December Tea Time

Hello everyone,

Welcome to December and My Cozy Corner. 

"A Cup of Christmas Tea" 

This is the December photo of my 2018 Tea Time Calendar.

I received so much pleasure from styling my tea scapes, and I hope my

friends and family will enjoy my Tea Time calendar. 

Would you like to have A Cup of Christmas Tea?

When I found this cup at the thrift store, I knew

just how I wanted the photograph to look. 

I wanted to have the bokeh effect in my photo and 

I think I accomplished the task.
I did some research about the teacup and saucer.

•  Green Holly, Red Berries, Gold Trim
• Pattern: A Cup of Christmas Tea by Waldman House
• Status: Discontinued. Circa: 1981 - 2005

I have Holly growing in my garden, 

and I picked fresh Holly 

with berries for the white milk glass vase. 

My great-grandmother's vintage teaspoon 

A red Holly berry candle lights up 

A 

Cup of Christmas Tea.

One more look at the delightful tea scape.

A mosaic to pin

Thanks for stopping by.
Joyously,
Betty
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Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

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Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

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The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

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Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

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Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
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Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

JULIET TOMATOES

Hello everyone,

Since I last published a post HERE, I have been busy with family matters.

On July 5th my husband had an emergency.  He went to the hospital with 

low heart rate and was in 3rd-degree heart block.  July 6th he had a pacemaker 

placed in his heart.  I had to put blogging on the back burner.  

On a lighter note or not the weather has been so hot here in Northern California.

I have been doing more chores around the house.  Thank goodness I am in good

health and love my husband with all my heart. My garden has been holding its own

these past few weeks. Today was the first day I have picked up my camera.

In April I attended a Garden and Flower Show.  While I was walking around

I stopped by a delightful vendor selling JULIET TOMATOES.  I bought 

One plant and carried it home in a little brown bag.  I planted the small tomato plant

in my flower bed next to the fern grotto in the patio. I spray painted a metal tomato rack green 

I bought at ACE Hardware. 

Deep red, shiny 2-inch oblong tomatoes in large clusters of 12-18 fruits

Flavor is rich and delicious

Very disease resistant and easy to grow.

We usually have a garden with tomatoes, bell peppers, and squash. 

But, with my husband suffering from symptoms of his heart block 

he has had a difficult time gardening this year.  

I love to go out and pick juicy tomatoes for lunch and dinner salads.

Hopefully, I will be able to get back to posting more often. Our son's 

and families will be visiting the next couple of weekends. 

 They want to come and give their dad a BIG HUG.

Thank you so much for visiting My Cozy Corner.

Joyously,

Betty

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Love of Home for Sunday at Home 

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 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

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Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
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Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

It's the Little Things that Matter #6

Hello everyone,

One bloom at a time. I planted some new 

gladiolus bulbs this spring, but it will be 

awhile before they bloom. 

This gladiolus bulb was left in the ground

from last year and it's the only one that came up so far.
Since I turned three-quarters of a century old
 I have been pondering the word ACCEPTANCE.

Acceptance is a word with many meanings.
 So let's narrow it down to Self-Acceptance...
Life is a journey and a happy one as

long as I can accept change.
I watch change every day in nature. The
daylily blooms in the morning and by the end
of the day its life is over.

 3 things I want to work on for the rest of my life.

One...I will try to nurture myself every day.
Two...Practice acceptance in my daily affairs.
Three...Live one day at a time.

Thank you for visiting.
I am so grateful for today.
Joyously,
Betty

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Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Bernideen's BTTCG Blog Party

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

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Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

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Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

It's the Little Things that Matter #4

Welcome to another "Little Things That Matter"

Well things are a buzz around here today.

We are having a new roof put on our house and

the roofers are walking around on the roof and

making all sorts of noise... 

The weather has been beautiful for the roofers and

it will continue to be mild for a few more days. They are
a great bunch of workers and I love the new roof color.

**********

June reared that bunch of flowers you carry,
From seeds of April's sowing.
~Robert Browning

How do you like my new water pump? I painted it 

"John Deere" green...

The barrel is plastic and I cut the bottom out of it

and planted my favorite Lantana shrub. A Lantana shrub attracts

butterflies and hummingbirds. With our hot sun 

I planted this Lantana in part sun and part shade.

I would love it to cascade over the barrel before 

the summer's end.

Thanks for visiting today...

Joyously,

Betty

Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday

 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 

No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

PRODUCE STAND

Hello everyone,

The taste of fall from my garden. I picked my grapes, some lavender and a few other goodies... 

Welcome to my Produce Stand on the back porch.

The apples and pears came from a friend's ranch. And the tomatoes, grapes and lavender are from my garden. The green olives are from our olive tree. 

