And we carry on in this beautiful time

Oh I like so much Christmas and the days before. And by days before I mean the months starting on the final days of October, officially, and non officially in September. That is, in my mind I begin thinking of Christmas, of presents to buy, on all the good things that come with the wonderful season.

This year it has been of the Will of God that we have a serious health problem, not in my house but with someone of my family. It's difficul to endure but we must accept it and I make all the effort I can to carry on living and savouring the beauty of this time: Autumn and Winter and the preparations for Christmas.

Our Lord never leaves us alone so we carry on living and trying every day to be happy.

Getting cooler

It's now begging to get cold. Cold for our standars but truly it was rather warm for weeks and it was not time for that, so thanks God now it's gwtting a little cold.

Yesterday I didn't bring a coat yet because I thought it would be one more day of no Autumn - other than the deluge, as it rained so much. But in the late afternoon I began feeling that it would have been a good idea if I had brought one.

So, today I didn't risk and wore one. That felt so good, the coziness of the coat, the conscience that yes, we are in Autumn gave such a comfort to my sore soul. I am at a time of the year that I like so much and brings me happiness but life is not easy is some aspects, being rather painful sometimes, so that little pleasure was so good.

Let's hope that the Autumn is here for real.

It's open Season

I'm all happy and singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer.

Why is that? It's because in mylife I always begin Christmas time on the 28 of October.

I will tell you why. In October we have four birthays: first my nephew, then one of my girls, then mine and in the end, on the 27, it's my uncle's.

So, till his birthday, it's not time for Christmas - well, officially, because I don't tell anyone that in September I'm already strolling in all the shopping sites I can looking for signs of that blessed season.

Anyway, now we arrived at Christmas time !! 🎄

So, what am I doing now?

Besides singing Rudolph on top of my lungs, I will make a list of presents - that I have already some bought since September it's a thing that nobody needs to know. 😄

I will go fetch all the wrapping papers left over from last year - oh joy  - and the ribbons and tags also. 

That way I can begin wrapping the already bought presents, which is an activity that I like so much, while listening on youtube to all the Christmas songs I can find, mainly the more vintage ones.

This one is my favourite for the wrapping activity: 

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas 

Then I will beging thinking about the food for Christmas, the Eve and the Day. 

I will make a  list of the groceries, the cod, the meat, the potatoes, cabbage and pumpkin for the soups, the flour, sugar and all the trimmings for desserts - lots of them! 😀

(no, I never made these ones but who knows?)

And I will make a list too for the non perishables and non food related, like nice Christmassy napkins and some more little decorations that I can't resist to buy every year. And I say little ones because I think I have enough decorations.

And another thing that I want to do is a good overall cleaning and I will make a list for it too.

What's more? Oh so many things to think and do. I feel like dancing.

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Remembering my Mother

 

It was my birthday some days ago.

My mother on the last years that she was still well, she would always give me this as a birthday cake.

It's made with the yolks of the eggs and I am absolutely crazy for it, so my mother would give me this joy.

Later she became a little sick and even the flowers that she used to give me in my birthdays she then would ask my father to buy me. The first time it was a rose, on the years after could be roses but also other beautiful flowers.

On the last year before they got really worse they got me chocolates, another thing that I like so much.

I remember hearing my mother's voice on the phone saying that I needed to go there, to their home, to take the present. Obviously I went there, I always did it on  my birthdays.

And there it was, the box with a heart on top. I still have it and I always will.

How I miss my mother and my grandmother and my father too.

The only thing that helps is to know that they are well and happy now. Thanks God.

Windy days and other good things

 

So we are in Autumn.

Some days are quite fresh and nice, the sun barely picks truth the clouds, some other days it's rather dark, which I really like. Yes, some are sunny with blue skies.

It's so good to be in the Autumn, to feel the relieve of past days of heat, to forget the Summer and just to indulge in this feeling that Autumn brings, the fresh air, the leaves falling from the trees, the colours, the nice sound of our steps on the fallen leaves, the fog.

Most people would say that I'm mad for liking so much Autumn and Winter but I do like it.

Even the wind, that I can't stand and depresses me in the Summer, I like it in these days, I think that the wind belongs to these seasons. And I don't  mind and laugh about my hair all in the air.

But I don't care. Bring me the cold days, the scarves, the coats, the gloves. And the umbrellas.

