My Favourite things . . .

 

 

A few of the things in life that make my heart go pitty pat. Maybe they will do the same thing for yours. ♥♥♥

 

The ultimate comfort food.  Tomato Soup and a grilled cheese. When all else fails and you can't think of anything to make for supper . . .  when you are wanting a warm hug . . . when you are feeling a bit low and just want something to help make you feel better . . .  when you are feeling lazy but are starved . . . I could go on and on, but a nice hot bowl of tomato soup with a toasty grilled cheese is the best.  I have my favourites. It has to be Heinz Tomato Soup.  I like that better than Campbells . . .  and yes, this is the place where singles cheese, wrapped in plastic works the best. You can try to gourmet it up as much as you like, but the truth remains . . . its the simple things . . .  tinned soup and plastic cheese which work best, and bring the most comfort.

 

The smell of cinnamon.  I adore the smell of cinnamon.  Tatiana brought me some Cinnamon scented shower gel and skin milk from Greece and I am in love with it.  It just smells heavenly!  I like smelling like cinnamon.  Who knew?  Not me!  I am a convert now! It really is gorgeous. You can keep your Jo Malone!   I want to smell like cinnamon! 

 

Well dressed pillows.  Yes, I have a thing for pillow cases.  Plain or fancy, with or without ties, pleated, trimmed, ruffled, embroidered, you name it. I love Pillow Cases!

  

Butler's Sinks. I love them.  They had one at the manor.  What do I love about them?  They are large and they are deep and have plenty of room to play around in. You can have a dish pan in them and there is still room for other things.  They are deep enough that nobody can see much if you do happen to have dirty dishes in them.  They look nice.  You can sit a dog in them, or a baby and give them a comfortable bath.  Heck, some of them are large and deep enough that you could sit in them yourself and have a  bath, albeit a bit uncomfortably for sure! 

 

Painted wooden furniture.  When Grandmother's furniture got old and beat up, she didn't get rid of it, she painted it to spruce it up. There is something very familial and wonderful about painted wooden furniture. 

  

Teaspoon and Tablespoon sets. I have several and I love them.  Some have singing birds on them, some are just plain . . .  my sister sent me a really pretty set of smidgen ones. In my opinion you can never have too many sets of teaspoons and tablespoons. 

 

Vintage Brides.  Art depicting them.  Photographs of them . . . there is so much charm and love in a vintage Bride.  Did you not want a Bride Doll when you were a child?  I did.  I would have done anything to have a Bride Doll. 

  

Seriously, what's not charming about this? 

 

Pearls and sparkle  . . .  sparkle and pearls.  I love sparkle. I love pearls.  Both on their own are two of my favourite things, but put them together and plop them on a flower sprigged shoe and I have fallen deeply in love. Not that I would ever wear anything like this.  You need pretty feet to pull of something like this, but there is nothing at all to prevent you from admiring it. Bunions be darned! 

 

Don't get me started!!! 

  

Tiara's and Crowns.  Crowns and Tiara's.  Love them.  If I had a tiara I would wear it about the house . . .  well, maybe not, but the little girl in me would want to. 

 

I would wear one of these.  Honestly. 

  

Have you ever seen anything so sweet? 

 

Ruffles and Frills  . . .  frills and ruffles . . .  and roses . . .  sigh  . . . 

 

Did you used to love this?

I did. 

  

Vanity's and Vanity sets.  There was one in our bedroom in the cottage we lived in down South, a vanity that is.  I could never bring myself to use it. I felt like I was trespassing.  Oh, that reminds me. When I was a girl, one year for Christmas my sister and I got bendy fashion dolls.  They were jointed had elastic bands in the arms, etc. which meant you could pose them.  She came with a vanity set and a bed.  The vanity had a puffy stool with a lid that popped off so you could store all the little bits inside when you weren't playing with them. There was little pretend hair brushes and lipsticks, etc.  I loved it. 

 

Pink Crystal . . . 

  

This combines two of my loves  . . .  aprons and hanging out laundry . . .  sigh  . . . 

 

 

 Wind Chimes, although they are usually not very popular with the neighbours . . . 

To each their own . . . 

 

Deviled Egg Plates.  I have one like this.  I love it, but it has an odd number of egg beds/holes.  Which I find very strange? Or is one always reserved for the cook?  Cook's taster?  

 

I have a real soft spot in my heart for Raggedy Ann . . . my high school sweet heart gave me my first and only ever one. It used to be at my mom's.  I wonder what ever happened to it . . . 

 

Red, white and blue floral arrangements.  I love them. 

 

 

 This  . . .  if I had the money I would buy this in a heartbeat. It is cute and charming and I love the colours of the shingles and the trim and that door  . . .  sigh  . . . 

And those are my favourite things for this week. What are some of yours?

A thought to carry with you  . . . 

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Be still and listen.

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 In the English Kitchen today  . . .  Enfrijolatas Bake.  Simple and delicious! 

Have a brilliant Thursday!  We have a pot luck at th chapel today.  Looking forward to that.  No matter what  you get up to, don't forget!

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And I do too!