Growing Gratitude 2

growing gratitude is inspired by the blog Earth Mama 101

I am grateful for flowers, all flowers and the pops of colour that are brought about after the starkness of the winter, reminding us the earth beneath us, that sustains us is alive.

I know this one may seem a little odd but i am so grateful for my washer and dryer. With children someone is always dirty, sticky, or worse and being able to strip them and chuck things straight into the wash is a luxury I feel blessed to have every time I hear "mom Iain spilled".

I am grateful for the sun spilling across my kitchen window. I love the view over my sink, it makes doing daily bouts of dishes much more pleasant.

I am grateful for the things I inherited from my grandma Marion who passed away last May. The silver tea service passed down in my family for 4 generations. The tea cups my grandmother lovingly collected. The Ba leek vase she brought back from our trip to Ireland. The commemorative cup from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding keeping her European roots close to her heart. The Japanese glass buoy a reminder of the fishing family she grew up in. The soap stone carved native dancer she bought during Fur Rendezvous some years ago, and the oosik a reminder to me of her deep love for Alaska.

Another odd one, but I am also grateful for my gas range, I never had one until we moved here, but now i can't imagine life with out it. It heats so evenly, and the convection oven is lovely.

I am grateful for these dog dishes, they are Pixie's now but they had belonged to my last dog Echo whom we had to put down almost 2 years ago at the age of 11. I love seeing Pixie use them and I love that every time I fill them I am reminded of a family member gone away, and it makes me smile even if in a little sad kind of way.

I am grateful for Pixie, my daughter who is suffering from a rather high fever and had to stay home from school today is both comforted and distracted by Pixie's attentions. Despite being only 3 months old she knew Finnley was unwell and wedged herself into the chair to be next to her.

Eternally and endlessly grateful.