Saturday Afternoon Fun

Hi everyone,

I'm delighted you decided to visit My Cozy Corner today.

How was your weekend? My weekend was delightful. I wanted to share with you what I did on Saturday afternoon. First of all our weather is still so warm and beautiful. The Governor has declared the state of California is in a drought.

The temperature was in the 70's on Saturday afternoon and my dear friends I've know for over 45 years called and invited me to join them to visit an antique and vintage show at our local mall. 

Last week I posted my Tea Cup and Saucer collection. HERE

My question was: Do I need more tea cups? My answer was Yes! LOL!

I saw some beauties...

I also saw an interesting demonstration about tatting. 

Tatting adds elegance and flair to our favorite items. 

This is how to make handmade lace. Wow!

This is called Russian lace making.

After looking at all the wonderful antiques we decided to have lunch at a wonderful restaurant overlooking the Sacramento River. I'm sorry you can barely see Mt Shasta to the right in the distance. There is snow just covering the very top. Usually during January Mt. Shasta is covered with snow and looks like a sparkling diamond against the blue sky...Maybe next month I'll have a photo of her in all her glory. 

A beautiful inlet in the Sacramento River. A sanctuary for the geese and ducks.

A view of the beautiful homes on the bluffs. What a beautiful view they must have looking out of their windows and seeing such a beautiful sight. With all the dry weather the bluffs look rather brown and rough, but the view of those beautiful homes is amazing. 

Well, that's how I spent my Saturday afternoon...I know poor me. LOL.
I will be sharing with a few parties this week.
Linking To:

Inspire Me

Tweak It Tuesday 

Tuesday's Treasures

The Scoop
Tea Cup Tuesday
A Return to Loveliness

Our Home Away from Home

Friends Sharing Tea
Wow Us Wednesday 

Outdoor Wednesday 
Joyously
Betty

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

Linking to:

Treasure Hunt Thursday

Home and Garden

Home

        Be Inspired 

      Feathered Nest Friday

    Show and Tell Friday

    Home Sweet Home

    Thrifty Things Friday

    Flaunt It Friday 

   Pink Saturday

       Saturday Show and Tell 

Seasonal Sunday 

Sunday Showcase

Make It Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday

Collecting Tea Cups

Hello everyone,

I'm delighted you're here for a visit. If this is your first visit to My Cozy Corner welcome.  Today, I'm sharing my 'Tea Cup' collection. Since, I'm half English, I think I've inherited the tea drinking gene and also the love of beautiful tea cups.

This summer Sweetheart and I updated our 90's kitchen and dining room. We painted the walls and installed new flooring, plus some other updates I'll be sharing soon. Well I had to completely empty my 'Tea Cup' cabinet. While the tea cups were sitting on our table I took a few photos. I have a few!!!

I hope you'll find a favorite.

I have a few tea sets. Tea cup, saucer and dessert plate. I didn't photograph them this time. Maybe sometime later if you want to see them.

There are many different styles and colors.

Do you see a tea cup and saucer similar to one in your cupboard?

I've collected most of the tea cups in the past four years.
Thrift shops, estate sales and yard sales.

Do I need more? YES!

Do I have space for more? NO!

Will I keep looking and buying? YES!

Gosh, I hope you've enjoyed this post.
I have enjoyed sharing my 'Tea Cups' with you.
Linking to:

Treasure Hunt Thursday

Home and Garden

Open House Party

Home

        Be Inspired 

      Feathered Nest Friday

    Show and Tell Friday

    Home Sweet Home

    Thrifty Things Friday

    Flaunt It Friday 

   Pink Saturday

       Saturday Show and Tell 

Seasonal Sunday 

Sunday Showcase

Make It Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday

Metamorphosis Monday 

Inspire Me

Tweak It Tuesday 

Tuesday's Treasures

The Scoop

Our Home Away from Home

Friends Sharing Tea

Wow Us Wednesday 

 Joyously 

Betty

My Treasures~Vintage Things

Sometimes a mistake is a 

'Good Thing'

I posted 'My Treasures' in March 2010.

