On A Day
Like Today
After the week’s turmoil of one thing and then another, Elaine decided to take me away from it all for a drive over Dartmoor way and beyond. We stopped at what I call “Devon’s Best Kept Secret” which is a smallish Nursery called “Hillside Nurseries” The sun was just breaking through the clouds and all was well with the world. This is when I come into my own and I can spend hours at places like this. It was busy but not too much so it was a distraction for me. Many years ago I saw an Aquilegia called Bluebird and it captured my heart but I have never seen it since, until today.
I couldn’t believe my eyes! There was my dream plant right in front of me and for only £1-85 for a 2 litre pot!! Well, in truth there were three so I snapped them up and bought them before anybody else could!!LOL I was so happy i could have cried, silly I know but true. From there we went to Buckfast Abbey for a Sunday lunch, then onto Widdecombe to enjoy the peace and quiet. We stopped on top of the hill that looks down on Widdecombe village and got out of the car to sit a while. As I did this my mind started to wander and as I looked up at the now clear blue sky with a gentle easterly wind brushing my face i found myself asking WHY WHY WHY!
I was born a catholic and as they say will always be a catholic but after i was told i had Heart failure in my early forties when everything was going so well it made me question my faith. Then to be told i had AD at 51yrs of age i nearly became an Atheist!! LOL. As i stared up to the heavens i half expected the big Fella to pop his head out and give me a reason why? But sadly this was not the case. Unknown to me Elaine had been trying to get my attention for the last five minutes and when she eventually did i felt a bump in my back. As i turned round it was one of the wild Dartmoor ponies pushing its nose into the small of my back as if pushing me on. Was this the Big Fella telling me to push on and don’t give up? It was certainly a strange thing to happen as they are not usually that tame and it also let me stroke it for ages after.
When eventually we got back in the car i told Elaine what i had been thinking and it wasn’t long before we were both in floods of tears, but happy tears.
After all, On A Day Like This, anything could happen, couldn’t it?
Best wishes, Norrms and family
Like Today
After the week’s turmoil of one thing and then another, Elaine decided to take me away from it all for a drive over Dartmoor way and beyond. We stopped at what I call “Devon’s Best Kept Secret” which is a smallish Nursery called “Hillside Nurseries” The sun was just breaking through the clouds and all was well with the world. This is when I come into my own and I can spend hours at places like this. It was busy but not too much so it was a distraction for me. Many years ago I saw an Aquilegia called Bluebird and it captured my heart but I have never seen it since, until today.
I couldn’t believe my eyes! There was my dream plant right in front of me and for only £1-85 for a 2 litre pot!! Well, in truth there were three so I snapped them up and bought them before anybody else could!!LOL I was so happy i could have cried, silly I know but true. From there we went to Buckfast Abbey for a Sunday lunch, then onto Widdecombe to enjoy the peace and quiet. We stopped on top of the hill that looks down on Widdecombe village and got out of the car to sit a while. As I did this my mind started to wander and as I looked up at the now clear blue sky with a gentle easterly wind brushing my face i found myself asking WHY WHY WHY!
I was born a catholic and as they say will always be a catholic but after i was told i had Heart failure in my early forties when everything was going so well it made me question my faith. Then to be told i had AD at 51yrs of age i nearly became an Atheist!! LOL. As i stared up to the heavens i half expected the big Fella to pop his head out and give me a reason why? But sadly this was not the case. Unknown to me Elaine had been trying to get my attention for the last five minutes and when she eventually did i felt a bump in my back. As i turned round it was one of the wild Dartmoor ponies pushing its nose into the small of my back as if pushing me on. Was this the Big Fella telling me to push on and don’t give up? It was certainly a strange thing to happen as they are not usually that tame and it also let me stroke it for ages after.
When eventually we got back in the car i told Elaine what i had been thinking and it wasn’t long before we were both in floods of tears, but happy tears.
After all, On A Day Like This, anything could happen, couldn’t it?
Best wishes, Norrms and family
These spiritual moments are very important I think and I am so pleased that you were touched today
