DAY 29 - June 21, 2013

Today I wanted to explore other types of poetry.  These are called Cinquains.  A little story told in 5 lines with specific rhythms.  The last one is incorrect, but I'll leave it just because I like it :)

FAIRY

upon light wings

dusting each flower top

with the bright sparkly tear drops

of love

ANGELS

beings of light

helping me find my truth

the magic of their love filling

my soul

FACEBOOK

family and friends

meeting through the web

addicted to the connections

I make

DAUGHTER

Beautiful child

Flower of my garden

Sparkly and spunky, I am blessed

she's mine

ROBERT

Wonderful Son

Batman and Tiger Cats

Thoughtful and well-spoken

You'll always be my little boy,

my son

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DAY 28 - June 20, 2013

I woke up with a headache and stomach ache this morning. A cup of peppermint tea seemed to take some of it away.  I had breakfast a bit later and then finished my Reiki manual.   When it was completed, I still wasn't feeling the best from the headache and decided to go outside and lay down on a blanket. After laying down on the ground for 45 minutes and closing my eyes, this is what I heard (and the headache disappeared).

THE HEART OF THE MATTER

I lay myself upon the grass

Enjoying the sunny time to pass

We gently meet, chest to chest

To the ground my ear is pressed

Connecting with her presence

I can feel her very essence

The cat meows and the birds sing

And I hear the gifts she brings

She breathes out a windy day

Sweeping all the clouds away

I imagine her inner grumbles

And I am more than humbled 

She is asking for some kindness

Instead of our human blindness

And I pray and ask if she's okay

"All will be well" she says...one day

The heartbeat I thought was hers

I was certain and so sure

Until I came to realize 

The heartbeat was my own

Sherry Irvine - June 20, 2013

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DAY 27 & 28 - June 19 & 20

I'm not sure if you could call this creative....but it is what it is....I started creating my Reiki Level I class manual - complete with nice pictures in a well organized and attractive format.  Done!

REIKI

Usui Shiki Ryoho

First Degree Reiki Course

DAY 26 - June 18, 2013

CHAKRA BANNER

(experimenting with burlap)

I have been experimenting making banners for a few months now.  Many have not turned out.  Some have turned out very very well.  But I have found making these banners quite expensive to make and if I choose to go cheap on the fabric, the selection is limited in what goes nicely together.  As well, I was having difficulty with the quality of the lettering on the banners and I felt very restricted by the sizing.  So I put away my banner projects until I could figure something else out.  

My mother had purchased a bolt of ivory coloured burlap from someone's garage sale, or Ben had found it....I don't quite remember....anyway, I took the burlap, but had no clue what to make with it.

Here is what I came up with.  I'm fairly pleased with how it turned out....there is definitely some improvements for sure.  What I really really really want to make out of the rest of the burlap is my take on the Tibetan Prayer Flags.  I just have to figure out how to make them waterproof - the flags will have beautiful inspiration words that will hang in your garden.  When the wind catches the flags - the words fly out into the world....that's my idea :)

I made a chakra banner - each colour and words representing each of the chakras on the body.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sherry

DAY 25 - June 17, 2013

The last time I listened to the night creatures, I got my nose pierced...LOL.

THE SINGING FROG

It makes total sense

Just over the fence

Up through my bedroom window

A frog in the pond

With the beautiful song

Has come to sing me a message

"You married your prince

Been happy ever since

And are engaged in wedded bliss

But now you're transforming

And you will be performing

The truth inside your heart

It's time to leap ahead

Get up out of bed

Exercise the right of your purpose

Wash away negative doubts 

If need be - shout it out!

I promise you'll feel much better

Jump forward to start

Listen to your heart

And all your dreams will come true"

© Sherry Irvine – June 17, 2013


Transformation, abundance, new waters of life abounds, reminds of emotional connections to mental, teaches how to cleanse and adapt, Are you being bogged down in old ways, drowning in emotions? They can show you how to change and add the water you need in your life. Frog can teach you to get in touch with your feelings and emotions and wash negativity and doubts away. Are you listening to your feelings and the voice of your heart? Are you getting bogged down in life - maybe it's time to leap forward with a new start?

