Happy Easter ♥

Happy Easter from my home

to yours

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Happy Valentine's Day ♥

~May your day be filled with love ~

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Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

Twas the night before Christmas

and all through the house ...

garlands were being strung for our garden birdie tree ♥

One of our family traditions is to string fruits and peanuts and "Santa button" cookies

and hang the garlands outside for the birds (and squirrels)

The garlands are a bit different every year because we use what we have.

Popcorn * Cranberries* Dates* Figs* Apple slices* tangerine * oranges* Peanuts in their shell*

strung outside

to be enjoyed

tiny little "Santa button" cookies are always added

something for everyone to enjoy

fresh blocks of suet for the wire  baskets

and feeders filled

we were thrilled to have 3 Blue Jays in our garden this afternoon

so they will be happy to find lots of peanuts in their shell as part of the garland

and strands of Cheerios ... I love these

and they are perfect for stringing with little ones :-)

Merry Christmas feathered friends ♥

~all creatures great and small~

baking morning ...

A little bit of snow fell this morning

and while it is all but gone now ...

it made for the perfect baking morning.

this little dish belonged to my Grandmother ...

I love to light candles daily, and keep my matches here ♥

After making our morning porridge, I already had pecans and cinnamon out, so decided on making some cinnamon buns ...

a family favourite

time to put a pot of coffee on while they bake ...

once out of the oven,

a light drizzle of icing ...

time for a treat

have a wonderful Monday

♥

The Everything Girl ...

This past weekend, the weather flip flopped hour to hour ...

on our hike with Archer it was hot and very, very windy

so it was nice to walk through the  wooded paths,

lovely thin trails

single file

shaded

and highly scented

 

lots of lovely bumbles

and plenty of opportunities to make HUGE wishes :-)

cool clear streams

archer is a typical lab and is drawn to water

on Sunday

I woke to rain

heavy, heavy downpours

the kitchen was dark and dreamy

just perfect to do some early morning baking

a few trays of jam tarts

made with the leftover pastry

from an apple and pear pie.

By the time I was finished baking and dishes done

the rain had stopped

the sun was out

and

I needed to open the back door and let the cool air in :-D

The Everything Girl

is in my Etsy shop this morning.

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A little bit of everything ... she loves and celebrates it all.

The tree, hummingbird, butterfly, snail, frog, moth, butterfly, bunny, flowers, nest ... and all that's magical in the world.

She takes time to smell the flowers.

Being as I am directionally challenged :-) I added a little wooden compass around her neck to help her find her way ♥