‘The day London froze. Inspired by improv everywhere and made a reality by 100’s of volunteers. At exactly 3:30pm on a secret cue, almost everyone in the square froze. The few bewildered tourists didn’t know what was happening. For 5 minutes the participants held their positions, and then magically everyone unfroze.

Why? Well, why not.’

Curiouser and Curiouser …

Dear Thoughtful Sue.

This morning, as you can see, my mind was on numerical patterns. Then, ‘by coincidence’, I received this from Sue!

Oh- I am just loving the perfect symmetry in the numerical representation of this exact day. 02-28-2008. It just LOOKS so neat! *LOL* Anyway. I am peeking in and dropping off a heap of “Happy Sparkle Thoughts” of compassion, inspiration, hope, and appreciation. Oh- and I wanted to say Thank you again for the gift of that “Hear the Tree?” video. QUITE touching.

Well spotted, Sue. Fun! Talk about notice what you are noticing. It feels good to notice This Day. Yes the numbers look so neat! I love patterns and symbology. And Laughing Out Loud!

Thanks for peeking in. Perfect!

I have happily hung your heap of Happy Sparkle Thoughts in the hallway. Looks like a glitter ball. Just add glittery music. Oh, we already did that! Put on your sparkle and be here virtually. Let’s dance in the joy of living! Breathing in compassion, inspiration, hope, and appreciation. And more!

If you didn’t see the “Hear the Tree?” video Sue is referring to, here yesterday, spotted by me and installed in The Cafe of Dreams, then I’ll add it again now, for your convenience and inspiration:

Sue also sent today a glittery picture called ‘blue heart’. Again, perfect.
A white light heart of sparkle, in a blue sky of moving sparkle and stars. Plus a half moon. And, a shooting star through the centre of the heart. Sue! So Cyres. Blue Heart. Quite touching. Did you read before how much I adore sky gazing? And about the sky-light I watch the moon and stars through.

Feel the glitter of life today

Sensational CAnn has been living/building Cyres Cafe Peace City since the 14th non-stop. The 3-D images she sends me, another brilliant five today, with the words ‘Mmmmm and now, more.’, are really jaw-dropping.

What would you like to see here?

We’d love your suggestions.

We’re often experimenting with flavours, finding the best combinations. This week, much focus on Quiche creativity. You may have read about the previous taste-test. Did it open your virtual taste buds?

For lunch love today, more quiche taste-tests in The Quest for The Perfect Quiche. Aaahh it’s a demanding job, but somebody has to do it!

Two quiches were tested and totally tasted. Both organic. One was tomato, onion, and ham. The other, mushroom and chicory.

Verdict: Fresh. Flavourful. Filling. Fabulous.

Great additions to our menu item, ‘Quiche van de week’.

Do you have a great quiche recipe?

One building from Cyres Cafe Antwerp, there is a beautiful bakery. ‘Bakery’, that’s my (English) word for it. It is signed, ‘Patisserie’ (cakes, breads, bigger things, etc) ‘Confiserie’ (chocolates, candy, little things, etc).

Also on its sign, is written, ‘1912′… it’s been in the hands of a family of bakers, through generations … and it closes on Sunday!

Have heard on the grapevine that it will be replaced by a clothes retailer, a restaurant, an estate agent - ?

The building of bakery beauty will be missed. Not only because of the eye-popping yumminess of the window. I am always inspired to pause and ponder the delights on display. Not only because they make the most remarkable rice cakes (I’m not talking about the ‘rice cakes’ that people eat when on a diet, for example … do you know the white ones I mean?). Because, in the mornings, when we open the back door that leads from The Cyres Kitchen to The Garden, we receive a delightfully delicious waft of bakery~ness and that flavoursome smell wafts in wonderful waves into The Cafe, as well as my nostrils. As the flavour floats fragrantly in the air, filling the space, it whets my appetite for more. Mmm appreciation. I stand in The Gratitude Garden, basking in the baking a~bun~dance, drinking Life in deeply, as well as a compelling cup of Cyres Coffee. Heaven on earth!

What is your sense of smell appreciating today?

Yesterday sweet Sue sent these shiney words (most welcome):

Hello, hello dear Cyres Caring Cafe! *sigh* I am just taking a moment to breathe in the positive energies, and appreciate and embrace the uniqueness of individuals who work so diligently to bring hope, love, and compassion to this universe. Ooohhh.. AND to drop off a bucket of “Happy Sparkle Thoughts”! : )

And the gleaming bucket that Sue gifted the Cyres Caring Cafe is golden! I can see my reflection in it! This morning, as I gave each pair of bamboo stems in The Cyres Garden, their daily bucket of water and caring, I imagined that I was pouring golden light into the ground.

See what a difference you make, Sue. Giving the ground in this glorious gratitude garden, golden light. Daily. Boosting bamboo. Boosting me. Boosting Life.

*sigh*

And for Sue, CAnn, Victoria, and All interested in the ‘haircuts’ of the trees in LEOPOLD DE WAELSTRAAT, a (green) update:

The 13 trees on the opposite side of the street to Cyres Cafe have all had a healthy haircut … meaning, they look rather bald and bare! 13 transformed trunks. Tall and trimmed. Slender and stream-lined.

The two men who did the shaving, the purposeful pruning, are nowhere to be seen today, so maybe the trees on this side of the street will stay as they are.

I will, as ever, keep you updated.
Through the seasons, together, we will notice what we are noticing.
I welcome more conversation about trees.

Good morning, World. Warm Greetings. Welcome to Cyres Café.

Feeling Gorgeous, absolutely Gorgeous?

Sitting super-comfortably, supported, in a window seat, at the street side of The Café aspect of The Cyres Building. Turned on and tuned in. Connectivity being The Order of The Day.

Sky says, white is the in colour this morning. I match, wearing a white vest top … and smile!

So representing Cyres.

The rectangular, as The Café, street-sign across the street is white, LEOPOLD DE WAEL STRAAT, out of Cyres Blue. So appropriate! I match, wearing Cyres Blue trousers and a shiney shimmering Cyres Blue shirt.
Hehee, my eyes don’t match, as they’re brown, not blue … but they match the chocolatey brown so abundant in much of The Café.

I feel I fit in here.
Many who walk through those gleaming glass doors comment that they feel they fit in here.
Talk about Law Of Attraction in action! I see it, more and more and more.

The white out of blue street-sign is above the door of building number 37, across the street from where I’m sitting. Number 37 is the last building on that side of the street.
The Cyres Building is number 34 and there is one more building before the end of the street on this side.
It tickles me that I look across at number 37, as, just for fun, 3 and 7 are significant Cyres numbers. Plus, The Cyres Building is 3 + 4 = 7. I find it fun, noticing patterns of numbers.

The street sign is ‘framed’ in white, as a border, reflecting the colour of our building, The White House!

I feel a sense of calm certainty.

Join me.

Dov Beer de Mezeritch was asked:
“Which example should one follow? That of pious men, who devote their lives to God? That of scholars, who seek to understand the will of the Almighty?
“The best example is that of the child,” he answered.
“A child knows nothing. It hasn’t yet learned what reality is,” people commented.
“You are all quite wrong, for a child possesses three qualities we should never forget,” said Dov Beer. “They are always joyful without reason. They are always busy. And when they want something, they know how to demand it firmly and with determination.”

by Paulo Coelho

Today we ordered ‘The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch’ for Cyres Cafe Antwerp …