My name is Charlotte, sometimes known as Ms Lottie, occasionally as The Slightly Mad Quilt Lady. This is my blog, where you'll find me writing a lot about my quilting and textile arts and a little about my family's life in a small seaside town in New Zealand. Haere mai!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Thankful

I live in a beautiful place.  Sometimes I forget that and grumble about my dusty car, or my long drive to pick up the kids, or the cow poo on the road.  So I'm making a conscious effort to remember how lucky I am.

I'm lucky that my closest neighbour is more than 100 metres away.

I'm lucky that I see mist instead of smog.


I'm thankful that I can smell fresh air, animals and grass.

I'm lucky that I can keep chooks and collect my own eggs.


I'm lucky that I have no one telling me that my grass is too long/too short/too patchy/too green.

I'm thankful that my view is hills and paddocks and trees.


I'm lucky that I have a beautiful place to call home.

I'm lucky and I'm thankful.
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8 comments:

  1. Mystic QuilterMarch 18, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    I agree, you are lucky. Your surroundings look idyllic to me, I could see myself living there!

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  2. MelMarch 19, 2014 at 2:08 PM

    Beautiful photos Charlotte! I just put a 7 day grateful list thingy in poppy's lunchbox today to teach her and myself more about being grateful for the smallest and biggest of things....timely post :) xxx and hugs

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  3. LeeanneMarch 19, 2014 at 2:17 PM

    Such a great post! Appreciation is the best gift you can give yourself!

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  4. Cat J BMarch 20, 2014 at 1:03 PM

    Oh grass, where art thou? Ours is brown and non-existent, trying to find enough for two guinea pigs is tricky!

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  5. Quilting DeeMarch 20, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    Your photos are just beautiful! You are in a stunning part of the world.

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  6. RaewynMarch 21, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    Nice to have these little reminders.

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  7. anniewhMarch 21, 2014 at 9:52 AM

    Oh Charlotte I so agree... my life in Hunua reflects all that you said. I will post some photos of my neck of the woods soon.

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  8. UnknownApril 5, 2014 at 10:40 PM

    Stunning thank you for showing us and love your podcast. Will most certainly listen to every one and can't wait for the next.

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