My Favourite Things . . .

 

 

 

A few of the things which catch my eye, inspire me, pluck at my heart strings, make me smile, or that I just enjoy.  Maybe they will do the same for you.   

 

 

 

Do you know what's even better than children that like to cook?  Grandchildren that like to cook.  Little Joshie cooks a steak. My heart is full. ♥♥♥ 

 

 

  

 

Japanese Rice Crackers.  Some are sweet, some are earthy/green flavoured, some are salty, some are spicy.  I love them all.  I probably like these even more than potato chips. 

 

 

 

Photo by DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images  

 

This little family. The joy is tangible.  May they live happily ever after.  I love the name Archie. It means geuine, bold or brave.  Harrison . . .  son of Harry.  Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor.  I wish them all the best. 

 

 

 

Salads and we are heading into Salad Season.  Towards the end of Summer and into Autumn I long for comfort and stodge, but this time of year I start to long for salads.  I adore salads.  

 

 

 

Gilly Flowers the blog.  Its filled with things that I love.  Like this . . . 

 

 

Vintage Linens  . . .  I love them.  I have a few and I use them when I can.  Why not. You should always use the things you love or else why have them  . . . 

 

 

  

 

The clean lines of Swedish decor . . .  simple, yet elegant.  A brilliant canvas  . . . 

 

 

Pockets . . .  I don't like not having a pocket to tuck the things I really need into.  You know how the Queen is not without her purse . . .  I am not without a pocket if I can help it. 

 

 

  

 

This  . . .  just this.  It has all the things I love.  Its simple and yet, its not.  It makes a statement. I'm solid and steadfast, but I still know how to have fun. 

 

 

 

 

Its the little things  . . . . 

 

  

 

Fallling into bed at the end of the day.  Does anything else on earth feel so good?  I think not  . . . 

 

 

Words . . . I love words.  I love their meanings.  I love stringing them together . . .playing with them, learning new ones, etc.  I have always loved words.  

 

  

 

Travel by Train  . . .  I love the clickety clack of the tracks . . . the comfy seats.  The scenery.  You can get up and walk around, you can get something to eat, you can read if you want, but mostly you can relax and just enjoy the journey. 

  

  

 

Castle ruins  . . .  they fuel the imagination.  This is Pendragon Castle on the Mallerstang Dale up in Cumbria.  We have spent many hours here, exploring, pondering . . . I like to think about the people who once called this home. You can almost feel their ghostly presence, but its not a bad feeling . . . I feel quite at home there. 

 

 

 

 Growing old gracefully  . . .  I've embraced the grey, don't mind the wrinkles . . . but I do mind the arthritis. In every way I am living a fabulous life other than the distance from my family and the arthritis, which hampers my mobility on some days more than others.  This week its been hellish getting down the stairs, with my right knee grinding and groaning with every step.  I find myself waiting until I absolutely cannot avoid the stairs.  We probably need to be looking for a bungalow, but I fear moving even more than the stairs  at this point  . . .  I am loving my life however. For the most part. 

 

 

  

 

Afternoon tea and everything that goes with it  . . .  the cups and saucers, the tiny cakes, finger sandwiches  . . . I haven't done one in a while.  I really must do one soon . . . 

 

 

 

Old fashioned cottage charm . . . . 

 

 

  

 

Windowsil geraniums  . . . STILL waiting  . . . I have the perfect pots for them.

 

 

Fresh, juicy oranges . . .  but not if they are sour. 

 

 

  

 

Vintage advertising . . .  they stuck with you, forever. You'll wonder where the yellow went  . . .  you finish it off.  😉  Makes me smile. 

 

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

A thought to carry with you . . .  

 

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 *I testify that bad days always 

come to an end,

That faith always triumphs,

and that Heavenly promises

are always kept.

~Jeffrey R Holland•。★★ 。* 。

 

 

 

In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Chicken with a Creamy Pesto & Mushroom Sauce.  Deliciously simple.

Hope you have a beautiful day.  Love and be loved! Don't forget!  

 

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And I do too!