DAY 24 - June 16, 2013

JAKE THE EXPLORER

There once was a boy

With a whale named Troy

They sailed back and forth

They rode the high sea

To see what they could see

In search of the great white north

They embarked on "The Rock"

To the Table Mountain top

Where they found their Pop-Dee's fort

They then saw a moose

With a cod on his hoof

Then had a craving for torte

So they built a tall bridge

To look in the fridge

Because the boy was so short

Their Nana had baked

A warm pie with steak

Which they ate with tiny forks

They thought it was best

To have a wee rest

Before heading to North York

Where the Maple Leafs play

On a cold summer's day

As this was their favourite sport

So they fell fast asleep

On the seat of the jeep

Dreaming of Superman and storks

© Sherry Irvine – June 16, 2013

DAY 23 - JUNE 15, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELEN!!!

Helen

Hope you have a happy day
Explained by chocolate cake
Love you lots....my sis-in-law
Enjoy the moments that you make
Naughty or nice...you're the cat's meow.

© Sherry Irvine – June 15, 2013

DAY 22 - June 14, 2012

SHE'S THE QUEEN OF MY GARDEN

She's a a tiny bit invasive

But I'm pleased that she is here

Dressed up in her finest lace

She's sweet and such a dear

I know that she's a poser

But I'll honour her anyway

I very much enjoy her face

And I'd like for her to stay

My dragon's blood flows freely

Across her delicate feet

Guarding and protecting her

As she takes her royal seat

The protective maple shades her

From the sun and pouring rain

They understand her fragility

From here she'll surely reign

The hosta bows its gorgeous leaves

Just past the eunonymous bush

While the garden fairies play hide'n seek

Under a mushroom's tush

She admires the long beards of my goats

Their slender blossoms do quiver

Delighted by the coreopsis blooms

And their golden crowns grow bigger

Across the way the daisies grow

Their smiling faces so sweet

They hope to get a glance of her

Before the moon dances at her feet

The willow weeps his tears of joy

At the sight of this magical being

The beautiful mallow with the purple flowers

Do their best to cover the scene

My garden is a wonderful place

A wonderful place to be

Where I can go and be myself

With my new friend...The Queen.

© Sherry Irvine – June 14, 2013

DAY 21 - June 13, 2013

Inspired by my lunch date today with Laurie at the Harbour Diner in Hamilton.  Good food at very reasonable prices and as always great company <3.

I love writing silly poems....makes me feel free.

THE SWAN AND THE CRAB

crab claw and swan shadow - taylorempireairways.com - google images

The Swan and the Crab

Met at MacNab

Where the Diner meets the Harbour

The swan was pretty

The crab a bit gritty

It's Hamilton -- not Ann Arbor

The crab asked the swan

"Would you like a bon bon?"

"No thanks, I'll have Mac & Cheese"

The Swan smiled a bit

And the Crab took a fit

Because she asked "with lobster please"

The Crab ordered "chicken"

The Swan paled and sickened

Cuz they ate each other for lunch

The "chicken" was spicy

The Mac & Cheese pricey

So they shared a Hawaiian punch

To make sweet amends

Because they were friends

They shared a coconut cream pie

The Swan and the Crab

Then split the tab

Wrapped up in a foiled good bye

© Sherry Irvine – June 13, 2013

Crab & Lobster Mac & Cheese 

Fish n Chips

I had coconut cream pie - these are the leftovers - dressed in a foil swan

Laurie's Mac&Cheese leftovers - foil crab

DAY 20 - June 12, 2013

BANANA DAYS

I had a few bananas that were ripe enough for baking.  I saw a couple of interesting recipes on Pinterest on bananas - so today I thought it would be fun to use up my old bananas and see what these banana recipes were made of!  Banana Pancakes and sugar free Oatmeal Raisin Banana Cookies.  Please see below.

FLOURLESS BANANA PANCAKES

1 very ripe banana

2 eggs

pinch of cinnamon

a dash of vanilla

yield:  4 pancakes

Mash banana.  Add eggs.  Mix well.  Add cinnamon and vanilla.  Mix until all combined.  Drop by spoonfuls into hot pan coated with a bit of oil.  Allow each pancake to cook until the bottom of the top portion of the cake starts to look cooked...then flip and lightly brown.

While I was making them I thought that I would be getting a banana flavoured omelette..LOL...I dressed it up like a pancake with a bit of butter and real maple syrup and they were actually pretty good. 

OATMEAL RAISIN BANANA COOKIES

1 cup oatmeal

2 ripe bananas

1 cup raisins

Yep...that's it...3 ingredients.

In a large bowl, add 1 cup of oatmeal and 2 large bananas.  Mash together until well combined.  Fold in 1 cup of raisins.  Drop by teaspoonful onto greased baking sheet.

