Home Interior: exercise

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwquAM8CNu30L8V-kMANnD74ONmhW6Jfz-3bICNnwYURf_ZeWoaV3dRM3LbcN3JMdZtpzPSlHmOZ_1YX9-_5LFtl5G20ymogYSut34_cauoW2M90QcSP8ownqqjbxZXFHRW7-AevvwuTWg/s1600/kindness_is.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwquAM8CNu30L8V-kMANnD74ONmhW6Jfz-3bICNnwYURf_ZeWoaV3dRM3LbcN3JMdZtpzPSlHmOZ_1YX9-_5LFtl5G20ymogYSut34_cauoW2M90QcSP8ownqqjbxZXFHRW7-AevvwuTWg/s640/0kindness_is.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You hear (or read) about so many acts of kindness in this bloggy world. I hadn't expected that when I started, although I suspect if I'd actually thought about it, it might have gone down as one of those glimpses of the bleeding obvious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsZL4mE-Kexe51BgLRlRV1Tw-UEsfYG8hh6zT0yJxunJLjHIWhApHSn62ojxz-bgdD9jnd6XOxlN8vgVkfH107vDrl6aRLPWmHMj6stQYFyux50xtny3d0rvyVKX6VhFs3h8GvjLB1oJH/s1600/kindness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsZL4mE-Kexe51BgLRlRV1Tw-UEsfYG8hh6zT0yJxunJLjHIWhApHSn62ojxz-bgdD9jnd6XOxlN8vgVkfH107vDrl6aRLPWmHMj6stQYFyux50xtny3d0rvyVKX6VhFs3h8GvjLB1oJH/s640/kindness.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kindness is pretty much everywhere. Friends rally when you're glum. I've had lots of 'rallying' in the last few days. From my 'here in my home town' peeps and from my online friends. And that has been so lovely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And when you're feeling out of sorts it's wonderful to come home and find a package in your mailbox. It puts a smile on your face and makes you feel a bit better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXuq-sKB8djaqsyONT0XhvGCEWlP-T_fg7ijvg1wuUZX7xttdwuvN_gQR-pvXlMyZ0lExIeKuSm9v0yrQvUgiS7PWizFOV-ptuaVFjx1JyLAKoHTS-MsUu9ARDnUyUwO93PZZR0G_3723/s1600/you+have+heart+feel+it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXuq-sKB8djaqsyONT0XhvGCEWlP-T_fg7ijvg1wuUZX7xttdwuvN_gQR-pvXlMyZ0lExIeKuSm9v0yrQvUgiS7PWizFOV-ptuaVFjx1JyLAKoHTS-MsUu9ARDnUyUwO93PZZR0G_3723/s640/you+have+heart+feel+it.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">this image is via </span><a href="http://chasingsatellites.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">chasing satellites</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">...the first born's new tumblr (it's lovely - you should visit)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The package was from my friend Mary in Canada. She follows my blog and always leaves lovely comments. We met each other 20 years ago when our husbands were posted to the UK. Mine in the Australian Army, hers in the Canadian. She's still got hers though!!! We only reconnected recently through the wonders of Google and a name search! Thanks so much for doing that you guys :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can tell she reads the blog because she knitted me some <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/gone-all-gaga-over-dishcloth.html">dishcloths</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLw4esjGMrTBxTfJnhgJWLmNw1NeY5NRlWm1aMJk9ZHrpwZBxO3fhSAHOfwGlbf3ApoTdZkgA37FHSKHN_8FpC_666nDq9HsgMdXExFTH65psUV_XeJ3UK-zTW4f88sQlUNy3urc5yMLxY/s1600/marys+dishcloths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLw4esjGMrTBxTfJnhgJWLmNw1NeY5NRlWm1aMJk9ZHrpwZBxO3fhSAHOfwGlbf3ApoTdZkgA37FHSKHN_8FpC_666nDq9HsgMdXExFTH65psUV_XeJ3UK-zTW4f88sQlUNy3urc5yMLxY/s640/marys+dishcloths.