Raindrops on Roses . . .

 

These are a few of my favourite things  . . .

 

 The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the Dick Van Dyke Show, well . . . . especially the MTM show.   I love it, and I was greatly saddened this morning to read of the passing of Mary Tyler Moore.  She epitomized my teenage years and aspirations.  She made me want to move to Minneapolis.  I wanted to be MTM.  I wanted to have her clothes, job, apartment . . .  hair . . .  but mostly her clothes and apartment. She was nice and she was kind.    You couldn't not like her.  She was everybody's friend/sister.  I have a wooden M on my kitchen wall, just like hers.  She inspired girls to want to be/do more with her characterization of Mary Richards the character she played on the MTM show.  She inspired me.   She provided a great role model for millions of young women/girls.  May she rest in peace.

 

Fresh white bread with butter.   We eat mostly whole wheat bread in this house, there is a brand which also has rye flour in it by Warburtons that I really like and which I usually buy, but yesterday because we were having company for lunch we bought a lovely fresh white bloomer, which we had sliced at the shop.  I enjoyed two slices spread with cold butter for my breakfast this morning, Diabetes be damned.   And when I say I enjoyed . . .  I enjoyed!     Mmmmm so good.

The Art of artist Nancy Noel.  She mostly paints Amish people.  There used to be a booth at the 400 Flea Market where we used to go on Saturdays that sold her work.  Oh how I wanted to have a piece of hers.  I never ever was fortunate enough to be able to get one.  She is so talented and her work is amazing to me.  I would still love to have one. She does angels too.   Maybe one day . . . 

 

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Homemade Pot Holders.   I love them.  You can never have too many pot holders.  They  (along with tea towels and dishcloths) are things you always use no matter what.  I use mine at any rate.   I don't keep any just for good.  They all get used and mucked up.  Washed and worn.  Burnt and stained and then I make new ones.  I just love Pot Holders, especially homemade ones. 

Braid rugs.   Old fashioned braid rugs.  When I was married to my ex in our very early days we saved up to buy a braided rug from Eatons store in downtown Winnipeg.  It was room sized, in browns and rusts . . .  and my pride and joy.  Oh how I loved that rug.

 Garden Whirligigs.  I love them.  Any type, any size, any pattern.  I am instantly charmed by them.   I love to see a garden filled with flowers and scattered about with whirligigs.  I especially love ones which do something, like . . .  a man sawing wood, etc.   Love, love  . . .

 

 Red geraniums.   I love all geraniums, but I love red ones best of all.  There is just something about them that makes my heart smile.  We always have big pots of them in the back garden on the patio in the summer time.   Oh, and I love to see window boxes filled with them!!

Pin cushions.  Any kind.  I love them.  Can you ever have too many?  I think not!   I like homemade ones best of all.

Valentines Day.  Next to Christmas, Easter and Halloween, I just adore Valentines Day.  Okay, I just adore holidays, any one, but Valentines day is pretty special.  I am pondering on what kind of Valentine I will make Todd this year.  The wheels are turning.   When I was a child I loved it when my mother bought us the book of valentines that we could cut out ourselves.  I patiently cut them all out and glued the envelopes together.   It was so much fun.  Choosing which Valentine would go to which person in the class with your favourite people getting what I thought were the nicest ones of all.  The little stamps that you could glue on the envelopes, etc.  So MUCH fun!  Do they still make those?  Oh, how I wish I had one now!

Tea Parties.  I just love them and I feel one coming on.   I am in the mood for a good tea party.  Or a rug picnic.  We'll see what happens.  I love rug picnics too.  They're the best kinds.  No ants to spoil the fun and it is always sunny. 

  

A good book to read.  A page turner.  Oh, I am having trouble finding one just lately.  I am reading books, but they aren't real page turners.  I want a page turner, one that excites me, one that I don't feel I can put down . . . a book I can fall in love with.  Any suggestions? 

And those are my favourite things for this week.  (Before I get carried away and bore you to death!) 

A thought to carry with you through today.   

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˛*I love getting older.  My understanding deepens.  

   I can see what connects.  I can weave stories of exerience,

           and apply them.  I can integrate the lessons.  Things

              just become more and more fascinating.  Beauty reveals 

                 itself in thousands of forms.

                 ~Victoria Erickson  •。★★ 。* 。•。★★ 。* 。

Spiritual Enlightenment



In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Anzac Biscuits/Cookies.  Happy Australia Day!

Have a wonderful Thursday.  I need to knuckle down today and get something really important done.   Blessings upon you all, and don't forget  . . .


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And I do too!