My Cupboard, a bit Cluttered!

My cupboard tells a story.

A story full of celebrations, laughter, and delight.

The little mouse in cheese, a salt and pepper shaker, from my mother-in-laws collection.

Green depression glass for the dream of having a tearoom,

but served me well at tea parties.

The white creamer from my aunt, I am sure a garage sale find.

Violets and daisies, my grandfather loved and one day became mine.

A bird nest found along the way.

White china from my own wedding long ago.

A rooster that once adorned my table for a Tasha Tudor tea party.

A touch of pink just to finally accept loving the color and needing a touch.

A Christmas cup and egg cups for Easter.

Family celebrations, memories from my cupboard.

A bit cluttered, I must say; but it is what life is about

that fills our memories and often a bit cluttered.

Happy Weekend, dear friends!
Here's to embracing a bit of life's clutter.

Summer Memories and a Little Romance

 

While sipping my morning tea today I read the latest issue of Victoria Magazine.

There were stories of summer memories and it brought back several for me.

I will share one today and maybe more another day.

When I was in high school I spent several summers with cousins, aunts, and uncles

working in the apple harvest.  I was saving money for college.

There was a summer friendship that developed with one boy,

he had hoped it would be a lifetime romance.

For me it was a dear friendship.

He would say, "Come watch me play baseball tonight".

The games were in "fields of dreams", out in the country we would go in a pickup,

my cousin, a friend, this boy, and me.

The evenings were filled with starlight and warm summer breezes.

I would watch this boy and cheer for him.

It really didn't matter to me who won, for he had won my heart that warm summer night.

After the game there were large cauldrons of freshly picked corn on the cob, slathered in butter,

plus a truck load of watermelons warmed by the sun.

A meal can be made of just this.

Fresh juices running down our arms, no utensils were needed.

It was the delight of laughing and being together on this warm summer evening

that brings back memories of a summer long ago.

Though the romance didn't last, it is still a dear summer memory.

Do you have a summer memory to share either here or on your blog?

Let me know, I would love reading them.

Sail Away with Me

If you are a regular visitor to Delights of the Heart you know I love quotes.

When I looked at my pinterest board I realized I loved little sailboats too.

As a young girl I made paper boats, but hadn't made them in years.

Looking online I found instructions here for making them once again.

Having a heart that loves to create, even if just for whimsy and play,

I have been playing this week.

What wonderous fun it does for our hearts to play.

It just makes our heart sing.

Are you finding time to play this summer?

What fun are you creating?

My Tea Cupboard

My tea cupboard was looking a bit sparse.
As a tea lover that could have been a farce.
For I tell the tales of loving tea,
yet there was no tea in there for me.
So off I went visiting tea shops and online,
the best teas I wanted to find.
Now my cupboard is no longer bare.
I have enough I could even share.
Come by for a cup of tea.
I do believe you would be pleased.
~m.miller
a true story!

So if you would like to find some delicious teas online, visit teavivre.com
Let me know if you would like $8 discount, as I have 5 gift certificate codes to hand out.
Leave a comment and I will email you the e-gift card code.
Make sure I have a way of contacting you.
TeaVivre is celebrating an anniversary and is giving this as part of their celebration.
Congratulations, TeaVivre!

Playing with Bernideen at http://blog.bernideens.com/ today.

Monday's Quotes

Once you have tasted flight, 

you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, 

for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

- Leonardo da Vinci

For me this is so true!

Be Open to the Unknown

Wherever we go, notice what you notice and find new paths.

From Carlos Santana:

Abundance is available to everyone all the time
Gratitude is the best way to tap unto it
The antidote for cynical ( cement mind set )
Is curious innocence
When you ignite aspiration fire in your heart
You raise yourself above fear and ignorance
Yes faith is the evidence of things not seen
Soar unto the sky of imagination
And touch the face of GOD
Being here now is more effective than time or distance
The unknown is your best friend for creativity

The abundance is available to all at all times
Gratitude is the best way to achieve it
The antidote for cynicism (a mind hard as the cement)
It is a curious innocence
When enciendas the fire of the aspiration in your heart
I you raise above the fear and ignorance
Yes, faith is the certainty of the things that are expected
Elevate to heaven of imagination
And he plays the face of God
Be here now is more effective than the time or the distance
The unknown is your best friend for creativity

I particularly like the final line in each paragraph,

but also my word for the year pops up here in "Gratitude". 

Have a wonderful weekend discovering the unknown.

Words in the Garden

 No one seems to want our "Free" offering today.

When tomatoes start showing up there,

it will be a change of heart.

This year there may even be pumpkins sitting here.

Our garden sometimes looks a bit "rag tag" at times.

I wonder if it is that everything is allowed to grow where it wants,

be what it wants to be.

A bit like life when we keep it clear of pests,

but don't weed it as regularly as it needs.

Life overtakes and it gets overgrown.

It is work, this life of ours;

but oh so rewarding.

Happy Weeding!