A beautiful morning

      Hello, it's simply a beautiful morning here in San Francisco, the sky is gorgeous indeed...    I love mornings like this don't you...

      What prettier sky could you ask for...    I'm washing throw carpets this morning to hang out in the air...     The sun is bright and bold...     Waiting for me no doubt...    Hehehe...    A day like today I would love to jump in my car and go for a drive visit some little antique shops maybe buying some sweet little vintage treasures...    Want to go, come on lets pack a lunch as well I have a lovley picnic basket hurry before the day goes away and it becomes winter...

      The Apple tree still has some Apples coming...    I hope there will be enough for a pie...    At least one little pie...    

           

      I love waking up to the sun in my kitchen window seeing all my Blue glass at it best beauty...

           

      

          

      One last tiny bouquet of sweet flowers...     I love them best when they are tiny they seemed the Most prettiest, the most loved,  the most wanted...   The most appreciated because we will have to wait for the next awakening of Springs love to appear...     

          

          

            My vintage Blue duck she holds my sweet air plant that's doing so well...    And here is my other dollar African violet, I keep thinking why I didn't buy one more cause they cost like 5.99 or more for a little one and these are big.. But this one that lives in the kitchen window has bloomed for me ...    So pretty...    It seems to be the majic window in the whole house...    Whatever I put there it grows like crazy...

      I adore their sweet little blooms...    Well since your in my mind this morning I'm going to say hello to from my blog...    Hello and good morning Mr. Robert Rael...    In case I never told you my dear sweet followers he is my first boyfriend I ever had who I truly loved but life's circumstance parted us...   And after mama died I looked for him and found him...    I hope you have a wonderful day Robert and I wish all my great lovely blogger companions and all who quietly read my blog post have a wonderful blessed day too...     I hope wherever you are your day is sunny too...    And I Want to thank you all for following me and those who leave sweet comments...

With love

Janice 

Ps, stop by and visit my other two blogs, my passion for crocheting and Jehovah and his people.

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Surprise

      Well I had posted the other day this sweet I believed teapot...   Saying it was Johnson bros.   I don't know why I thought that...    I was cleaning it I took a peek again at the name and its called the afternoon tea collection by, Sadler called Floribunda...    Glad I looked again because when I got online I found a nice creamer and sugar

      I was so excited and more because the two pieces were only 15.00  dollars... Another set was there but separate and the price was 14.95 each... So I got the two for the price of one and they are like bran new pieces...

      I'm not so sure now that this is a small teapot like they said...   I used it as it was but, I'm thinking it might be a milk jug... 

      I just love this pattern and it's rich Blues and creamy off White.. I love the bottom as well it reminds me of that panel board back in the day that they used to cover half the wall.  Which I really like that look...    I want that in my dinning room at Mama's house if possible.  

      I was cooking some swiss chard in mama's stainless steel pot.. They are as old as me, most of them are in good shape except some handles fell off...     This one, you see to the right has all it's handles.  Anyways that's when the door bell rang and the mail lady had the little package which I was surprise it came so fast...

      I'm just loving them...    It would be nice to find more pieces but they seem to be no where in sight...

     This is the copy of the teapot I saw online it was sold already,  boy I wanted to cry...    I would have be in heaven...    Breathe, lol maybe one day I will find one not to expensive...    Some plates and teacups would be nice as well...

      Well, I suppose it's back to cleaning and doing laundry...    I had the twenty four hour stomach flu I feel some what better but my tummy seems to be still a bit upset...    Have a wonderful Thursday 

                                        With love 

                                             Janice

Cleaning and cleaning and Apple pie cake

      Well good afternoon everyone,

I have been cleaning my heart out...    Deep cleaning down under cleaning wash the windows cleaning that the maid won't do...   Hahaha...   What silly maid she forgot to come over...    I have many things...    Lol, there was this story long time ago about a mother, like me, in Victoria magazine who loved dishes and it made me think of that story when I was cleaning and washing those pink depression dishes cups and saucers yesterday and this morning I'm washing my Royal Albert American Beauty's ... 

      Anyhow I kind of accumulated many teacups, pots dishes etc... Since I have lived here...

When the woman died her daughter found dishes and teacups in the darnist places under the bed in drawers...    Lol ..   I haven't gotten that bad yet but I tell you I'm not far off... 

      My daughters always saying Mom you have so much things, and I say I know to myself but, I love all of it...    I found myself yesterday so called getting rid of a few things merrily a few small photos books like five of them...    I figured I hadn't used them for several years so out they go...    Lol. But that's all that's leaving.. 

      Later I found myself tired out sitting on the couch feeling good because I finally got some good cleaning done that was way over due...    Any ways I was thinking How I was going to arrange my things in Mamas house with out ridding hardly anything of my things...    Frankly, I said to me...    I don't wish to get rid of any of my things I bought my things because I love them...    

      But there are a couple of things I will part with later if I ever get Mamas house fixed...    So time to wash these lovely Royal Albert American beauties and will have a Rose tea, be right back... 

      Ok there all washed and ready for tea...     I'm just waiting on a Apple Pie Cake...    It's in the oven 

now...    It smells wonderful...    Since we are waiting for the pie cake, I will share this recipe with you 

I haven't tasted it yet so will be doing it together first time...   Shhhh....   I tasted the batter it it had a fantastic taste...    So I believe this Apple pie cake will be perfect for afternoon tea...    Here is the recipe... 

      You need  some soften butter and some apples enough for two cups and you need to chop them after you peel and core them...   I believe I had like four say one large three medium...  But i did not use them all...   I got mine off the tree out back that's hanging over from the neighbor's garden there are tons on the floor I can't reach them other wise I'd give you some...    

A few other items that I will list for you...

      Creaming the butter and sugar going to add one egg only...    This is so simple...

