Mother Goose Tea Time

Hello everyone, 

I can't believe it's March already. 

February went by so fast. With only 28 days in

the month, my blog was put on the back burner for 

a couple of weeks. As I was saying in my last post
 about taking better care of myself.  HERE

I finished 2016 income tax preparation for our accountant.

I started the SilverSneaker® Fitness program offered
 by most Humana Medicare plans at my local gym. 

And between the days of rain and sunny days
I had a gardener blow three pick-up truck loads of
leaves and tree trimmings. 

Now it's the first week of March, and I am ready to enjoy 

a cup of tea and gaze at my spring blooming daffodils.

Today I took my tea party outside to the patio.

I picked different daffodil blooms from my garden 

to arrange the bouquet in my Mother Goose vase. 

Blue and white tea cups are perfect companions to

yellow and white spring flowers. My little blue and 

white creamer and vintage spoons are essentials for tea time. 

The geese napkin rings add a sweetness to my tea time.

I love the different varieties of daffodils.  I found a website with

the Daffodil Types I have in this bouquet. HERE 

While shopping at the thrift store, I found this small quilt with

a vintage pattern with white, blue and some yellow print.

This Saturday we are having a family reunion to celebrate my husband's

75th birthday. All the granddaughters will be here for our annual 

photo shoot.  We are having our famous Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner

and Lemon Meringue pie and a  flaming birthday cake. LOL!!

My granddaughter came over last week and helped me put the table leaves in
the big heavy table. We found the large tablecloth, and she ironed 16 linen napkins,
 plus washed the inside of the dining room windows.  

What a blessing it is to have a young helper. 

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Thank you for visiting, and I have a
March Garden Journal coming soon.
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

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The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

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The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

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Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Six Angels for Six Granddaughters

Hello everyone, 

Welcome back to My Cozy Corner. I hope you enjoyed

My Love Story for Valentine's Day. HERE

My husband and I had a quiet evening at home delighting 

ourselves on Lobster tail and salad.  We also watched the

Westminster Dog Show. The dogs are so beautiful, and

some are funny too. 

The rain stopped for a couple of days, and I worked out

in the garden raking leaves, pruning rose bushes and

grape vines. You can see by the photo above I 

have some daffodils starting to bloom and the rose bushes

trimmed. The irises will bloom in March.  I bought another

angel at Tuesday Morning a couple of weeks ago.

Now I have SIX ANGELS FOR SIX GRANDDAUGHTERS.

I started working at Tuesday Morning in July of 2011. I was 70 years old,

and I had been retired since 2007.  I was hired for inventory in June

of 2011, I took a trip to England and Scotland and when I returned 

I went right to work. The next spring (2012) the garden statues 

started to arrive at the store. I bought my first angel for my garden.

I was hooked.  The next spring, (2013) I found another one.

A pattern was developing. Now I had two angels.

In April of 2013, I retired from Tuesday Morning. I was (72) and
I wanted to travel, garden and update our home. The angel below
is the first angel I bought. 

I returned every spring to find another angel (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 )

Some are very light to move around 

and SOME ARE VERY HEAVY.

Now I'm 75 and going to be 76 in June. And the garden clean-up
is harder for me to do myself.  I've hired a gardener to help me
with the clean-up and digging some holes for transplanting
bulbs and bushes. I don't want to give up the benefits of
working outside, but I would like to save this old body
for traveling, photography, and table setting for my
blog. I hope I can keep gardening for many years to
come. Hopefully next week all the daffodils will be
in full bloom, and the yard will be completely clean
and ready for the February Journal photo shoot.

My granddaughters will be able to have an Angel 

in their yard one day...

I am looking forward to more sunny weather soon.

I want to play outside in my potting shed and have

tea time on the patio and under the pergola.

Thank you so much for visiting today.

Please come back soon.

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

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

My Love Story TBT

Hello everyone,

Next Tuesday is Valentine's Day, and  February 14th always has
  been my favorite day of the year.
My love story never gets old to me, Although I have been
married for 57 years on July 17, 2017.
The reason February 14th is such a favorite day is that
I was engaged on that day in 1960.

To view, all the posts in the mosaic  GO HERE
and  HERE
I would like to share my love story with you now.

I actually love Valentine's Day because it's the day I became engaged to the man I married on July 17th, 1960.

