Hello everyone I am so sorry that I am so late ! I can see you are all enjoying a chat, some cake , a warming fire and a delicious beverage! It has been a really busy and not really fun day. The husband who is still not fully well has decided that the decorating can wait no longer. So it has been a day of shopping, stripping ( calm down ! wallpaper stripping) filling, feathering and other technical terms ! So finding a few minutes to get here to chat with all you lovely guys has been difficult to say the least!

Anyway, Hello and welcome come in it is lovely to see you all here again. The fires are lit the cushions are plumped up and we have the coffee and tea on the go and the cakes and sweets are all set out. We have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you.

If we were having Coffee: I would ask you what has been going on in your world this week, has anything deeply affected you, have you need a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry on or just needed someone to make you laugh! If yes feel free to talk it out here with us. We will all help if we can.

I have been spouting out my personal pain lately , although this past week I have tried to be positive, so If we were having coffee: I would have to say sorry but if I do not let it out here or rather in my poetry I think I would go mad!

Okay moving on If we were having coffee: I would have to tell you about a whisper that I have heard about that is growing into a roar!

A Thousand Voices Speak For Compassion

I heard about it first on TanGental’s page here and also on Gene’Os page here . The idea is to get 1000 bloggers on the same day to write posts about compassion, kindness, support, caring for others, non-judgement etc.? (Date to be decided.(it’s suggested 20th February 2015) We could call it 1000 Voices For Compassion.Who’s in? I really would like to be but I need to think really hard about what to write about but I am going to think about it and I am going to take part … If anyone has any suggestions I would be very grateful to hear them!

If were were having coffee: I would ask you if you would like another drink to warm you up here move nearer to the fire ! I do not envy those of you who in places where you have arctic temperatures, I really do not know how you cope. Right now it is 2 degrees here and is set to drop to minus 2 degrees ! I can here you giggling especially those of you who are experiencing minus 23!

If we were having Coffee: I would like to welcome back Deborah at Container Chronicles who joins us doing her own” If We Were Having Coffee” post. Do visit her she has been away for too long and it is so good to have her back!

Also I have to say to Sheri De Gorm I hope wordpress has not done anything to our coffee chat in the garden, we have moved indoors though!!

Well If we were having Coffee: I will thank you all for coming and I hope you can forgive my tardiness! If you get a chance send me some prayers or good vibes whatever your preference. That things here may improve instead of getting worse week by week. All I want is to be a happy united family again… after all the Newbie is growing so fast and we are missing so much. …sorry ‘nough said.

Will you have another cuppa, ah! you will go on! This little video is with a nod of the head and a wink to my dear friend Jean at SocialBridge she will understand!

And of course the

IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: WEEKEND COFFEE SHARE

over at Part Time Monster and Gene’O’s

This post is part of Just Jot It January hosted by Linda G Hill.

Thanks for tuning in and if you want to join, feel free to click on the link and start jotting!

Author: willowdot21

Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Back in 2010 I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust. I will of been married 53yrs this comming year. I have found different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light. My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and be as strong as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well. I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits. View all posts by willowdot21

20 thoughts on “Just Jot It January: If We Were Having Coffee: Brrrrrrrrrrrr”

You stay warm, Willow. I’m with you in spirit.

willowdot21 says:

Jan 18, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Thank you Mark I appreciate your kindness! ❤

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Glad to see you joining 1,000 Voices Speak for Compassion!

willowdot21 says:

Jan 18, 2015 at 7:11 pm

I will not sure what i will write but i will. xx

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Ah, Willow, such a nice fire. I’ve got some lovely special spiced cider that was sooo expensive before the holidays and it was only to look at then – but it’s been marked down for clearance and very affordable. After checking, it seems it will keep well in the pantry, so I plan to purchase another as it is so nice on a cold dreary day. Our cat sends regrets – it’s 60F and sunny. She always says “Never waste a sunny spot. Sun baking is soothing for body and soul.” But she hogs the sun pool…
We’ve had bitter cold /icy rain for 3 weeks. Right now the tropical plants are all without their shawls and jacket. Winter may return in 10 days or so. But we are enjoying this break in the grey.
Oh, wallpaper! So much work, but no doubt is will be wonderful when finished.
Will stay tuned for the chorus of kind voices

willowdot21 says:

Jan 18, 2015 at 7:43 pm

I am so glad you are enjoying the fire and the cider, you do not need to bring your own I shall send Paul out to get some!! 🙂 see that I delegated there to Paul right across the globe in Canada! Your cat sounds to be exstremely sensible! I hope winter stays away from you for as long as possible. Yes sadly I hate decorating so much blooming mess! Have a good week! ❤

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What a beautiful cat! Such a lovely fire to sit by and have a coffee and blogs are for sharing our troubles and woes and I hope this week finds you well 🙂

willowdot21 says:

Jan 18, 2015 at 7:59 pm

Thank you it is wonderful to meet so many lovely people and share time together and if we can help each other whilst talking so much the better. I trust all is well with you too! ❤

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I hope all gets better as time goes on Willow. Hang in there and know that all of us are sending good thoughts your way.

willowdot21 says:

Jan 18, 2015 at 9:50 pm

Thank you Paul 🙂

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hi, Willow. I know it is difficult to be sure what one might write for 1000 voices but actually I know something will occur. It’s all about our common passion, after all, our desire to see the world a better place and the steps to get there, the little things that trigger bigger things. The paying it forward without any expectation of a payback. It will come, be sure of it.

willowdot21 says:

Jan 19, 2015 at 6:02 am

Thanks Geoff I am sure it will. I will keep my note book handy.

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Gorgeous cat, Coffee Cat. Yours?
Thanks for the chat and the coffee. I sure do hope things start looking up again for you and soon. ❤ ❤

willowdot21 says:

Jan 19, 2015 at 6:00 am

No sadly not my cat not had a cat of my own for ages. Though we do often look after two cats. It’s a pleasure to have you visit as always. ❤ xxx

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Thanks for the shout-out, Willow! 🙂 I’m hoping to add another selection during the week, but these coffee gatherings help me focus on what’s going on week by week. It’s great seeing so many people join in. 🙂

willowdot21 says:

Jan 19, 2015 at 5:58 am

Hugs Deborah it is my pleasure. 🙂 xx

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Hi Willow, glad you got a break from the decorating ~ one of my pet hates.
The compassion idea is brilliant!

willowdot21 says:

Jan 19, 2015 at 5:53 pm

would you like to join in … I am not sure what to write about yet but I will write! …. I hate hate to decorate!! ❤

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1. socialbridge says:
  
  Jan 20, 2015 at 9:06 am
  
  Thanks for the invite. I’ll have a serious think about it. jx
2. willowdot21 says:
  
  Jan 20, 2015 at 11:16 am
  
  Good ❤