Tonight, as I looked out the kitchen window, I saw the snow
falling lightly and I just felt
compelled to get outside. Sometimes just
being outdoors helps me soothe my soul if I’m troubled by anything. First I walked around a bit, then the front
porch beckoned and there I ended up with a cup of tea in hand, a warm wool
blanket on my lap and continued to watch the snow. There was no sound except
the occasional rattle of the windmill and it was truly a glorious feeling.
With a mix of emotions, I thought this will
probably be my last winter here. It’s
time for a change of location for this farm-chick. Now the hard part is in what
town? There are a few target areas all within about 15-20 minutes from where I now live,
but I don’t have a real sense of where I
want to end up. And to be frank, it’s
driving this focus driven gal sort of nuts. Then to add another layer of crazy to the mix,
a new idea has popped into this head of mine on a possible new business
opportunity that I want to do. Am I certifiably
insane? Probably, but I think that is
part of my charm….. or so I’m told. And
because I’m a bit impulsive…. okay a whole lot impulsive, my goal is to really
think things through. I’m sure this is
going to get the 2:00 am wake up to write routine started again (sigh).
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| My favorite view from the kitchen. This morning was particularly stunning |
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| Drifts make interesting textures in the yard |
While I was sitting outside, I thought about
the time spent last night and this morning with Miss N, one of the
grand-angels,
and we went through 2
entire books of the I Spy series.
We
spent a couple hours finding the hidden objects that are really right in front
of you, but are not so obvious because all the other “busy stuff” going on in
the picture.
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| Banana bread was in the oven and we enjoyed the morning with the I Spy books |
And Miss N in her wise 8
year old logic would say, I know I can find it, it right in front of my face, I
just have to look harder.
And that is
how I am feeling, the right choice is right in front of me, I just need to
clear out the clutter and cobwebs in order to see the big picture. And with
that, I know we will be chatting again soon as I know “clarity of some sort”
will make itself known in the wee hours of the night and I will have the need
to write.
As always, thanks for stopping by and feel free to drop me
an email at
swheatfarmlife@gmail.com
or leave a comment on the blog. They are always make me smile.
All my best, Gayle
