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, intrigue me or that I just plain enjoy. I hope that they will do the
same for you.
The art of Suffolk illustrater Lucy Grossmith. Her paintings are whimsical and have so much detail in them. I think they capture the essence of England beautifully.
I love these bunny cupcake stands. I think they are so cute. This is three of them stacked on top of one another.
I have been fascinated with windmills ever since I was a child. I dreamt of going to Holland and seeing them in person dotted along the Zuiderzee. When we lived down in Kent there was one in Cranbrook which I got to see.
Cranbrook was a lovely little village I adored visiting. It was filled with quaint little shops and tea rooms. It was very picturesque. Cranbrook, Kent, is another one of my favourite things.
I love these painted Bee Skeps in Zalipie, Poland. I think they are quite beautiful. What lucky bees.
All things tiny . . . I love miniature worlds . . .
Postage Stamps. I have always been fascinated with postage stamps, especially foreign ones. When I was a girl I remember saving up my money to buy a package of 1000 stamps from an ad at the back of a comic book. I recently bought a pack of 100 Christmas postage stamps. I thought I could use them in journaling and crafting.
I love this still from Over the Garden Wall. They are off on an adventure. I like to take adventures, but these days I am pretty much an armchair adventurer.
The artistic Language of Flowers, George Routledge and Sons . . .
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Old books, especially anything to do with nature and flowers, botanicals . . .
This . . . . the bed, the walls, the ceiling, that door . . .
Mr Tiggywinkle . . . she is one of my favourite Beatrix Potter characters . . .
The Illustrations of Charles Robinson . . .
Proverbs is one of my favourite books in the Bible . . .
Colourful mending . . . do many people mend these days? I learnt how when I was a child.
This, although there are times I could do with a little less madness . . .
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Sugar crusted donuts . . . can't eat them, but just to even smell them . . . . yeasty and sweet . . .
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All things unsual . . . they fascinate me . . .
Black Sheep . . . I once saw a whole herd of black sheep. In a field outside of Chirk Castle . . . we were on a walk with Peter and Audrey Lee . . . I miss Audrey . . .
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These . . . cameos . . . beautiful . . . .
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis . . . I was always fascinated with her . . . I won a book about her life when I was in Grade six. It was an award for winning the National Temperance Essay Contest. I also got a check for $25, which was a lot of money back then.
Old paintings fascinate me. I find myself wondering about the people in them. What's going on here. Is she afraid? Is she in admiration . . . in awe . . . enraptured? Is she seeing an angel?
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Good vanilla ice cream. I know I am boring, but it is my favourite flavour.
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The smell of fresh coffee . . . I may not drink it but I can appreciate the smell . . .
And those are my favourite things for this week!
A thought to carry with you . . .
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*Keep some room
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*Keep some room
in your heart
for the unimaginable.
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In the English Kitchen today . . . A Sheet Pan Porchetta Dinner. Deliciously simple. We loved this.
Have a great Thursday. It is raining and dismal here again today. It feels very cold also. I may have to put on the heat. Whatever you get up to, don't forget . . .