Tales of a British expat, transplanted into the lushness of the Tennessee countryside.
Come along inside ~ We'll see if tea and buns will make the world a better place ~ Wind in the Willows
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Year's At The Spring
The year's at the Spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven - All's right with the world ! "
Welcome to Spring, Jo... Beautiful poem and photos... I had to laugh a bit when I said "Welcome to Spring"... Think I should have said "Welcome to SUMMER".... ha ha
To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
~ T.S. Eliot
"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
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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.....
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".
17 comments:
I never knew that Browning wrote that piece. I love it.
oh I love the spring time! have a great start at the spring ! big hugh Kathrin
Beautiful!
X
It's a real bird nest !
Lovely photos ! I will be putting my garden orniments out this week ! Have a good day !
Happy Springtide! Beautiful pictures, as usual. Love that bunny! :-)
Kinda hard to believe it came so soon, isn't it?
YAY! Actually it has been feeling more like early summer. Everything is turning my favorite color - Green.
Happy Spring dear Jo!
It is here very early! Beautiful none the less!
lOVE YOUR GARDEN BUNNY. SMILES TO YOU DEAR JO. XO, SUSIE(SHE JUNKS)
I love the spring poem!
Happy Spring to you!
love
tweedles
Welcome to Spring, Jo... Beautiful poem and photos... I had to laugh a bit when I said "Welcome to Spring"... Think I should have said "Welcome to SUMMER".... ha ha
Have a nice day.
Hugs,
Betsy
Perfect images to compliment a lovely poem.
Big Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
How fortunate you are to be surrounded by so much beauty.
This has been such a crazy winter...I sincerely hope that "all is right with the world"...your photos are so calming and full of the joy of Spring!
Happy Spring Day! Jo,
We are having such fabulous weather and no more snow. Yeah!
Your post is sooooo lovely. The poem is delightful! Love the bunny too. Thanks! for sharing.
I'm having a Giveaway and hope you stop by my website to enter the draw. Like your stone says "Welcome"...all is welcomed to enter.
Have a sunny day!
Blessings & Hugs,
Marlene
The wreath and the bunny are great.
Beautiful pictures and I love your blog!
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