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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Takes me Back to Merry Olde Ireland

I am loving  this    autumn-like weather, even though we still have   a few days   to go  to actually
  call it "Fall".
This   cool weather  brings to mind   my   lovely  Irish   travels.
Last spring we were in  Ireland for two weeks  and it was   a dream come true,   but  I wonder what it would be like  to be there in Autumn.



In actuality it is much like here in Virginia



Until   the rugged landscape, architecture, and   mountains   come into view...






Then    my    longings for   the old country   really    start nagging me until my only recourse is to  take out  the Irish Breakfast Tea,  my  lovely  dainty  tea cup.....
I chose  Staffordshire Bouquet by Johnson Brothers  becasue I  love their  boldly muted  colors  that remind me of    autumn....
and bake up a loaf of Irish soda  bread ...
This morning I used Ina Garten's recipe  that I shared this week  on  Mondays Happy Homemker.

Now I   am  beginning to  feel the  Irish spirit   come upon me.. the aroma of the  freshly baked bread, and  the   delightful  scent of   warm Irish tea  definitely puts a jig in my step and a lilt in my heart! 

now  to


 slice the bread and slather it  with  melted  Kerrygold and   while away an hour  in   Irish reverie!
 The music found at the bottom of my blog is just the mood for  my celtic reflections!
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Morning Tea with God



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Is there any better way to begin  your day with  a  delicious cup of  tea and your Bible?
May I introduce a  wonderful new  blog to you  about this very topic... Start Your Day with God.
When you   start your day with  God,,, on His word,  i n prayer and supplication,  then the rest of the day  will run more smoothly and  you will find joy!!
My cup is   Desert Rose  by  Royal Albert!
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

waiting....


Hydrangeas!
Hydrangeas blooming everywhere
throughout the park
At each turn another
Different yet the same.
Pale snowballs dot
one verdant bush
While another thrusts
her gaudy pink
pom-poms in my path.
A third holds blue globes aloft,
like a celestial clown
juggling earths.
Flat topped soldiers in
variegated uniforms
line one walkway
their soft blue flowers
intricate and lacy
undermining their authority,
while at the gate
spiky red giants
stand guard.
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  I missed spring here  on the home place   for a  great reason in deed.. I was in Ireland,   but   now I  am  awaiting  with all the hope within me   on  my  blue hydrangeas....   they   didnt bloom last year,  and the  blooms seem very slow this year... So I am   cheering them on with  posts from the past that  highlighted their   happy  presence in  our lives.
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My  lovely bush from   a few years ago.. I love them no matter what color they choose to be... but  blue is my favorite!
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Loaded with blooms.. begging to be picked!
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  This was last year's single bloom...  
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Other years the blooms were so   heavy  and  radiantly blue!

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I love when  they beckon me through to window and   come play in their  shadow!
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last year I resorted to silk   ones  to get through the season....   sigh
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When previous years   they   were  invited guests to our  morning    soiree's on the  porch
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or noontime luncheons ... they  set  such a happy mood  for us both!
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It would be grand to hang them from the  doors
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But last year  the silk ones  saw me through   my  teatimes
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TEACUP~ Monthly Botanicals by Royal Albert       Teapot~   Purchased  at a   gift shop in  Gatlinburg  over 25 years ago....  no label
when I would sit and      think  happy plans  for   the  coming get togethers
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remembering happier times when the  true  blooms   fought   for prominence with the tea  itself!

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Was it the tea pot   that   spoke  loudest,,,   "don't you just love my  delicate lines!"
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Or were the blooms    stealing the   entire show!

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And then sometimes the   blooms surprise   me....  a lovely green
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I loved them so much!
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But this year...     not  much showing  even yet....  So I wait.
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