A Beautiful Day

We went on vacation for a few days over Father's Day. We accomplished alot in a short amount of time! I thought that this heart shaped cloud was a sign of the fun times again. :)

A beautiful thing happened over the weekend while on vacation. I was visiting an amazing Lavender Farm with a very dear friend who I am so happy to have spent time with.

This is my dear friend in her element. (Notice no digital camera here.. nope.. you know those die hard artist types.. yep.. ;D --->

While calling/chasing/teaching/playing with our little ones around the lavender passed a lovely group of women relaxing in the sun at the farm. Just enjoying the moment and sites and smells.. and their own company. A lovely smile from them all, a light joke and a wave and on we go not thinking anymore of it.

While packing our little ones in all set to head off for our picnic, I noticed a beautiful bright colourful belt on one of the ladies heading to her car and mentioned that I liked their belt. She promptly came to the other side of our vehicle.. called my name (we can't quite figure out how she knew it).. and took off her belt and offered it to me! I was a little stunned! And, more then a little humbled and grateful! She was sure she wanted me to have it and said her name was Cecelia and she is from Mexico as the belt is as well. I quickly felt the call to gift her back with something of meaning myself and offered her an anklet I had made. I noticed that she was as touched as I and it was quite a special moment to share linked in this way with a complete stranger from another part of the world so different from our own little space in life. An odd feeling that I have trouble describing. A reminder of how we are all connected. As different as we all are, we are also all deeply connected. We are all one experiencing this life together. Sharing, caring, loving.

This belt and this beautiful ladies kindness and generosity is something that I will forever hold dear to me. It's not just a belt.. it's a symbol of the light and the good in this world.

It's a symbol of Inner Peace. World Peace. Unity. Love.

I came home feeling refreshed, recharged, optimistic and with a deep knowing that there are wonderful and truly caring people in this world. I deep knowing this is world is a lovely place to be a part of. I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here. To live and to learn and to laugh together. You might say.. my Root Chakra got a tune up. ;)

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Peace,

Tammy

My Mom!

I must confess that I am not the worlds most picky house cleaner. I love a clean house but I tend to be a little lax in this department. I'm not really sure what it is but I know I could do better.
I grew up in a home where everything was always spotless! As a mom myself, I'm not sure I know even now how she did it. There were some mornings that I would wake for school and the smell of fresh oven baked bread would greet me and my tummy would rumble for the taste of melted peanut butter on my warm white bread. At the same time, the bathroom would be scrubbed fresh and clean and the dishes were nowhere to be seen. My Mom was also the kind of person that thought a dishwasher was a waste of time.
My Mom loved to clean! There were days that I would be coming home from school and I would hear the music from 4 houses down blasting Proud Mary or ABBA or Pink Floyd from the stereo and I would sit and tell her all about my day with who said what to who and just what I thought about the darned situation! She would cook dinner as I talked and I would often wash up the pots and pans while she pulled the roast and Yorkshire pudding out of the oven right on time for Dad to come home and mention how great the house looked and how awesome it was to come home to a warm dinner. There was one day I remember when he came home and that day Mom had 'only' cooked hotdogs. Probably had a migraine that day but even those didn't stop her completely! When my Mom cooked hotdogs however she didn't miss a beat. The table was chalk full of a smorgasbord of every fixin you could ask for! My Dad must have had a bad day at work because I remember him grumbling about it.. LOL I also remember thinking what on earth was he grumbling about because my eyes were as bigs as saucers thinking just how amazing my Mom was! Now I know he was just plain spoiled rotten! lol
My Mom's way of bonding with me is waking me up at 7am on a Saturday morning to clean. Blasting music and bucket and cloth and away we went.. walls, baseboards, molding.. underneath the taps must not be forgotten because those little elves that sneak in at night to p a r t y can see under there you know! lol Okay.. away she went while I just made faces and whined about what a tough life I had. lol
I'm crazy about my Mom. She is my inspiration and one of the greatest teachers I could ever have in this life. I'm sure she's an Angel. I'm sure of it. If any of you have read Doreen Virtues Earth Angel book... you have my Mom described to a tea. She'll skip right over this part too if she reads this blog because I'll be getting too 'deep' for her. ;) lol But, if she does she'll miss me saying I Love You Mom.
See more of my beautiful Mom if you like! :D http://www.tagged.com/sassy2008
This is all for now.
Spread the Love folks.
Peace!Tammy

I'm in a new treasury! Etsy has a Peace Prayer Team. Each time a prayer is purchased we all stop what we are doing for a moment and pray for World Peace!

Thank you Connie from http://colorwoman.etsy.com!

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Peace!

And the Winner Is!

LADY V!!!



Yay! Congratulations Lady V! You win!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered. This was alot of fun and I look forward to doing another. :)

Peace!

Our friendly Deer

We have a friendly deer that has been coming for a visit over the last 2 years! When we first saw her, she still had her fading baby spots on her. She stops by and sniffs around, peeks in our windows and studies the deck. She nibbles on the blueberries in the back and seems to really enjoy the raspberries leaves. Last year Toe Matar and her met each other for the first time and this morning both of our kitties were out for a sniff in the yard when she stopped in for another visit. At this point she has become so comfortable with us that I am able to get quite close with the camera. There are days when my husband and I are in stitches laughing so hard as she gets pretty happy and will bound full speed through our yard, to our neighbors yard, back to the forest and around the circle again.. she will sometimes do this for a good half hour at a time!