I started blogging in December 2009 and now four years later my

blogging has become much easier. The first year of blogging was all about 

designing my blog and learning to take photos. During September 2013, I started to label my posts. This vintage post accidentally was published instead of reverting back to the original date...Today (Sunday) I thought this post would be perfect to publish.   Downton Abbey is my favorite program and I love all things vintage. 

Hope you enjoy my story and some vintage things too.

(I didn't know how to make photos larger)

I am so happy to share my vignettes with everyone.  This is my favorite treasure.  The cup, saucer and dessert plate.  I collect different tea sets for my tea party business.  I found this C.H. Field Haviland Limoges set at an estate sale.  It is in near perfect condition.  There was just one set.  Lucky me!  My evening purse and gloves are another find from the estate sale.  The gloves fit a very small hand, but I love the style.  The beautiful red tulips were a gift from my sweetheart on Valentine's Day.  Fabulous.

A closeup of the beautiful flowers.

I love this simple tea pot and  matching cups and saucers. I also found these at an estate sale one rainy day in January.  I love to sit by this sunny window and enjoy my cup of tea.

"The Garden Gift"  by Maureen Love is another favorite treasure. I also found these vintage satin boxes at an estate sale.  They are wonderful for storage and  great to use for lingerie or jewelry.

I think this tea pot is a James Sadler.  I cannot find one that looks exactly like it, but the style looks the same as a Sadler.  The lace pillow came from my bed and the lemon is from my mom's lemon tree.

Fighting Spanish Armada 1588 is on top of the tea pot. 

 My final treasure is this vintage tea pot I have had for 50 years.  My tea box is filled with my favorite English tea, and the lemons are from my mom's tree. Lemon is so good in tea.

I'm linking to Marty's Tabletops Tuesdays please go there and see some great ideas for decorating.

Thanks for visiting , I hope you enjoyed my treasures.

Betty

Thanks for visiting

My Cozy Corner

Some of the things I've sold and some things I still own.

It was so much fun sharing with you an old post that is still new today.
Betty
Linking to:
Seasonal Sunday
Metamorphosis Monday
Make It Pretty Monday
Tea Cup Tuesday
A Return to Loveliness
Tweak It Tuesday

Rose Bowl Flea Market!

Oh, the PLACES I've been!

Hi everyone,

Wow! What a wonderful day in Northern California. 

Our weather has been absolutely beautiful this past week. 

Southern California had fabulously beautiful weather for the parade today.
 New Year's Day is always a busy in Pasadena and also at the Rose Bowl. I watched the Rose Bowl Parade this morning and then the Rose Bowl football game this afternoon. 

The Rose Bowl has many other activities there besides football games. While Sweetheart and I were in Pasadena in November visiting our family and going to Disneyland. We went to the Rose Bowl Flea Market on the second Sunday morning of November 2013. The Flea Market is held around the perimeter of the Rose Bowl Stadium and it is huge...  

We arrived early and the lines at the gates were already long. My son lives near the Rose Bowl and loves to visit the Flea Market just about every month. He's an expert and quickly got in line for our tickets. I was snapping photos for this post.  Check out the front gates!

Once inside the gate we walked to the entrance. 

The first thing I spotted was an Olive Bucket...I learned in France, the rustic galvanized metal olive bucket-colander was originally used to collect, clean and store olives, and in some cases grapes, in Greece and Turkey. The numerous vented wide rectangular holes were used for air circulation.  $$$.$$

I love dishes...These are beautiful $,$$$.$$

Oh my gosh! I love these. 

Got dishes! I was so overwhelmed I couldn't make a choice.

Now~I'm in heaven. Beautiful linen pillows.

More cute Frenchy wire baskets and pillow.

Furniture~Furniture~Furniture

I think I have owned a lot of this stuff in my lifetime...LOL

A Do It Yourself paradise...I love the wonderful furniture.

More white furniture...I loved every minute of the Flea Market experience.

So, this was my visit to the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena. Hopefully
 I'll be able to visit again and maybe buy some things.
Thanks for taking a look and hope you enjoyed the tour.
I'm linking to:
Open House Party
Oh, the PLACES I've been
Thrifty Things Friday
Flaunt It Friday
Saturday Nite Special
Sunday Showcase
Amaze Me Monday
Inspire Me Tuesday
The Scoop
Wow Us Wednesday