We met in the Spring of 1959. I was a senior in high school,

and my future husband was a junior.  We sang in the high school choir and one day we were practicing a song from "My Fair Lady." 

I looked up to the top row of bass singers, and I saw this darling face smiling at me.  I was smitten and amazed.  He was so cute. 

 We dated and fell in love. On February 14th, 1960  We drove to San Francisco to have dinner and see a movie to celebrate

Valentine's Day. While we were enjoying dessert  

my future husband proposed to me.  I said "Yes" and the 

rest is history.  

Thanks for visiting today
Joyously,
Betty
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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

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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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 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

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I hope you are having a delightful weekend.

I am.

Joyously.

Betty 

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Love of Home for Sunday at Home

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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

Savory Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup

Hello everyone, 

 Does this table setting look familiar?  

Yes, it is. I posted a Winter Soup tablescape

a couple of days ago. Go Here,

 And today I'm

posting my recipe for Savory Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup.

The ingredients on the breadboard are so colorful and healthy.

I serve this hearty soup with French bread covered with

Garlic and Parmesan cheese.

The barley is rinsed, and the parsley is
freshly picked from the herb garden. 

Fresh green onions and spices are ready to add to 

the crock pot.

This recipe yields 8 to10 servings.

Today I took my daughter and family

 some soup and bread so she could sit and watch football 

playoffs without having to get up and cook dinner. 

 I also froze a quart of soup for our dinner on another rainy Winter Eve. 

PRINT RECIPE

Savory Crock Pot Beef Barley Soup

by My Cozy Corner 

Easy recipe to cook in a Crock Pot. 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds boneless lean beef, cubed
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 3 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
• 6 cups water
• 4 stalks chopped celery
• 6 chopped carrots
• 6 chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup barley
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

In the skillet over medium heat, saute the beef in the oil for 5 minutes, or until browned. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder and place seasoned meat in the crock pot. Add the broth, water, celery, carrots, green onions, parsley, and barley. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables and barley are tender. Add the thyme just before serving.

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 8-hour Total time: 8- hour 10 mins 
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

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Thank you for visiting, and I hope 

you enjoy the soup as much as

my family does.

Joyously,

Betty 

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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

Winter Soup Tablescape

Hello everyone, 

It's raining again this week, and the forecast is for rain 

until late next week. During the rainy days 

I love having a crock pot of Winter soup cooking on low

all day long. I can serve soup for lunch or dinner.

The Green Cabbage Leaf bowls are perfect for soup.

The white square plate can hold a delicious slice of

French bread covered with garlic and Parmesan cheese. 

The little green Vintage glasses hold a beverage and one is used 

as a vase for fresh oregano, I picked from my herb garden.

This spot is where we love to eat our lunch or snacks.

The island divides the kitchen from the dining room.

Being retired for ten years, I  sometimes wonder

 how other retirees plan menus. Do you eat breakfast, 

lunch, and dinner? Do you have dessert in the evening?

Every day this island is a busy place. 

The Keurig coffee maker is on

the right side of the table setting. I prepare

afternoon snacks, and I serve buffet dinners 

from the island at family celebrations.  

You can see the back counter is my baking center. 

For handy reference, my collection 

of celebrity cookbooks stored next to the counter.

I love my kitchen and on rainy days

I am busy preparing goodies to share with you

and my family.

Bistro napkins completely cover the lap. 

 Black handled flatware, and black napkin rings 

add a casual look to my farmhouse kitchen tablescape. 

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Thank you for visiting today.

I would love to hear how you 

spend your retirement days.

Joyously,

Betty 

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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 

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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

Yay! We had Snow.

Hello everyone,

This is the first snow since December 2013. It started

around seven in the morning and started raining at nine.

I walked outside in my PJ's and snapped these photos.

The angels are covered with the fluffy snow and 

I use the picnic table to gauge the amount of

snow falling in two hours. 

I haven't cleaned the garden yet. Hopefully,

 I can get outside sometime in the next couple of weeks and

clean up the grape vines and plant some bulbs. 

The garden decor is so beautiful covered with snow.

The blue bench is covered with snow, 

but a hint of blue paint is still showing through the snow.

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Later this week I'm going to be making some
 Beef Barley Soup to enjoy this weekend.
The drought is over in North California
for this year. It has been raining
for over four months steadily.
Thank you for visiting
Joyously,
Betty
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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