The Madonna Ring

I must say that this is probably my best creation to date and it might just have to gain a twin!

This week's indulgences:

A long hot bath
A Pink Stone
A Taco from my favorite Mexican joint
Stealing a kiss between bales of hay
Sleeping in for an extra 15 minutes
A snifter of Drambuie

For the Love of .....

I have always adored Harney and Sons Tea and my favorite time of day is now where the end of the day is nearing and I breathe a sigh of relief with a good day's work done. I went to the kitchen to make my cuppa and gasp! I am on my last tea bag of their Wedding blend.

Off to the website I go and place my order for my beloved brew. The next best thing is the cup of which none other will do for this fabulous blend. KHPhillips is the master of pottery imho and I simply love the little feet that adorn the bottom of his cups and not a tilt to one of them!

For the love of.......All things simple and beautiful and peaceful moments spent in the midst of a busy day.

Fenced in Rainbows

This shot was taken a few days ago and it reminded of how we tend to hold our dreams and wishes behind barriers. I have fallen prey to containing my dreams and wishes within a certain boundary of what is acceptable. We need to reach to the sky and realize that there are no limits and that we can all learn to grasp that proverbial brass ring and not hold back.

Make each day valuable and rejoice in the fact that we had one. Make each day a memory of something good and smile. Make each day yours and flourish....

Keep your head up, your eyes forward and your heart open.....

Potatoes and Butterflies

Yesterday was quite exciting, we started to harvest the potatoes in the garden and were shocked as we pulled potato after potato and most of them are bigger than my hand. Thank Heavens for good ol horse manure as a fertilizer.


We pulled up about 10 plants and have well over a hundred pounds and have over 50 more plants to go. It is going to be a weekend of peeling and cutting and prepping for freezing. There is nothing better than harvesting your own food.


On another note, Harmony captured a caterpillar and put it in her butterfly house to see if it would form a Chrysalis and sure enough it did. She came home from YMCA to a see that it had emerged as a gorgeous (female) Monarch. With a tear and a proud smile she released her last night, my little girl did good!

Rhodochrosite

One of my most favorite stones of Mother Natures. I created this pendant with some accents yesterday and love the pink hues! Available now on Etsy.

It is early, the dew is still wet beneath my feet and I can hear the flowers raising their heads to the sun filled sky. The day is bright already and full of hope and my mind turns to all that is ahead of me in terms of the near and the far.

The near brings with it lots to do and the far brings with it visions of snow and cold and it leaves me a bit melancholy for the Summer that has not yet passed.

One more Winter, one more cold Winter and one more change in landscape and one more Season that passes us by. One more step in life, one more chance to make another persons day brighter, one more chance to make this day all that it can be and be grateful for a day well lived.

Family

Emily with her new dog "Cookie"

Cookie and Harmony

Jayden and Aubrey on Dunny