These are pretty good as well.  The bananas make the cookie sweet enough for sure.  Must have raisins though....or perhaps chocolate chips.  May add coconut to them the next time for a tropical flavour.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Sherry

DAY 19 - June 11, 2013

To honour the rain we have been having lately....which I love.....

Refresh the earth and quench her thirst
As her tears burst from swollen skies
Into the wrinkled valley of our desert
Notes are the composition of its sound

© Sherry Irvine – June 11, 2013

DAY 18 - June 10, 2018

SECRETS

Artist - Julie Morstad - found on Pinterest under blog:  thejealouscurator.com

A young boy stood in his dory

In the early morning glow

He was saddened and was sorry

By the secrets he buried below

His stories safely concealed

Consumed by the swaying grass

He desperately wanted to appeal

But he knew forever would last

Along came a lovely black swan

Attached to a girl on a string

They saw the sad boy on the pond

And thought it appropriate to sing

"We know you have a story,

But we don't know what it is

We hope it's not too gory

So let us eat Cheese Whiz"

"Our teacher breathes under water

With a school inside his beard

This man says he's our father

Which seems a little weird."

"Release whatever made you sad

You don't need it any way

Slap on a smile, don't be mad

Hurry now....it's time for us to play!"

They honked and they giggled

And the boy began to smile

The boy just wiggled and jiggled

And became happy after awhile

So the moral of this story...

Let go what you don't need

Enjoy each morning glory

And a wonderful day you'll lead

© Sherry Irvine – June 10, 2013

DAY 17 - June 9, 2013

"TEAHOUSE"

"Teahouse" painting by Chinese artist Hu Yongkai

Shall we have a drop of tea?

What flavour would you try?

Camomille, peppermint

Earl Gray, black or Chai?

Shall I steep it in a pot?

Adorned with pretty flowers?

Some for you and some for me

Would you like it sweet or sour?

Shall I bake a cheesecake?

What flavour would you try?

Cherry chocolate, pineapple?

Its better than apple pie

Shall we wear our finest clothes?

Hand sewn with utmost care?

Fine red silk with leggy slits

Or a plum knit from the fair?

Shall we share our secrets?

Or talk about our cats?

Orange, white and caramel

While they sit upon our laps?

Shall we enjoy our friendship?

While sipping our lovely tea?

It doesn't matter what we do

As long as you're with me.

© Sherry Irvine – June 9, 2013

DAY 15 - June 7, 2013

DECORATING FRAMES & GIFT PREPARATION

The pictures below are gifts that I have made for 2 different people at Rob's work - all of which are great people.

Nick and Deb Bowen are having a baby....so I made an acrostic name poem for her and put it in a generic black frame to which I decorated with ribbon and heart buttons.   I then continued with the same ribbon and retrimmed the piggy bank and also gave the monkey a bow.  I thought it would be fun to put together the entire baby package - from the Irvine Family - as we all contributed to the gift.  Included are the 2 baby blankets I made on Day 8, the poem I wrote on for her on Day 9 and today Day 15 was the decorating of the frame.

Also included is one of the wedding gifts I created for Chris Dawe and Joanne MacDonald - hence MACDAWE.  The other part of the wedding gift is in progress and will be shown at a later date.

DAY 14 - June 6, 2013

MACDAWE

Marriage is a wonderful thing
Acknowledging the love you bring
Congratulations, you're man and wife
Dance to the tune of your love life
As hearts become entwined as one
Wedded bliss has just begun
Enjoy your forever together

© Sherry Irvine – June 6, 2013

Chris & Joanne - May 23, 2013

DAY 13 - June 15, 2013

GEORGE - OUR CAT

There once was a cat named George

Who seemed like he was bored

He was so darn loud

But also so proud

That he wanted his own cat door

He would love to go out at will

But we were afraid of his kill

He might bring a mouse

Right up to the house

And my screams would be very shrill

At night when he was awake

His purr would quake and vibrate

He was quite the fellow

But then he would bellow

And he'd make his humans weep

He would jump off the master bed

While meowing as he fled

His nails would be clicking

Or his bum he'd be licking

And then jump back on my head

His sandpaper kisses were rough

I'd tell him it was quite enough

He'd be in my face

His eyes full of grace

And I knew he had called my bluff

He's our dear wonderful George

He certainly won't be ignored

He may be so loud

And may be so proud

But he's the cat we adore

© Sherry Irvine – June 15, 2013