I love these old recipes. As my venture is Vintage Tea Parties. All adds to the feel of things
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Look what you find when you least expect it…
Again doing a bit of cleaning and look what I’ve found some bone china earings dating back to the 40’s
I knew they were somewhere but had’nt thought about them for years and I’ve suddenly come across them. They are clip on’s not many people had peirced ears in those days They are so pretty I would’nt wear them as they are very delicate, I’m sure theres a home for them somewhere
Getting close to relaunch
Card stocks moving along I hope, I’m getting organised with my cards thought I’d put some pics in readiness while I’m organising a few things.
Hard work but really worth it in the end.
A happy hour we all appreciate, I hope!!!
Beautiful Baby Girl
This will cheer you up
Just For You…..
Home Remedies
Anise—sinusitus, memory
Fennel—gas
Parsley—bladder, kidney
No aspirin—for eye health
Rosemary—headaches, fights inflammation
Turmeric—prevents cataracts
Tymme—gas
Ginger—fights inflamation
Basil—gas, muscle spasms, upset stomach
Sage—boosts insulin action, antibiotic, antiseptic, fights infection
Fennel—appetite suppressant, clears lungs
Dark Chocolate with chile—life worth living
Humility
“Humility is perpetual quietness of heart.It is to have no trouble.
It is never to be fretted or vexed,
irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me,
to feel nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me,
and when I am blamed or despised, it is to have
a blessed home in myself where I can go in and
shut the door and be at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness,
when all around and about is seeming trouble.”
Pink Cat Eye & Dragonfly
Some gorgeous designs.
Handmade Silver Hoop Earrings with Pink Cat Eye, Dragonfly & Flower by IreneDesign2011 in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/197422558
Do you like these earrings? I would love to know, thank you 😀
Wish you a pleasent day
Irene
Cat Style
How funny is this!
Orange Plush: “One does not simply leap to the ground. True style is to walk down, fluffed to the hilt.”
Using Your Mind as a Tool
This bang on the button
We spend so much time leaning toward disaster, upset, negativity and despair that many people don’t realize there are ways around it. It really was important to err on the side of wrong for our caveman ancestors because it COULD have been a tiger lurking out in the bushes. That’s not the case these days.
Many people think they have to stay the way they are. “I’ve always been this way.” Well, if you’re happy, healthy, positive and abundant, great! If you’re not, you can change.
Your mind IS your master until you understand your control over it. Self awareness and taking responsibility for your own thoughts, words and actions is the key to using your mind as a tool rather than letting it be your boss.
Despite what you watch on the news we are not in mortal danger all day every day. Certainly not in the way our…
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Is wedding fever an invisible horror that renders you helpless to obey every creative whimsical thought that floats through your head???
Of course as I have mentioned previously my daughter is getting married in early November. I have or rather WE have been heavily involved with these wonderful “art deco” but nerve-racking preparations although it does’nt help that we live in separate parts of the country.It has meant that any visiting of wedding planners, florists, events people etc etc the lists of appointments goes on…. and as for the hunting and eventual fittings of the wedding dress, well I’ll just leave it there shall I! The journeys have proved to be tiring almost a 300 mile round trip each time. Well it is all in a good cause and she is marrying a “top chap” as they’d say in the “art deco” days, seriously he’s great and I have’nt minded one journey made, but FOUR weeks to go….. and I’m just hoping everything has been covered oh god am I hoping!!!!!
All hand made invites made and sent out. I can tell you they took hours to make but well worth it in the end
I do say it all with masses of levity but I do feel I’ve done a crash course in events planning which I secretly enjoyed I think, I have organised special parties and produced a fair, nooo a good result even if I say so myself (LOL) but then I’m probably biased as they were localised “do’s”. never the less all used to go well.
As a florist I have dealt with brides and mothers of brides and grooms and the grandma’s, aunties the list goes on and on and probably to the zinth degree every other female member of all weddings, and you roll with the punches you preen with the praise but you carry the unsavoury can if things are’nt quite right and yes it can happen, I delivered all flowers to the hotel in good time for this one wedding and the hotel staff put the mother of groom basket of flowers in direct line of an extractor fan ,that would’nt have been too bad but this thing was an industrial extractor fan took most petals off. Thankfully technically it was’nt my fault, but on generous reflection felt I had to help make things right. Eventually the mother saw the funny side of it after hotel gave her a bottle of champers and I generously replaced the flowers. She did rather well out of it I think!!
So now I am the one in charge (well I think I am ha-ha) and I have a sneaky feeling I’m turning into the godzilla mother of the bride .Maybe I’m not………
How to Live in a Non-Understanding World
Not long ago I was constantly feeling misunderstood. I blamed others, felt alone in my endeavors and thought it was unfair.
I was playing the role of a victim and often missed opportunities or got depressed because no one seemed to understand me.
By anurag agnihotri @Flickr
Some of you may have felt the same way at some point in their lives. Not being understood can be an awful thing once you focus on it and if you let it take control, it will prevent you from following your dreams.
But then I realized a few other aspects of life:
– there are all kinds of people and many won’t understand you the same way others won’t like you or approve your decisions;
– like-minded people are out there, you just need to look somewhere else;
– not having people with the same goals and desires doesn’t make you alone…
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