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Sunday Sundries June 21, 2015

June 20, 2015 by Barb 7 Comments

Hello, and welcome to Sunday Sundries! I’m here to ramble on about my week, it helps me be grateful and to “celebrate” all the small (and large) extraordinary moments in my life. I started this practice as a result of “My Word for 2015” and it has had such a positive influence on the way I’ve lived my life this year. One word.

I’m celebrating the Summer Solstice (June Solstice) which occurs in my part of the world on Sunday, June 21 at 10:39 am … now what’s not to celebrate about that!? 17:02:47 hours of daylight … how very amazing.

I took this photo on Friday afternoon. My second wave of lilacs are blooming (and oh yes! Amy reminded me that a second wave of lilacs is something to celebrate, thank you Amy), so I set a bouquet on the deck and sat back and waited. It wasn’t long until Mr. Swallowtail paid me a visit.

Sunday Sundries, Keeping With the Times

Sunday Sundries, Keeping With the Times
Now, I didn’t say sunlight … I said daylight … I took the following shot around 8:00 Friday night during a rainstorm … I used my 40mm fixed lens, 1/80s, f5.6, ISO 400.

But more importantly, how about that gorgeous little yellow teapot I found at One Man’s Treasure!? I tried to walk away, truly I did, but as usual I am ever so happy I didn’t! It reminds me of a yellow raincoat … or yellow rubber boots.
Vintage Yellow Teapot, Keeping With the Times, Sunday Sundries

So what am I celebrating this week?

  • Finding a bright yellow teapot and bringing it home.
  • Lupines from a friend’s garden.
  • A rainy night which immediately reminded me of that song from way back in 1975 “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt.
  • I had the pleasure of being a guest blogger at Canadian Scrapbooker.
  • All the fabulous opportunities that have come my way this year, the connections, the collaborations … I’m so blessed.
  • A July and August with no big commitments … sigh … I just wanna play, ya know?
  • Great new updates with Creative Cloud (yeah … geeky!)

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Filed Under: SUNDAY SUNDRIES Tagged With: gratitude

Comments

  1. TexWisGirl says

    June 20, 2015 at 9:03 pm

    sweet shots and nice rain, too!

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  2. amy of four corners design says

    June 21, 2015 at 5:38 am

    a second wave of lilacs?! that is something to celebrate!

    Reply
  3. Kathy says

    June 21, 2015 at 8:30 am

    That is the EXACT shade of a yellow raincoat OR a rubber duck! :). So cheerful, and I am glad you couldn’t walk away from it. Thanks for sharing it with us too :)

    Reply
  4. OneDad3Girls says

    June 21, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Wow these are stunning, what beautiful photos

    Thank you for linking up

    Reply
  5. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    June 22, 2015 at 4:22 am

    Love your photos! The mood and the styling is simply stunning! #mysundayphoto

    Reply
  6. Beverly says

    June 22, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    Love the yellow teapot! I had one in the early 70’s, and unfortunately left it on the burner too long…so sad. It was one of my most favorite ones. It’s nice you found one to put flowers in and brighten up the deck. Your year is really looking great Barb!!

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  7. Linda aka Crafty Gardener says

    June 24, 2015 at 6:40 am

    Hi Barb, I’m popping over from Jen @ The Light Laughed. How lovely to meet another Canadian blogger. I love your photos, and like me I see you plant in all sorts of different containers. I love planting’ outside the pot’ I’m going to enjoy browsing through your site.

    Reply

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