Love Your Creativity Link Party #328
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Blues
‘Cobalt is a divine colour and there is nothing so beautiful for putting atmosphere around things…" Vincent van Gogh
The weather has been so delightful that makes it the perfect time to sit outdoors
Perfect weather for relaxing and enjoying a cup of tea.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The color of warm
As the days are getting shorter, the evenings are getting cooler. I love to warm up the house with color.
Warm and inviting.....
Won't you join us?
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Gateway Arch
During our travels one summer, we drove past the St Louis Arch. What an amazing monument!
"St. Louis was founded by traders moving north and south on the river, by explorers and frontier families from the eastern states pushing restlessly west. It is a place that is neither northern nor southern, neither eastern nor western, but the one place that combines traits of all. It has been influenced by descendants of European colonists, by thousands of years of rich Native American culture which predated it and surrounded it, and by standing on the shadow line between the slave states and the free states. It has been both a destination and a gateway to other lands.
This is the place where a nation reached the great river and halted, staring across the water into wide, wild lands. In St. Louis, the United States ended and the wild began. So it was here that the citizens of the young United States streamed across and into the western territories, first with Lewis and Clark and then with countless others. It all began from a wide bend on the continent’s mightiest river. This is where the United States discovered America. This is the Core of Discovery." (Source)
Sunday, October 5, 2025
If Teacups
....... could talk, what would they say.
England
France
perhaps Germany or Japan
Would they tell you if they served tea to a Lady, a Duchess or maybe even a Queen?
Would your teapot tell you the secrets of it's past. In the book If Teacups Could Talk by Emilie Barnes, she states -
For hundreds of years, "Come for tea" has been another way of saying, "Come, let's share a little bit of our lives together." Quietly and gently, this inviting phrase calls us out of ourselves and into special relationships with others
I have collected tea cups for many years now. Some are new, some of old, some are just plain used. Some were gifts. And a few were inherited from a special friend who passed away.
There are special memories with each teacup. Memories of good times, and some painful times. And yet, it isn't the teacup, or the tea that makes the time spent special. It's what happens when you sit down and share your heart as you pour a cup of tea, coffee, or lemonade.
If teacups could talk, I think what they would say is-
"Come and share a pot of tea,
My home is warm and my friendship's free."
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Monday, September 29, 2025
Heart friend
Do you have a friend who sticks closer to you then a brother? I've had two such friends in my lifetime. One is with the Lord, and the other lives many states away. But yet when I think of the sweet friendships that we have shared, it warms my heart beyond measure.
"There's a blessing in our friendship,
It's a bond between we two.
For the Lord brought us together,
And I thank Him now for you.
You've been there when I needed you,
We've shared our dreams and plans.
And when at times I've fallen down,
You've given me your hand.
You are always such a Joy
Each time that we're together,
But more than that, you are my friend
And in my heart forever."
So today I am thankful for my heart friends. The ones who really care, and share part of their lives with me. Friends may come and friends may go, but your heart friend is with you forever.
"Kindness is a friend's greatest asset,
With it she can mend misunderstandings
and smooth out rumpled feelings.
With only a well placed word,
She can raise a downcast spirit."
Hug your friend today :-)Thursday, September 25, 2025
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Enjoying a cuppa
Everyone seems to be calling for Fall in the month of September. We are still pretty hot but our weather has been pleasant enough to sit out on the back porch and sip my tea and enjoy this literary series.
Have you met Flavia? She is the star of these books by Alan Bradley. They are a little bit of a mystery series, but oh so fun to read. I'm already on my third book in the series.
I'm starting to bring out my Fall china so this Johnson Brothers cup and saucer seemed quite appropriate for today. "Pomona" is the pattern.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
iPhone
I don't recall where we were when I shot this picture as we were driving. But the colors were so striking I just had to pull out my phone and shoot.
Monday, September 15, 2025
Lost Alaskan Memories
Lost Alaskan Memories by Heidi McCahan was such a refreshing look at amnesia plot line.
Max Butler was thought to have died on a mountain in Peru. When he shows up in Opportunity Alaska two years later, every one is shocked. Max has no recollection of his life before his head injury, so things are a little tense as he seeks to remember what his former life was like.
Hayley Morgan is determined to guard her heart after Max chose climbing instead of settling down. She refuses to tell Max how close they were before he left. She just didn't know if she could forgive Max for all the damage that was done.
This is a good story about second chances. The characters were well rounded and there was lots of interesting sidelines. Family, faith and forgiveness was the key element to this wholesome clean story. Heidi McCahan's writing is paced and well developed.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary ecopy of this book which I received from Net Galley. All views expressed are my honest opinion..
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Tea in the Garden
For most of the US, summer is coming to an end. Here in the deep south, we still enjoy sunshine and balmy days. So, I wanted to spend a little time in the garden.
The scarf is a Orenburg Lace Scarf that my daughter bought on a trip.
Tea in the Garden. It's always a delight to share a tea party.
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