      Get your dry ingredients together... Just a few things then add them to the wet...

 When done add our apples and nuts...

      You spread it into a pie dish that's been buttered only...    Then off into the oven...

                                     Recipe for you...    Apple Pie Cake

1cup flour

1 cup sugar

4 Tabs butter, (half of stick)

1 large egg

1/4 teas. Baking powder

1/4 salt

1 1/2 teas. Apple pie spice or (1tea. Cinnamon, 1/8 ground cloves, 1/4 teas. nutmeg, 1/8 ginger)

1/8 teas. Cardamon ground

2 cups chopped apples 

1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans ( I used walnuts didn't have pecans)

350*.  While preheating your oven butter you pie dish

     In a stand mixer cream butter and sugar then add the egg.  Mix until combined 

Add in dry ingredients on slow speed.  Add apples and nuts i did this part by hand.  Spread

Batter in pie dish evenly smooth it out.  Bake for 35-40 mins.  Mine took the 40.  It depends on your oven so keep an eye open.  Dust with powdered sugar.. 

      Ready for tea so let make the tea...    Be right back...

Tea is served... 

              

      Smells amazing...

      This is divinity...    As Amy says in the movie Little woman when they smell and see there breakfast

Taste this its divinity...    Happy Tea Time Tuesday, with love

                                                       Janice

Ps...    Back to cleaning, enjoy❤️

Ps, im sorry I forgot where I found this recipe...    Hopefully I will remember and give credit...    I try to write it down but forgot...

O my goodness didnt put all the ingredients sorry but its fixed now..

Saturday morning...

    This morning, I feel my panic slightly in my body it's been that way for a week now...    it's been fairly  good...and I credit that to God...    Which I'm ever so grateful to...    We are supoose to try to do some more cleaning at mama's house in the basement it has been such a slow process do to so many things...    There is still tons of things but at least now you can look at it and say ok I can see this and that...    In the beginning,  it well as soon as you open the door you just wanted to cry, well at least I did as well as my daughter did...    I'm trying to elimate as much as I can for free, because the house needs so much work and the money will be small...    It will be a long process...    Mama left me a big mess...    Yesterday I had a huge missing my mom day and this morning don't feel much difference...    The good news is I have finally started cleaning my living room, because I have so many things I'm doing sections, and I'm trying to re organize everything...    Wish I had a little sewing room!   I don't really have a place for linen nor any of my threads, yarn sewing items...    The hall closet is used for my linens and half of Vee's clothes because her room only has a small closet with shelves...    I sometimes wonder what were they thinking when they built this place...    Mama always said she believed that it wasn't always a double dwelling and maybe she was right...  

                   

     The t.v. Area is done now I removed everything moved the t.v. Cleaned the windows the floor the 

Back of the t.v. ...    Changed the area next to it...

                    

     I'm very old fashioned my t.v. Is old, but is still working, I think I'm surely going to cry when it 

Breaks down...    I dis-like flat screen televisions period they do nothing fo me...    It's funny I had always had this vision of having a old cabinet t.v. With photos all over it...    I don't know why or where it came from...    When Dad got this off a job he had done, he said the woman said it worked good...    But at that time I was in process of moving to their house and putting things in storage and I took it anyhow and there it sat for a good 13 years inmy storage among most of my things...    When I finally got on my feet again got my own place I thought I doubt it works...    But do to my surprise it still worked I was the happiest girl on the block because it just seemed to fit me and my decor...    That was some seven years ago...    Hopefully she will last me a few more years...    

        

                  

         Lots of photos of my grandchildren...    My Hall pink fancy with gold teapot which I shared recently...    

      A little Rose chintz one cup which I really love me and Roses extraordinary,  haha, that's in the movie Miss Potter, but he says you and rabbits extraordinary...    I love Miss Potter! ...    And I love Roses...    

      This tiny tea set a online friend sent me several years back...    I think I showed it before...

      My little tiny kitties, also found on the truck...    In a little box, I've had them for O gosh just oddles of years...    Looking through thoses trucks when they came in from a job was such excitment...    You never just knew what you would find...    It was always a grand treasure hunt, miss those days...

       All my Violets are doing well...    The ones here on top of the t.v. And the ones in the kitchen, so glad I bought them and for one dollar each...   It's sometimes better to take a chance then not...

                      

      Lots of new leaves are comming it had a bloom but also new ones are appearing...

                      

      This is a part of my large doily that I had made before the Yellow, White and Green one...    I 

Really like the pattern...    

                      

                      

       I adore these curtains...    What could be pettier Yellow and Pink Roses on a off White background...    I paid like O three something a panel and they are linned and made well...    

                         

       Rose picture frame, with my grandaughter Yuliana she is now three years old...

                       

      Stack of Rose boxes with videos and crochet thread to make it prettier looking and neater...

      The two closes to the bottom were mama's they were bran new she never used them...    Mama bought many things and never used them, they just sat there...   

      The little kitty  my first ever boyfriend came back years later to see me and took me to Ghiradelli square here in San Francisco and bought her for me, that was like thirty years ago... She plays music...    Her elastic on the legs and arms of her outfit need to be replaced...    But I love her just the same...   

                    

      A pretty teacup and saucer...    Don't you just love teacups and their saucers...    Pretty teapots and such...    

      Lace and linens and pretty doilies, I do , I love them all...    They say to surround yourself with the things that you love most...

      This is a little crocheted coaster that I made, but I think they do well for other things like sitting a candle on or a nic nac...

    So many things that I love, I'm so vintage at heart I could never be such a modern girl, no never would it be me...    I'm surely a Victorian Woman to the last drop...

                Happy Weekend my dear friends, I hope it's enchanting...

                                 With love...

                                           Janice...