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

It Looks Like Spring

We have had such lovely spring weather here in the Heart of Georgia...

Sunny days and they make all the difference!

The white pansies in our Fiberglass Window Boxes from Flower Framers of Cincinnati have been blooming all winter...
Our Pot Plants are being brought out from the green house, back onto the Patio.

Today around 4:00 PM it was 24°C or 75°F

Husband Pieter made this photo at breakfast time. That's our view from the kitchen bay window.

The other Japanese magnolia, Magnolia x soulangeana is now in full bloom.

A huge pine tree once fell on it and split it in half but it is still surviving and doing its best!

Through the rose arbor and with perfect sunlight.

The beginning of our wood trail is good visible here

The back of our home with the crocheted curtains hanging in our veranda.

It felt so warm that our felines were looking for some shade...

Speckie-girl to the left and Barty-boy and Spooky-boy next to the Italian cypress.

Tiggy-tiger claimed her spot under the palm tree...

Hope you too are enjoying some spring weather or end of summer for those living in the Southern Hemisphere!

Thank you for visiting on this perfect Valentine's Day.