Summertime

Today we celebrate the first day of summer.

We also celebrate Vee's Note Card Party!

I'm celebrating summer and Note Cards with FOOD! 

Straw Hats and a Peach Smoothie

Fruit Tart

Fresh from Farm House Delivery

Cake!

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

Tea With A Kitty On My Knee

It's no secret.

I love Kitties and Tea.

I've been enjoying my morning tea

(this morning Bigelow Green Tea with Mint)

in my new kitty mug from Kent Pottery.

The lid keeps my tea nice and warm.

The illustrations and sayings on the mug bring a smile to my face.

Mornings around here -- even on Monday -- are a happy place!

The box my kitty mug came in was just too cute!

I pulled it apart and kept the illustrations and sayings.

This is an example and shows the Kent Pottery insignia with is also on the bottom of the mug.

The Meow tea towel was a gift from a very dear friend of mine.

She sends me some cute feline information every now and then.

Here's an example:

WHY FELINES LOVE FEMALES

Cats are drawn to the open, social nature of women and enjoy engaging in human-to-human behaviors, such as being spoken to -- something women do more often than men, says new research. "Eventually the pair can develop day-to-day rituals akin to those of people who live together for a long time," according to study author Kurt Kotrschal, PhD.

A big thank you to our tea party hosts:
Tea Time Tuesday
Friends Sharing Tea
Tea Party Tuesday
Teacup Tuesday
A Return to Loveliness

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Wishing you well, much joy and a wonderful cup of tea.

A Visitor To Musashi's Garden

I'm joining Camera Critters today to share a visitor to Musashi's Garden.

The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

A really big dude!

He stayed in the garden for quite awhile giving me a chance to grab the camera, run out the door, 

and without scaring him away, take a few shots.

A real treat.

Wishing YOU well and a joy filled weekend!

Good Morning!

Healing After Loss

“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.” Anne Lamott

(Please note: Kelly Kilmer just recently lost her dad. She had the Lamott post on her blog. Oh, boy, can I relate. It's been a year and a half since Mr. Dragon went on to the stars and I am learning to dance with a limp.)