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A Winter’s Day Walk

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I went for a lovely walk yesterday, and made a new friend along the way.  If there hadn’t been a big fence between him and me, I think he would have followed me anywhere.  I turned, he turned.  I took a picture, he would angle over and over for a better shot.  Frustrated model, I suppose.  Anyway, he was adorable.  The other cows looked rather bored with the whole thing, but patiently waited for me to leave.  A happy insertion into what I thought the walk would be.  May God bless you with an unexpected pleasure today.  Slainte, Lisa

“The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.”    -Erin Morgenstern

The cows watch my approach.

The cows watch my approach.

The cute, camera-ready cow poses for his blog pictures.

The cute, camera-ready cow poses for his blog pictures.

Moving in for his close-up :)

Moving in for his close-up 🙂

Saying goodbye until my next walk (with another friend trying to get in some late picture action)

Saying goodbye until my next walk (with another friend trying to get in some late picture action)

 

 

 

 

 

What Makes a Home a Home?

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For three weeks in Portmagee, this was our home.  It felt like home amazingly quickly; kids running around in the morning quiet on the wood floors, making breakfast in the wood-beamed kitchen, turning up the heat when the wind blew cold outside, sitting outside watching the neighboring cows munch away.

In Reencaheragh, Portmagee

 

In Virginia with Fritzi dog

Then we came home to Virginia, and that felt like home too.  The bumpy steep driveway that leads to the side door we always use, the tall ceilings, the comfortable bed that feels just right, the sight of the familiar trees outside the window, the happy piano waiting for me in the green room.

So what makes a home?  Love.   A home is where you love, where you receive love, where you feel safe, and where you feel you belong.  It’s being with people who care, pets that run to you when you come in the door, a sanctuary from life’s turbulence for awhile, a haven.

Wherever you call home today, embrace it and enjoy it.  Home is a gift.  Slainte, Lisa