take care and thanks so much.
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May 31, 2018 @ 13:37:51
Thank you kindly Nihar.. Enjoy your forthcoming weekend and I hope it is a wonderful ‘break’ away from routine.. 🙂
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May 23, 2018 @ 14:04:55
Oh yes that is one thing about vacations …. the after vacation stress. Your pictures of Scotland are gorgeous, Sue! Weeds … oh yes know all about those! And as you said, with age, things just become more challenging to do, so pacing and slowing down is essential. I too have just pulled out my lounge chair to doze off while listening to the delightful bird song around me. This physical body lets me know when to stop, yet there are times I keep pushing through. I just have to. If I learn how to pace myself I can still do everything I do. I even had to use the Tens Unit, something I have not done in years. I wish you all the very best on your gardens, from one who really does know how taxing yet how rewarding they are. BIG (((HUGS))) and much Love to you! 💖💖💖
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May 23, 2018 @ 18:01:49
Bless you Amy… 🙂 and yes, we often keep pushing through, look after yourself too… I am sure your own gardens will be gorgeous when you have finished them.. Love and Mega Hugs xx ❤ ❤
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May 23, 2018 @ 15:10:15
Welcome back, Sue. Happy to know that you had a very enjoyable trip to Scotland. I can imagine how difficult it is to get back to the routine after a holiday, especially when your garden is calling for attention. The greenery around you is so soothing to the eyes. Take your time, and reply only after you feel sufficiently rested and settled back into your normal routine. Love and Regards, Somali
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May 24, 2018 @ 11:18:31
Bless you Somali, lovely to see you and yes, I am sitting in my WordPress a little each day and slowly working my way to respond to comments and catch up with blogs, Trouble is I then get lost in lovely posts that I have missed and hours pass on by lol.. But all Good… And I need to rest from the garden a little, as I over did things the other day so blogging is a good way of resting.. 🙂
Many thanks for your compliments.. I so very much appreciate them Somali. Love and Blessings xx
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May 24, 2018 @ 00:22:04
Hi Sue. As promised, I popped by here to see if WP made any changes here. I did notice the banner was up, but don’t see any check boxes yet. ❤ xoxo
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May 24, 2018 @ 10:55:14
Hi Dear Debby, I am slowly working my way to your comments, Lol. I have around five more to answer, The banner I put in place, hoping it had some of the new changes, but it hasnt.. So uncertain if WP will make the needed changes, as nothing has been changed in widgets etc that I can see.. Thank you for checking for me.. 🙂 I appreciate that greatly. xxx ❤
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May 24, 2018 @ 13:57:28
The banner is fine Sue. And the next coming days I imagine we’ll hear more and WP will make more adjustments. Just hang tight and enjoy your beautiful garden. 🙂 ❤ xoxo
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May 24, 2018 @ 21:43:33
I’m actually feeling jealous as I read your post as you explain you need to go with the flow, to meditate, to rest. And then I’m thinking-why can’t I do the same? We all should learn to go with the flow. 💙
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May 25, 2018 @ 12:24:01
Hi Pam, yes we should not feel guilty of nurturing ourselves more.. Hope you manage to find more flow time soon.. 🙂
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May 25, 2018 @ 13:30:28
Hello Sue, what a beautiful and cozy place, I left the blog to rest and see real things in my world, but I’m back, where I live, we’re on the eve of the arrival of São João, known as the June party and the Brazil will be celebrated in the same month rsrsrsrs
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May 25, 2018 @ 13:54:46
Wonderful to see you back,, But we all need to take time out to live in the REAL world, So I am pleased you did..
And wishing you well for your celebration of São João. June will soon be here.. xxxx
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May 25, 2018 @ 19:46:58
Thank you, maybe one day you will come to Brazil in June to enjoy a São João. 🙂
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May 25, 2018 @ 22:19:37
Now that would be a wonderful holiday to enjoy and who knows what the future holds 💚💚
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May 25, 2018 @ 22:54:55
🙌🙌🙌
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May 26, 2018 @ 02:59:02
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Jun 01, 2018 @ 13:52:44
Beauty comes in all shapes and flowers, It is only we who call them weeds.. I know.. Thank you for the beautiful picture my friend
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May 26, 2018 @ 10:45:43
Love the landscape.
