A Return to Loveliness no. 20

Secret Anniversaries of the Heart

Is what Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called 'the rituals

 that lend poetry to our day and meaning to our lives.’

I have several journals that have kept my notes and

thoughts over the years. The scribblings range from

notes in school, lists, plans for home and garden to

sermon notes and some of my deepest thoughts.

They are, for the moment, for myself. But, someday

I am sure my children will come across them and

laugh, smile or draw a tear when the call to

remembrance the things that mattered most to me

and the things that drew my heart.

I find constant inspiration and joy in reading and

re-reading my Victorias. To me, in a sense, they

have become a ritual of my heart. They draw out of

me desires and longings for a kinder, gentler life –

as was often quoted, ‘A Return to Loveliness’.

I hope my children will see this and understand

this part of their mother and perhaps draw for

themselves the beauty and the charm that I have found.

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A Return to Loveliness is a weekly blog party

I host in celebration of Victoria Magazine and all she

espoused. You are welcome to join all you need to do is to

create a post – share something from your heart, your home

or your garden that enriches your life and inspires you. You can

link this inspiration to Victoria Magazine – but it is not a

concrete requirement. If you’ve never experienced Victoria –

oh, I encourage you to find an issue and leaf through the

pages to find something wonderful and unique.

Once you’ve created this post, you can copy the address and

paste it in the space provided in the linky below.

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I thank you for stopping by and wish you a

Very Delightsome Day,

Kathy