Summer Storms = Reading Fun

After I finished tidying the cottage today, the BIG storm rolled in.  It has proven less-than-BIG, thus far -- a few BOOMS now and again, but all in all it has been a pretty nice rainy day.  The gardens love soaking up the moisture and we love the care-free watering method God designed.

Since this cool day landed smack in the middle of some pretty warm days, we all welcomed it.  

As I put the vacuum away, I asked Elizabeth to set the teakettle to boiling.  I fixed tea trays for the studious ones, Lydia and Rachel, with bread-butter-strawberry jam and a hot cuppa African Nectar tea for each.  Elizabeth and I shared a pot of Honeybush tea while we settled in for some rainy day reading.

I looked with delight on some of 

my newest reading arrivals: 

 Anyone see a theme?

I think I shall call my summer reading

"Delicious Inspiration."

 

And it has been . . . 

What are you reading/eating these days?

Thousands of Words About Summer

* * *

Summer has finally arrived here at Wisteria Cottage.

We welcome you to

settle back into the comfy wicker, 

nibble a lemon bar, 

inhale the sweet fragrance of wisteria, 

and spend a summertime moment with us.  

These pictures make words unnecessary . . .

don't you agree?

From our cottage to yours:

Happy Summertime!

Sunday Wonder

And the earth brought forth grass, 

and herb yielding seed after his kind, 

and the tree yielding fruit, 

whose seed was in itself, 

after his kind: 

and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12

 

Fairytale Cooking

 Go out into the gardens

(beautiful flowing dress and dancing slippers optional)

Gather fragrance-bearing beauty with abandon

(organic only, please)

All colors

All shapes

All beautiful

Then . . .

 

Shed the petals

Pour into a bowl

Add boiling water and steep for six hours

(Be prepared to relax and enjoy the amazing aroma)

 Drain and reserve the rosewater

~~ a shade of pink I can only call LUSCIOUS ~~

and cook as you would any jelly.
(recipe link below)

Ladle into jars and cool.


Stand back in amazement at the beauty . . .
then taste

(preferably dolloped onto a freshly-baked scone).

And They Dined Happily Ever After

* * * * *

Find an inspirational post with recipe here.

(I just LOVE Mia's blog!)

A Blogger Comes to Call

You think about it . . .

You wonder what it would be like . . .

You wish for it . . .

. . . even pausing to pray about it . . .

And then it happens –

 A blogger comes to visit.

A blogger from Down Under steps out of the virtual realm into reality . . .

And it is WONDERFUL!!

I had SO MUCH FUN when Kylie came to call.

I hope to return the favor with a visit . . . to Sydney

I’m thinking about it . . .

I’m wondering what it will be like . . .

I’m wishing for it . . .

I’m even starting to pray about it . . .

And maybe it will happen . . .

: D

For now I’m lacing up my blogger-dancing shoes
and preparing to blog again. 

It’s been a while . . .
but the visit with Kylie reminded me
what it was all about . . .

FUN

and

FRIENDSHIP

and

SHARING 

It's all good!