{Tea Cup Gift from Blogger Friend Susan & Ava Grace}

It seems unreal when thinking about our lovely June Brunch in Toronto with e.g. sweet blogger Friend Susan...
BUT already 4 months have passed!
Time for finally showing Susan from Ava Grace's Closet's lovely gift...

Look what an adorable Box with fabulous afternoon Tea Cup & Saucer by Indigo!

With a sweet note from Susan and Ava Grace, her cute little daughter.
Ava Grace could not join us however, she was sick...

My home baked Almond Amaretti cookies are great with tea on the balcony!
The weather did brighten up this afternoon.
Hope it will soon look better in South Carolina where people suffer from so much flooding.

Love the poppies with butterflies!

sincèrement
Tu es tout ce que j'aime...
You are all that I love...

Seriously
you give me butterflies
You sure DID sweet Susan and THANK YOU SO MUCH!
The Box is a Gift in itself; so pretty! Glad it did fit into our carry on for flying home with it.

One day, we will get to see your cute daughter Ava Grace - PROMISE!
Fond memories, every time I sip tea from this cup ❤

Related link:

{Brunch in Toronto with Blogger Friends I Admire} | previous post by me

{Fragrant Orange Jasmine or Murraya Paniculata}

Since we are getting rain and more rain and rather cool weather because of Hurricane Joaquin, I better show you some of our blooming flowers.

Our Fragrant Orange Jasmine or Murraya Paniculata

It is one of those tropic delights that we purchased from Logee's Greenhouses in Connecticut.

Orange Jasmine (Murraya Paniculata)←click it to go to Logee's website.

Let's hope that by Wednesday the weather has warmed up and the sun will be back!

{Princess Diana's Elephant Tie just like Pieter's}

Sometimes it is funny what you might come across in this world!

So it is for this silk Escada Elephant Tie, that I got for husband Pieter.

Husband Pieter showing his silk Escada Elephant tie...

Princess Diana wearing it with her Escada Elephant suit.

Princess Diana's Escada tie set to fetch £3,000 ←click on link from Fashion Telegraph UK

Closeup of Pieter's Escada tie...

Princess Diana gift tie makes £3,800 in Essex auction ←click on link.

Even though I never wore a silk tie, I have to admit that Princess Diana looked stunning wearing one!

Princess Diana's Escada tie expected to fetch £3000  ←click on link

Princess Diana’s silk Escada tie set to smash £3,000 estimate as it goes under the hammer ←click link to Daily Mail UK

This is me in May 2000, in Maastricht, Netherlands, wearing my Escada jeans suit with gold embroidered Elephants...

Not wearing a silk tie but a silk scarf with Elephants!

That's me, in May of 2000 after the International Mushroom Science Congress and after a hair cut!

Both of us, LOVE elephants, those intelligent and gentle giants...

Via FB's: What Animal Will You Be Reincarnated As? Pieter would be an Elephant as shown above!