Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

 Enjoy your day.

Happy November

 November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day.

Isn't this sculpture colorful? It resides in Calistoga, CA. Most communities with a good sized Latin population celebrate Dia de los Muertos in some way. I feel fortunate live in such an area. The alters and art work are amazing.

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Happy Halloween

 

Happy Halloween

From ghoulies and ghosties,

Long-leggety beasties,

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us.

.  Anonymous

Important Dates (in the U.S.)

 Mark your calendar

October 15

 I'm on it!

Welcome October.

 My goodness, is it October already?  Here's a little calendar from way back that fit this year perfectly.  I'm going to use it on my phone screen.  Hope you have a lovely month.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

 

Today is Cinco de Mayo.  The holiday originated in Mexico but has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage by much of the large Mexican-American community here in the Bay Area and other areas.

the glass and the paper mache clown are from trips to Mexico

Welcome May

Here is an old calendar that works for 2024.  I could be printed out and used is some creative way.

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Second on the 2nd - 4/2/24

 Elizabeth at Altered Book Lover encourages us to give an old post a second look .  Here is mine from the way back machine.  Some of you may remember we lost our mountain home to a wildfire.  I do have some great memories left though.  This is one of them.

TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011

Look what I found...

... sleeping in the Iris bed.

What's there?  What am I seeing?

Oh my! Seeing these two nearly took my breath away.

We're in the mountains. I'd walked up the driveway to put the garbage out. Walking back I looked over the retaining wall to see if any iris were blooming. I didn't expect to see TWO VERY TINY FAWNS. They are so little, hardly bigger than rabbits as you can tell, the iris leaves they are hiding behind aren't really all that big.

I was able to dash in and get my camera and quickly snap two pictures. After the second "click" they bounced up and scampered off. They were too sudden and too fast for me to catch the action.

I really feel I was given a very special gift.

Have you spotted something delightful in nature recently?

Tea Stands for Tuesday 4/2/24

Good morning friends.

Spring is opening up here by the Bay and getting rid of some of the recent darkness.  Winter is never my happy time.

April is National Poetry Month.  I like poetry and have several poems saved that I think I will share this month.  It is possible I have posted some of them before.  Here is one that is at the top of my favorites list.

CONFESS

Alison Luterman

I stalked her

in the grocery store: her crown

of snowy braids held in place by a great silver clip,

her erect bearing, radiating tenderness,

the way she placed yogurt and avocados in her basket,

beaming peace like the North Star.

I wanted to ask "What aisle did you find

your serenity in, do you know

how to be married for fifty years, or how to live alone,

excuse me for interrupting, but you seem to possess

some knowledge that makes the earth burn and turn on its axis—"

but we don't request such things from strangers

nowadays. So I said, "I love your hair."

Be sure to visit our tea hostess at Elizabeth's blog.

Tea Stands for Tuesday 2/13/24

 Hello Tea Party friends.

I have been experimenting with various things to dye paper with.  I was pretty happy with this paper dyed using beet skins.  I think I'd like to try avocado next.  

I have a lot of catching up to do with everyone posting on Elizabeth's page.  I'll try to get around to everyone very soon  I do want to thank Elizabeth for the postcards and ATC I recently received.  It is fun to get a surprise in the mail.

Happy Lunar New Year

 

Tea Stands for Tuesday and a Happy New Year 1/1/24

 Hello Elizabeth and my fellow Tea Party friends.  

I'm not able to be on the computer much these days but I can't pass up the chance to say hello when I know a Tea Party is going on.  I've been attending for years although only sporadically in the last while.  I think of my friends here quite often though.

Wishing you all the very best New Year.  Keep posting and showing what you have been up to.

Now lets visit Elizabeth's Blog where it all takes place.