Another old post to brighten up a dull Friday. What better than a trip to the seaside and a little sunshine? First published as Swimming For Beginners on 01/07/2023.
Tag: water
Swimming for Beginners
This was prompted by Margaret’s post today and a comment that may lead to a trip to a beautiful and fascinating part of the UK, The Hebrides.
Kate Macleod, a.k.a The Hebridean Mermaid, appears regularly on Facebook, BBC Scotland TV, and YouTube. Here she can be seen taking her goslings for their first sea adventure. You can follow her other adventures using your favourite search engine.
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The Buddha with the Golden Necklace
Carolyn, over at doesitevenmatter3, in a post on 18th April, shared her poem about heart scars, and went on to discuss the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi as a means of healing scars.
Kintsugi was invented around the fifteenth century. Ashikaga Yoshimasa, of the Ashikaga shogunate, broke his favourite tea cup. A Japanese craftsman repaired the cup and transformed it into a jewel by filling its scars with lacquer and powdered gold.
I mentioned that I had a buddha in my garden, that had been repaired, and enhanced, that way. Carolyn expressed a desire to see it, so here it is, together with a friend, overseeing my small pond which is, incidentally, home to a frog called Princess Carolyn (named in honour of another Carolyn, yetismith)! You can see her here. (the frog that is!) There are three photos!
The Lost Words Blessing – My Music
An occasional post of my music choices. No analysis, or explanation, maybe just a few words to say why!
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I offer this song as a blessing to everyone for the Winter Solstice and to wish you all a happy, restful, and healthy Christmas and New Year. Thank you for all your wonderful posts, comments and friendship this year and always.
Peter's pondering 
