March 10th HI FRIENDS

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Woke up to rain today! 💙 Finished a wonderful eNovel 📙 I started yesterday by the very talented Roseanna M. White,  got ready to some fun worship music 🎻🎵 on Pandora & made a pot of tea with Irish soda bread (our March favorite!). I decided to dash out in the downpour (aka a wee smatering😋), and collect a few 📸photos of the Lord's loveliness. 

There are lots of fun celebrations to ponder today & I have really been enjoying following them on WorldDayCalendar on Instagram:

Mario Day is celebrated today because Mar10 so closely resembles
Mario :)

🍀 Click here to view Sweet Irish Blessing Artist shop shown in collage.
May You Live as Long as You Want

& Never Want as Long as You Live.

~Irish Blessing 

Hope you have a very blessed weekend!  Oh, & happy #InternationalDayOfAwesomeness 🤗

💧 #RaindropsInMyTea

🐈 #caturday

🐈 #maximuscatimus 

🌎 #SoCal 

🍀 #IrishBlessing

💛 #KerryGold 

☕ #Twinings 

☘ #IrishBreakfast

🍞 #TeaAndToast 

🙆🙇#ThankfulGratefulBlessed

Garden Tea with Olivia Rose

Music to go with this Irish themed tea :)

Today, March 18th, I had an opportunity to have tea in the garden with Miss Olivia Rose.  I finally got to have that Irish tea I had been longing for (Twinings Irish Breakfast, Irish soda bread with raisins, & Kerrygold butter).

We walked around the garden and commented on what we saw, taking in lovely fragrances, and noting on how awesome God is 

to create such wonder.

Max kept a close eye on us, 

as well as the birdies, 

and really anything that rustled, moved, or made a noise.

Tea for two (Navel or Valencia oranges... I forget which tree is which)

Click here to shop for stationary and various tea gifts.

My newly arrived teacup & saucer & 

some fun stationary.

saucer states: Bavaria Schumann Arzberg Germany

Pattern is Florida.  However, since Californians also

grow lots of citrus, I fell in love with this set.

Note that the saucer is #39...

while the cup is #40.  Interesting.

Click Here to shop for teawares from Grandma Rae

Best of all, the price was only $5.00!!!

Click here to shop for pillows and other tea fabric items from Grandma Rae

I also ordered this sweet "lemons in a teacup" pillow.  It was only

$12 since it is a sample she was trying to clear out.

(my lemon tree is a bit scraggly!)

Olivia's cup & saucer are Duchess fine bone china, made in England. No pattern name is mentioned, but it features oranges, lemons, raspberries & a pear.

Herman Dodge & Son, Inc.

San Fernando, CA 91340

made in Thailand

in buttery yellow 

our bread plate 

backside

80* high today in So-Cal, blue skies and gentle breezes.

FROM IRELAND

This lovely cup I ordered arrived in the post yesterday, just in time.  

It was crafted in Ireland, which makes it all the more special in terms of my Irish heritage.

While photographing it, I caught this lovely little guy working hard!

My local Sprouts market sells Irish Soda Bread filled with raisins and covered in sparkling sugar, along with Kerry Gold Irish butter.  It is a fun tradition to enjoy in March, along with a good cup of tea!

I always enjoy watching the movie Leap Year around this time.  

Internet photo

It is such a favorite with beautiful Irish countryside and ear tickling accents. It stars Matthew Goode and Amy Adams.

Internet photo

What I love is how like many of us, Anna has taken full charge of her life and made many plans.  But, (and even though He is not portrayed - this is my interpretation), God has other plans.  Better plans.   

Declan (owner of an Irish pub/inn) has been burned by love and is in no way, looking for it again, any time soon. He needs money to save his business, and agrees to take Anna to Dublin (so she can propose on Leap Day to her boyfriend of 4 years).  

The two main characters do not "have relations", for a refreshing change.   One of my favorite scenes is when they stay in Tipperary at a lovely little cottage of a B&B.  They pick farm produce and open up to each other, and cook together.  It is quite precious.

Sorry this is grainy; it is the only internet photo I could find of the scene.

She is shown the possibilities, but never forced to accept them.  I relate this to having a personal relationship with Christ.  In the end, it is her choice, just as it is our choice.

For the most part, this is a wonderful adventure of a romantic movie and I highly recommend you give it a chance.  (I have seen it for sale every year at WalMart during the month of March for cheap-cheap!).

If you have not yet read my post on the history of St. Patrick's Day, you may do so here.  I pray you enjoy this special remembrance day of Patrick and all he did to share God's love with the Irish people.

Blessings and a spot of Irish Breakfast tea,
Heather Elizabeth 

I 'plan' to share at a few tea parties this week:

Teacup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Blog

Tea Time Tuesday w/Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage

Tuesday Cuppa Tea at Antiques and Teacups
 Roses of Inspiration Tuesday w/Stephanie at The Enchanting Rose