Happy Sunny Days

Did you miss me?

Well, I've been away for 7 days, on a trip to Miami, Florida for visiting three sets of friends.

A lot of driving for me but I needed to be back for choir rehearsal by Tuesday at 5:30 PM and I was home at 2:45 PM.

Sharing with you some more fresh garden flowers...

Photo is from Sunday with fresh azaleas and fragrant daffodils, 3 varieties in the multiple vases.

Yes, the trip to Florida, all the way down to Miami was a lot of driving for me as I'm doing it all solo.

Pieter my elderly husband remains in the passenger seat.

A total of 2,606 km because Florida is such a LONG State, looking on the USA map like an appendix.

But so glad it all worked out and we had meaningful visits with dear friends.

Three couples that used to live here in Dublin, Georgia before they moved away.

BUT we always managed to visit each other; either them driving up north once in awhile or we driving down south.

The days prior to departure we had these white Camellias and I made this photo on February 19.

Not enough light in fact to make a decent photo...

Tried another window sill, showing also the blooming white pansies in the fiberglass window boxes from Flower Framers of Cincinnati.

Teacup with chocolate on the side and a vase with Ehrlicheer daffodils on February 19.

So you know I'm alive and well and will visit you soon.

We did have some very chilly mornings on Friday and Saturday!

33.8 °F or 1°C

Thanks for your visit and wishing you a happy 1st week of March!

Solid Silver Diyas our Consulting Gift from India

Already quite a while ago I've promised a dear friend from India, to show our Solid Silver Diyas, that we received as a precious gift while doing Consulting work in India for then Pond's India.
So Finally I made some photos...

Not easy to find the ingredients for making photos!
For me that is FLOWERS with the object and good light.
Here you see our Camellias in a Baccarat vase and the two solid silver Diyas in front, complete with some incense cones.

Very tricky to make photos against the light from a window on the south side.

You can see the gazebo through this window from our living room.

Love the scent of these incense cones, this is Jasmine.

Or Sandalwood!

Taking this beautiful solid silver Diya somewhere else without direct sunlight.
There are 5 openings for such an incense cone.

Here are the solid silver Diyas on their own.
You noticed that I've not polished them before making photos.
This only becomes obvious when looking at the photos later!

One more photo against the closed indoor shutters from our arched living room window.
Yes, inside our home we do have a lot of fine gifts from India and we treasure them!
Having done Consulting in India for over 10 years, the country has a special spot in our hearts and we loved not only its delicious food but also its culture.

Have any of you ever traveled to India?

Related links:

{Did YOU Ever Touch Baby Elephants?} | previous post by me about our work period in India
{Our DEEPER Reach In Bedroom Closet} | previous post by me showing more gifts from Pond's India.

Green Tea in Mandalay Chartreuse by Mason's

By now you know my love for fine china, tea and fragrant flowers...

All the ingredients come together for some BLISS in winter time!

Green Tea in Mandalay Chartreuse by Mason's just click the link to see items in this pattern at Replacements Ltd.

Presented on a hand crochted DMC thread table topper, a gift from a dear friend.

The Daffodils are the 1939 Sweetness, an heirloom variety that is highly fragrant.

Do you enjoy a daily tea ritual?

Related links:
{Daffodils in a Vase on a Dark Day...} | previous post by me showing Mandalay Chartreuse by Mason's
{USEFUL TIP: Peppermint Tea for Anti Bloating} | previous post by me showing Mandalay Chartreuse china
{TIP New Purpose for Cigarette Holder} | previous post by me showing Mandalay Chartreuse items
{Fragrant Paperwhite Narcissus flowers in early December} | previous post with Manday Chartreuse vase

Christie's Mandalay by Masons