A Treat Each Year

I love hand made objects. They have a certain spirit to them.

Each year I go to the student art sale at the Glassell school.

Each year it is my goal to come home with one tea cup.

Sometimes I come  home with a little something extra.

This year I came home with the kitty print.

His name is Emeril!

I thought he looks a lot like my Teddy.

The  tea pot came from Glassell, but not this year.

This is the new tea cup.

It is hand thrown porcelain and is very thin.

I have criteria for the perfect tea cup.

It must be pleasing to my eye.

It must feel good.

It must feel good in my hands.

And, IT must have a good feel.

You know ... the spirit of the cup .. the feeling of the artist and the clay.

Really.

It's there! 

Some years I've picked up a cup and put it right back down.

Not this year. 

I knew immediately ... before I touched it ... that it was the one.

It called to me and I brought it home.

Just like the kitty print.

He called and I listened!

Thanks to our tea party hostesses.

These are just a few of the tea parties in the Land of Blog.

Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday

Tea Time Tuesday

Teacup Tuesday

Tea Party Tuesday

Tuesday Tea For Two

Wishing YOU well and a wonderful cup of tea.

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Don't forget.

Next week I will draw the winner for my Blogoversary give-a-way!

Summertime!

The first official day of summer is next Tuesday.

We've been setting record high temps in three digits since the

beginning of the month.

I'm tired of summer already!

But

I never tire of watermelon!

For me, watermelon and summer go together.

I searched on Flickr and found some wonderful watermelon images.

Here are just a few:

Flickr Images

1. watermelon, 2. Watermelon, 3. watermelon gazpacho prep, 

4. ~ Watermelon jelly ~, 5. Watermelon lemonade with a hint of raspberry for Munchn'Crunch, 

6. Watermelon Cupcake, 7. watermelon, 8. WATERMELON CAKE, 9. Watermelon Bowl

Happy Fathers Day.

Celebrate!

Wishing YOU well and a joy filled week! 

Thank you to our hostesses:

Mary for Mosaic Monday

and 

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday.

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Don't forget to check out my blogoversary give-a-way here.

Sailing

Summer memories

Tall Ship Elissa Sailing

Wind blowing my hair

Back of the postcard reads:

THE AGE OF SAIL RETURNS TO GALVESTON

Galveston, Texas was the leading port of the 

Southwest and a major trade center during the

Golden Age of Sail. Now that era has returned with

the restoration of the sailing ship ELISSA, whose

masts tower over the historic city's famous port.

Rescued from a Greek scrapyard after nearly 100

years at sea, ELISSA was restored by the Galveston

Historical Foundation and is now open for public

tours seven days a week. 

Photo by David Cannght

A big thank you to our hostesses:

Beth for Postcard Friendship Friday

and

Rebecca for Haiku My Heart

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The humidity is back and the feels like temperatures are 105 or greater.

Time to hibernate!

Have a lovely, cool, weekend! 

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Help me celebrate my blogoversary here.

Good Morning!

Healing After Loss

Buddha in Musashi's Garden

"I must learn to open bottles, move the furniture, open stuck windows,

go home alone, investigate the noise in the night, eat alone,

make decisions alone, handle money alone, go on trips alone,

fight with service companies alone, be sick alone, sleep alone,

sing alone."

~Sonja O'Sullivan