it's been frosty

we've had some beautiful frost in the mornings

it covers everything like sugar on a cake

this picture below is a cabbage leaf with dew droplets frozen in place:

foxglove:

boxwood:

fennel:

rose:

I'm hoping for a hoar frost .... those are truly magical

p.s. I will link today's post with Rebecca's postcards from paradise ... link link link

snow scape

I'm in the process of attaching this piece to watercolor paper

I may add words also

... are there words in a snow landscape?

perhaps.

unspoken.

and if spoken - muffled

sweet tea

my daughter's tea:

well, it's actually hot cocoa

(and Trix cereal)

I know .... lots of sugar

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but here is more sweetness:

(above) an unexpected gift from Pat at Ooglebloops ... tea bag papers from around the world, a beautiful photo card of her own creation, and her really cool bricolage calling card ... thank you Pat!

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(below) and a soap swap with Yvonne at Inkspiller's Attic ... she convinced me that making soap was not hard if you follow the directions, so when I told her I tried it, we swapped a couple of bars. Hers is made with Texas Rainwater and essential oils  .... I wish you could smell it! It's  amazing! And the packaging is of her own beautiful paintings ... thank you Yvonne!

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what is sweet in your day today?

I hope it's more than just tea

:)

xoxo

playing with nature

yesterday I was talking about how I live in the evergreen state

this is just some of the bounty from a saturday walk in the woods last weekend:

I tend to get into the minutiae of things

... so I deconstructed them and LOVED what I found!

beautiful pine cone "petals" and "leaves"

ornaments (above)

and a tree topper (below)

nothing beats nature for the coolest of materials to work with

(on etsy)

tea (and) leaves

I live in "the evergreen state"

but we have much more than evergreens

there are lots of maples and chestnuts

this is a street in "the historic district" of my town

(not my street)

and a historic home on that street

(not mine either)

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my tea today?

celestial seasonings "bengal spice"

perfect for that nip in the air

a brilliant day

blue blue sky

a rare occurrence in November

don't forget to put your clocks back tonight

:)

what I'm working on

some of the linens I washed and hung out to dry on tuesday

are quite damaged

there are holes and stains and tears

so I am inspired to do the slow sew

I am mending and patching this fragile fabric

with something comparable:

fragile and stained tea bag papers

they are surprisingly strong

and don't detract from the aged beauty of these lovelies