Tea and Books go together

A Vintage Tea Party

by

Angel Adoree

is the next book on my list of books to buy.

I also recently ordered

Centering..in pottery, poetry and the person

which was recommended to me by Cheryl Dolby.

Visit her blog to see what books she herself has written,

( I think I have them all )

and to see the sculpture and other beautiful things

she creates.

 http://healingwoman.blogspot.com/

Happy Tea Tuesday!

This morning I'm reading

while I am having a cup of

 gunpowder black tea from India.

The little tiny rolled balls of tea leaves

explode when the hot water hits them

and exposes the large tea leaf.

  

Don't you think tea and books go together?

What are some of your favorite books?

I'd love to add them to my list.

Visit our host Kimmie at

http://artinredwagons.blogspot.com/

and the rest of the tea bloggers

for more great Tea Tuesday posts.

Each one has unique and beautiful things to see

and to read about.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Tea Day Musings

 Every morning

I've been having a cup of Yerba Mate,

and for Tea Tuesday I think I will do the same.

My husband painted my wire tea cups

that I found at the thrift store.

I'm using them as candle holders today,

but I know they will have many more uses

around the house.

I've been in the garden this week,

as the beautiful weather draws me outside.

One of my new plants is this Rio Dipladenia.

As midday brings warmer temperatures,

I go inside and enjoy my new organized studio space.

This week I designed a bookmark for myself,

using Photoshop.

 The red dragonfly is part of one of my paintings

of the real red dragonfly that I saw once.

Then I added some quotes.

By late afternoon, each day,

 temperatures drop once again, and

 my husband and I sit in the yard,

watching the birds,

laughing and talking about our days,

 about getting older,

and just about life in general.

I did catch this photo of a little hummingbird.

We have probably a dozen or more around the feeders.

Time spent in the garden

is like therapy...

 Creating art is like therapy.

Having a balance of being alone,

and being with others

is important to me.

 All these things in my life

 have brought me to the conclusion that

I need to....

  ...let people know how much I love them much more often

... let family and friends know how much they mean to me

                                    … put words to my thoughts, and to slow my thoughts down
                                                              … let go of the past
                                            …accept where my life's choices have brought me
                                                          … just be in the moment

and if only in my solitude and my thoughts...

 to just...

Savor the Day!

Yvonne