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Jun 01, 2018 @ 13:51:42
Thank you Rabirius 🙂 Enjoy your weekend
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May 26, 2018 @ 11:00:06
I saw part of myself in the previous post I read and in this one.What a relief to see that I am not the only one … You’ll see what I mean in my next post,if I ever manage to make a start …
Following the flow of the prolific bloggers can be maddening unless they make it for a living … I prefer like you to follow the flow of my body’s 4 humors.You know them from the four bodily humors of the Shakespearean cosmology,inherited from the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle, Hippocrates,and Galen.
Lovely the forceful flow of the river in your image,interesting your garden photos.
I am so glad you had some rest in Bonny Scotland 🙂 Happy weekend,dear friend Sue ❤ xxx
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May 27, 2018 @ 22:26:55
Will look out for your next post Doda, and yes, learning to flow, and not feel flawed .. A lesson I am learning.. LOL… And wonderful to have you back.. ❤ Mega Hugs xx
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May 29, 2018 @ 11:33:07
Mega Hugs back to you 🙂 ❤
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May 27, 2018 @ 11:23:30
Hi Sue Hope you are enjoying your Allotment , you both have such a lot to do. You will reap the rewards . My brother and sister-Law are busy with the Allotment also and posted pictures of the lovely results. The North having good weather also . Hope you find time to relax in the Sunshine to Sue.
Much Love
Sheila xx
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May 27, 2018 @ 11:25:34
Oh and thank you posting your lovely pictures. Never been to Scotland , beautiful fresh Air. xx
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May 27, 2018 @ 21:57:56
Yes wonderfully refreshing to mind, body and Spirit 🙂 Thank Sheila ❤
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May 27, 2018 @ 17:08:13
It’s a beautiful plot, Sue, and you give it all your attention when possible. Take rest; you’re doing the right thing by listening to your body. Happy weekend, my friend 🙂
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May 27, 2018 @ 21:55:17
Thank you Mahesh, and yes, listening and resting when needed.. Many thanks my friend 🙂
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May 28, 2018 @ 03:41:29
Scotland is a great place to relax and find the flow ~ although I’ve only been there once 🙂 Sometimes getting back into the flow is difficult, which makes taking advantage of those ‘Now Moments’ so important. Wishing you well Sue.
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May 31, 2018 @ 10:32:35
Dear Randall, thank you my friend, Now moments are special and can never be brought back.. So we should enjoy each and everyone.. Thank you my friend for also sharing in your own now moments.. I love your pictorial muses that always have a message at its heart.. 😀
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Jun 06, 2018 @ 06:46:30
Welcome back sue… what a lot of work, but the food will be delicious and worth it all! IAM so happy we found our new home with beautiful gardens that are maintained by others! How joyful life is! Much love dear sue x
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Jun 06, 2018 @ 10:50:56
Fantastic you are settling into your new home Barbara.. And nothing beats fresh produce and a beautiful Garden. Enjoy each and every moment.. ❤
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Jun 08, 2018 @ 00:15:16
Great to know that you have enjoyed your vacation in Scotland like every year. Such holidays rejuvenate our mind and body. The garden looks green as if the trees and even the weeds are aware of your happy days. I believe Nature does reflect our feelings at times. Maybe just my imagination, but I love to think in this way… 🙂
Have a great weekend (though I think it’s still Thursday in your place) ❤
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Jun 09, 2018 @ 09:52:57
Thank you Dear Mani, and my happiness is now treble as you have added your thoughts here my friend.. Thank you dear Mani, I appreciate your visiting.. ❤
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Jun 10, 2018 @ 21:20:09
So nice of you, Sue…you have a golden heart… ❤ ❤
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Jun 12, 2018 @ 10:45:12
Many thanks dear Mani. xx
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Jun 10, 2018 @ 12:58:43
I know all too well how little time it takes for those weeds to overgrow in the garden. However, it’s true Sue that you need to honour your body and take it easy, as you said, go with the flow. Everything happens and gets cleared up in its own time.
I hope you’ve managed to catch up on that gardening and you’re feeling rested.
Love your writing. You always make me ponder. Just beautiful xo 🌹🙂
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Jun 12, 2018 @ 11:09:35
Thank you Miriam.. Yes I have slowed down now from the madness of trying to get everything done in a day… And there is always tomorrow and the next day, as my hubby constantly reminds me.. I think that my rush to get things done Now stems from the days I would work on piece work in the factory in my early days in Textiles.. lol..
Many thanks for reading Miriam.. and so lovely to have your comments and catch up my friend. ❤
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Jun 12, 2018 @ 12:11:21
My hubby often says the same thing too, there’s always tomorrow. I guess they’re right. xx ❤️
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Jun 12, 2018 @ 12:42:26
Yes, they are.. 🙂
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