Victorian Violets teapot, sugar, & creamer. Hammersley, Made in England |
"Did you ever wish you had a Peaceful Pause Button? A button that would simply pause all the actions that surround your busy day. Errand running, chasing children, cleaning and cooking, working, working, working. If you had an imaginary Peaceful Pause Button that would de-stress your day, how would it work? What lifts your spirit and stirs your soul?"
Violets Tea Towel Painted by my mom |
Teacup marked JAPAN The other teacup is Colclough China, Made in Longton, England |
After visiting some of our favorite shops and looking for summer sandals, quilt supplies, vintage ware, and assorted plants and flowers, we took a break for lunch.
Chilled carafes of spearmint water refreshed us while we waited for a pot of Assam tea.
Our shared lunch tray |
Chocolate with peanut butter frosting |
Searching for a Picasso petunia |
A pause. A birthday. A friendship. God's gifts are abundant. How special it is to take a pause so that one can stop and appreciate each and every one. Today, the chores will be a bit easier as a result. Plus, there are flats of plants to get into the ground which is another kind of reprieve. Blessings.
What a perfectly delightful day. That's definitely my style and I'd love all those stops.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of spearmint water, too. Never tried that but I'm going to.
Thanks for sharing your special day with a friend. Susan
Sounds like you ladies had an awesome day! I think you have the right idea - we all need to just pause and take quiet breaks from our hurried lives.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day, Lisa :O)
Oh my just reading your blog is like a pause break. It really was a great day for you and your friend. Yes, even though I am a grandma, I still have those days of taking grandchildren here and there, watching them at the baseball games etc. This week I pick 2 of them up from school,feed them and take them to ballgames, since their mother and father work long hours. Next week I'll plan a day to pause!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the note. The linker with the cartoon which was on there was a spammer which I reported to Brent at Linky tools. I tried to delete them but couldn't so I see he removed them.
Thank you for linking your wonderful post. You show a wonderful time!
Happy Wednesday to you! I loved this post and reading about your special day; I just finished reading Country Register but I think we must have different articles in ours. I love tea-your lunch sounded perfect as well as the shopping and of course visiting your friend. She should have a blog-sounds like someone(just like you)who I'd love to spend time with. Just we all need to stop and pause daily, taking time to appreciate life.
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Noreen
Reading your blog is my pause break. I always enjoy stopping by teacup in hand. Imaging the white blueberry tea... Be Blessed. Karen
ReplyDeleteThanks for your message...just got back in town, but it's not me Martha is looking for it's Ruthie Miller! What a fun birthday time! The Med platter looked wonderful and I love your teacups!
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The mere description of such a day provides a sweet break. The thought of white blueberry tea and I have never had white blueberry tea...
DeleteA pause day is just the most perfect thing to do with a friend. I am so happy you had one with Karleen. Your lunch is just the sort of lunch I would thoroughly enjoy too, especially with tea. I must remember to take a pause day one of these days.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely day! I like the "Pause Button" idea!!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
I definitely need a pause button. Sounds like you had a most wonderful day. I'm so ready for the school year to be over. Best wishes, Tammy
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