In Memory of an Angel ...

6 years ago today ... An Angel's human experience came to an end. 

With her work here on earth complete, it was time to return home 

and on this day May 28th, 2007 her journey home began.

By the 29th, of May 2007, Angel P*. was home. 

Our paths never crossed during her time here on earth. 

Though I know on a soul level we must have known each other, 

for she entrusted into my care the one person who was her everything.

Angel P. we feel your love and presence. 

Thank you for being an Angel in our lives. 

* Angel P. was Mr. G's first wife, whose young human life came to an end after a car crash on May 28th,  2007. She lives on in his memory and through him, I am blessed to have  another Angel looking out for me.


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Keukenhof Gardens - Holland

During our recent trip to the Netherlands in celebration of Mr. G's birthday, we took a tour to the Keukenhof gardens. This is the largest bulb-flower park in the world. As you will note by the above sign, the gardens are only open to visitors from March 21st - May 20th. This is definitely something to add to your anticipation list (see post on anticipation here), here you will find no less than 4.5 million tulips in 100 varieties. Have I captured your attention?

Here I try on some shoes that are not high heels ... 

 There are beautiful water features...

Daffodils ...

The Maxima Lutea, captured my attention ...

Everywhere you look, you will find inspiration 

for creating your own gardens and planters...

These are just breath taking, wouldn't you agree?

The combination of colour , brilliant!

 They say a photo is worth a thousand words...

 There was an absolute abundance of flowers named in honour of some most deserving people...

Pink and yellow...

It was a precious moment to observe these small tots enjoying the beauty of Mother Nature ...

Have you been to Keukenhof ?

We only managed to see a small portion of the gardens, so a return trip is on the HHL Anticipation List

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Let's Travel, shall we ...

With the promise of sun filled weather "just around the corner" as the weatherman keeps promising. Though we arrived home to pretty much the weather we experienced for a week in the Netherlands ... RAIN and dampness ... not a good combination for someone who has had multiple bone fractures. Nevertheless, traveling to foreign places was one of my favourite things to do and I plan to do a lot more of it the months and years ahead.

How fabulous it would be if we could all travel via private jet? Where you step out of the car and only need to walk steps - not miles across an airport terminal, from check-in to boarding - and the only luggage you concern yourself with is the gorgeous handbag dangling from your arm. Oh the wonderful stylish outfits we could dress in to arrive perfectly fresh and stylish looking at our destination.

Alas this is not the "norm" for most of us ... not for moi, anyways. But ladies you can still travel in style. Leave your Lulu Lemons at home, and the bulky sweat shirts, and the flip flops (I couldn't believe what women were wearing at the airport on our trip to the Netherlands, last week)! Here are a couple of ways to wear jeans, or khakis and still look stylish.

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Wedges can be just as comfortable as a flat shoe, and for petite (vertically challenged such as moi) ladies give us some height and make our legs look longer and slimmer. I do take a pair of slip on slippers for the actual flight (in a future post, I will share what I pack in my carry on).

What is your tip to looking stylish while travelling ?

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