November is Gratitude Month

Hello everyone,

November is gratitude month. Every day on Facebook I post what

I am grateful for. It is one the most rewarding ways to see

what is important to me in my life every day.  My family always tops

the list. Friends are on the gratitude list too.  

Gratitude has not always been natural for me to recognize.
 For years I was looking for something. More money, better home, better job.
 Today, in my opinion, seeking material things was a waste of time. I can say that today. 
At 76 years old, I want to savor every moment of the days I have remaining on this earth. 

Being in the state of gratitude keeps me in the now.  I live day by day. 

I move with ease through the day. Taking care of my emotional well being.

Enjoy my hobbies, planning healthy meals and feeling my best on a daily basis. 

Gratitude helps me see a situation in a way that lessens panic and opens up my
thinking to new solutions.

Every night as I rest in bed, I review my day and give thanks

for the blessings, I have received during the day.

Prayer and Meditation bring positive thoughts into

my brain before sleeping. 

Gratitude brings our mind from the negative to the positive.

We will be celebrating Thanksgiving.

Our country will celebrate gratitude for a free country.

Thank you for visiting 

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 

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Shout Out to SilverSneakers!

A Big Shout Out to SilverSneakers!

Hello everyone,

I want you to meet my new best friend.

This charming young woman is my 

instructor for the local SilverSneakers fitness program at

our local tennis and fitness club.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

I started my exercise program on February 1, 2017.

My body has lost so much mobility in the last

few years, I just had to do something about my

range of motion and stamina.  I can't say enough

about how great I feel since I have been working on

balance, flexibility, 

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises 

designed to increase muscle strength, range of movement and 

activities for daily living. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles

 and a SilverSneakers ball are offered for resistance. 

A chair is used for seated exercises and standing support.

SilverSneakers is a free fitness program for seniors 
that’s helping millions of boomers and beyond defy the odds,
 shatter stereotypes and answer every challenge with,
 “I can do this!” SilverSneakers includes unlimited access to
 every participating gym and fitness center in the network.
 That’s a gym membership at more than 13,000 locations with unrestricted
 access to EVERY location. Weights, treadmills, pools 
and other amenities are included. We also offer fitness classes for
 all abilities led by our certified instructors at gyms and at alternative locations.
 The gyms are yours. The amenities are yours. The classes are yours.
 Now go get ’em!

Staying in shape and feeling good are important at any age. 
That’s why most of Humana’s Medicare plans include
 the SilverSneakers Fitness program – at no extra cost*.
 So what are you waiting for? Sign up today 
and see how much fun exercise can be.

SilverSneakers is the best thing I have done
for myself in a very long time.

This post is not a sponsored by Humana or 
any other source.
I will be 76 in a couple of months and
I am also planning some traveling by
airplane and car and I need all
the strength in my legs I can muster.
Thank you for visiting 
Joyously, 
Betty 

It's the Little Things that Matter in March

Hello everyone,

Oh, Happy Day... I have had a wonderful week. 

First, we celebrated my husband's 75th birthday last Saturday.

Our family gathered together for a reunion.

Our children and granddaughters all live in different cities,

and it's so much fun to get together every six months or so 

and share our lives and our love for each other.  

Spring is in full swing here in Northern California.

Friday (St. Patrick's Day) I traveled to 

San Francisco to visit the Flower Mart and 

The De Young Museum for the annual Bouquets to Art 2017.

What a beautiful day we enjoyed in the fabulous city of 

San Francisco. I will share pictures later this week.

Speaking of our family reunion, I found a perfect written piece,

about how I feel regarding my family.

Family Is One of Life's 

Greatest Gifts

The best feeling in this world

is family.

From it, we draw love,

friendship, moral support, 

and the fulfillment of every

special need within our hearts.

In a family, we are connected to 

an ever-present source 

of sunny moments, smiles and laughter,

understanding and encouragement,

and hugs that help us grow

in confidence all along life's path.

Wherever we are,

whatever we're doing.

whenever we really need to feel

especially loved, befriended,

supported, and cared for

in the greatest way,

we can turn to family

and find the very best

always waiting for us.

~Barbara J. Hill

Today I am so full of gratitude to live each day

with a thankful heart. 