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...they even came with a colour coordinated card...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkx3aHznv65uHiqtzSYFHsPRHMr3fCAcjY0L1ZDH4D62323SgIkrN1cMRXA90NLjN7psrhtS0QUK_-VOmxcTcTSRJiLYYYbnWKFlKpP2kiag6DlzYAUAGRgbirrvz_rXNWkhyjb_vdE_K/s1600/marys+dishcloths+and+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkx3aHznv65uHiqtzSYFHsPRHMr3fCAcjY0L1ZDH4D62323SgIkrN1cMRXA90NLjN7psrhtS0QUK_-VOmxcTcTSRJiLYYYbnWKFlKpP2kiag6DlzYAUAGRgbirrvz_rXNWkhyjb_vdE_K/s640/marys+dishcloths+and+card.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and instructions in case I want to make some too! Well thank you Mary...I just might do that:)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN4hBAQT4V-WEFlDvwZLWEVNyuNgd4waRXelr1-piY9AXMMXgmDQQassa2LAv8dQftrwgT2Vlhh006iv_1E__YUu_EvG-jdryfSTAmNM0kzulBnRSNB63OAiwUIVIdwdPxVnfY5OXs9JS/s1600/marys+dishcloth+instructions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN4hBAQT4V-WEFlDvwZLWEVNyuNgd4waRXelr1-piY9AXMMXgmDQQassa2LAv8dQftrwgT2Vlhh006iv_1E__YUu_EvG-jdryfSTAmNM0kzulBnRSNB63OAiwUIVIdwdPxVnfY5OXs9JS/s640/marys+dishcloth+instructions.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And last, but not least...thank you everyone for your comments about my blues. I knew you'd understand and I am very grateful. They're still hanging about (blast them to smithereens!), but honestly, I know I have very little to be glum about. Nonetheless, I'm going to take your advice and take it easy for a week or so. I've noticed there are a few others doing that...perhaps it's that time of year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And when I come back I'm sure I'll be much chirpier (thanks <a href="http://smallacornsnz.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a>, such a good word to be reminded of!). In the meantime I'm going to do some of this...a bit of getting fit..or at least starting the process (because boy do I need to do that!) and spend some time in the garden (if it ever stops raining). Oh yeah, and there's that pesky work to go to as well in between knitting dishcloths ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-rwn6HjwcKbedB33wclnkpwaVwtV9PHdyhRTGtV1ZLEkC_fFRUbePpkUuYwexIgq-_SdkeyYxtINQ7Oa4TbG-kDyuyeNFrwkJedoukWn_wF7sw7soh4mTNNMMUsJlwW8UCdS1CDHh2Hp/s1600/wii+game.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-rwn6HjwcKbedB33wclnkpwaVwtV9PHdyhRTGtV1ZLEkC_fFRUbePpkUuYwexIgq-_SdkeyYxtINQ7Oa4TbG-kDyuyeNFrwkJedoukWn_wF7sw7soh4mTNNMMUsJlwW8UCdS1CDHh2Hp/s640/wii+game.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do hope you'll still be around when I come back, because I really do appreciate you. If not, that's ok too. I'll still be blog stalking of course :) And as this lovely picture Jess took last night shows, there's always a rainbow somewhere...very pretty isn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8QwPtrvA_n7Yr8-JabAUbPivFbuuoefkIxJ7AcXWMRS6RF05oQ7-Hmi5Jhjb-qHQ_Y95avPSMdQUgiLqlHefrw13j4bFhyWzWFh96fuMTsLg1bfeCwbtUC7c1POMzbXa89ruiSnxtB9j/s1600/jess+rainbow+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8QwPtrvA_n7Yr8-JabAUbPivFbuuoefkIxJ7AcXWMRS6RF05oQ7-Hmi5Jhjb-qHQ_Y95avPSMdQUgiLqlHefrw13j4bFhyWzWFh96fuMTsLg1bfeCwbtUC7c1POMzbXa89ruiSnxtB9j/s640/jess+rainbow+photo.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

soul food friday ~ friendship, acts of kindness and a break

You hear (or read) about so many acts of kindness in this bloggy world. I hadn't expected that when I started, although I suspect if I...