Stress, trust, God

        This morning I had woke up with a brighter day insight in my mind...  Thinking the most best thing to do was to trust in God...  But as the morning came farther into light everything became total chaos...  But i address it as the devil working over time in my house...  I got really stressed out I went in the shower and cried and before i had went like last night I put on the book of Matthew and I listen about the life of Jesus our Lord and how people had prayed in the past and how he told his disciples to pray.  And in the 6th chapter he said not to be anxious over tomorrow for tomorrow has its own troubles...  It's a very hard thing to do when your totally stressed out... But I trust that my heavenly Father will see me through and bring me out of all this...  I just have to wait on him...  The good thing is that I realize I have made many mistakes about many things...  But I'm ready to fix it all not really knowing how...  But I know he will show me the way...  Trust faith hope guidance that is what it is about...  My only hope is through him...   If I haven't visited your blog lately I applogize my mind is very occupied with stressful thing at the moment...  I thank all of you for your visits comments thoughts and love that you share with me... Nit means the world to me...  I wish you all a most wonderful weekend with love Janice...  I think I'm in need of a nap...  I feel drained....  See you soon

        Ps. Early morning view from Mamas deck of the bay....   

Wednesday chatter from the Garden

        It's been the most beautiful day today, I got to spend time in the garden with no rain, no wind just beautiful clean air...  As if it was a Spring day...

     

        Of course everything is all dirty from the rains and dirt...  There are leaves everywhere, muddy leaves...  I didn't focus on wipping things off they say we are suppose to get rain again on Saturday...  So I told myself there is no point...  

        New Apple mint coming out...   I love mints I have quite a few different ones,  this one Apple, Chocolate mint, Orange,  this year I found Ginger mint it hasn't come back up yet and I'm not quite sure it will...  There is Peppermint...  And some others as well...

                       " LIFE BEGINS IN THE GARDEN" 

        It surely has...  The primroses are all popping up with there tiny little flowers which seem as if someone has rolled the flowers around in a circle before they open...  I adore primroses, don't you...

        Gladiolus, are also popping out in places...   I love when Spring is on it's way and things are popping out of the ground soon to beautify our souls...  

                             Aren't they pretty,  yellow primroses...

        White ones that Isaiah my grandson helped me plant last year...  He is three now and I'm sure he will enjoy the garden more this year...  Lol and be less of a challange for the both of us when we plant...

        The fairy is indeed happy because things are green and the sun warmed the garden today...  She was smiling this morning...

        Even the Violets are coming about,can you see the tiny purple flowers between the leaves...    There were more but I have picked them the day before and they are sitting in my kitchen window...  

        And now they have curled up...  I love little tiny flowers...  I've loved them forever since I was a little girl...  I remember walking home from school always looking for some tiny flowers to pick on the way home...  I decided the perfect little vases for them are old vintage shakers, salt or pepper shakers, remove the tops and wal la...   I have some even smaller...  They work perfect...  Everything else was always to big and the tiny flowers would fall through and into the water...  So I have found the solution, yay.  

                                    Basking in the sun...  

                                 Baby Pink primroses...

              I found that one last year too...

                The Cala lillies are everywhere...  

         One small yellow daisy showing it's face...  It was such a glorious day today, thank you heavenly Father for this day...  

        My ole rusty gate pieces I found at Mama's...  I love them...  

 

       A wall basket full of mint though I can't remember which one...

       My fern that sit's in a pot and more White primroses...  It is another thing that I love ferns...  I took a liking to them when I was around 13 and i used to go to a place plus on the fisherman's warf called Cost Plus... They had so many different things there and one of them were small containered plants...   Gosh I had forgotten about that...  Wow just oodles of years ago...  

        Angels earrings...  Fushia plant...  Another thing that I have loved since a young girl and I would see along the way home from school and I believe they were the Purple and Fushia colored ones... I also got this one last year...  I loved the name of it and they were so pretty in my opinion...  

        Little primroses every where in my garden I loved greeting you this morning...  I'm glad you will be here for a while...  I hope all of you had a most wonderful day today as I did...  Now it's time to retire to some  vanilla chamomile tea maybe a movie and some crochet...  Have a wonderful evening everyone...

                                    With love...

                                              Janice...

 

A bit tasteless...

Yesterday I went blog visiting,  and to my surprise I found this on a friends blog.  

