The Dressing Table

“She doesn’t need 

anybody to laugh with,

 she just laughs...and sees 

beautiful things everywhere”

 – Sandra Cisneros

What do you do to make a blue day beautiful?

On those days when melancholy sneaks in and tries to cloud 
your sun.  We have all experienced  gloomy days, 

when life becomes a little grey.

 On grey days I find its best to pause and reflect on the simple 
pleasures and  envelop yourself with beautiful things. 

Surrounding yourself with beautiful things that you love creates 
a magical allure which will attract even more beautiful things.

Oh and when you share beautiful things, magic appears and sifts 
and scatters like glistening fairy dust, whilst everything it touches leaves 

a sprinkling of pure enchantment in its wake.


 My vanity table evokes beautiful memories from my childhood

When I was small my Mother would make dressing tables 
for my sisters and I by covering old orange crates with floral 
cotton fabrics.  She would gather colourful tiny rose patterned fabric, stitch
 and fasten ruffles to make it special for us.  I still smile when I reminisce 
about my very own dressing table.  All those many years ago, I had a 
place of my own.   A perfect dressing table to hold my hairbrush and 
comb set,  pink of course, and my hair barrettes along with my other collections 
of trinkets anything that deserved this special spot.  Whenever I see dressing 
tables in magazines or on Pinterest it propels me back in time to when I was 
that little girl and how my Mom transformed our otherwise pale world into a 
little place of beauty.  

Sharing with Make it Pretty Monday

Blue On Blue

Heaven Scent
 

In the twilight of the moonlight

  In the sea of tranquility

  Nestled there amongst the clouds

  Celestial sea of ethereal clouds

  Light of sky the bay of rainbows

  Sky of delicate blue divine

  Sky so full of gossamer wings

  Veiled beneath an ocean of stars

  Soared the Angels heaven scent

  Soared their flight in Sea of nectar

                              - Helena White

Brighten a room with Cobalt Blue

As an child, I remember really being drawn to 
 cobalt blue and was mesmerized by the color.

I started grouping some of the 
glass pieces I'd collected over the 
years in brightly lit windowsills

My dining room window shimmers with deep sea blue light, as the my cobalt blue collection filters sunlight into the room.

I love how the sun reflects its beauty



Come along with me to 
Anything-Blue-Friday 

I Love White Dishes

“Home is the nicest word there is.” Laura Ingalls Wilder 

I have always had a fondness for white dishes.

Dinnerware, tea sets, ironstone, porcelain all stir a childlike passion in me.

 

Beginning a collection this past summer 

proved to be so much fun!

 

I added a few of my Madeline dinnerware 

pieces to my display.

   

 

  Oh, the beauty of Ironstone.

This table was a serendipitous find at my local florist.  They were selling off some of there display tables and quickly snapped this adorable table up to showcase my white dish Collection.

Come along with me to

 Blissful-whites-wednesday 
Bernideens Teatime Open House 

 

Happy Easter

"Easter spells out beauty,
the rare beauty of new life"
-S.D.Gordon  

Wishing you a Happy and Blessed Easter.  

Winter seems to of finally taken a back seat to spring.

Although we still have pockets of snow remaining, 

spring is felt and most welcomed.  

Along with the change of seasons, 

brings a change of Hearth for my fireplace.  

I love creating new vignettes for my mantel space.  

Here are a few spring pics of my Easter Mantel. 

 

Welcome Spring

“The festival of the spring equinox speaks of freshness and youth, 
of excitement and endless possibilities. 
Nature begins to quicken and early flowers open to the warmth 
of the strengthening sun, bringing the colours of lemon and yellow 
into our lives on the wings of a March wind.”
― Carole Carton 

As we say farewell to the long, ragged winter, anticipation of spring is felt deep within our spirit. This renewed spark is the essence of our connection to the Earth. After our deep hibernation under the cloak of winter's abundance, spring is a most welcoming season.

 

During winter's embrace we shield ourselves

from the cold landscape.
We quietly hunker down to rejuvenate ourselves in

anticipation of future blossoms.

This deep freeze partially hides us from one and other.

Spring’s arrival beckons us to awaken!
As the days become brighter, our souls yearn to reconnect.
As the days grow longer,

so do our walks and chats with neighbours.
At Spring's first blush, we eagerly emerge from winter's hold,
realizing our good fortune of living in such a diverse and
miraculous world, which we have the honour of calling home.

