Amor Milagre Kitchen Design, Stay Cool with a Shade Sail
The sun is now upon us, the snow has melted, and a shade sail helps us to keep the new kitchen cool and shaded with less help from the AC and curtains this spring. Loving this vacation-glow that it casts on our table as the wind billows, showing movement and change in the world…make it positive, kids. Staying hydrated, planting more fresh air-producing evergreens to look out upon, and cooking up soups and breads only once a week also keep us at a steady temperature. It is now salad growing and enjoying weather. We’re making our own mustard, with a sail and toast to match. Get a little sail (or make your own with sun fabric, hooks, and grommets) if you’re in need of a bit of shade. It really helps. It only takes a few minutes to install. Now, for juice and strawberries…
Keep cool and hydrated…it’s heating up out there….highly sensitives and babies especially.
*P.S. Our world needs more (privately owned) helpful organizations so people everywhere have access to water, food, medicine, clothing, support, shelter, and therapy. If everyone could realize that the old wars are over, then they really could be so, and then all the time from now on can be used for healing and supporting people and nature. Every day is full of chances and choices. Make them good, for everyone. Even the smallest improvements shine and build up hope to welcome more wonderful possibilities for tomorrow.
Love ~ Amor Milagre
Music of the Moment: London Song, Off You -The Breeders
Amor Milagre Wax Seal Stickers- Empathic Goddess Logo-Red Light Gold
World, admit all mistakes honestly and feel all the pain they caused in order to learn from them. Decide on expressing truth from now on. You cannot continue and move forward otherwise. Every person must stop all violence, greed, and denial. Peace is possible. Redesign our systems to allow peace for everyone. Every home, town, and up needs peaceful empathic leaders who care about everyone, the earth, and the entire universe. All of this static and pollution can end. Breathe. Heal now. Work on healing this chaos every day. Choose peace. Stand up for it. Require respect and peace as the standard for harmonious living. Use your air and words for peace. Write your stories. Share truth. No one can do this solely on their own, but if everyone helps, peace can live everywhere daily. A united connection, that is already engrained within every person, can bring peace, healing, and a positive healthy future.
Sow seeds of peace into everything you do. You can do it. Spit-spot…and off we go…
Preserve books, especially peaceful books, as they are being scrubbed now. Express freedom peacefully.
*This evil, unacceptable, violent moment in history needs to cease immediately. Stand up to prevent more chaos. Care. This affects everyone and everything.
Amor Milagre 7 Simple Ways to Show You Love Someone
Ask “What have you been thinking about lately?” Listen, smile, and open all of your senses.
Sit quietly together whilst doing something like reading, mulling over puzzle pieces, or listening to nature or an audiobook.
Walk and talk. Let your lives flow out and intertwine in the fresh air.
Share your stories and compare moments or times in your lives. Find similarities, differences, and silver linings.
Daydream and list goals and outtings to try out for the year. Book tickets, save stubs, scrapbook your observations, and repeat and expand things you have enjoyed.
Laugh over silly cartoons or old movies. Set a time every week, even for half an hour, to unwind and be young.
Be fearlessly and happily yourself, allowing the ones you love to know and truly adore you.
Bonus: Leaving love notes in pockets & books reminds your Dear Ones that they are special to you. You can also leave audio messages for them to save. Keep a kiss in your wallet. This is most helpful for them to refer to these sacred tokens of love on challenging days. Keepsakes can be free to warm hearts.
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Evergreens: Green Velvet Japanese Boxwood
Beautiful plants, tucked into earth with love, is our family’s favourite pleasure for spring weekends. Bring out the toys to help, too! This week, we are taking advantage of the pre-bug moment and doing up the gardens here at Rose Cottage. The snow melts a little more each day, with rain and snow flurrying over everything each night. Spring always feels soft and patient to me, and then it lends this gift to us. Doing what you love feels good, so we do it often. I wake up writing stories, and tuck in bed after painting the illustrations. Many many many…..new books are on their way, dear world. What do you love today?
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Spring Hats
Cloudy days are our favourite time to explore neighbouring towns in search of green treasures and fun new spots to revisit. We have been renovating and building houses for the past decade, so it’s refreshing to have a day off. Today, we found a lovely family-run nursery and farm where a very affordable juniper greeted us at the door of one of several massive greenhouses. We found a cute craft shop where people can learn how to felt and embroider. There were some ‘out to lunch’ signs so we’ll have to return to roam the bookshop. Some lovely women told us about fun annual holiday events…and we’re marking them down in our family calendar. Maine is not an easy place to find town things we like to do, so we really appreciate their time and sharing.
We support family/small businesses as we have one and know how much depends on every sale. Support your local talent and efforts whenever available. Today, I remembered the days of watering plants at a farm when I was a teenager. I baked pies and hauled in corn. The owners took everything seriously, as do I with my Amor Milagre. You have to. You want to. It just makes sense. Support creative ideas that help the world bloom, laugh, and heal.
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Evergreens
The front view is not the only one to consider. This line of evergreens is beautiful to gaze upon as we do laundry from the side of the house. Explore every windowscape and make the most of them. We love waking up to flowers, leaves, doves, and robins. I do space these low plants away from the windows so birds don’t become too exuberant at nap/bed times. We removed huge overgrown dead shrubs and trees from every side of our Rose Cottage years ago, and now we add in green structures each year to build it up. Remember, right plant right place to grow well.
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Evergreens
Planting in layers, repeating patterns of odd numbers, and varying the greens creates a lush effect over time. They even look so sweet now. Leave proper spacing for your purpose and plant type. Bulbs look even more elegant when surrounded by green friends. Leave leaves alone. Allow the wind to stir and blow your leaves about quietly. They become soil and nutrients that block unwanted plants.
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Evergreens
By slightly layering the evergreens, the result is a spaced out line with room to grow. This gives the plant its own air to thrive in while providing a privacy screen from the road and house. This used to be just a lawn. We planted hundreds of plants to replace most of our grass, added pathways, reduced the need for mowing, increased our pollinator count massively, and provided homes for wildlife. We use a push or electric mower for the bit of lawn left, only necessary once or twice a year. Thyme beds are low and self-sufficient. Neighbourhoods can be quiet enough to enjoy bird songs. Choices matter and can make a huge positive difference for everyone’s peace and health. Plant for pollinators. Shall we all have a beautiful year?
Amor Milagre Organic Gardening, Evergreens
Periwinkle alba and creeping thyme is our garden floor. It took a few years to grow the carpet, but the bees love it! This replaces lawn and prevents other plants from taking over. The flowers are gorgeous! We only plant perennials as we’re into building up our natural investments. Save your seeds and spread them!
We hope to find some healthy, affordable Italian cypress and green giant thujas to layer in as a privacy screen near our fence. More garden updates soon!
Ah, yes…thank you rain for watering in our baby plants…
