SeReNDiPiTy aNd HeR SisTeR JoY

I just love her, Serendipity, she is so much fun & she gets along with absolutely anybody. She has a sister called Joy, but I'm still getting to know her. I hope that in time to come we will be Best Friends Forever & ever, all of us. You may know these girls too? I really hope so. Sometimes I think that the further that we travel away from childhood the less we have eyes to see the beauty & love around us. That's why I have been so inspired & encouraged recently by Chrissy & her blog cul*ti*vate meaning "to prepare, grow & develop". Chrissy is presently running a 14 day "heart & seek"... finding hearts in unexpected places & bringing them out to play. There's just something about hearts that makes my little heart sing. Here's one of Chrissy's that popped up in her daughter's frozen yoghurt.

I have mentioned my friend Serendipity before, as I recall: "an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident" not to be confused with Serendopity a nasty piece of work that causes "an aptitude for dumb things happening by accident". 'Dopity shows no discrimination either, but is absolutely no relation to our sweet "girl".
Although 'Dipty has a huge affinity for hearts she is by no means exclusive & is highly inventive. Like the day of my birthday, driving home I came across this remarkable sight at a busy intersection..even a sign there to point out the spectacle. A tenacious wee tomato plant growing in a manhole & fruiting!

 During the following week, when Rob found that he didn't have enough shifts for the fortnight & couldn't fix it, I started to slide down the slippery old slope in to despair..but, just right then the Black Doris plums came on stream from my dear friend Ruth... & just as they finished, Bob, the lovely orchard man, called to say that his golden peaches were ready. As I was serving someone at the gate that day a lady drove up, wound down her car window & handed me this box of mushrooms.."Here, have these" she said

  & drove away. When next I went to pick up more peaches I was given these gorgeous nerines ( I've never seen them grown commercially before)

& bucketsful of slightly bruised peaches, with which I was able to make some delicious chutney

& scoff ourselves silly..juice dribbling down the chin stuff & give some away to our neighbours..& passersby : )

 Utterly melting last Friday & since Rob was not at work, we sort respite over on the Marine Parade in Napier & as we sat there with our little picnic..this beautiful ship went gliding by.

 a friendly lot over that way

...out on an adventure

 meandering walk/cycleway

 The Veronica Sunbay

 taking the scooter for a walk : )

 right behind us..I had to giggle at the irony of King Kong & the cross

 looking up to Bluff Hill

 Locally iconic Pania of the Reef

 I've never seen this plant before but looking at the leaf I think it may be a perennial statice

Today 'dipity put free range eggs on the counter, right under my nose, at the commercial packaging shop!

 a dancing star on the front porch

This week let's cul*ti*vate every serendipitious goodness ♥

 MUCH JOY &

 
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