Corgis And Rainbows

Happy Tasha Tudor Day!

 
Tasha was a wonderful lady and I love many of the same things as her. Especially tea and corgis! Corgis are my favorite kind of dog and someday I will definitely own one.

So cute!

Anyway to celebrate I had a nice tea today (okay so I usually do that anyway) and looked at one of the books I have had forever.

This book was and still is very special to me since I have had it for so long. I am sure it is very special to a lot of people since it is a Tasha Tudor classic.

It was given to me for my birthday by the daughters of the lady whose daycare I went to. They were my friends, but older than me. It still has their notes in it!

I guess it was my third birthday.

So lovely.

Also, the weather did some special things today and I would like to think it was in honor of Tasha.

Did you do anything to celebrate Tasha Tudor Day? Are you curious to know more about her? Go here.

Raindrops And Teapots

Yesterday was dreary and rainy almost the whole day, which is unusual for here in AZ. Sure we get rain this time of year, but it is usually big thundery monsoon storms. This was more just like...you know...rain. It was actually quite nice in a friendly, remind me of home, sort of way. See, back in Oregon when it rains like that for most of the year, not so pleasant. But here, it is a nice change. Don't get me wrong I love all the sun, that's why I came here after all! I just like a little rain and lots of sun, not the other way around.

Um so I got a little rambley...what was I saying? Oh yes, it was a rainy day and on top of that I wasn't feeling my best (are you ever really sore for no reason?), so I lazed around. I just love to laze on a rainy day don't you?

I sat on the window seat so I could watch the rain and read.

Some other people, and by people I mean furries, sat with me.

They wanted to watch the rain too. LC stood on my book to get a better view out the window. Never mind that I was trying to get a picture of it.

Okay here is a real picture of my new book! (Well it is actually used, but new to me.) I just love anything Victorian.

Something else new is a teapot I found in the cupboard. We are living in Mister B's parents' house and they are living in our apartment in Oregon for a while (it is a pretty sweet deal). Anyway it is their teapot that I discovered, but they don't drink tea so I am sure they won't mind me adopting it!

 

It is definitely a change of color pace from my other tea things and I love it! Red is such a great color. It inspired me to use some of my other things that I don't use as often because they went with it better.

There are LC's feet again! Hmm, that seems to be a theme with this post. Whenever tea is being served, she is not far away!

The weather also made me want a tea that I haven't had since I have been here. It is a cinnamon plum flavor, very good for rain and snow and the holidays, not so good for hot sunny days. Today it just felt right, so I brewed up a pot.

I love getting new tea related items. Sometime I really need to share all of them since they are all together on shelves. A nice little collection. However, that is a post for another day!


ps. Don't forget tomorrow is Tasha Tudor's birthday! (There is a button on my side bar.) If you think she is great, post something. If you don't know much about her, check her out here, she was a pretty awesome lady!

Bones & Blossoms

(Lovely Nature)

My classes have started and now that I am a lot more busy I probably won't have as many things to post about, but I will do my best. Today I had the day off so I took lots of pictures.

A lot of the plants on my patio are blooming. It is wonderful to have them since it is so deserty here.

They are so pretty, and such vibrant colors. I couldn't resist.

I also went to the pool today and there were even more lovely nature moments.

Bones have always fascinated me, ever since I was little. My parents' house is on twenty acres and we would go on walks around the property. I called it bone hunting because whenever I found bones I would pick them up and bring them home. For the longest time they all lived in a bag together, my "bone bag." Did I mention before that I like strange things? Anyway, I don't really collect them anymore, but I still like them. They are beautiful and sad at the same time.

A few days ago I had to fish a dead mouse out of the pool (it made me very sad) and when I looked today the mouse had already been reduced to this.

The mouse next to all the flowers blooming was something....I don't know.....moving? The circle of life and all (cue Lion King music).

I also discovered the bird nest in a tree by the pool.

And this little guy posed very nicely for me.

It was just a naturey kind of day.

And to end it there was an amazing moon. It had wispy clouds in front of it, which of course looked awesome, but made my pictures all blurry because the camera couldn't focus.

As a write this I am watching Labyrinth. I hadn't seen it in a while, but this movie was/is a staple for me (I have seen it about a bajillion times). If you have never seen it you are missing out! David Bowie is the man.