1) Royal Albert Orange Blossom Creamer and Sugar Bowl…what a find! Perfect condition… $3 a piece! 2,3 and 4) 3 views of my recent find! I already have a 12 piece place setting of Friendly Village by Johnson Brothers…these are extras…it’s always nice to have some on hand and I got these 4 dinner plates,…
seeing ~ fall and halloween decorations, cute costumes, piles of new books and yarn, house details while deciding on new themes and color schemes for our rooms tasting ~ skyline chili, reeses peanut butter cups and spiced cider feeling ~ the chilly autumn air while trick-or-treating with Gracie hearing ~ kids screaming and laughing at…
seeing the sun rise over glittering Lake Superior with a warm cup of tea in one hand and my camera in the other…feeling beach rocks underfoot and the excitement of the changing season as geese fly overhead… hearing seagulls call and beautiful live music over brunch at Pizza Luce (yes, we ate there three days…
feeling ~ yarn, the warmth of my fireplace and quilts… (find the free dress pattern I used and adapted HERE) seeing ~ kitties napping, a pile of thrift store books waiting to be read tasting ~ soft boiled eggs on buttery garlic toast with my morning tea…one of my absolute favorite breakfasts smelling ~ pumpkin…
~ ~ ~ what came home with me ~ ~ ~ The beginning of our week-long anniversary celebration started with a day trip on Wisconsin’s Great River Road. When we crossed the bridge that leads from Minnesota to Wisconsin, the sky was dappled grey, and the sun kept trying to peek out from behind the…
tasting ~ white chai tea, apple crisp and caramel ice cream, salad, toast and jam and crustless broccoli cheese tearoom quiche…all at a lovely cottage tea lunch that my friend Bonnie hosted this past week…. lots of portobello mushrooms bubbling in a coffee-wine gravy while THIS roast simmered in the oven… tangy-sweet strawberry rhubarb jam…
soaking in all of autumn’s splendor… a six senses post welcoming my favorite season… Tasting ~since turning the calendar page from September to October… buttery red wines in place of crisp, white fruity vintages, dark Italian roast coffee from D’Amico & Sons today as I took a coffee break while on location at a photo…
Hello Friends! I had all these plans to write a long blog post about my favorite autumn rituals today, but it was too nice to stay inside. When my friend Nancy called me and invited me out to her home for the day, I just had to say “YES!” We went for a lovely walk,…
feeling ~ happy to have the time to make a special tea lunch for the people I love hearing ~ The new album by Mumford & Sons (Babel)…completely wonderful, mesmerizing music. …and the sound of steamboat calliopes serenading us from their port in Levee Park downtown Red Wing. seeing ~ leaves turning shades of lemony…
a beautiful Saturday spent at the apple orchard. we were there for their annual food and wine event, so we got to sip vino, and listen to live music while sitting in a gazebo next to a golden corn field. just the kind of day we’ve been looking forward to all summer…one that’s sunny, but…