But for now I must accept that some days are so nice and promising while others are still, regretably, quite summery which I don't like. I had enough of Summer, now I just want to forget him till next year.

Where is the Autumn?

Nah! Autumn took a break.

That is not right. Here we were so happy with the falling leaves and fresh breeze, making us feel cozy and nice and thinking about the pleasures of Autumn and Winter and... of Christmas time.

But no, he decided that it was not time yet.

I remember years ago when it happened the same. It was my birthday - it's in October - and my mother gave me as a present, among other things, a very nice nightgown all summery, so fresh, pale green with embroidery. It felt so good to have a new nice and fresh nightgown in those hot nights.

Now it's not my birthday yet so I hope that, this year, that day will be cooler.

I will keep you posted about the weather's humor. 😊

October is here

 

So here it is October, one of my favourite months.

I do like September even if in my life I had very serious things in Septembers but even so, I keep liking it so much for what he means: the end of Summer, which I don't like at all, the new begining of life, of intentions and dreams. And September always makes me think of my mother and grandmother and how they were such amazing women as persons and homemakers, so feminine and whole. And to think of them makes me feel so encouraged to live, to take care of me, of my house, to fight for my dreams, for my life.

They were such a good example to me in everything and they keep helping me, that way, even after they are gone for a better and eternal life.

And so comes October. I feel energized, I truly want to carry on and do things with my life and home.

Even the weather, I like it so much, the fresher days, the softer sun, the people more covered and modest clothed. The comfort of a nice cardigan, even the rain, mainly when I am at home and better still if it is saturday afternoon and I just seat and watch a film or I read a novel of a better time, when there was more respect for people and God and things were nicer in every aspect of life: the clothes, the houses, the decoration, the way people used to live.

And I feel that everything is right.

It's Autumn

It's Autumn.

Thanks God.

So many years it happens that the dreaded Summer lingers till the middle of October, if not later, but not this year.

When the air turns fresher and the signs of Summer go away, my soul feels more alert and I want to live.

The tiredness of hot days becomes, day by day, a subtle energy in the soul that goes to the whole body. 

The leaves turning yellow and brown and falling and then building up near the sidewalks. The fresh air in the morning, the will to get up early and going wild doing things.

And I feel that I want to go back to blogging. I feel that I want to go back to do everything that is related to my identity.

I feel more organized and alive. I want to take care of this home that is me and my house.

I think you will see me more often in blogland now.

See  you soon. 😊

Winter in those times

It's quite amazing how most things were more beautiful in the past. Even the wind and the cold of winter were so beautifuly portrayed on the magazine covers that is a deleight to see.

Watch the clothes, all the ambiance, the faces, the houses and cars, the natures, the streets.

Oh, there she comes with all that nostalgia, some people may say. It's not nostalgia or wanting to live in the  past, it's the true, the facts. 

As we can't live in such beautiful times because we must endure the ugliness of most  things now, we can at least try to incorporate in our lives, in our mind, in our way of living a little of the preciousness of those times.

Let's delight  ourselves and get some inspiration from these images.

And let's amuse ourselves too.

I quite relate with this one :D

😁

This one is the best for me!

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A new time

So Christmas ended with the Three Wise Kings Feast Day. It's now time to not have anymore the Christmas Tree and other decorations. Some people rush to take them on the 7 of January, others take a little everyday. If you want, you  may take the Nativity too but even better is to leave it till Candlemass.

The best thing is to have pacience and take little by little and everyday a bit more so when the weekend arrives everything is done and ready to put in the attic, basement or whatever you have - this means that last weekend everything but the nativity should be taken away but never mind if you didn't finished it yet. Everyday a little and, when you realize it, things are done.

Even if I like Christmas so much it's good to see the house going back to the normal days. There is always a feeling of new beginning in each new year and with the Christmas gone till next December we feel it even more.

This year, or I must say even when last year was reaching his final days, something came to my mind and that was: to take care of myself. 

 

This new year I will take care of myself and be very good to me.

And then I feel so strong, so able of really take care of myself and, by extension, of my house, of my home.

Yes, a new kitchen was to happen last year but, God willing, it will be this year. And also some other improvements in the livingroom and in my bedroom.

It's a new year, let's have that strenght, that conscience that we must take care of us, of our things, our life and that we are able to do it.

As I said in a previous post, let's begin.

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