(Day 15) without Cleo: turning a corner, beauty and peace

I put away more hostess treasures and had a nice breakfast with a pot of tea

This "mouse rug" was from the Cloisters and is WONDERFUL. :)

My beloved writing table re-set up and with the beautiful

Unicorn in Captivity Tapestry (card) on display...

I hope to find a frame for it at the VNA rummage sale in 

early October... :)

It was really wonderful to set up this table again.

I wrote 2 of my favourite persons letters as well...  

Lunch of leftovers and tea.

And a very moving card about the loss of Cleo...

I feel like I have turned the first corner in grieving Cleo.

I am not crying daily, though still missing her and thinking I see her.

And I love her always, always, always...

This is the teapot that I ordered from Ontario Canada via etsy!

It's just perfect! 

I know I alluded to this coming, but did not want to tell you until it came!

I knew it would be too late for Sunday's dinner

(it's the same pattern of dishes I used for that dinner) but I am so glad

to have it and it was at a more reasonable price than many I had seen

previously!  

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Listened to various music pieces today, 

this song is lovely,

as is this one, the Dance of the Wolves song... 

and also this one... (I think I have shared the above and the below music before

here on my blog).

We had a really good dinner of leftovers!

Tomorrow is the (Julian Calendar) feast day of the Beheading of St John

the Baptist.  We were going to go to liturgy

but there was a family emergency that called our priest away

to care for one of his beloved children who had 

surgery to fix a broken bone and is recovering now.

So we are staying home tomorrow, unexpectedly.

We could use the rest however.

I was really tired and rested a lot today,

no surprise given how busy the Slava prep and then our wonderful 

7th anniversary day yesterday was. 

Tomorrow is what we call a 'strict fast day' to honour the solemness of the

Feast Day.  I am going to make a roasted baked potato and a 

tomato sauce, DV.... 

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I had some quiet this evening after dinner and prayers and that was nice.

A dear friend sent me this blog post

about the need for faith and for Christian friendship.

How very true and timely. 

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I am going to keep, as much as I can, the 40 days of grief

for my Cleo Cat... so the (Day #) will continue on my titles, just so you know.

I keep getting indications that my honouring of these days is important

for my grief over my Cleo Cat... 

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Soon I will be busy with family visiting.

If I don't blog as much next week, don't worry.  

I am just super busy with family visits. 

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I wish each of you the hope and beauty we find in Christ

and that He is carrying you, carrying me,

to His divinity, 

to his Heaven...

one step, one day, at a time...