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, intrigue me or that I just plain enjoy. I hope that they will do the same for you.   

 

 

 

Portraits. Old ones painted in the past. This is the Grande Duchesse Alexandra Palovna of Russia. I always find myself wondering, what was this person like, what was their life like. I find the clothing, hairstyles, etc. interesting as well. 

 

  

 

I am also greatly intrigued by old photographs.  This looks like a nurse from around the time of the First World War.  If every picture tells a story, I find myself wondering . . .  what was hers?  

 

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Whimsy  . . . .  

 

 

 

 

Todd's niece June recently took up photography.  She has a beautiful eye for capturing beauty in nature. I was blown away by this split photography photo she took of a lion at the London Zoo. You can see more of her work here. Its amazing. I am her biggest fan. 

 

 

 

Baskets.  I wish I had some. I love them, any size, shape or style.  

 

 

 

Wellington Boots  . . .   

 

 

  

 

Ballerina's . . .  hold me closer tiny dancer . . . so elegant. 

 

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Anything frou frou  . . . 

 

 

Susan Branch Recipe folders. I have several of them. I can't bring myself to ruin them with my writing. I know. I need to stop that and just do it!  

 

 

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 I would love a chair like this  . . .  you could really relax in it. I would probably have a difficult time staying awake. 

 

 

 

Fairy tale like cottages  . . . 

 

 

   

 

The intricacies of Oriental porcelain  . . .  

  

 

The Eifle Tower at night  . . .   

 

 

Tea rooms where you can get something to drink and a cake to eat and enjoy in a quaint atmosphere. Not too busy, just right  . . . 

 

 

  

 

Herbs and spices . . .  are we not lucky to have such resources today that we can use to make our food taste really good? 

 

 

 

 

Berries . . .  fresh, frozen, raw, baked, freshly picked . . .  I just love berries.  

 

 

 

Architecture.  I love how it varies greatly from one country to the next. This is Norweigian . . . 

 

 

  

 

Long and winding roads  . . . 

  

 

Gate houses  . . .  this one is very gothic  . . .   

 

 

 

 

Pleats . . .  although I do not enjoy ironing them  . . . 

 

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

 

A thought to carry with  you  . . .

 

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In The English Kitchen today  . . .  Pork Chop Sandwich, with balsamic caramelised onions.  Something new  . . . and quite delicious! 

 

Have a great Thursday.  I think the sun might be going to shine here. We shall see, its pretty cold this morning however!  Don't forget! 

 

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And I do too!