When you are valued for who you are, rather than what you have or what you can bring to a party, you know you are truly valued by others. The truth is that value starts at home, and is not based on what others think, over which one has no control. When personal value is intact, … Continue reading When you are valued …
Author: Holly Maxwell Boydell
Writing is like speaking on a stage blindfolded
Writing is like speaking on a stage blindfolded; You have no idea who the audience is. It takes great faith and courage to face them. ~ Holly
Who would you be without your money?
WHO WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT YOUR MONEY? If you lost everything, would you be able to live with yourself? If you spoke the truth and showed your real self to your friends, which of them would remain to help you up when you stumbled? If you could no longer buy what impresses others, would you … Continue reading Who would you be without your money?
A world without Bees
Wednesday blog confusion
I wrote a small piece. I 'illustrated' it with photographs. I tried publishing it at once. It looked fine. I looked the next day; it looked gross. I tried again, adjusting everything. It looked fine. For half an hour. Then, again, it looked gross. I had heard that it is best to post large photographs. I … Continue reading Wednesday blog confusion
Elegantly Fading Tulips
No matter their colour, a simple bunch of tulips is always welcome, with their quiet freshness and stunning simplicity. A vase full of tulips never fails to delight, even as they quietly fade ... Quite unlike many other flowers, over time tulips fade with elegance, beauty and grace, such as these lovely red ones above, whose blooms matured with ever increasing richness … Continue reading Elegantly Fading Tulips
Mushroom Soup
Holly’s Organic Mushroom Soup Note: As with all of my cooking, baking and other food preparation, ingredients are organic - or at least as natural and fresh as possible. About four servings. Ingredients: 1-2 Tablespoons extra virgin Olive oil 1 Punnet Chestnut Mushrooms (approx 250-300g) 1 Leek 1 Red Chilli (with or without seeds … Continue reading Mushroom Soup
Jesus said “I will always be with you”
"I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS" The Cross near Ampleforth Abbey, UK.“... and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” ~ Jesus from Matthew 28:12 (New International Version) Follow The Holly Tree Tales blog to receive posts via email. 🤍
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