All posts tagged: friendships

Sandy’s Tea Society

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Sandy’s Tea Society ***** by Sandy Lynam Clough   An Edible Book Review inspired by Jain at Food for Thought, and co-hosted by Mary at Home is Where the Boat is. “ As each Lady shares her original ideas for decorating and setting her tea table, graciously entertaining, developing friendships, and preparing special recipes you will be treated to a touch of heartfelt hospitality and the exciting opportunity to deepen your own friendships.” Delighting in Friendships Steeped in Love “Welcome To My Tearoom! Won’t you come in and join us? Please don’t hesitate just because you don’t know anyone else here. I have invited these special ladies to tea because they have one thing in common: They are very rich.Oh, they’re not wealthy financially. But they are truly rich because in their hearts is a wealth of warmth and caring individual style and creativity, all just waiting to be shared.” After reading this book, which I might say is a Sunday relaxing read, this book is a little treasure of images, recipes and ideas for …

In Gratitude

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As the hands of the clock tick over twelve the start of the new year adorns. Thinking over the past year, of the passing moments and memories, the transparent memories of last year had all it’s usual challenges and more. A reflective year, a breaking year…a year full of love, happiness, sadness, and loss. A rollercoaster of emotions, of growing up even in my forty something year. Taking the challenge of expressing my creativity of photography,food and life. The past year I’ve grown with love in strength to take the little challenges in life of expressing gratitude in my little world for the “little” things that can make a world of difference. Looking back through my blog, I have had many highlights and expressions of the seasonal changes through the lens of the camera and the creative visual displays I’ve done, I so much enjoyed creating a visual magazine and sharing it all with you. I thank you all for visiting me within the first year of blogging and wish everyone all the best for …

‘Twas the write before Christmas…Day 2

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M agical kisses stolen beneath In a quiet moment our lips touched Silence and peace, our love entwined Together in a passing moment Love and joy,happy dreams Every stolen kiss, how I long for your caress Time and hope stays within my heart Over and over in my mind Every moment away from you,I remember that one magical kiss….                 Day Two Prompt: “Underneath the mistletoe last night…” Join in the Christmas spirit and enrich our blogs with Christmas joy. By linking up to bigger picture blogs join in and share whatever the prompts inspire. Share your stories, poems, photo’s, baking or crafts. Whatever the inspiration…all have a way of making us feel the bond of Christmas Cheer. Peace my friends Yvette..x

Christmas Message

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I was given this message from a friend some years ago and have passed it on over the years…I send it to YOU. To who wakes in the morning and smiles and says thanks at the end of every day, to who still says hello and greets with a kiss, to who can listen without interrupting, to who welcomes the toils and lives with joy, to who gives a little bit of time to who needs it, to who see’s black only in the darkness, to who believes that the days more beautiful are still to come, to who is convinced that the more beautiful seas are still to be navigated. To who doesn’t wait till Christmas to be ones improved self Merry Christmas With love, Yvette…x

Today – Now – Tomorrow – Future

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As +pire intransitive verb aspired / aspiring 1. to be ambitious (to get or do something) 2. Seek (after) Webster New World College Dictionary As +pire intransitive verb aspired / aspiring 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal, desire strongly 2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge 3. To soar The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. A little stepping stone.I’ve reached one hundred post’s and I’ve enjoyed every minute of the time I’ve spent sharing my travels, my home , garden and recipes. Who would have thought only a few month’s ago starting this blog would have meant so much to me,today. I’ve entered into a whole new world, meeting on line,new friends from all over the world. Those who inspire me with their photo’s,recipes,creative hands and poetry. Sharing their little piece of their world and entering into mine. New Years resolutions are often hard to complete, but I’m on my way aspiring to achieve new things in my life. Achieving those ultimate goals… I found a quote …

Turning grape juice into wine

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This weekend marked the start of our harvesting of Prosecco grapes. Our grapes are harvested by hand,and it’s a family affair. Our grapes form part of a communal winery.To produce great wine, the fruit should have a high sugar content…we have a certain quantity of grapes to produce and sugar content to abide by under the DOC guidelines: Denomonizione di Origine Controllata. DOC wines are produced in specific well-define regions, according to specific rules,designed to preserve the traditional wine-making practises of the individual regions. Ours region, Piave or Vini del Piave produced in the provinces of Treviso and Venice. We check the sugar content by pressing whole grapes (using something similar to a potato presser) using only the juice and measuring  the sugar content…   Our grapes are transported to a communal winery where they continue their journey in the wine making process. Due to the privacy act I wasn’t allowed to photograph in our winery, however our friend has his own winery, a beautiful old restored building and he was happy to let me …

#3 Butterscotch Pudding

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Handwritten Recipes This recipe was handwritten and sent to me from one of my dear special friends.We’ve known each other from college boarding school days and have kept in touch since then. I have to admit I was a fish out of water with this recipe as I’d never before made a self saucing  pudding…what’s the right dish to use? what should the sauce look like before pouring on top of the pudding mixture?… …but trusting my friend, knowing she had made the effort to write down this recipe and send it over the seas… I continue on her directions… …continuing every five minutes checking the oven, I was thrilled at the result.This is absolutely mouthwatering and I’ll admit it I went back for seconds.Read on for the recipe…