Small Treats

 Isn't this the perfect paper cut for a tea lady?

 Vintage red embroidery recently found at my favorite "fairy shop".

It says "Splish Splash" and has birds splashing in a bird bath.

Now it covers the pillow on the bed awaiting a guest in my office/bedroom.

I love the small treats found recently at a side walk sale at Bella Flora.

Just what I wanted, though I didn't know it until I saw them.

Small treats are the best.

Do you love finding "small treats"?

 

The secret to a happy life is continuous small treats.

~ Iris Murdoch

Purple and Black

 You really can't see it clearly, but I like the silhouette.

Morning tea time looking out my office window.

A special new teacup sits in my cupboard.

It came just days ago.

It has been initiated with a special black tea.

Lochan Tea, Doke Black Fusion,

a very nice morning tea. 

On the bottom of the saucer it says:

Romantic England

Holy Trinity Church

Stratford-on-Avon

on the cup

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Shottery

J.&G.Meakin, England

Quite a lot is said on that little saucer,

but it delighted me to have photos

on my first purple transferware teacup and saucer

of places I have visited.

Tea in the Garden today with Bernideen at:
http://blog.bernideens.com/

Monday's Quotes

The earth laughs in flowers.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

5 Facts about Me

Susanna Conway hosts The August Break every summer with trigger words.

I have been playing on Flickr with this fun event.

Today's post was suppose to be 5 Facts about Me in a picture.

I was having a hard time figuring that one out until I looked over

at the table in my office.

In one picture just from what was on the table I found the 5 Facts.

1. I have a magazine addiction.

2. I have written two books and working on a third.

3. Love tea.

4. Love words.

5. Love to plan travel and then take travel adventures.

Can you tell where I am planning for next year?

How fun was that!

I was amazed at myself to find my loves right in one place.

Happy weekend, dear friends.

Look around you and be amazed and delighted.

Clearing your mind for SLEEP

When you can't calm down from the days activities

and your mind is running so fast you are not able to shut it down to sleep,

what do you do?

One night recently was such a night for me.

Yes, I could take drugs to help me sleep.

I sometimes get up and read until I can't keep my eyes open.

What works the best is to imagine the sound of the sea,

feel the gentle breezes or the warmth of the sun,

and picture myself laying on the sand or in a hammock tied between two palm trees.

The sway of the hammock, the feel of the breeze and warm sun, and the sound

of the sea does it everytime.

So what do you do?

What works like magic just for you?

Moonlight Tea

Dancing by the light of the full moon just a couple days ago

the fairies sipped their tea.

They captured the moonlight in their cup and savored quite delightedly.

Cake was there to partake

just outside their door.

So whether you are dancing and sipping tea with the fairies

or sitting at your kitchen table.

I hope you have been able to capture moonlight in your cup

and danced with the fairies.

If you want to find some moonlight for your cup

www.lochantea.com has a delightful

Thurbo Moonlight Darjeeling,

which I am enjoying today.

Monday's Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining,

the breeze is blowing,

the birds are singing and

the lawn mower is broken.

~J.Dent

And popscicle is in hand!

Popscicles are a main stay in my freezer this year.

Mix half and half of fruit juice and coconut water,

put in popscicle form and freeze.