"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there"
~Lewis Carroll
Contentment is not the fulfillment of what we want,
but the realization of how much we already have.
Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Simply Be
"Be yourself,
everyone else is taken."
~ Oscar Wilde
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us."
~Walt Emerson
' There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much dimished by a cup of tea.'
~Bernard-Paul Heroux
Now winter nights enlarge
This number of their hours;
And clouds their storms discharge
Upon the airy towers.
Let now the chimneys blaze
And cups o'erflow with wine,
Let well-tuned words amaze
With harmony divine...
~Thomas Campion
"Tell you what I like the best --
'Long about knee-deep in June,
'Bout the time strawberries melts
On the vine, -- some afternoon
Like to jes' git out and rest,
And not work at nothin' else!"
~ James Witcomb Riley : Knee Deep in June
“Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
~ John Wesley
Man's Testament.
Question not, but live and Labour Till yon goal be won, Helping every feeble neighbour, Seeking help from none; Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.
"What a ripping little house this is !
Everything so handy ! "
~ Wind in the Willows.
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The Shed..."In the potting shed, our hearts, the pleasures of home, and the glories of the garden merge. Its practical character eases our garden labors. Its romantic nature enriches our lives. Here is peace, and beauty, and a sense of purpose."
~Linda Joan Smith :The Potting Shed
Stories don't always end where
their authors intended.
But there is joy in following them,
wherever they take us.
~Beatrix Potter
Sweet friends who lend me their ear
Thank you for your lovely comments x
If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England.
~ Rupert Brooke
Scones and Clotted Cream
Afternoon Tea.
Homesteading in Winter
"There is nothing in the world, More beautiful than the forest Clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, Wherein every spray, Every blade of grass, Every spire of reed, Every intricacy of twig, is clad with radiance." - William Sharp
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
By singing: -- "Oh, how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade.
~Rudyard Kipling
Secret Room
English Bluebells
I'm Late, I'm Late for a very important date,
No time to say hello, goodbye, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late ...
"We're all mad here"
~ The Cheshire Cat
from Alice in Wonderland
I rule. No really, I do.
I like pigs
Dogs look up to us Cats look down on us Pigs treat us as equals.....
Sir Winston Churchill
Cheshire, England Time
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Thank you !
A British expat transplanted into the lush Tennessee countryside.
Wife, mother, grandma.
The other character in this plot, being Oliver the cat, gingerness and aloof.
I'm a lover of old. Time-worn, antiques, quilts, primitives, heirloom pieces, potting sheds, English literature, poetry, Battenburg lace, blue willow, cottages, white ironstone dishes, English transferware, worn-out picket fences, teapots, old bird houses, moss-covered clay pots, gardening, all creatures great and small.
"And they loaded up their trucks and they moved to Tennessee....hills there are, swimming holes, country stars".
22 comments:
What can I say....it's tough life being a cat!
Paul
Oh that is so ADORABLE! He so reminds me of my sweet Mackie so long ago!
Only royalty can live a life of such leisure. I love that cat.
Oh he is soo cute ! Night night sleep tight Oliver !
I feel warm and fuzzy just looking at your sweet boy!!!
Ah yes, a scene repeated x3 every afternoon here.
Love those dear little pink toes!
Oh, OLIVER! You are so terribly sweet in that picture. Here's a virtual petting. I can hear you purring...
What a lovely photo. I wrote about my youngest fluff ball today, but she's not so laid back all warm and fuzzy as yours.
If it was possible to become any animal for just a day...I would be a cat...just for moments like this.
The cutest cat in the world.
Hugs to the perfect little cat as he dreams. There's nothing like an orange cat.
Aww. They certainly do love their catnip, don't they? And I love watching them delight in it!
Nice picture of Oliver! He is such a sweetie!
Oliver, your so beautiful! Yes, the cat nip will take you to magic places and dreams that you have never been to!
love
tweedles
He's so cute.
Catnip is a no no around here, one goes crazy and the other gets all crabby.
He's definitely having sweet dreams. This is a cute picture.
Love your blog..The pictures, poems, music and atmosphere are beyond compare.
Takes us to a better place. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Makes everyday especially lovely and makes us cherish our Blessings!
Connie=
We did that for our cat and he was so funny watching him play in it.
He reminds me of my cat, so sweet..Thank you for your sweet words..Susie
You've caught a very cozy shot there!
Pretty markings on the cat.
Your kitty pictures are always SO adorable! This is one lucky kitty!
Vicki
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