Roses - September Note Cards

Note Card Party

It's the third Wednesday

of the month and time for

my favorite party

over at Vee's blog

A Haven for Vee

Please pop over and say hello,

while you're at it

why don't you join in - it's fun!

It's easy peasy

use four photographs that would make
a nice set of note cards -
with at least one photograph that has
already appeared on your blog
by the time you link up -

that's it! 

I'm also joining

Claudia

of

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

for

A Favorite Thing Saturday

(that is if she has time in between

her very busy life - she is currently away
voice coaching actors).

Thank you for your visits and comments
and welcome to my new followers
it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt 

and be kind to one another

Shane ♥

A Gift to Inspire....

I received this beautiful
birthday gift,
a hand made fabric and lace book
from my very dear blog friend
Suzy
of
Suziqus Threadworks

The beautiful front cover
tells the story about
my love of vintage textiles,
lace, embroidery and flowers

Exquisite details on each page of my book
completely takes my breath away.

Most of you who read my blog
already know Suzy
but those of you who don't
will appreciate a visit to her blog.

Suzy is a textile artist
and a source of inspiration
to all of us who follow her
creative journey.

Thank you dear Suzy
you have given me a gift
I will treasure always.....
and it will be part of my collection
to be handed down to my
granddaughters
in years to come!

Today I'm joining
Mary for Mosaic Monday
Isabelle for Monday Link Party
Claudia for A Favorite Thing
Becky for Blissful Whites Wednesday
Judy for Creative Mondays
Bernideen for Open House Thursdays

À bientôt

be kind to one another

Shane ♥

(only 12 days until I fly to France again -
can you imagine how excited I am at 
the thought of being with my grandchildren again)!!!

My talented Aunt

My 91 year old Aunt Josie

has always sewed beautiful things

for the benefit of the

Save the Children Fund.

"These are a few of my favorite Things"

She belonged to her local branch

which involved a group of like-minded

kind souls who made various

useful items which they sold at

their local Save the Children shop. 

Aunt Josie made many pretty

patchwork bags like these ones

which she still has at her home

hanging on door handles!

There are many wonderful people in

every country across the world

who use their talents and

give their time to help

raise funds for various

aid organisations.

Very few of them get the recognition

they deserve.

Yet little by little their efforts

help people in need all over our

World.

A beautiful bag made up of tiny hexagonal pieces

was made by my cousin Jane (Josie's daughter)

for her mother's 90th birthday.

I'm joining Claudia's

A Favorite Thing

and

Bernideen's
Open House

and

Mary's
Masterpiece Monday

please pop over and see what others

are posting today.

À bientôt

and be kind to one another

hugs

Shane ♥

Devonport

Today I'm taking you on another visit

to one of my favorite little shops,

Cosi Fan Tutte.

My previous post is here

For me it's a little trip over

our harbor bridge 

to the very

pretty seaside suburb of

Devonport.

I'm usually on the lookout for

gifts for friends - birthdays etc

and yes there is a french influence

you know me!

At Cosi Fan Tutte there is a gift
for every occasion.

I often buy fragrant soaps
lavender, fig and rose
as hostess gifts when
going to friends for dinner.

Carla Coulson's books are available here
she is an amazing photographer
if you don't already know of her
you can visit her blog here

I love her books, they are filled
with magical images and
inspiration. 

She has amazing photography workshops
here

Carla is Australian but now lives in
Paris
where she is pursuing her dream.

Just letting you all know
my friend Lorrie of
"Fabric Paper Thread" 
is having a beautiful
GIVEAWAY
until 3 May - don't miss it!

Today I'm joining
Claudia for A Favorite Thing

and
Mary for Mosaic Monday


Thank you all for your visits
I appreciate your comments.

À bientôt

and be kind to one another
hugs

Shane ♥

MY BLUE TEA SET

I've loved this tea set forever

as it was part of every

family gathering as I grew up.

My darling mother treasured it

and she wouldn't trust anyone else

to bring it down safely from the

top shelf of the kitchen dresser.

It holds such happy memories

of many lovely coffee mornings

and afternoon tea parties.

Mother had several lovely

china tea sets

but this 'Spode Camilla' set

she loved the most.

This is the one she brought out

for special family occasions!

Being the only daughter in our family,

most of her lovely china

was passed on to me.

I in turn will pass it on

to my daughter.

It is used every day now and

I treasure it dearly - it never

goes in the dishwasher

but is carefully washed by hand!

Today I'm joining

 Mary for Thursday's Inspiration

Bernideen's Open House Thursday

Claudia's A Favorite Thing

Terri's Teacup Tuesday 

Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday

Sandi's  Tea Time Tuesday

Kathy's A Delightsome Life

Please make a cup of tea
and pop in to say hello!

Terri of Artful Affirmations blog
is having a beautiful Giveaway to
celebrate her new class
Soulful Adornments here
the winner will be chosen on 1st May!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

hugs

Shane ♥

...his mother put him to bed and made some chamomile tea.

AND she gave a dose of it to Peter!

'One table-spoon to be taken at bed-time'.

Sky...

'I must go down to the sea again
to the lonely sea and the sky'...
- John Masefield   

A Skywatch post

During the Summer months
we spend a lot of time 
on the water and I'm always
in awe of the beauty
of the sky.

The sky in these last two photos

was translucent

and the colors were quite magical.

Today I'm joining

Mary for "Thursday's Inspiration" 

and Bernideen's "Open House Thursday" 

and Skywatch Friday

and Claudia for Favorite Thing Saturday

I would love you to visit

both these parties

to meet other like minded bloggers.

Why not join in - it's fun!

I meant to tell you

that down under in the

Southern Hemisphere

daylight saving ended last weekend

when we put our clocks back one hour

... sad to say goodbye to

2012/13 Summer!

Thank you for your lovely comments

and welcome to my new followers.

À bientôt
and be kind to one another
hugs

Shane ♥