Breakfast with My Valentine...

 

Isn't Valentines Day

the perfect mid-winter break?

 

a day to warm your heart,

and shake off the winters chill...

 

 

since Valentines Day this year

is mid-week..

 

and my Valentine will be working....

 

I decided to have a simple breakfast in bed...

 

time to lay around

 and enjoy pretty things...

 

time with each other...

 

because aren't most

 of the best memories of your life

  made in simple times...

 



 

simple bread...

 

simple fruit...

 



 

well,  

of course roses...

 

 

 

 



 

wishing you quiet moments on Valentines day

with the one you love...

 

 I am joining...

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Thanks for stopping by....

Popping Open...

We had a mild winter...

 

to say we had a dusting of snow

would be stretching the truth a little...

 

 

the crocus are up,

and a little sun coaxed them into opening up...

 

 

there is a lot of garden clean up to do,

I am thrilled to be out poking around again...

 

 

 

an easy winter means

a lot of plants never really died back...

 

my dresser planter in a protected area

still had a few blooms...

 



 

but when the grocery stores

start having spring annuals and potted bulbs for sale

it's hard not to bring a flat or two home...

 



I plumped my drawers...

 

feeling very cheery!

 

 

 

 

 

happy little sunny faces

smiling at you...

 

today I am joining,

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and

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Thanks for stopping by...

Tea in The Sitting Room...

I thought I'd share tea with you

in my sitting room today...

 

give you a peek at the new sofas...

 

the room is a work in progress,

you know how it is,

you change one thing

 then you need to fix something else,

and so on....

 

 my little old man Berry

was sure all the pillow plumping was for him,

and settled in for a nap...

 

he is an old dog and sound sleeper,

he never moved an inch :-)

 

the new sofas are both from IKEA,

the long one is the Ektorp Sofa

and the one on the window wall is the Ektrop Hide-A-Bed

 

I have been using vintage crochet edged sheets

to cover the seat of the sofas,

cause with six dogs,

this is easier than changing the slipcovers...

 I am covering the sofas arms

with vintage crochet edges pillow cases...

 

I also plan to use a lot of throws

and quilts to cover in the muddier season,

yes,  in Seattle that is most of the year...

 

on to the tea...

 

 a perky cup...

 

 bite sized sugar cookies

sprinkled with powdered sugar...

 

 bottoms up...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 a cute book of poems...

 

 to ponder...

 

 

It's nice to take some time out,

for a bit of sweetness...

 

 Today I am joining...

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and

Tea Time Tuesday

 

Thanks for sipping with me today...