Wise old owl tea

The wise old owl sat on an oak,

the more he saw the less he spoke,

the less he spoke the more he heard,

why aren't we like that wise old bird?

We have a great horned owl who visits our backyard

quite often, and I spied him again this morning.

 Happy Tea on Tuesday everyone!

Since I haven't been able to photograph my local owl

when he visits, I thought I would show you

 my new little snowy owl ornament I bought.

My DH and I will be putting up the tree tonight,

and he will be this years addition.

Isn't he cute!!!

 I'm having Egyptian Mint green tea today by

Zhena's gypsy tea and I'm enjoying it

in my 'snowman with birds' mug I found last year

(while thrifting of course).

I hope you are having a good day.
We finally got some cooler weather again,
down to the 50's.  But still no rain for us here...
it got close, but never made it this far south.

Glad you stopped in, and to read more tea posts

visit Kimmie at

http://artinredwagons.blogspot.com/

Kimmie also has lots of great creations in her Etsy shop.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Time to Relax (recover) tea day

Now I can relax,

or is it recover? LOL

It's been a very busy but accomplished Thanksgiving weekend.

On top of a wonderful Thanksgiving day,

my art show yesterday was a great success.

(keep scrolling for pics of the show)

So today I'm resting up and having

Yogi Kombucha green tea

with all my Tea on Tuesday friends,
just a bit early, but hey, that's okay.

What a beautiful day!

As you can see I've already got my

Christmas mug out as I look out the window,

at our sunny 32 degrees.

It's feeling like Christmas!

My Yogi tag this morning says,

"Delight the world with compassion,

kindness and grace."

My sister and her band had a great Christmas performance

at the Texas Theatre yesterday, and I was lucky enough

to show and sell my art to a sold out crowd of about 300, at this event.

This is my sister Lanette and I before the show.

I had 4 tables full of art of different kinds,

and floor easels for my bigger watercolor pieces.

My husband Gene built all 12 of my easels, floor and table top.

He also built the wooden risers for my art dolls.

The risers were 6 inches square,

varying heights, and painted glossy black.

They sure set the dolls off nicely.

He is so supportive in my art,

and so helpful, especially when it comes to

my shows. 

I could not do it without him.

I can't love him enough.

This old Texas Palace theatre, where the event took place,

 was recently remodeled and is just beautiful.

The band performed a wonderful show.

It wasn't just music...it was much more.

One nice thing was...

 they told the story of some of the old traditional

Christmas songs they sang.

Some very interesting history behind the songs.

Here they are singing A Soalin'...

one of my favorites.

What a wonderful way to kick off

the Christmas season.

Thanks to all who came!

Savor the day!

Yvonne

It seems there's a "spirit"........

...and even a longing

 that comes with the Christmas season,

that's deeply felt

even among people

with no religious connection.

I think

great religious symbols

have tremendous power

to symbolize for people

things that they can't quite

 put in words. 

Somehow

listening to Christmas carols

while you are at the mall,

can tug at your heart. 

You get to thinking

that there must be more

 to something than meets the eye,

 there must be something more

going on here

but I can't quite

 put my finger on it. 

 I'm still looking

for something about Christmas

that meets my own sense

 of nostalgia or hope. 

It could be

that all holidays do that

 at their best. 

They aren't just holy days. 

They're also

something that grows up

in the human heart

and invites us

out on the streets

or just sitting at home quietly

 with the candles lit

at Christmas Eve.

---written by Mary Jacobs

Hope you all are savoring the day!

Yvonne