Expectations

Boy isn’t that the truth? ♥*´`*•.✫
At least it has been for me lately. 

As I look back over life, I realize I have been so very guilty of this…expecting too much from others. 

It wasn’t until recently I realized it was because I would be willing to do that much for them. 

 I wear my heart on my sleeve, but not everyone is as emotionally available as I am, and that’s ok. 

Everyone has got a story. I had to learn to adjust my level of expectation for others. 

I still struggle with it. It is something I will continue to work on.

What does this mean to you? ♥*´`*•.✫
What are you willing to do? Where do you draw the line? 

 What do you expect from family? How many levels of “friendship” do you have? 

 Have you ever thought about it? 

 It might be something to consider, I know I have. 

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Happy Birthday Rhe'al

 

 Forty years ago today, my life changed forever. 

 My beautiful baby boy weighing 8 lbs 4 oz came into the world 

and taught me what unconditional love is all about.

I just have to express how so very proud of him I am. 

Happy Birthday Rhe’al! I Love You!

Written while very pregnant with my son, Rhe'al - 1973

 

♥ B a b y ♥ L o v e ♥

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Awaiting your arrival,
The small chore that it be
We await in this bewilderment
Wondering who you’ll be

With the latter part the hardest,
As our patience wears so thin
The love you’ll spread between us
Will be returned with your every whim

While the time is growing nearer
I make this wish with a grin
To hold your tiny being
Next to mine
And not within

ℓσνє мσм χσχ

♥в α в ч ♥ ι о ν ε ♥ в α в ч ♥ ι о ν ε ♥ в α в ч ♥ ι о ν ε ♥ 

Welcome Lacy

Best Valentine Gift Ever!

❤

Our Family just got a little furrier. 

We went on a surprise four hour road trip

and adopted a sweet 8 week old Shetland Sheepdog puppy.

She is adorable and we couldn't be happier.

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 A big thank you to Dorothy Greenaway at Greendor Shelties

It was worth the drive to Goderich, Ontario

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♥ HAƤƤƳ ṼÂĹƐŊƮĬŊƐ'Ş. DƛƳ ♥

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A Change Of Hearth

Pour me a cup for a winters eve
For the air is crisp
And cold indeed
Stir it with Love
Add some chocolate delight
We’ll cuddle together
On this sweet tender night
                - Helena White

According to the season I love to switch up the mantel.   It doesn’t take much time and it is so much fun to revamp the look according to each holiday. 

Oh, and who doesn’t love Valentines Day!  

The Mantel becomes the focal point of our Home

 "Tis the season that whispers to your heart"

Happy New Year

As dreams of a new year transpire,
may this year open up new pathways of being and
may we look to a bright and tranquil 2013
– Helena White

I took some time to shake off the Christmas rush and reflected on how much I love Christmas! This beautiful seasons visit, all be it brief, wraps us up in it’s loving embrace and highlights what peace on earth can be like.

This year was far from our usual quiet Christmas. I have not cooked and baked this much in years!. Three dinners in a row, starting on Christmas Eve with a garden green salad with candied pecans, dried fruit tossed in a raspberry dressing. Our main entree was baked ham, roasted baby potatoes and green beans. Dutch apple pie followed for desert, but we were all too stuffed and settled for another glass of wine. Having my stepson and his wife and my best friend here for Christmas was wonderful. 

Christmas day was of course the traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings, ending with homemade pumpkin pie of course. The next day, referred to as Boxing Day here in Canada, is when the rest of our kids and Grand-kids celebrate with us. I make all their favourites which includes, sweet and sour meatballs, macaroni and cheese, fresh rolls, coleslaw and my step daughter made her delicious lasagne. Lots more deserts and again we were stuffed. Three days, three dinners passed by like a blink of an eye. All those preparations, but lots of leftovers! And we must not forget my adding just the right amount of sparkle with all the decorations throughout the house, including displaying all the Christmas cards that I love to send and receive. 

The magic of Christmas memories often magnify in our imaginations so that we hold them close. Christmastime, like all traditions are forever etched in our hearts. At the moment that I realize the vision of sharing the gifts that we give and receive will soon fade, I reach for my camera, wrapping up a memory.

May Love, Joy & Enthusiasm
envelop our spirits
And may the Universe send
the Richest Blessings for an
Amazing new Year !