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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Tea Time Review 2016

Hello everyone,
I had a grand time this past year, styling tea time posts for
you every month. In 2016 I designed a Tea Time calendar for friends
and family as Christmas gifts. 
I hope you enjoy the calendar.
January 
Downton Abby Tea Time

February 
Breakfast in Bed Tea Time
March
St Patrick's Tea Time
April
Tasha Tudor Tea Time
May
Tulip Tea Time
June
Peony Tea Time
July
Angel Tea Time
August 
Blue and White Tea Time
September
Trifle Tea Time
October
Grateful Tea Time
November 
Old Country Rose Tea Time
December
O Christmas Tree Tea Time
I wish you all a Happy New Year.
Joyously,
Betty 

Linking To:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Year in Review 2016

Hello everyone,
What a year I had in 2016. Great fun: fabulous travel, good food,
and wonderful memories.
JANUARY
After the 2015 Christmas decorations had been stored away in the garage,
I got busy bringing in the cozy factor into the living room.
Warm fire in the fireplace and my favorite winter blooming
flower the "Yuletide" Camellia. 
FEBRUARY
Sugar Cookies with Sugar Glaze tinted pink.
Who doesn't love Cookies and Milk? And heart shaped candy.
MARCH
Out came the bunnies. Decorating the mantel
with plates for each season has been a real joy.
APRIL
 April I visited my very favorite city in the world.
I spent four days with my granddaughters and daughter.
 We celebrated my granddaughter's sixteenth birthday by taking a
trip to the city by the bay. We rode a tour bus around the city.
Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge on the top deck of the bus.
We drove by Coit Tower and enjoyed lunch at the Cliff House.
We visited Alcatraz Island and Pier 39. Walking along Fisherman's Wharf,
we feasted on crab cocktails. We drank chocolate milkshakes at
Ghirardelli Square and rode the Cable Car back to the hotel at
10:00 o'clock at night.  We shopped at Union Square
and walked the streets of China Town.
 Four girls go traveling are doing more traveling in 2017, so stay tuned.
May
The weather this year in the month of May was glorious.
I featured two Jade plants I purchased in 2010 for $2.99 each. 
They have grown to be the most spectacular plants. I do
protect them in the winter from the frost.
During April, May and June my garden is my passion.
When July and August roll around the weather turns hotter
than Hades.  
June
This mosaic is a sprinkling of some
of my roses blooming in the month of June.
This June I celebrated my 75th birthday. Our family gathered in
the garden for the afternoon birthday party. 
The group photo is of the immediate family,
 the six granddaughters, and my husband and I 
at our son's wedding at Marina Del Rey in September.  
July
We celebrate our Country's birthday.
August
During the month of August, the evenings are
beautiful, and as soon as the sun sets the temperature
drops to 80 degrees. Sitting on the patio
with the candles glowing is just magical. 
September
I love the fall colors surrounding the beautiful mountains 
and lakes in our Northern California city.
I styled the Wreath with a plaid bow and painted
the letter butterscotch to accent the orange colors
of the season. 
October
 Pumpkins, Halloween, and cooler weather are what I love about the month of October. The patio is dressed in warm flannel throws and a decorative pumpkin pillow to celebrate the fall season.  I sewed the pumpkin seed pillow cover from a piece of drop cloth. The pumpkin seed package is an iron on transfer from the graphic fairy website.
November
The month of November has a special place in my heart.
November is considered the month for being Grateful. 
November is Gratitude Month, 
and I am grateful for everything I have.  
Especially my blogging family. 
You all are the best.
Reading my blog and commenting 
with such positive encouragement.
I love sharing "Little Things Matter."
I need to express how powerful gratitude is
in my life with the Little Things Matter posts.
 Since I've been blogging, I have
found my true self. I love my life, my family
and my friends with a deeper feeling than ever before.
November is not only Gratitude month, but
every month is Gratitude month for me. 
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
for being with me on my journey through life.
December
Wow! I made it to December, and I'm crying with joy.
The celebration of the birth of our Lord.
Giving thoughtful gifts to the ones we love.
Decorating our homes with sparkling trees.
Sharing the spirit of Christmas with family and friends.
I sincerely love looking back at the past year.
I see how blessed I am and how I am truly loved.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Joyously,
Betty 
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Little Things Matter #13

