Friday Fave Fives

Sharing my FFF with  Susanne at Living to Tell the Story.

1.  Out the library window  I see  that  Jonas continues to    visit us with  his  wintry wonderland  for those of us who  have the luxury of  staying home and dont have to battle the  ice and  traffic   to work and back home....... one of the many  pleasures of living the  life of retirement.

They say we  can get  24 inches by Sunday!

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Today I chose to  really get into  my  Christmas  presents...So  took down  the  fabulous tea Amanda gave me... Oh, my goodness.... 

 I could just be  elated over the  tin itself...    this   Downtown Abbey    Specialty tea,   but this one , the Estate Blend,   pays tribute to Grannie!!!!  What I've been coaching  lil Birdie to call me if not  grandmama! It may just be   she  calls me what she does now... GAGA... which would also be just fine.... but  as you can see it doesnt take much to get my mind onto my sweet  grand babes...  but back to the tea....  This   is a classic earl grey black infused with    real vanilla bean...  the   vanilla really shines.. makes me  think, 'Now I can't wait to host a  tea soirre' with my prayer  gals...  sooner rather than later!!!!  
3.  So  I  set myself a bit of a tea time....

    

The  wonderful tea tasted so  grand in my    Johnson Brother's  Vintage Charm mug... and   thankfully, I hadnt opened  a present from  Lynn's cousin..Marnee....  Chocolate wafers... just the  item  to  make  my  lovely teatime  extra special.. I love the  beautiful bird on the cup... when I saw it I knew I had to have it, and I think of my lil Birdie  each time!

 Sitting there  looking out the window sipping my tea   puts me in a reverie.... of those  special moments we  shared with  our grandbabes over  the holidays.

4.  Last week,  I  really  enjoyed  our  Netflix membership  especially  watching  the entire  series of  Monarch of the Glen... Amanda had purchased a couple seasons for me  a few years ago..  because I had run across it on amazon but had never heard of  the show....  of course, anything  of  a Scotch, Irish, nature,    thrills me , so I was  overjoyed to  find the series on Netflix...

Many of the  reviews I've read about the show  showed disappointment with the turn over of cast members... but I stayed true to the show to the end and cried  at the end... I didnt want it to be over!!!

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The  show lasted  about  6 years....  these photos  show the begining and ending  cast members of the show..  but,  for me  alot of it was 

about the land and the  glorious  castle..

5.  Another   Christmas present I  received  was from a dear friend,   Dot. She gave  each of us  girls  Jesus Calling by Sarah  Young.... a daily devotional    about  experiencing the presence of God every day....  I loved today's  as well as every day's  devotional,  for I need to  have it drummed into my thick skull    about  how truly  faithful God is...  I know  it in my mind.. but  it has a long 18 inches to reach my heart  where  so many  strongholds and doubts  creep in....  
Today's scripture reference is Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Because of God unfailing love and His perfect sovereign plan for our lives, we can live each moment free from fear and doubt... accept things as they are, and live through each circumstance looking for God's path.. and he will lead us through!