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Wednesday 30 December 2020

Nana Napping

 

Today has been one of those peaceful lazy days of summer, with blue skies and sunshine and barely any wind.  Even the neighbours were quiet!

Son and his girlfriend went off on a day excursion to the coastal town of Raglan so I had the house to myself for most of the day.


This lovely canna lily was flowering in a friend's garden


This evening I have been out watering the garden with a hand-held hose (summer water restrictions have already begun), an enjoyable way to appreciate the cooler balminess of the evening.

After lunch, I began reading The Toll Gate by Georgette Heyer, more a mystery than a romance so a bit different to her other books but still with the historical context.  However, the day was so pleasant that I ended up nodding off several times.

I decided Nana-Naps were the order of the day and gave myself up to the luxury.

We all need to treat ourselves sometimes 😊

Margaret



17 comments:

  1. Helllo,
    The canna lily is beautiful. It is nice to have some quiet and a nice nap. I will check my library for The Toll Gate! Take care, enjoy your day! I wish you all the best in 2021, a very healthy and happy New Year!

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  2. Absolutely. I'm glad that you enjoyed yourself. The Italians call it "Dolce far niente" - the sweet art of doing nothing.

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  3. An afternoon nap is indeed one of life's little pleasures, and most days I indulge myself. After all, siesta in many parts of the world is simply part of the daily routine! Who are we to buck the trend?

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  4. Sounds a perfect day, can't wait for summer here again, we have not had any snow yet, but it's about.

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  5. Sounds like the perfect sort of day. Beautiful Canna. I’m off to look up where Raglan is! B x

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  6. Nana naps are always a good idea!!!!! -smile-

    ✨😌✨💛🔥💛✨😴✨

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  7. Napping off, oh, why not? I´d need a biiiig blanket, though ;-)

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  8. Nana naps are a very good thing lol! I love cannas so much, especially the orange and yellow varieties! Enjoy your summer there... we're supposed to get 3-6" snow tomorrow night into Friday. Bleah. lol

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  9. That's good your day was restful. Everybody needs that. A bar in a nearby town here is called The Toll Gate.

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  10. I'm glad that you had a sweet nap!

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  11. Sounds like you had a lovely day!!

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  12. What a blissful afternoon - it was too hot here to be dozing, so I ended up colouring an image for a card, and also visiting a friend.
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  13. Thank you for the wishes that you left on Iris' blog for me!
    Wishing you a very happy 2021!
    You can blow a little warmth and blue sky and towards me, I will not be upset! LOL

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  14. It sounds very good! We have "forgot" how a sunny day looks like. I think there has been only 4 days with sun in December. It has been rainy and cloudy, but no snow. It is good to be reminded about that summer will come back here too :) I wish you a happy new year!

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  15. Nana naps are always necessary, usually though I snort myself awake.

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  16. I love naps...I love sleeping period. Feel like i never get to sleep.all i want.

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