Hello everyone,
The year of 2016 in coming to an end on Saturday.
I have Hope that 2017 will be a year of gratitude and
the words
"Thank You"
Gratitude is the hardest of all 
emotions to express.
There is no word capable of
conveying all that one feels.
Until we reach a world 
where thoughts can be
adequately expressed in words,
"thank you"
will have to do.
~A. P. Gouthey
Little Things Matter.
Winterberries are the hallmark of Winter decor.
Cedar and pine cones wrapped in Red ribbon.
Cinnamon sticks and Christmas books.
The sweet smell of oranges covered with cloves.
(a secret: the oranges are faux)
I will be lighting this candle on New Year's Eve
to remind me of the year of HOPE.
Hoping you have a wonderful new year.
Joyously,
Betty 
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Sunday, December 25, 2016

~O Christmas Tree~

Hello everyone,
Christmas Day is my Blog's Anniversary. I published my
first post on Christmas Day December 25, 2009. GO HERE
It was a red-letter day for me. I never imagined in a million
years I would be blogging today. Thanks to my family,
friends and followers for your love and support and beautiful comments.
I connect with friends and family on Facebook too.
You are my inspiration to keep photographing our home
and garden.
This December zipped by so fast I hardly had time
to take all the photos of the holiday decorations in
our house. But what I do have around the kitchen
and living room are so comfy and cozy I just
want to hug my little decorations.
Who doesn't want to hug a little bear on the bottom of 
Santa's long coat? 
I love my tree this year. In past years I have had angels on
our tree, but this year I added my favorite bird, the red cardinal
to the Christmas Tree. 








A mosaic to save
Bless you all
Betty
Linking to
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes
Love of Home for Sundays at Home

Friday, December 23, 2016

Christmas Eve Tea Time

Hello everyone,
This post has a story. Last Christmas I took photos of this post and
photography was so awful I couldn't publish them.
So this week I photographed it again. I added the cupcake
Christmas trees and I love the accents of red and green on the table.
The Christmas tree plates are from Walmart. 
The Better Homes and Garden 
Heritage Collection.
I sit at this window in the morning for coffee.  I put up the curtains when 
I photograph this tea table. The curtains give the table a softer background. 
A World Market special item.  Cupcake Baking and Decor Kit.
Other Great Ideas:
Silicon flowerpots are also perfect for baking brownies and serving sweet 
treats such as crispy rice treats, candy, trail mix and ice cream!
The most enjoyment I receive from blogging is the great comments I receive.
And the other is playing with my camera. 
As you may know from other posts, I have a generous SIL.
My Sister-in-Law was the flower girl in my wedding  56 years ago.
 While she was on vacation this summer in Florance Oregon she picked up a
 little silver plated sugar, creamer, and tray. Her hubby glued the lid on the sugar bowl,
 and she tied them together to make the cutest door hanger.
I wanted to hang it over my tea table until the holiday season ends.
And then I will hang it on my back door.
I have plaid pillows on my chairs during the holiday season. 
The Christmas Trees are foam cones and some leftover burlap fringe trim wrapped
around the forms with leftover ornaments from a couple of years ago.
  
The Red Cardinal bird is my favorite bird of all time. I have never
seen one in person because I live in California. SOMEDAY I hope
to see one up close in a tree. I picked some Rosemary to add to the
red and white twine. And I have my beautiful green depression
glass tea cups on the table for tea.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

The dinner plates are Ralph Lauren and Affection is the silverplated flatwear.

Charming after dinner drink glasses were my mama's Christmas glasses.
Thank you mama. 
A mosaic to save.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Joyously,
Betty 
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes
Love of Home for Sundays at Home
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