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A Spot of Tea

Just heading out my racing green door for a spot of tea and good natter on this wonderful sunny afternoon!

I have the day off and I am going to soak up every drop of sunshine I can! Hope it is sunny wherever you are today…

(Image – Teacup: The Graphics Fairy, Dottie Border: The Pugly Pixel, Embellished by J. Michie)

Six Years

For six years today I have been married to this man, I have known him for ten (including our married time together). I am more in love with him now than the day I married him! I didn’t think I could be more in love with him than on our wedding day.

Last night we made a cake together and listened to beach music and danced around the kitchen laughing. He took out the garbage afterwards and called me to the door to, “smell the rain”, he said.

Taking my hand he led me to the door and we just stood there under the porch, smelling the fresh rain and looking at the last of a violet-orange-pinky sunset in the distance.  I hope I get to spend the next 60 years together, just smelling the rain with him.

(Pink Doily – The Pugly Pixel, embellished with a selection of images by J. Michie)

When Life Gives You Lemons…

When life gives you lemons, MAKE LEMONADE! My Mama has a cross stitch sampler of this saying hanging in the kitchen and my sister and I just love it. This has been a bit of a lemon week, but thankfully it is coming to an end and the weekend brings with it something very special.

I love lemonade, it was always a sign of summer. We would be playing outside, riding our bikes everywhere (I had my Mom’s old bike, sparkly turqouise with a white banana seat, I loved it!) and you were always about to drop from thirst when you came in from the heat. But, if you could just make it a few more steps into the kitchen there was always a pitcher of fresh lemonade on the counter, be it yellow, pink or green and nothing is more refreshing than a glass of lemonade. Unless, of course it is a glass of sweet tea, or even better 1/2 a glass of sweet tea + 1/2 a glass of lemonade=HEAVEN!

Since lemonade is not always the easiest thing to come by in England, or they way I like it to taste, I thought I would share a recipe with you courtesy of Martha Stewart. Enjoy! And, remember when life gives you lemons, MAKE LEMONADE!, this is sound advice!

(Recipe and lemonade image copyright Martha Stewart, Envelope and Doily graphics copyright the puglypixel, embellished by J. Michie)

*The Pugly Pixel is wonderful and she has the most delicious freebies, be sure to go to her site and take a peek!