Tuesday, May 31, 2022

T Stands for the Teabag Book



While looking for some examples of a pamphlet stitched book for the bookmaking class I am teaching, I came across this fun, teabag - shaped book from a small books exchange. "A Little Book of Tea Quotes Just for You"


Come along inside...
We'll see if tea and buns
can make the world 
a better place

Kenneth Graham
Wind in the Willows


We live in stirring times
tea stirring times.

Christopher Isherwood


Tea is drunk
to forget
the din of the world.

T'ien Yiheng


Frog made a fresh pot of tea
He sat down and began a story

Arnold Lobel
Days with Frog and Toad


She talked and talked
and drank
cups and cups of tea.

Margot Peters


"Do you want  your adventure now,"
Peter said casually to John,
"or would you like your tea first?"
Wendy said, "Tea first. Quickly"

J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan


Find yourself a cup;
The teapot is behind you.
Now tell me about
hundreds of things.

Saki


it's always
tea-time

Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland


Colophon:

Calligraphy by Ann Pasquier
with pointed brush, gouache
and Speedball nibs.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s blog to find out what the rest of the T gang is up to. If you want to play, include a beverage or beverage container in your post. Don’t forget to link your blog from Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s page.

Monday, May 30, 2022

Happy Mail

 

Gorgeous Celtic calligraphy on the envelope adorned with a Western stamp, the happy mail must be from The Mailman, friend and Reggiment 2017 classmate.

I knew something spectacular would be inside the envelope. An awesome poster! Thanks to the mailman.


Inside this tropical thank you note, a colorful note from


the Grand-niece. So cute.

What's in your mailbox?

Sunday, May 29, 2022

How Does Your Garden Grow?



Purrfect weather


The calm before


the storm


Petunias and Verbena


A monarch butterfly stopped by and posed for me


Morning glories seeded themselves in Ink's garden


A green thing, maybe squash?


Tomatoes with purple basil and eggplant with marigold


Himself planted broccoli, and he doesn't even like it


Peas or beans getting tall. If these are beans I hope they lead to the goose that lays the golden eggs


Take my picture!
Okay, smile.


More hanging plants


A patch of Bluets


Right after I took the Sea of Green. Lawn guy came to mow.


Alpine Bells

How does your garden grow?



Saturday, May 28, 2022

Fun Facts About the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

In 2006, musician, Taj Mahal (nee Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr) was named the state's Blues Artist. Mahal was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1960s.

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Friday Five Good Things

 
Image from Pexels.com

Five good things that happened this week.

1.  We chatted with Himself's sister.

2. I saw a butterfly flit through the yard

3. Hung out with my friend, Teague

4. Saw a hummingbird checking out the honeysuckle vine

5. While Teague and I were getting ice cream, a young man noticed my 42 tee-shirt and said, "I have the exact same tee-shirt!"

"Happy Towel Day!"

"Is that today?"

"Yes. Don't panic" (a quote from the book) and we had a good laugh

How was your week?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Whatcha Doin?

 

The Doctor and I are celebrating Towel Day. Towel Day is a Geek holiday that celebrates The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author, Douglas Adams.  A towel is significant in the novel as it is used for shelter, warmth, or to lie on while at the beach. Adams’s strongest advice was “Never go anywhere without your towel.”

And as The Tenth Doctor observed, “There’s a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.” 

Happy Towel Day!

Whatcha doin?

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

T Stands for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: On Tea

 


Simon Jones, actor who played Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy protagonist, Arthur Dent on the radio in 1978, reads "On Tea"

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s blog to find out what the rest of the T gang is up to. If you want to play, include a beverage or beverage container in your post. Don’t forget to link your blog from Bleubeard and Elizabeth’s page.

Sunday, May 22, 2022

How Does Your Garden Grow?



Uh oh, what's this?


Timex stops by


to entertain Quill and Calli


A crow or a raven perched on the twig


No, it's not a 2 seater outhouse. It's a little shed


A solar gazing globe for the Zensical garden


I've been trying to get a photo of the lone bumblebee all week. She doesn't like having her picture taken, but I finally caught up with her enjoying the flowers of the Common Bugle.


Hanging basket called Morning Skies


Companion plants to keep bugs away. Marigolds for the tomatoes, Dill, Thyme, and Purple Basil for some other green things.


Plants for some hanging baskets


Petunia and Verbena


The petunia is called Queen of Hearts


New Guinea Impatiens under the Japanese maple


Lily of the Valley. Their fragrance is heavenly


Blossoms on the snowball bushes


Another snowball watches from the window


Another hanging basket. This one called Plum Crazy

How does your garden grow?