Fairies

If you were to come for a visit and we'd sit in the sunroom to have our tea you would notice that there are fairies in various places. Some are hard to photograph being very pale ( I'm just not much of a photographer) but the more colourful ones can easily be seen.

 Today's little poem is appropriately about fairies. I hope you're able to read it. It's very pale too.

           Here's a fairy poem that's new to me but I think it's so cute. I hope you like it too.

                       Keep a little magic in your day.

                                  Granny M.

A Little Change

I thought it was time to change a few things in the dining room. I had arranged the pumpkins and such at the beginning of September and I was ready to move on to something else.

This is what my Mom's old Singer sewing machine looked like before.....

              ...and then after I got out my pear collection.

It was very frosty first thing when I got up and it's still far from pleasant out there. The bird feeder is full and the Hummingbird feeder as well but I can't help feeling sorry for the birds when it's so chilly.
This little poem seemed perfect for this day.

I hope you are having a very good day!!


       Granny Marigold

Tea Cup Tuesday

I found three pretty tea cups at the thrift store this week. I couldn't resist the dark red roses on these two...

...and this cup ( which is much lovelier than the photo shows)  has been added to my "made in Japan" collection. It cost me fifty cents.    ( The line across it is a shadow).

         I chose as today's poem one by Elizabeth Godley.  I love the poem and also the illustrations.
         Try reading it aloud.  Let me know if it appeals to you as it does to me. 
      

Thanks for stopping by. I hope the poems are not boring anyone!!

                 Granny Marigold

Just for Fun

I went to a craft sale this morning but was disappointed. There was nothing that caught my fancy so I stopped in at a thrift store that was nearby.  Do you remember I had some pretty dolls that I used to display on some stairs in our home?  I had put them away but decided to get them out again after seeing another lovely doll at the thrift store for the incredible price of fifty cents!!

                               
                                           The doll on the left is the new one.

I've noticed that as people get busier at this time of year posts get fewer.  I know for myself that I find it hard to think of something to write about.
 Just for fun I thought I'd include a nursery rhyme/poem in each post this month. I'm sure we all remember reading them to our children and grandchildren. Most of these will be from our very old Childcraft set.  I had preschoolers around for 35 years, first my own kids then I did daycare for others. I also had the privilege of taking care of all 5 of my grands until they were school age ( and a few I had after school as well).  So I read many of these poems over the years.

Every day we see squirrels in the big trees in the yard behind us. They seem so sure-footed as they leap from one tree to the other.  So this will be the first poem I post.

Oh yes, and did you know that today, November 3, is apparently National day of the Sandwich?

Thanks for sticking around till the end of this post!!


                          Granny Marigold

In My Kitchen

Happy November!!   I hope you're having better weather than we are because it has not stopped raining all day.  Needless to say I didn't even try to go on my walk. I would have gotten soaked.

    I decided this would be a good day to give my cast iron pans a good scrubbing.  Coarse salt and half a lemon works like a charm! 

  

 

I cut up 4 red peppers to roast. When they're done I'll take as much of the peel off  as I can and cut up the rest  to freeze. ( I have them in the oven right now. Mustn't forget to go check on them).

Of course I have to show you my last day of having my tea in a  pretty cup. This set was made by Royal Standard.  The tea pot is Royal Oak.   Thank you for all the nice comments throughout the month. It's been fun.

                                           Thanks for stopping by,

                                                    Granny M.

A Scottish Man, Teddy Bears, and Tea Cups

I've been meaning to tell you about a Scottish man that we often see when we go on our morning walk.  Unlike many of the usual people we meet this fellow makes no eye contact and looks straight ahead, not exactly unfriendly but not friendly either.  Otherwise I would have asked him if I could take his photograph. He looks somewhat like this pic off the internet.. He has the beret ( with a short braid down his back) and his "scarf" is much wider and sometimes is attached with a large brooch.
He has a medium sized grey/black dog that also ignores everything except his master.

While looking for a photo that was similar to mystery man I found this picture of bears in kilts. Aren't they cute?

Speaking of bears, I must show you my latest Teddy bear. Notice the purple velvet paws. So cute I couldn't resist.
 

And, here is yet another tea cup, this one made in England by Royal London.
The cookie is a Snickerdoodle.  Isn't that a strange name for a cookie?

That's it for today. I have been baking. Apple/Cinnamon muffins  and Cinnamon buns. GD Kate is coming over after work so I wanted to have freshly baked goodies around.

Thanks for visiting.

            Granny M.

A Walk, a Cake, and a Cup of Tea

Just look at the thick carpet of leaves on the ground under this Maple tree. And I would guess that only half its leaves have fallen so far.

I decided today was the day to bake my dark fruit cake, the one with molasses, dates, raisins, nuts, as well as the usual glace fruit.

                                       Here it is ready to go into the oven....

        ...and here it is baking slowly with a pan of water beside it to keep it nice and moist. I do need to take that water out an hour before the cake is done.

                                  My tea tasted very good in this pretty cup

          The saucer deserves to be shown on its own so the pattern can be appreciated.

              The underneath of the saucer ( for anyone actually interested in the info.)

         And here it is up on the shelf.  Here you can see the sweet little feet touched with gold.
         My month of tea cups is almost done.  Just a few more days until November. Wow. Where did                    October go?

Thanks for visiting today. And thanks for all the lovely comments about my teacups!!


Hope you're weekend is going along nicely,


                   Granny M