My Cozy Corner

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Traveling Tuesday

TRAVELING TUESDAY

Hello everyone,

I'm continuing my TRAVELING TUESDAY SERIES and today we are taking the Old Town Trolley on a tour of the city. This trolley was the best way to see Boston for us. Sweetheart has breathing issues and can't walk very far before stopping to rest. If you are going to be visiting Boston buy a two day ticket. The Boston Tea Party * Ships and Museum is included in the ticket price. A $20.00 dollar value. HERE

We took the subway to Cambridge to visit the John F. Kennedy presidential library. Some wonderful photos of his childhood and his early years in government.

President Kennedy's boat, The Victura, now stands on the lawn of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, with its bow pointed toward the horizon.

As you can see the weather was just perfect...

After visiting the library we visited the Trinity Church at Copley Square founded in 1733. I photographed some of the kneelers in the pews. I have a great love for kneelers.HERE

The finish line for the Boston Marathon is near the Trinity Church. We were walking and came upon a group of cyclists getting ready to race. Standing there looking at the yellow finish line I had an overwheming feeling of sadness.

Before going into Church on Wednesday evening I visited the Boston Public Library...

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After visiting the beautiful library we walked back to our hotel. We took a little rest and at 5 o'clock we took a taxi to Trinity Church and attended Evensong. The Trinity Choristers, founded in 2006, is a vibrant and renowned musical program open to all boys and girls aged 8 to 18. Evening prayer was sung by the choristers and they sounded like angels.

Thank you for visiting and I enjoyed sharing my visit to Boston. Next week we are heading to Maine...Hope you come back and check out the sights.
Joyously,
Betty
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

THURSDAY FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP 208

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 208

Welcome,
Oh my gosh! Where did September go?
This week I want to share my blue bench. I dressed it up with flowers from my garden, a warm throw and a pot of hot apple cider.
Now that we are all warmed up...Lets Party

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Traveling Tuesday

Welcome

I hope your weekend was a good one. As you might have guessed by my posts about 'How to Pack One Suitcase; HERE..I was on vacation for two weeks. I live in Northern California and I have never visited New England. As a Daughter of the American Revolution D.A.R. I love the stories of the American Patriots and what they did to free our country. I have wanted to go to Boston for years and throw a tea bag into the Boston Harbor. I wanted to take a cruise from Boston to Quebec, but my husband had a different idea. He wanted to do a road trip. As a compromising wife I agreed.
We flew to Boston and our first historical tour was a visit to the site of the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. A group of 30 to 130 men boarded the three vessels and dumped all 342 chests of tea into the water. The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution.
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
EyeWitnessToHistory.com - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm

The actors at the museum reenact the evening of December 16, 1773

I had my husband snap a photo of me with my BIG TEA BAG.

The young kids on the tour throw the tea chest in the water and then they bring the tea chest back up for photo opportunities.

This fellow was a character. He made jokes and gave up the scoop on the tea party. LOL

After the tour my husband and I had tea at 'Abigail's Tea Room.

This is the tea display in the tea room. I went to the gift shop and bought some tea, a tea bag caddy and a tea towel. Hopefully I will have a tea post up soon.

Meet Ms. Abigail.

A mosaic to pin

Every Tuesday I will continue my journey and share with you how a couple of 70 some-thing drive around the United States and come home laughing.

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THURSDAY FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP

Joyously,
Betty
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 207

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 207

Welcome ,
Hope you all are enjoying the first day of Fall.
This week I want to share a Fall Tea in the garden. Today I'm using a plaid blanket as my tablecloth and some grapevine wreaths as chargers. The tea cups have some of my favorite wildlife on the front and back. The hurricane lamp was my mama's and the flowers I picked fresh from my garden. Another blanket in case it gets chilly...

Now it's time to get this party started.

THURSDAY FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP NO. 207

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Living Room~Before and After

Hello everyone,

Happy September. Some pretty flowers and our Living Room reveal. Back in November 2014 We purchased new living room furniture. In May of 2015 we had our living room painted, bought new carpeting and new sheers for our windows. The old sheers were 25 years old. We still have the same drapes, because they are in perfect condition.

This is our new sofa. I just love the color and fabric.

This is our old sofa and chairs. I took this photo last fall. Go Here to see the story of our furniture purchase.

This is one end table with our advent candle chime, which I have always had in our living room on an end table year round for over fifty years. The candy dish was my mom's and she always had candy for visitors to enjoy. The old world globe was in our home when I was a child. It has all the old countries of Europe, before they were consolidated by larger more powerful countries. It is so interesting to see how the world has changed in the past 75 years.

The sofa looks like leather, but it's not. I wanted a sofa with nail trim. A cloche filled with decorative pieces of wood and natural straw balls.
I love my Wicker Demijohn...

A little basket on our coffee table with my vintage L.E. Smith amber candy dish with a straw ball and a little ceramic duck.

Nothing expresses the month of the September better than Sunflowers.

What is my style? Comfortable and cozy. I decorate with what I love. I love

wildlife. The vintage duck decoys belonged to my dad. When I was young my dad would go duck hunting every winter and put the duck decoys in the river to attract other ducks. My dad was amazing. He would bring home a limit of ducks every time.

Some pillow love.

While my granddaughter and I were shopping at K Mart for school supplies

I spotted this pillow

' YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE'

A mosaic to Pin

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have a great week.
Joyously,
Betty
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Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 206

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop 206

Welcome,
Wow! What a great party last week. Thank you all for your support and inspiration. This week I would like to share my Kitchen Icon. As you enter any French kitchen the first thing you are likely to see is a brightly colored rooster. My Rooster creates a country feel in my kitchen and adds warmth and comfort too. No one knows for sure, how the rooster became such a kitchen icon. When a rooster finds a new food source, he loudly calls for the hens to come running. This evokes an image of calling your family to the dinner table. And farm kitchens around the world have been known throughout time for serving hearty meals to hungry farm hands. Therefore a rooster is a common farm symbol. The rooster is also a very proud and colorful animal, adding a proud ambiance to a kitchen as well as a splash of color. If we are proud of our cooking the rooster theme will crow our pride to the world. One of the rooster's main jobs is waking up the farm with his loud crowing at sunrise. The rooster in my kitchen symbolizes a good morning and a fresh start with a new day.

THURSDAY FAVORITE THINGS BLOG HOP NO. 206

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