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ChRiStMaS in JuLy . …♡

“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” -Charles Bowden 🎅🏻 Wanted to drop in and share a re~post. I’ve been thinking about all my tea loving girlfriends in California. I have the best memories of hosting so many fun tea parties with them over the years. Here’s one of my faves. Hope you enjoy it! 🤶🏻 *********** Christmas in July By Marcia Ren Re~post July 2014 The weather outside is frightful….Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!  Wouldn’t it be delightful to have a little snow in the middle of summer? Well, I am not able … Read the full blog post

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The Tea Party

  ”Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom” Marcel Proust Bonjour!           It’s been decades since I first learned that Valentine’s Day was a chance to express love and affection to those near and dear to me.     As an adult it’s been a wonderful occasion to shower friends with my favorite gesture of kindness …A Valentine’s Day Tea.     This past week I colored my sweet cottage with the colors of love…                 … Read the full blog post

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An Apron, A Hutch, and A Tea Set

  “Home is the nicest word there is” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder   ☃️Hello! Hello! Hello!⛄️     This is my new apron recently given to me by a friend who lives in SoCal and…     below is a beautiful vintage tea set               which was also recently given to me by another friend. (who lives on the Oregon coast) and… below….    is a vintage china hutch with the new tea set that was (yep recently) 😉 given to me by yet another friend. who btw also lives here on the Oregon coast.         Ironically … Read the full blog post

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