TEA SHOPS ...RIBBONS..PRETTY THINGS..I LIKE BEING A GIRL...

TEA SHOPS...RIBBONS..PRETTY THINGS..I LIKE BEING A GIRL

TEA SHOP.....

I happen to enjoy pretty things; tea shops; and even things tied with a ribbon...........We have a tea shop in town and on special occasion I have enjoyed a nice lunch there............
I remember when my girls were young and how they loved playing dress up with my old jewelry; old hats; and the clunk clunk of a pair of old heels to play in.........It was fun to be
feminine...........Now my granddaughters enjoy the same.........and I like that........Sometimes
I will cut my granddaughters sandwich out in little shapes like a butterfly or a pumpkin...
(you may say is she spoiled? Oh no she is learning to be creative and make her world around
her nice)............
We recently had a visitor over for supper and he was a guest of my husbands. He commented
how he never had all this "fruuu fruu" pretty things on his table but he really liked it!
I just smiled to my husband.......Supper doesnt always have to be a fancy thing but you can
make it special with a few pretty plates; maybe instead of placing the huge tub of margarine on the table you can scoop out a portion  in a small
bowl; adding a tablecloth and in the Springtime..a seasonal candle glowing with a simple crockpot meal or sandwiches and  a side.
Having pretty things around you doesnt have to mean you spend alot of money ( I never do)
but you can be creative....I remember one Christmas holiday I went shopping in a very fine
department store. Money was tight that year so my bill in my purse wasnt going to purchase
many things there.....But.......I so enjoyed the beautiful music being played on the piano in their
lobby. I enjoyed a small cup of coffee for Free and then I gazed through their clearance racks
and found two small items I was in need of. The stores policy was to wrap it in tissue; then a
beautiful box of silver and gold and a pretty ribbon.......My cost was $3 total and I felt like I
had spent a small fortune..........
On special occasions I have gone to the teashop. It can be pricey but if you order only a few
items and some tea it can be a wonderful deal and the atmosphere is beautiful for the time
well spent...............
At home you can bring that special touch again to simple things by using small twinkle lights;
pretty thrift store plates or silverware; linens; pillows ( I found a beautiful lime green pillow
from Pottery Barn one day for $1) to go in any season.........
Enjoy being a lady and the gift of being creative with the world God has given around you......

LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE!

LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE!!

  LIVE WHAT YOU LOVE

 These past few days these thoughts have past through my mind.....I just LOVE where I live???

  Oh you may say...Do you live in a beautiful city full of lights and many things going on? No ...as a matter of fact...I live in a small town but the citys are not far away......

   When I was a young girl I always enjoyed watching my mom tie her apron on....and could smell the aroma of fresh brewing coffee early in the mornings....I could hear the sounds of "Ker lunk...Ker lunk" as the coffee began to perk......Fresh eggs and  the smell of crisp bacon in an iron skillet filled the kitchen and my mom would turn that sweet smile and sing song " Good morning Good morning to you" in a cheerful voice...

   Dinners were a beautifully dressed table with a white covering and blue and white dishes......filled with white fluffy potatoes and a dot of butter streaming warm down the hill of potatoes; fried chicken that was light brown and full of crunch with each bite; asparagus that seemed to line up so green on a simple platter and rolls hot from the oven....

My parents lived during the War times...Depression Era...when times were hard and things they had were worked for many hours....and THEY MADE DUE WITH WHAT THEY HAD....and seemed content with that! I love that! Maybe ...just maybe that is why I love using what I have or taking old things; used things and making them USEFUL and NEW again..........

  I have found many a cup or bowl as the ones above and used for my table or made it a special plate for cookies to give away or even as a "snack time " dish for just me late at night..........A  .25 cent item from the past that brings such contentment.....

  I probably have had times or more that I too have thought: I wish I could have this or that as I thumb through a beautiful magazine of design and homes BUT .........now (maybe its age) I seem to have found such great contentment in the LIFE given.........I dont really remember saying " I sure wish I could have this or that in my life".........but God gives us our hearts desires......and  A home in which to live; a bed in which to lay my head; children grown that I love and admire and grandchildren for extra blessings..........

 My husband and my favorite times are times sitting together enjoying coffee; talking or being quiet and enjoying Gods nature...........

 I dont want to sound like I have ended up rocking life away........I love being active....and in this time of my life a New Business ( though small ) all about vintage is in my path......new beginnings for my husband and I to be a part of ......I love decorating ( with old things) and bringing Newness into each season in our home....

Enjoy yourself........with what God has given you....maybe not the life YOU had planned or what you think THEY think you should have  ( who are THEY anyway?) ha ha ..........Enjoy your husband for who he is...your children  for who they are.....( I once  heard a lady say Do your eyes light up when your children enter a room? For they look at your countenance first....  I thought this was good and made a note to myself to bring a smile to my grand girls!!
Enjoy who God places in your path?"  Oh ....but I wanted to be in that group or be a singer; a team leader; the president  of the club...Whatever it is! >..........Let God place you where He needs you and then encourage those around your path!! Its all about Him and not all about me.......

Take....your home and make it shine and BEAUTIFUL! .......Do you craft ( Im not great at this!) but try...how about cook; teach ; sew ; create? USE what God has given to you and live it to the fullest!

