~ Drs. Orders ...... Have You Taken Your Soul Break Today?

what would we {I} do without tea?

soothes my soul

a constant companion

helps me to capture a quiet moment

my sweet daughter introduced us to the delight of

homemade London Fogs


now we are all hooked
earl grey + vanilla = a little self-nurturing
{just what the Dr. ordered}



we have been treating ourselves constantly
{in fact my camera has been completely ruined from one of my indulgences..
I went to take an image of all that lovely foam and PLOP in went my camera...lens full of vanilla foam..}
oh how I miss my camera





you can blame me if you
fall head over heels in love
with this warm cup of bliss


"take time to come home to yourself every day"
-robin casarjen

~ Picking up the Pieces ~

One day.. Life is nothing but a "Bowl of Cherries"

{or bowl of fruit in this case}

everything is wonderful...

then bingo bango...it hits you!

{the ugly bad ugly rotten ugly terrible ugly flu bug from you know where}

shattering your healthy world

4days in bed...not eating...not moving

feeling like you have been hit by a bus...train and plane all at once

then slowly....slowly

slowly....life gets back to normal

your shattered body starts to feel like eating

you slowly begin to pick up the pieces.....

Until one day you are

all glued back together and ready to face the world again

{I am working on it}

Thank you so so much for all your well wishes

I am overwhelmed by your love and concern

you have lifted my spirits and made my

road to recovery a happier one!

I am taking all of your advice...

~drinking lots of tea~

~snuggling myself up with cozy comfort items~

~wrapping myself up with a positive attitude~

What would I do without you ?

xoxoxo

~ XOXOXO ~

Sending you all some love

{photo taken by my daughter in Paris of this year}

I have been under the weather for a few days with this

terrible flu bug

{diagnosed today with the H1N1 virus}

I am taking a few day off and hope to be visiting you

all again soon

please stay healthy

~ Treasures Old and New ~

Bringing together

old & new

treasures

to help celebrate

Girlfriends and Sisterhood

{pretty things we all seek and adore}

my favourite old teacup

+

a favourite new necklace

**a recent purchase from Tracy.... visit her etsy shop here

you will be so glad you did **

my mother's old pretty china

+

a charming new pair of earrings

**a giveaway win all the way from Stockholm Sweden

thank you Eva

please visit her lovely blog Angel.Pearls to find

new treasures to add to your collection**

***

One more huge thank you
to Ocean Dreams

for presenting me with

The Superior Scribbler Award

please go visit her amazingly lovely blog

it really is a delight

***

New and Old Friendships

These are my true treasures

~ Knee High Fun ~

I found them today!

{all fuzzy and warm}

~Every year starting December 1st

it is our family tradition to hang socks

on our stair railing

one for each child~

~I fill them every morning with little treats

until December 25th~

~like an advent calendar

only 100xs better

because the treats are amazing

handpicked by me~

~this is definitely a

Christmas highlight in our home~

~when my girls came home today and saw the socks
they knew exactly what they
would be used for~
{the only requirement is that they have to be knee high socks}

~the fun part is they get to wear the socks after~

~advent calendar socks....
so much fun~
{the store clerk told me they were going to get pink stripe ones in too... we will need some of those }

~ Pure Enchantment ~

Window Shopping

Everyone loves to do it!

Whimsical Fun

Pure Make Believe

Enchanting

Magical

Best Place...any major city
Best Season... a week or two before Christmas
Best Time....Night

All of us girls
in our home love to make a trip into
Vancouver or Seattle
at Christmastime
we walk up and down the busy streets
{best if done at night and snow is falling}
peeking at the imaginary worlds
so cleverly displayed
in the shop windows

Just another reason to get excited for the Christmas Season
{as if we really needed another reason}


the above window display was
designed by Beluga-creative platform
located in Paris, France

~ Oh Happy Days ~

The countdown begins

I have started my Christmas list

Happy November

{image from mary ruffle}