Tea Cups ...

Tea cups! what a life!! If teacups could talk ... imagine! Women are a lot like tea cups ... the come in all shapes and size, some a newer than others, they can hold a lot of hot water and produce beauty! and can be stunning to view. If tea cups could talk .... Let me tell you about this particular cup. It belongs to Kelley's grandmother. It's beautiful! Kelley is the owner of Among Friendz in Visalia. It is a darling shop that does balloon decorating (for all occasions!), custom invitations, and specialty papers and a lot of scrapbooking supplies. Check it out at http://www.amongfriendz.com/ better yet, go in and say hello to all the crafters!! Anywho, the cup ... she shared her teacups with a group of us and invited us all to a Spring Tea! Good -- no GREAT time had by all.

N A T U R E

 
what does the word 'NATURE' mean to you? what visions does it conjure up within your mind? Well, ... this is where I am ... I have learned the pace of nature, her secret in patience!! Knowing one day my roses, tomatoes, shrubs and trees will bloom and grow, with petals and leaves falling on the sun-drenched ground. What are some of your thoughts? xoxo, m Oh and BTW, never EVER I mean NEVER EVER leave home without your cellphone!! Lesson learned by personal experience. So sorry my beloved darlin' D!!

Aroma Therapy

I've used Aveeno facial wash before and enjoyed the scent. I have just started using Garnier Skin Renew facial wash and I love lOvE LOVE the scent of it! and I have a hand cream that is lavender that is incredibly soothing and refreshing. What aromatherapy products do you use?

berries .... BLUE berries!!

 
 
don't you just enjoy a great berry? A strawberry, a BLUEberry, a blackberry even raspberry? Well, lOOk at these ... BLUEberries being packed by Fruitpatch! Darlin' D works there and I just wanted to share!! lOOk for the label .. have a great Tuesday! m

Sundays .... are for

 
 
 
 
are for Church, helping out friends, visitin' with my neighbors and fiddling (guitarin' & singin' too!!). Okay, busy day Sunday was ... yet fun too!! went to church ... sermon series is "The other 6 days" ~ in that ALL that we do is for God!! we minister wherever we are! then off to help a friend with their home .. then back home to have a BBQ with the our next door neighbors who just happen to know Roger Miller's brother. He's the guy with the fiddle. And Shirley's Best O'Friend is Ann. She's the one with the guitar. And then Ann's husband got into the act by singing!! fun and fun and more fun!!! Sunday's ... are for ___________! xoxox, m

Fleming's in Fresno on Saturday

What an incredible evening I had on Saturday. As a rule I ALWAYS have my camera with me ... but for some reason I didn't. We met up with the folks from Georgia Pacific for dinner at Fleming's. I have never been to Fleming's so I was anxiously anticipating the evening. It was WONDERFUL, and as darlin' D would say the company was even better. I am enthralled with the artist Thomas Arvid and this place had 6 (yes! I counted them!!) of them. I did walk around and enjoyed all six of them. And then the appetizers were excellent ~ crabcakes on a hot summer night not to mention superb wine ... it gets better! Off the menu they served lobster mashed potatoes! NOT only have I only read about these but I've never made them and/or tasted them. Well, scratch that off the bucket list. They were yummoooOOOooooooooOOO so good. Now, who would have thought of combining lemon and gingersnaps? Into a frozen dessert ~ it just kept getting better. And the people ... fascinating!! YOU know me .. I love to meet and greet people. To know their stories, their lives and their families. And what do you think happened?!! I totally lost track of time .. I hadn't a clue as the time. When I walked out of the lovely back room we dined in .. I told darlin' D that the place had cleared out ~ he informed me that is was 10:30PM and we had a 45 minute drive home. WOW ~ that doesn't happen to me very often. An adventure! and too too much fun! without photos. sorry!

B I R D S ....

 
 
If you look closely, there are 5 (count them! lOOK left and right!!) birds waiting for the thistle sack feeder! And I've been waiting for the hummingbirds to discover the feeder. Well, ta-da ... she did!!! These birds fascinate me ... obviously ~ thought you'd enjoy it too. Have a great day, xoxo, m