Feb 4, 2010

Blessings Surround Me

I got up early this morning and as I walked from room to room, I caught myself smiling.  I realized it's the little things in life that make me smile on a daily basis.


I started the day off by baking a rhubarb custard pie with steusel topping. I was pulling it out of the oven just before 8:00 a.m.  Now mind you, that is quite ambitious for the likes of me.
I spotted a deer right out the kitchen window.


I love my collections of glass bottles and cookbooks.

I adore this little teapot my Aunt Gerry snuck into my suitcase when we last visited her, just because she knew I loved it so.




And as you know from prior postings, we like wine. So I displayed a wine bottle surrounded by an ivy draping from a birchbark basket, setting alongside a grape motif plate box.
I recognize my blessings, large and small and will never take them for granted.

3 comments:

Dar said...

Cher Girl, that pie looks so tempting. I'll bet it was a great smell throughout the house for Thom to wake up to.
You do have a lot of nice collections and displayed so nice. I want to see more. I love that corked cookie jar. Where did you have that hiding when I was there? Cool. Wishing you a great relaxing weekend. Mom asked if you were over your cold...I think she misses you. Better plan a road trip cause your sisters and brothers miss your smilin' face too.
Loveya and God bless you both

Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...

Perfect! There is nothing like walking through your home with a true sense of contentment...that it defines and reflects your families lives and loves! Great weekend to you!

~mel said...

Yum... that pie looks de-LISH!!! I too like looking around my home and seeing the little things that mean so much. That's what makes us all so unique.