My Favourite Things . . .

 

 

 

 These are a few of my favourite things.  Maybe some of them are yours also!  A few of the things which catch my eye, inspire me, pluck at my heart strings, make me smile, or that I just enjoy. I hope that they will do the same for you.  

 

  

The Cranford Chronicles by Eizabeth Gaskill.  Great book but even greater mini-series.  They did two of them, starring Dame Judith Dench and quite a few others.  

  

If you are a fan of period dramas and Brit tv, then you really need to watch these.  They are just brilliant!!!  I am a huge fan of period dramas.  

  

Candlelight in winter. Cosy.  Hygge.  If I wasn't such a fraidy cat I would only use oil lamps in the Winter time to light our home and make it all cosy wosy.  I a too afraid of fire however, but I do like to light candles. 

   

Hand knitted cardigan sweaters.  I once knit one for my mom in black.  I don't think she ever wore it. She never used much of what was given to her.  Saving it for good I guess. The sweather had black lacy panels down along side of the button closure and I bought special black and silver buttons for on it as well.  I now use everything that I love and that is gifted to me.   

 

Toasted bread spread with butter and honey  . . .  or better yet, honey butter.  I love rustic breads, with whole grains and seeds and nuts in it if possible. 

  

French Biscuits . . .  especially the shortbread textured ones.  Great with hot cups of herbal tea . . . in Winter I like spiced apple tea  . . .  

 

Spanish Birba Biscuits.  I bought three tins of them at Christmas last from Costco. Each time my intent was to give them to Arianna as a gift, each time we couldn't resist eating them.  Naughty, naughty  . . . 

 

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Anything with bees on it  . . . .  I love bee things  . . . .  

 

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French Architecture and colours  . . .  the stone walls, the shutters  . . .  the blues  . . .   

 

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Farm fresh eggs.  We have mostly brown eggs here.  I love them.  I especially love it when eggs come with little white feathers attached . . . 

 

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Artisnal breads  . . .  now that's what I can a beautiful work of art  . . . 

 

 

 

Man does not live by bread alone  . . .  but I seriously could not live without good bread  . . . 

 

 

 

  

 

Train travel  . . . .  clickety clack, clikety clack . . . I once travelled from Winnipeg to Halifax on the train   . . . 

 

 

 

British Telephone boxes . . .  iconic  . . . 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Polka dots  . . . . 

 

 

 

Blue and White Home on IG.  Seriously follow them  . . .   

 

 

  

 

 

 

This  . . . . 

 

 

  

 

 

Ear rings  . . . . 

 

 

 

Old portraits  . . .  I wonder about the people   . . . who were they, what were their lives like. Every one tells a story or hides one . . . . 

 

 

  

 

 

Sweet buns  . . .  dusted with sugar  . . . . 

 

 

Wood floors  . . .  If I had my way and the money we would rip up the carpeting downstairs and replace it with a wood floor  . . .  

 

And those are my favourite things for this week  . . . 

 

A thought to carry with you  . . . 

 

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Something to do for today, and every day  . . .  carry those around us who are suffering in our hearts, prayers and happy thoughts. 

 

 

  

In the English Kitchen today  . . .  ten of my favourite comfort food dishes. 

I hope your Thursday shines.  Don't forget! 

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And I do too!