A Good Day For Sitting On the Porch

 

I bought this teapot at the local grocery store for half price. It has a knit tea cozy which keeps the tea hot, even outdoors, for good length of time. People are really doing a lot with old knit sweaters these days. On blogs all over the world I see creative ideas using old clothing, including cloth pumpkins, pillows, stiffed animals, bath rugs and quilts. Shades of white are especially favored. I liked the teapot because of the little white sweater it was wearing, and it has a spout protector as well. It doesn't dribble like some of my other teapots.

 

 

 

It was bright and sunny today,

but I also enjoy the way the world looks when it rains while the sun is still shining.

 

A few pictures of parts of the flower gardens:

 

The child's wheelbarrow was broken on one side, so I painted it and used it for thyme, which is growing well. There is a Victorian house in the area that has been turned into a museam. When you walk on the paths going around the house, you get a wonderful aroma of thyme which grows on the paths.

I had company yesterday, so I got out all my rose tea cups. The people who came seldom get the opportunity to eat out or go anywhere nice, so I tried to create an enjoyable experience for them by getting out my best things.

I thought I would share a page of Victoria magazine from October 1988. The pages of these older issues are looking more and more faded, so I am thinking that getting a CD of those issues might be a good idea. It is hard to get a really good photo for blog use from the old issues.

There are probably many issues to discuss, it for today, the only thing on my mind that I feel is worth passing on is that the home is so important and needs to be fixed up as though it were a retreat.

 

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