The Mad Tea Party? It was SATURDAY? ~ Really??...Oops...

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Oh, no!

I had it in my head that Vanessa's (A Fanciful Twist's) Mad Tea Party 

was happening tomorrow...

And I have the little banner ~ with the date ~ here on my blog and everything...

I'm sorry, Vanessa!

Anywho, it's today; oh, WAIT ~ I am even later than I thought...it was SATURDAY!!



Good grief.



Anyway, here is my little contribution...

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"Oops" is right!

I had big plans, but life got in the way a little this year...

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I may have not had all the delectable sweets,

but maybe that worked out okay;

I'm on a diet...

So far, so good ~ :)

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Heirloom cups and a whimsical gold-polka-dotted Johnson Brothers teapot...

Cobalt vases and bright zinnias...

Pretty festive, if I do say so myself!

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I was going to pick a big vase of day lilies...

But they were just as pretty left in the garden...



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The pretty tablecloth is one of Golders Dewitt's lovely fabric designs...



(Check out her current ones at Spoonflower!)

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Isn't this teapot sweet?

The gold is so delicate...someone must have taken very good care of it...

I'd been waiting a year to use it at the Tea Party!

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And, last but not least, Cyrus ~ as the Hatter himself.



Happy Tea Partying, everyone!



If you have a chance to stop by again in the next few days, I will be



posting some more Alice-inspired goodies!



Love,

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The Bridges of Madison County...

Good Morning, Everyone!

 

(At least, it's morning for me!)

 

I'm off to Atlanta to visit Katie in a little while...

 

Son Jonathan has made me "Traveling Music" CDs...

 

He told me I have very diverse taste in music! ;^)

 

I do.

 

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I wanted to leave you with the covered bridges of Madison County, Iowa, photos...

 

Visiting them inspired me to re-read the book, by Robert James Waller,

 

and I've just started (taking it with me) A Thousand Country Roads,

 

the sequel. Now I want to see the movie again...

 

I know. Trite, maybe. A "chick flick".

 

I loved it, anyway.

 

My "Classic Movie" Katie had never heard of it (she was pretty young when it came out)...



Mandy said that she just hadn't cared to see it ~

 

:^(

 

Here are the bridges, though ~ thank you, Katie ~

 

I wouldn't have insisted we see them all (there are six now ~ nineteen at one time),

 

 but I'm glad we did.

 

♥

 

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The Cutler-Donohoe Bridge has been mover to Winterset City Park.



This was also the setting for Francesca and Robert's picnic in the movie...



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I don't know what this pretty purple wildflower is, but it was growing everywhere!



It's not Sweet William, but it looks a little like it...



Anyone?



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Cedar Bridge...



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Hogback Bridge...



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Holliwell Bridge...



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Imes Bridge...




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And finally, Roseman Bridge, the one Robert Kincaid, a photographer for



National Geographic, was looking for when he stopped to ask



Francesca Johnson for directions...(in the book).



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 You can read more about the history of the bridges here...



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Also, here's something new I've been working on...



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I'm incorporating my little Fairy House designs (complete with pinecone roofs)



into other painted projects...



What do you think about this little organizer? ~ "Fairy Lane" ~



More to come, possibly, for my Etsy shop...:^)



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I'm off!



Everyone have a safe and happy July 4th celebration!



Love,

 

 

Also, a very happy birthday to my dear friend Elaine! ~ ♥

 

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