Day One Delight Wild Musings with Renee Magnusson Peaceful Easy Feelings Delight for me suggests a surprise element: something, perhaps unexpected, that makes my heart sing, tickles my belly, puts a twinkle in my eye. Immediately, I think of the song Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band and one of my favourite chocolate bars, Turkish Delight. Today, a sunny, very mild late autumn day, was an easy one to delight in all by itself. Rainbows, both soft and sharp, danced across my kitchen ceiling, walls and cupboards from the prisms in my east facing window. Such a lovely way to start the day. Rainbows from prisms (and rainbows in the sky) absolutely delight me—I seek them out and have prisms hanging from every window in my house. Something about them seems to elevate the energy in a room instantly. I adore thick soft towels and when I was pulling some fresh ones out of my cupboard for my shower this morning, I knocked down an old (um…over 10 year old at least!) plastic bottle of Avon spray oil…Soft and Relaxing scent. That element of surprise. I had forgotten I had it but I find the scent intoxicating and calming. So I used it after my shower. And in my shower I used my Good Karma (Lush) shower gel—a ‘permission purchase’ from Renee from the last Wild Musings tour when she reminded me that ‘today is a special day’. I have no aversion to mixing all my favourite scents. Lol. Choices also thrill me and make me happy and rich, so I generally have a few different shower gels on the go at the same time. Chiming clocks also make me happy and I have an old wall pendulum one that I ‘bought’ with Zellers Club Z points (anyone in Canada will recognise that and laugh—basically a club where you could collect points to buy things). It’s placed in a gloomy otherwise stagnant corner of my middle room so that the movement and glint of the pendulum wafts the air at least psychologically. Inside the case is a tiny ceramic mouse, a gift from an old friend. I have another clock in my bedroom which has a little collection of ceramic mice at its base. This little joke that I have with myself delights me—mice and clocks just go together in my world. Under the front feeders, sparrows, so deep in golden leaves that only their bobbing heads were visible, made me smile. I received a brown paper package from a dear friend in England. Christmas! I love surprises so have kept it all wrapped up. Anticipation delights me! I sent Jacquie Lawson e-cards to some friends. Searching the website and looking at their cards and choosing the perfect card for the occasion or person also pleases me no end. A friend in town sent me a note and a picture through messenger of how much one of her lilies had grown since last I saw it and had commented on a tiny shoot. Her pleasure and amazement in it warmed my heart. In response, I sent her a photo of my calla lily which delights me daily. A few weeks ago I was potting some cuttings and began to scoop out soil from an old calla lily, long dead and waiting by the basement stairs to go downstairs. I had intended to plant the bulbs (are they bulbs?) outside in the summer but never got round to it. In scooping out the soil, I noticed something tiny and green under the dead leaves. Pulling away the old growth, I found a sturdy thriving shoot so I repacked the soil around it and placed it on the kitchen counter. It now has about five shoots and leaves and is immensely happy. This evening I had a Writers Guild meeting by Zoom and in critiquing one of the stories, I was searching an architectural website for the correct word. In amongst all this very serious back and forth debate about the right word and why this word or that wasn’t right, someone previously not in the conversation had written: Does anybody remember how to laugh? which yes, delighted me and made me laugh out loud. Randomness, the unexpected, delights me perhaps more than anything else! Day 312 of 365 days of haiku Inside from the cold lone geranium flower gratitude blooms
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Renee
11/9/2021 01:00:05 pm
I love that song afternoon delight and karma is my fave scent. This was an absolute delight to wander through. ♥️
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What a lovely post, Sue! I could feel the joy radiating through your words. I have a lot of sun catchers throughout our home. and installed one of this privacy film thingy on the window that is where the main and top floors meet, that is made to cast rainbows when the sun goes through it: it makes our space even more magical <3 (not sure I make any sense, I am sorry).
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Gina Maloney
11/10/2021 11:32:03 pm
This was delightful to read! I love that Renee used this word because it resonates so well in your words.
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