Today my Gratia is for my garden. 

 Well, I must admit that since we hopefully moving in the next few months I didn't plan on planting a garden this spring. It has really bothered me not having that job to do that I love so much. Since we have yet to have an offer on our house I decided to just do something in the dirt. I couldn't stand to watch the grass over take my raised beds that I have worked so hard on for the past years. So, I spread our compost on them and rotated the soil and Gus and I planted peas in one of the beds. It is crazy because my mood has improved ten-fold and I just know it that when those peas are ready to come up we will have an offer on the house and out we go. Oh well, it will be my gift for the next proprietors of this establishment, hopefully.

My Gratia today is for my Dad. 

On this day six years ago he passed away. I miss him everyday and especially today.Because I do not live where my Dad is buried I wanted to visit others that have passed and hope that someone is doing the same for him. I walked to a beautiful cemetery near my home and read the headstones of the people that lay there. There is something so peaceful and calm about cemeteries. I find them incredible places not macabre or dark at all but full of love and peace. I miss my Dad so much and as the years pass the pain eases a bit more but never goes away. At least I know that he lays in a beautiful place for people to visit his memory. I love you Dad!

Today my Gratia is for scones. 

We live in quite a quaint neighborhood with a quaint corner store that is fabulous. "The Island Market" it is called and they have the best people working there and it just has such a great atmosphere. I will be sad when we move and leave easy access to the store. Anyways, I decided to go for a bike ride this morning and before I knew it I was headed strait for the market. They have fantastic scones and the best coffee so instead of finishing the ride I had planned I ate a fatty-bo-batty scone and had some great coffee. Thanks Island Market you made my day.

My Gratia today is for jogging. 

I have had a wonderful weekend full of activity and I thought I would keep that momentum going and go for a jog today. It was short and sweet and it felt so good. It has been well over a month since I have felt good enough to get a real work out in.