Tea Stands for Tuesday 2/14/23

 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

For the past week we have been at the river property.  Even when it is cold I sit on the porch with my morning coffee.  Our oranges are about gone.  See the one lonely one left on the tree?  Somebody missed that one.

 

The fog can look quite moody out over the river.  I like it.  It cleared away early and we had some beautiful sunny days.

I have been wanting to play with recycling a handled bag for awhile.  Using it in an art project of course.  This is my first try.  Half a bag, some of my gelli printed paper and lots of scraps.  I have a Valentine that you can hang up.  Hang it on a cupboard door knob and you don't even have to pound in a nail.

Love is all you need, love, love

All you need is love

{credit to the Beatles)

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope everyone visits Elizabeth's blog  to see what is going on there.

Second on the Second - 2/2/23

Every month Elizabeth provides us a chance to repost something on thee 2nd of the month.  Here is one of my favorites.  As an aside, I know some people have had problems with leaving comments on my blog.  I really don't know how to fix that,  I'm sorry.  

Here is my repost

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Married Bliss

Married Bliss

I have a small collection of old postcards.  I showed this one here some time ago but thought I would bring it up again in honor of Valentines Day tomorrow.

This old postcard, mailed in 1909, says it all! Things haven't changed much in over 100 years.

Front of postcard

Married Bliss 

back of postcard

Dear sister all is well hope you are as happy as this pair seems to be

Your sister

Martha

I don't know the people involved but I love the fact that one sister sent it to another with that message on the back. 

Did you immediately wonder about the story of these sisters? I did. 

Hello February

                                      The Snowdrop Fairy

Deep sleeps the Winter,
Cold, wet, and grey;
Surely all the world is dead;
Spring is far away.
Wait! the world shall waken;
It is not dead, for lo,
The Fair Maids of February
Stand in the snow!

Art and worda bu Mary C. Baker