These pictures were taken with only a tiny bit of zoom at times and other times no zoom at all. She's quite special to us and we're pretty grateful we are able to share our space with hers.

Please, can't we play??

This is another beautiful Tiger Moth that my daughter found. :) She was quite excited as it was the second one she found yesterday and said this one.. who is named "Martha" the moth told her.. this one is her first ever real insect friend.

Canada Geese!

This sweet photo was taken by my husband today at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody, BC! So many adorable babies running around.. these were the youngest in the group. :) So trusting and relaxed with Mommy's and Daddy's and Auntie's and Uncles all near by keeping a close watch on all the bird lovers. It was a true gift to be able to get this close to these relaxed birds.

It also happened to be our anniversary today and we had a wonderful day reflecting on the last 5 years and all the good and the blessings that have been bestowed upon us.

Peace and great Joy to you all!

Tammy

P.S. We have this lovely photo for sale in our etsy home.. http://rainbowmom.etsy.com

Live Eagle Cam with babies

A little bit of goodness here! A live Eagle Cam located in Delta, BC Canada. Pretty special.. but be warned.. you may become addicted. lol I know it is always up on a screen here. lol

http://wavelit.com/index.php?view=EaglesNestLive

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Tammy

My First Givaway!

Hello!

This is my first ever giveaway. I have had so much fun looking at others giveaways and having won a little something something myself.. (I will post more on this at a later date as I don't want to spoil a surprise!) I decided to get in on the action!! :)

So what I am giving away is an 8x10 of this print..

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11721122

All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me the first word you think of when you look at this photo! I will gather all of the names and announce the winner on June 3, 2008!! :)

Good luck to you all and be sure to leave a way for me to reach you in your comment!

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Peace,

Tammy

Mmmm, my heart says.....

The amazing thing about dandelions is that even after they've been plucked and displayed as a beautiful and heartfelt bouquets, they still complete their purpose in life and turn to seed to help spread their beauty for more children to squeal in delight at summers offerings!

Stay Tuned

Sometime this week I have a giveaway happening! :D :D

It's my first ever! And, we are very excited!

Happy Mothers Day

Well.. it's the day after Mothers Day but I hope that you all celebrated the Mothers of the world in your own perfect way. :)





My little ones made cute hats on Mothers Day! :)

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Tammy

I'm in a treasury!

Kanani2008 added my Spirit Feather to her treasury called Then They Had Wings!

She has a very lovely shop http://kanani2008.etsy.com/ chalk full of delicious organic soaps. I particularily like her Ka Nani Signature Kidz Natural Bath Time Paints.

Thank you Kanani!! :)



Peace!
Tammy

Love

It's hard to see but my husband mowed a big Heart into the lawn for me.

Picture tells a story.

Introducing!

Could we have a drum roll please.....

(snickergigglesnort, pun intended.. get it? See below.. hehe okay okay)


Introducing the cute, the loveable, the most brilliant dog born this year!

Theadore!!! Theo for short.

Day 1 at home.

A Star is Born.. ahh.. my little brother. hehehe

Can you say WOW! Toby Christensen

I may never have the chance to meet this man but wouldn't being a part of this drum circle be positively dreamy? It's like magic in the way your Soul and Spirit lift! Just listening to this I felt my Soul Star shine and my heart explode with Joy. Great and powerful medicine here. Who said Soul work has to be tough? It's a reminder to me that working through our kinks, rough patches and blockages isn't always painful or a long and drawn out process! By bringing in the Light and Love and in trusting that when we finally say YES! the power of Spirit will blast through any blocks with Grace and Exuberance.. I believe, yesyesyes. :)

I did order his latest Djembe Heart Meditation CD, tho I haven't received it yet.. it came on a great recommendation from someone I trust very much. And, if the above is any indication.. WOW! You can find it here if you are curious! http://healingdrummer.com/

So, the cutest thing just happened as I was writing this. I was listening to the utube video and my little ones (5 and 7 yrs) were running around playing with 'pet shop' with their stuffy's. The utube video stopped playing and my son ran in from his bedroom and said... 'Awww.. the music stopped!' lol This from a 5 year old! Very good indeed!

For a month now, I have been getting the message to play music after school. For a half hour I need to put on some good music and we DANCE! afterschool to help ground and release any clingy energy that may have stored itself on our bodies. So, starting today.. I'm finally going to implement this. For a half hour a day.. at least! We are going to kick things up with some fun music.. maybe some soft music.. maybe something we have never ever heard before.. maybe some good ol KISS! But, we are going to DANCE! and celebrate life and each other everyday. To prove it.. (not that I need to..lol ;)) I'll try to remember to post the music that we boogied to that day. :)

Alrighty now. Enough for me today. I have to go get some things done that don't involve the computer for a bit! lol

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Peace,
Tammy

The Love of Friends

" A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."- Arabian Proverb

Thank you my dear friend!

I'm featured on Haute Innovations!

Exciting news for me. I've been featured on Haute Innovations!! :) http://hauteinnovations.com/?p=199 . I'm very happy about it.

My Lilac Light Necklace with matching earrings was featured!

Thank you to Mimi the founder of Haute Innovations dedicated to showcasing unique and innovative designs.

She also has a lovely shop at http://anaaya.etsy.com/ with Pure Loose Mineral Makeup.

"All Ana Aya & Co. Products are 100% all organic and VEGAN FRIENDLY! None of our products have been tested on animals, we are a cruelty-free company."

Wonderful! Yay. :)

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Tammy