From a Yellow House

First Day of September 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Happy September!

Last Sunday of August 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 15:06:00 +0000

A yellow rose

at the Yellow House...

Happy Sunday 🌼

Lake View in Wiltshire

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:47:00 +0000

Just a bit of the view from our walk on Saturday morning...

a bit of a flashback.

If you zoom into the photo you'll see the ducks swimming over to us. They swam from one end of the lake to the other and back again in order to greet us at each end. It was a lovely sight!

Wishing you a wonderful day wherever you are!

August 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:11:00 +0000

Happy new month!

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Dahlias on a Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:15:00 +0000

Happy Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:11:00 +0000

Saturday - Easter Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 14:27:00 +0000

Happy Saturday!

Just checking in to share a couple of photos depicting a bit of Saturday around the Yellow House.

Hubby and I took a walk this morning and this lovely little yellow flower caught my eye...well of course it would...it goes along with the yellow theme around the Yellow House 😉

It's actually a dandelion flower I think, which is more of a weed to some, but it's still a lovely color yellow and a flower nonetheless.

Lunch today was lovely and refreshing, especially on this Easter weekend. I made some delicious sandwiches for hubby and me. This was an off the cuff creation just using what was in the refrigerator. It turned out delicious!!!

The ingredients for my Saturday sandwich:

cucumber
onion
watercress/rocket (arugula) mixed greens
olives
cheese
chili flavored hummus
mayo
brown bread

In a world with a lot of heaviness, we must make room for some of the simple joys of life also. So, here's to beautiful yellow flowers and delicious sandwiches!

Happy Saturday! Happy Easter Weekend! 💮

April 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:07:00 +0000

Happy April!

🌸🌿🌻🌷

Last Saturday in March

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:46:00 +0000

Happy Saturday!

🌼 🌿🌞

Spring 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:39:00 +0000

International Women's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:41:00 +0000

Happy 14th Blogiversary to the Yellow House

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Today is my blog's 14th birthday, or blogiversary!

The Yellow House has made it to its second year of teenager-hood! Woohoo!

I know that it's Tumbleweed City around here sometimes, but I still have a great love for this space. Especially in the earlier years, I shared so much about my life as I tried to fit in in a new country, so this blog has a special place in my heart forever. Sometimes I'll come here as a reader of my own blog and I'll read about this woman from Georgia who came across the pond several years ago and I marvel at just how much has changed in my life and in the world. There is a comforting innocence when I go back to read from the earlier years of my blog. Even though I stumbled with adjusting quite a lot sometimes, looking back now, I see that those were still some of the sweetest days of my life. I never thought I'd say that (smile). There were some tough days back then, but little did I know that life would throw so many challenges my way. None of us ever know. I guess it's like they say though...that's life.

This isn't meant to be a sad post or one of regret. It's not that at all. I guess that I'm at one of those points in my life when I'm pausing for a moment to look back briefly before I continue on my journey ahead. I guess that this pandemic has brought things into sharp focus for many of us. So I guess that what I'm trying to say is that I look back on some of the more innocent past times with gratitude in a way that I didn't appreciate before. And through this, it also makes me grateful for the beautiful things that I've experienced in my life and it leaves hope in my heart for beautiful things to happen now and onward (smile).

So I will continue writing here as I have off and on for fourteen years. As I've mentioned previously, I don't know if anyone reads my blog anymore since I'm so sporadic and nowadays there's social media, Netflix, and so much more for people to give their time to. However, if anyone still visits me here, I thank you gratefully (smile). And if I'm just talking (writing) to myself, well I imagine it makes a cool echo in here (smile).

I'll be back to write more, even though I don't know what to write about here anymore. Ha ha! I'll think of something though. I hope you'll join me just to see what I come up with. Thank you for reading this to the meandering end! Ha ha!

Happy 14th Birthday Yellow House....let's keep this going! Mwah!!💋

Last Sunday of January

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Happy Sunday 🌼

Late January Walk

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:18:00 +0000

Hello

It's been a while since I've posted. I was last here on January 1st and now here we are, with only two more days left in January after today. One month of 2022 will be in the books already. I say it all too often probably, but indeed, time flies!

Anyway, I thought that I'd share a photo that I took this morning during my morning walk. I'm trying to be consistent with my walking, at least on the weekends. I find it to be refreshing in so many ways.

I hope that you have a lovely weekend wherever you are.

Happy weekend 🌿

Happy New Year - 2022

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:01:00 +0000

photo courtesy of pixabay

Well, here we are. It's a brand new year and we're turning the page once more.

May this new year pour down many blessings upon us all.

It's a terribly hard time in the world with Covid-19 still raging and as always in the world, there's more than enough sorrow all around the globe and I pray for all.

But I rejoice in being alive and I choose to find cheer inside as we greet this new year.

Happy New Year to all!

Christmas 2021

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:31:00 +0000

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

🎄🌟

December 2021

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:03:00 +0000

May this new month bring you good health, happiness, peace, protection, and abundant blessings.

🙏🏾💕

November Saturdays and Fall Colors

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:28:00 +0000

Happy Saturday...

Just thought that I'd share the beautiful view from our nice drive around the countryside this morning. This is my passenger seat view.

The fall colors are really coming through now. Nature is glorious! 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

November 2021

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:55:00 +0000

Happy new month...

Well here we are...it's November.

There are only two months left in 2021.

Enjoy!

Saturday Photo

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:45:00 +0000

I took this photo this morning. I usually stop by this tree every Saturday. It was great to see the fall color coming through.

Happy Saturday 🍂

Hello October

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:18:00 +0000

Happy October!

Happy New Month!

Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:01:00 +0000

Hello there!

I just wanted to stop by to say that I hope you're having a good weekend wherever you are.

Happy Weekend!

Take care and be well 💗

Fall 2021

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:49:00 +0000

Happy Fall 🍂🍁🍂

I hope wherever you are in the world...whether it's Fall/Autumn where you are,

or Spring if you live in the southern hemisphere, I hope that you enjoy the renewal of this new season.

Flowers on Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:16:00 +0000

Above: Hydrangeas seen while walking

Today, hubby and I took a lovely walk. It was good to get out into nature and it was good exercise.

Seeing these beautiful hydrangeas was a great treat because I love the color blue and I love hydrangeas. I've read recently that in order to have blue hydrangeas, they must be cultivated to do so. Blue is my favorite color, as I've written about before. I'm always excited when I see blue flowers of some shade.

I love all flowers, but my two favorites are peonies and hydrangeas, in that order. They are both so voluminous and gorgeous.

Above: Peony on my kitchen windowsill a while ago

Sun and Cloud

noreply@blogger.com (Dori) — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:40:00 +0000

I took this photo yesterday, when we were out for our morning walk.

It was a glorious sight to see the sun illuminating the sky, atop that huge fluffy cloud.

⛅ ⛅ ⛅