  I just sometimes love to don an apron with the grandgirls ........and roll out a piecrust or make cookies and watch their eyes light up and giggle ...as flour seems to float into the air and sugar dances around us!!

Maybe a Simple Meal of Meatloaf; twice baked potatoes; warm green beans and a cheddar biscuit.....created and set on the table and your hubby coming in the door and saying " WOW it sure smells good in here".........brings JOY to my heart..........

Sometimes just a cup of  Coffee ( I love coffee with Coconut Creamer) or Starbucks with creamer!! This can make a party for two...........

Enjoy your life!! Celebrate!.........with what you have and see what comes from it!

BITS AND PIECES OF "SPRINGTIME".....ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE....

BITS AND PIECES OF "SPRINGTIME"...ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE...

BITS AND PIECES OF SPRINGTIME ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE

My granddaughter and I have been working on some little "crafts" together for Spring and Easter...I am Not a crafter. That is its not one of my strengths....I would rather be cooking or baking up a storm but crafts take a little more effort. But........I try and learn little things... So it was with my "grand" these past few weeks.......
Here is just a "Little Tin" found at a thrift store and I places a ring of Spring beads in it to hang from my desk.
My husband bought me this little bunny years back when we were on a special date....My "grand" loves to look at this and pull the string in front to make it roll back and forth...Just 
the right little bunny for Easter....teacup was .25 cents at a thrift store. I love the pink!
Little things on my desk....This basket of eggs was my moms........She will be missed this Easter as she went to heaven last June.....She loved eggs; birds and nests...( my other sis gave this to her but said I could enjoy it ; thank you sis); .so this will help me to remember her......A fluer from my sister; a picture from my moms......
I stopped by an Estate Sale last weekend.....It was cold and rainy and no one else was there ( I couldnt believe it) A big old fashion house in our little town.....They had been picked through
alot that morning but she had a few things left. I found these little hand painted sugar dishes 
for .25 to hold my jellybeans for Easter dinner. I also found about 10 pretty hankies for .10 a piece. I have them all washed up and ready to press them and keep them to have or give away.
This is the start of our Easter table. My "craft" with my granddaughter.....all white hanging 
flowers......white candles........we will set the table in blue and white and white dishes.....The centerpiece held my hyacinths ( they were being watered at this point)............ 
We took an "old book that was falling apart and some of the blank pages "she " stamped Bible Verses on and we hung them on a cord across the mirror in the room.............
Doily with Bible verse stamped upon them hung on my white curtains...........(a craft )
We took my "silver tray " and added "Pink Easter Grass all around it.......added another one of my bunnies.............This sits on the hutch by the diningroom table.............I wanted it to be a fun day as we decorated......We played the old song " In my Easter Bonnet by Perry Como...."
We took some pages out of the old book and made flowers........We also made a long wreath full of flowers to hand on the fireplace.............
Flowers given my my sister............I always loved how she had her pink flowers sitting in a tall glass vase sitting on tall little round table in the middle of her room........So pretty.
My flowers my hubby gave me (for no reason) Isnt that love?.............they smell so good sitting in the middle of the Table.........This will be replaced with a large platter of Spiral Ham on Easter.
For now I may put my bouquet of White Flowers to work with the white theme.

I enjoy seeing other bloggers ideas on decorating and using some of these ideas to enjoy in my home..........God is good to give us so much...............and enjoy our celebrations!

GIVEN WITH HIS LOVE....

GIVEN WITH LOVE.......A PICK OF POSEYS

GIVEN WITH LOVE.........A PICK OF POSEYS.....

As the warm days of Spring come along; I notice patches of ground covered in small blueflowers............

I love to see these beautiful little flowers flourish everywhere on their own... No one has planted them; they are a present sent by God for anyone to enjoy!!

I remember as a young girl going out to a wooded area and finding these "little violets" and picking each one and gathering them in my hand so tightly; then running toward the house with my heart as full as it could be; reaping with love to be given to my mother. 

I would then take them (usually hidden behind my back) and 'SURPRISE' I would say to my mom ; these are for you!! She would take them so proudly and gather the bunch up to her nose and say" Oh these are beautiful and they smell so nice"......and then again my heart would fill with joy of giving love and receiving her admiration.

Now our "sweetest granddaughter" picks all sorts of special little flowers for me...."When I receive them I make a big deal and praise her for this special gift and we take them right away to my blue and white teacup and fill it with a bit of water and put those poseys into the cold water and I sit them by my kitchen window to remind me of this "grand" love!
These little things mean alot........... My mother.....would then take them in the house and put them in a nice "juice glass" filled with water and sit them proudly on her windowsill in the kitchen window. I would pass by that window throughout my day and look at those "little blue flowers" given with love and once again feel the love.

Is that how are heavenly Father feels as He strives to give us His love and gifts everyday?

He loves us so much that He wants only the best for us. We may think He has forgotten about us but He is there and waiting to hear from us.

Sometimes we may give a gift of love to someone else in the form of a good meal; a clean home;working hard on a project; praying for someone...........It is given in LOVE and OHHH the blessings we receive as we see that person smile or laugh or enjoy what was given.

This Spring stop and look at the "poseys" and to remember God loves you!