I picked an artichoke bloom I forgot to pick when it was ready to eat a few weeks ago.

These are two favorite fruits  I love grapes and pears. I wash the grapes and eat them chilled. The pears are delicious made into Rustic Pear Tart Go Here and I make a Pear Chutney that goes nicely with pork or add as a condiment to curry. 

We have a few tomatoes to make cold Mexican Gazpacho soup.

I set my table with a vintage tablecloth and found an old wooden fruit box. The lavender is dry and ready to make wonderful items our Christmas bazaar in November. 

I won this nice basket last Saturday at a convention I attended. It was a garden basket full of garden goodies. Now it's my apple basket.

I'm going to be baking some apple bread and old fashioned apple crisp that I've 

have been baking for over 50 years. 

Life is wonderful and I am so grateful for everything today.

This garden decor was one of the cute things in the  garden basket I won.

A mosaic to pin


Thanks for visiting and please come back soon.
Joyously,
Betty

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How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Year in Review 2014

Hello everyone,

This year is almost at an end. Bloggers have a yearly tradition to post a monthly review of some past year's posts. I will be doing two different reviews this year. This post is all about mosaics. 

I have a large garden and flowers are a favorite part of photography and mosaic making. I love to make mosaics and last January I was in a frenchy mood and my daffodils were blooming like crazy. Almond Crescent cookies and Crème brûlée 

February is a romantic month and my red tulips were in full bloom. I made Linzer cookies for the first time and DOVE candy is always on my menu.

March

The 100 daffodil blubs I planted in the fall of 2012 were photo ready.

April is a favorite month in the garden. The Dutchman's pipe vine is starting to bloom and is a California native plant. Also the Dutchman's pipe vine is the host food for the Pipe vine Swallowtail Butterfly. 

May was a busy month in the garden. I was honored to be invited to host the annual Shasta County Rose Society  Garden Tour. Sweetheart and I worked for two months to prepare for the one day event.  We had perfect weather.  The temp was 80 degrees and dry

June the weather was mild and the roses just kept blooming. On Mother's Day I received a green house and I arranged some roses to show off my green house and my make believe flower shop. I love to pretend I'm a flower vendor on a beautiful street corner in Paris. 

July is the month we entertain our granddaughters. I filled a wooden box with flatware, napkins, paper plates and salt and pepper shakers and some straws. I wanted easy access to the essentials for our outdoor dining. A variety of roses are in my french inspired vase and my french inspired tea towel protects everything from dust and bugs. We love to eat our lunch outside during the summer months and in the evenings we will come outside to visit and eat dessert. The nights in the summer are in the low  90's most of the month of July.

August is the hottest time of the year in our part of the country. Sweetheart and I have tried to put some places to sit in the shade in our garden. Actually it has been fun finding different benches for our outdoor spaces.

September is picnic month. The trees are turning their beautiful colors and a picnic basket, blanket and a straw hat are the order of the day. September is one of the most beautiful months of the year in Northern California.

October is the month when my mums go wild. I have several large plants and the orange color of these mums goes perfect with my Halloween mosaic.

November is Gratitude month. I love the definition of the word gratitude.

the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

December is the month of celebration. 

Well,  I guess the year has passed and now I'm looking forward to another amazing year. Sweetheart and I are planning to travel a bit more in 2015 and we will be celebrating our 55th Wedding Anniversary in July. Of course the garden is calling my name...I need to prune the roses in a couple of weeks so they will be in beautiful bloom next May. I feel so blessed to have been around this year to share my experience, strength and hope with all my followers and readers.
Bless you all
Joyously,
Betty
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New Angel for the Garden

Hi everyone, 
I have some exciting news. This spring I've been invited to be one of the hosts on a garden tour.  The Shasta Rose Society will be using my home as the venue for plants and garden decor and a tour of my garden and pergola...Sweetheart and I have been busy this past week pruning roses and cleaning the flower beds. 
Early in December I found this serene angel kneeling in the grocery store.
She called my name and that afternoon she was kneeling in my garden.  
I might have to start naming my angels, because  I have a few.
I love the beautiful way she is kneeling on one knee. 

I love my reflective garden statue. 
She is so beautiful with her arms folder in prayer.  

And with her head bowed down in prayer.

The temperature in our far Northern California have been in the high 70's this week. Tomorrow morning the rose tour coordinator is coming over to give me some ideas about how to make my garden  look wonderful for the visitors on the garden tour.

For the next few months, I'll be busy playing in the garden with my angels~

Thank you so much for your visit.

Thank you so much for your comments on my Tea Cups.

Tea Cups and Angels~That's what it's all about!

Joyously Betty

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