Hope you have a great sunny day and please come back soon.

Joyously,

Betty 

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Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

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Normandy Life 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 

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Friendship Tea Time

Hello everyone,

Every teacup and saucer have a story. 

This teacup was given to me by a special friend.

When her father passed away, she inherited four 

vintage teacups that belonged to her late mother.  

I am so honored to be the new owner
 of this beautiful cup and saucer, and the
other three tea cups I will show you in
upcoming Tea Time posts.
They are fabulous.

This teacup was made in Japan. I love 

lusterware porcelain china, and I have

several lusterware teacups and saucers.

The romantic look of this beautiful teacup with a rose

inside the cup and a long strand of pearls pouring over 

the side onto the saucer.  The vintage crochet doily

was a gift.  We are still in the dark part of Winter,

and I love the frosted pine cones and my

little fir tree wrapped in burlap.

I found a little thought that matters.

Resolve to do a little reading every day, 

if it is but a single sentence.  If you

gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make

itself felt at the end of the year.

Horace Mann

A mosaic to SAVE

I hope you are having a delightful weekend.

I am.

Joyously.

Betty 

Linking to:

Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
Love of Home for Sunday at Home

 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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

LITTLE Things Matter #12

Hello everyone,

Oh, I love my life. Today I went to Church, and

our Altar Guild cleaned the church for the 

upcoming Bazaar, Thanksgiving and the

Christmas season. 

This garden is where I am supposed to be working. 

But, instead, I am baking banana, cranberry, walnut bread 

and making fudge for the Bazaar.

I found a pre-printed pattern of a Christmas apron at the thrift store.

I will be wearing the apron at the Bazaar serving Turkey Chili.

The leaves are falling everywhere. Our BIG tree

in the front yard has changed from the green

to a beautiful golden fall bouquet.

My hubby rides his mower over the lawn and picks up the

fallen leaves every other day for weeks.

It's a BIG tree.

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or

duties, but of little things, in which smiles and

kindness and small obligations, given habitually,

are what win and preserve the heart and

secure comfort.

Sir Humphrey Davy

We have some fresh canned tomatoes canned for winter enjoyment.

Thank you for visiting today.

Joyously, 

Betty 

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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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Grateful Teatime

Hello everyone,

I just finished watching the World Series game and

decided to start typing my 'Grateful Teatime' for this

week's post. 

It has been raining on and off for days, here in

Northern California. The rain is good, but I would

love to be outside putting my garden to bed for the

winter. 

As you might know, I am doing tea time calendars

for Christmas gifts. This teatime is for the

month of October.

While decorating the patio for our Thanksgiving family 

gathering I set this tea on the patio table.

The mums in the copper cup are from my garden.

The copper teapot was a gift from my son many 

years ago.  I love the beautiful pumpkins~large and small.

The center pear teacup and saucer are Taylor Kent*England

The teacup and saucer on the left are Royal Albert Pears. The teacup

and saucer on the right are Golden Crown E & R England 

Antique Fruit Series. 

I set a brown and white throw on the table and added my new

tea towel I bought on my vacation to our son's wedding last month.

The patio is all decked out for the Thanksgiving holiday. 

When the weather is in the 60's we turn on our heater 

and watch football on the big television sitting in the corner.

I made pillow covers and added a different top to the swing. 

The complete patio tour is coming up soon.

I love copper anytime of the year. But in the fall

it just goes together like bread and butter.

Pin a Mosaic. 

Thank you for visiting.

I will be back soon to share 

more of my patio.

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

A Slice of Fall~Autumn

Hello everyone,

Sunflowers are very popular here @ My Cozy Corner 

this September.  I enjoyed opening up the harvest 

stash this year. And since we still have some warm 

weather I did a little decorating in the living room.

I love doing a small post every week, just to

focus on the little things that matter to me.

I am so full of gratitude for the blessings  I 

 have received during these past few years.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing any-

thing that is beautiful for beauty is God's

handwriting - a wayside sacrament.  Welcome

it in every fair face, in every fair sky,

in every fair flower, and thank God for it as

a cup of blessing.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you for visiting 

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 

No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 

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

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

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

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes