Showing posts with label Louisa May Alcott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louisa May Alcott. Show all posts

Friday, September 30, 2016

POETRY and MORE

Seems my life has been so busy lately.  On this last day of September, I thought I would toss up a bunch of pictures here and see where they land... just to say HI!!!

RIGHT CLICK HERE AND OPEN IN NEW WINDOW FOR AUTUMN HYMNS TO PLAY IN BACKGROUND

Today 9/30/2016 is the anniversary of the writing of Little Women in 1868, per the click here--> Louisa May Alcott Orchard House museum.  I adore this story.  
Louisa May Alcott's Green Tea Blend
I have not had this, because I do not favor plain green tea
but I think the idea is really cool! :-)
CLICK HERE FOR THE LOUISA MAY ALCOTT TEA

Find Garden Dolly by clicking here
This is Marigold.  I collaborated with the artist on fabric, ribbon, hair color and choice of name.  She adventured all the way from England to me.  Isn't she darling?
Sherry at The Charm of Home blog posted this photo,
which inspired me to write the following poem.
Check out her inspiring BLOG and IG some time.
MY KIND OF FREE
*by me, Heather G. 9/3/2016
πŸπŸ‚πŸƒπŸŽ☕πŸ―πŸŽπŸ“–✒πŸ¦πŸŒ²πŸƒπŸ‚πŸ
Off to the woods, wild and free, that's where I wish that I could be. Picking an apple, dipping a toe, not caring which direction I go. Oh, for a breeze, and pine-scented trees. Ducks bobbing in ponds and birds that sing. A plaid thermos of tea I happened to bring. Perhaps a book in a secret nook, or a pad and a pen to write my thoughts in, my dreams, my prayers and doodles.  Oh to look up in wonder, content in all that surrounds, knowing He who created it, shall never fail or let me down.
πŸπŸ‚πŸƒπŸŽ☕πŸ―πŸŽπŸ“–✒πŸ¦πŸŒ²πŸƒπŸ‚πŸ




πŸƒπŸŒΌπŸ’œ A MOSSY SPOT πŸ’œπŸŒΌπŸƒ
There is nothing like a mossy spot, 
To lose yourself in quiet thought.
Contemplating on art you've seen,
Knowing you're a daughter of the King.
Contentment comes easy,
In moments like these,
Ever so softly upon the breeze.
9/10/2016 -Heather G.
My beautiful  Heather doll sent all the way from Essex by the lovely @garden.dolly on IG & @gardendollys on FB. Many of her dolls have flower names & she named this one after me :-)







We collected leaves in the park today. We discussed how they look, smell and feel. The backsides were a soft, fuzzy texture, which was really cool!


"Come little leaves", said the Wind one day, "Come to the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; for summer is past, and the days grow cold." - George Cooper



From the book: Tea Party Today, Poems to Sip and Savor
My kitchen shelf decked out
for Autumn.
This is the prayer I made up, and I have taught
my daycare Littles for years :-)

"Father God,
Thank You for this food,

Thank You for this day,
Bless our food
And bless our friends,
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen."





From the book: A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Art by Tasha Tudor
I just ordered this book here and can not wait to receive it!
Orange/Cranberry
& clove muffins I made to go with our Poetry Tea Time to welcome the 1st day of 
A U T U M N
Lately it has been far too hot, but I
enjoyed some breezy Bible time last week :-)
The berries are a dark orange, but soon turn bright red.

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I started The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith last month, but paused to read a book for a book review I agreed to do.  Hoping to get back into it because it is very good. My copy is thought to be from the late 1800s and is notated in the front cover, Grace M. Marks, Nashua, Iowa, Dec. 25, 1897. Originally published in 1766, the amusing style reminds me of Jane Austen. 

Ch.2"When we had dined, to prevent the ladies leaving us, I generally ordered the table to be removed; and sometimes, with the music master's assistance, the girls would give us a very agreeable concert. Walking out, drinking tea, country dances, and forfeits, shortened the rest of the day..."

Ch.5"Here too we drank tea, which now was become an occasional banquet; and as we had it but seldom, it diffused a new joy, the preparations for it being made with no small share of bustle and ceremony. On these occasions, our two little ones always read for us, and they were regularly served after we had done."


Well, friends, I do hope you have enjoyed my ramblings and pictures.  I pray you have a very pleasant October filled with crisp air, God's grace, wonderful reading, friends and family, and lots of tea. (-smile)






Tuesday, June 7, 2016

OF DUBIOUS and QUESTIONABLE MEMORY Book Review

– A Herringford and Watts Mystery eNovella
by Rachel McMillan
Download from Amazon or CBD, etc.
depending upon your choice of eReader.

FIRST, I AM IN LOVE WITH HER COVER STYLE! 
Round of applause to artist, Nicole Dougherty!!!

•°• ENJOYABLY DIVERTING •°•
October 1911, Toronto, Canada to start, and then moving on to Concord & Boston, Massachusetts, America
Told in first person, again, by Jem

So smack me, because I could not wait for the full length book to arrive in the post, and I downloaded this eNovella which comes AFTER that book and read it out of order! Oh, well.  I loved it!  However, you really should read them in order, because this caused some spoilers for me.  This is a light and fun mystery, which follows our two female detectives on another adventure; dressing in disguises, bantering with their love interests, and sometimes jumping the gun on possible outcomes, which leads them into trouble! This time around, they are to track down a friend of a friend’s missing sister in America.  The clues they follow send them in the direction of Louisa May Alcott’s famous Orchard House. 
From left to right: Louisa (seated on the ground), Mrs Alcott, Frederick Pratt (Anna's older son, in a baby carriage), Anna Alcott Pratt, and Mr Alcott


Read more about Orchard House on their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/louisamayalcottsorchardhouse/?fref=ts

FUN LEMONNY STUFF:  I FB messaged the author regarding lemon jam and lemon sandwiches, which were mentioned in the story.  I had never heard of either.
Ch. 7 - “Ray DeLuca, this is delicious.” “My Nonna made it when Vi and I were little,” he explained. “She taught me how. Said I could impress a girl someday.” {{{smiles!!!!}}}
Rachel kindly sent me these two links.
Click here: LEMON JAM

“Lemon curd is one of my FAVOURITE things in tarts and sandwiches” -Rachel McMillan
Click here: LEMON CURD

Amusing Quotes: Ch. 3 - “Rather ridiculous, I thought,” George sniffed. “Wouldn’t want a woman of mine dressing in trousers.” Though his tone was cordial, his words had Mirinda gripping her soup spoon so tightly her knuckles went white.”
Throughout the stories, a favorite line of Mirinda’s is “Cracker jacks!”  I love how she says this!!!

Faith: – Love is the essence of God.  (faith is lightly sprinkled in this book).

Tea Moments:
Ch. 3 - I rearranged my hair and happily accepted the teacup and biscuits the maid brought on a tray.
Ch. 7 – On our last morning in Boston, we sat at tea, while the chauffeur saw to our luggage.







DO: read her dedications.  She quotes Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock, sharing her inspiration for the titles of her books!

This author: is very approachable through her FB page: https://www.facebook.com/rachkmc
author photo

I purchased and downloaded this eNovella from Amazon.  {btw, I never purchase eBooks, since there are so many free ones already sitting in my Kindle, but these I could not resist since there are no hard copies available! Boooo!  Yay for paperbacks! - smile}

Overall, I would recommend this book to a friend.  
5 stars
© May 31, 2016 Harvest House Pub.
7 chapters + epilogue
Read: 6/02/2016
Reviewed: 6/7/2016

Others In Series:
*A Singular & Whimsical Problem – A Herringford and Watts Mystery (eNovella) 12/2015 {My review: CLICK HERE}
*The Bachelor Girl’s Guide to Murder 04/01/2016
*A Lesson in Love and Murder 9/1/2016


Hugs & A Cup of Tea,