Teapots and Flowers

My husband bought me a special gift for Christmas this year. 

When we were out doing our shopping a few weeks before Christmas, we stopped at our favorite hotel for a glass of champagne. The tables were adorned with these beautiful antique tea pots that were being used as vases for fresh flowers. 

I mentioned to my husband how much I loved the decor, and shortly after a special Christmas package arrived for me. He remembered the perfect gift! I absolutely love all the fine details.

And doesn't it look so lovely with these hydrangeas? My husband picked them out himself. 

There's nothing like a pretty new piece for the home to . . . 

Hope your 2015 is off to a great start!

~Nel~       

A New Year Thought

I don't make new year's resolutions any more because, well there are many reasons why, so when I saw this quote on my friend, Teresa's blog, I had to share it with you.

 

Let our New Year's

resolution be this:

we will be there for one

another as fellow

members of humanity,

in the finest sense

of the word.

 

~Goran Persson

 

 

That was the nicest

thought I've

come across yet.

 

I hope the

new year is being

good to you.

 

~Sheri

Welcome 2015

It's a new year!

A clean, fresh start for all...

I have been spending the last week organizing my unorganized life. 

I will post pictures of my new place soon as everything is FINALLY starting to come together. 

And in my free time, I have been visiting one of my favorite places in the world, the California coast. 

Sending you some California love in this bright new year, friends...

~Jess 

Thank You

My dear blog friends,

I want to

thank you for so

many things.

 

for your friendship

 

 

for  your patience

 

 

for your strength

 

 

for your guidance

and direction

 

 

for your sweet

comments

and e-mails.

 

 

for your

imagination.

 

 

for your peace

 

 

and especially for

the love that

you have given

me and the girls

through the years.

 

 

Happy New Year!

 

~Sheri, Jess, Nel



The Song Of The Shepherd's Purse Fairy

Nel bought me this

book,

Flower Fairies of the Winter.

 

 

I read the whole

book, and I think my

favorite poem was

this one.

 

Though I'm poor to human eyes

Really I am rich and wise.

Every tiny flower I shed

Leaves a heart-shaped purse instead.

 

In each purse is wealth indeed~

Every coin a living seed.

Sow the seed upon the earth~

Living plants shall spring to birth.

 

Silly people's purses hold

Lifeless silver, clinking gold;

But you cannot grow a pound

From a farthing in the ground.

 

Money may become a curse;

Give me then my Shepherd's Purse.

 

 

The new year is upon us,

do you have any big plans?

These little fairies will

be traveling and

exploring.

 

 

~Sheri

December Pictures

December pictures

of this and that.

 

 

This little guy was

trying to hide from me.

 

 

 

Did you know

that I have a collection

of children's books?

 

 

 

A very mysterious

tree...do you

see the heart?

 

 

 

 

I hope the new year

will be a bright

one for you and me.

 

 

~Sheri

Holiday On Ice

I surprised the

girls and took them

Ice Skating!

 

There is an outside

Ice Skating rink

in our town,

and they had the

most wonderful time.

 

Nel even did

a few twirls.

 

And have yourself a

merry little Christmas
now.

~Sheri, Jess, Nel