(Quote,.  I made THIS Mexican Pink Cake.  I saw it on Janice's blog the other day and wanted to try it. (It's not her recipe so I'm not slamming her!) It was pretty, which was the reason I wanted to try it, but it wasn't very tasty. It was very bland. I'm throwing the rest away. I'm not wasting all these calories on something that's not really great. I like trying new things in the kitchen though, and the sprinkles were fun. Now I know what Mexican Pink Cake is. Thanks Janice! ♥ )

I was a bit surprised.  And as I thought about it a bit hurtful and tasteless in my opinion.   This so called bland cake is very popular in the Mexican culture.  It usually is eaten with coffee or Mexican hot chocolate which is very tasteful in its self.  It's not a big sugar cake. So yes the cake in some what a bit bland.  We all love the cake in my house and yes not everyone loves the same things.  I don't think I was looking forward to critic of the month.  So just to let you know I really thought it to be non tasteful of you to say you were throwing it away when people are starving in this world.  I would have felt better if you were giving it to a bum on the street corner...   To say you didn't care for it would have been fine but honestly Pammy sue you did slam me, thanks to you...

Honestly I sometimes wonder what people think.  I never in my right mind would think to be so rude in my opinion...  to slander someone on my blog about anything I didnt't like.  If I couldn't refer their blog in a good manner why would I say anything to make them feel uncomfortable or hurt their feelings...  I would never have thought to do such a thing.  And in my second opinion,  i might think to tell them personally before I boasted over the waves to everyone in blog land...  Do you think our lord would be so rude...  I doubt it...  Just saying...  There is a old expression to think before you open your mouth...  It's not good to be a critic if you can't also be a receiver...  I'm usually not one to make a fuss but since it was put out there I felt I needed to express my opinion...  

How would have you taken this expression of kindness...   Your honest opinion please...

        

  

A short visit with you.,..

        Good evening everyone, I'm here at Mama's house visiting with my oldest daughter and grandchildren...  we all went to Michael's the craft store today because they had a yarn sale...

Which was nice because I'am making a granny square blanket...  that I had been wanting to make for 

ever in a day...  and I needed this one Cherry Red and Beverly's had no more... Yay Michael's had it and it was two for five...  so I was very excited about it...  We actually went last night but not the grandchildren and we decided to go back this morning and get some more yarn and the girls and one boy wanted to learn so their mama is teaching them the girls are doing well...

        I have shown these Greengate dishes before.. But I don't believe that I had my dinner plates, they had sent me the 

wrong ones, which were navy blue stars, which ended being okay because they let me keep them...

I think these are so beautiful...  if I had more money there are some other pieces that I like but they are not cheap and neither is the shipping one in a life time most likely...

(My past two Spring Tables)

They match perfect with my Homer Laughlin tea cups..  which I have since broke two.. and can not find

a good deal on some more to replace them or for that fact find any period...

so sad maybe one day in the future...  they were on of my favorite tea cups...

        Another favorite bowl of mine that I found after Mama had passed on when my daughter in law 

took me to Pacific Ca. to get away for a day...

I feel in love with it right away and the man happen to be having a sale and I think I ended up paying Only six dollars for it...

filled with crocheted hot pads that I crocheted, that are a copy of a small vintage one I found hundreds of years ago...

Not really but you know it was years and years back...

       Gosh I know I'm jumping ahead but boy I can't wait till Spring arrives... I'm over 

Winter for sure...  It's just been way to dark...

       Love this Robin Blue Hall teapot.. It had a tiny chip on the tip of the spout but, I purchased it anyhow...

I haven't seen another since...

       This is my Greengate teapot, the first one that I received the handle was completely broken...  so now I have a perfect one...  in perfect condition...

Are you ready for Spring yet ???

Well everyone I hope to have my I-pad fixed real soon.. so I can post more often again... 

I hope your having a lovely weekend 

and you have a wonderful enchanting Sunday...

with love Janice

Just a note...

          I would like to let you know that my I-pad got shattered I guess.  I had left it at home when I came to visit at mama's house... so I might not be able to post for a bit will have to see.. at any rate I'am sharing my
Limoges that I had found a while back I found some plates at a not to far away thrift store where sometimes me and Mama would go when we got tired of the city and wanted to get away...

Such a delicate plate... with the most tiniest flowers...

I hope to be able to get a few more teacups... 

So sad my I-pad is broke.. and to top it off my cars not working either... pains of life..

with love 

Janice 

ps hope to see you soon.. 

have a great week...

pss writing from mama's house.

Saturday mornin chatter

     Good morning blogging family...

As you know I turned 58 yesterday and a young woman who simply has turned out to be something honestly more than I thought surprised me with some beautiful roses...and a sweet card even though I no longer celebrate my day...  When I first met her she was young and sassy and the girlfriend of my youngest son who is now twenty six, and I believe they were are 15 at the time...

        Lovely White Carnations with the prettiest White roses tinted with a pretty shade of Blue...  She has grown so much within herself and is a good hearted and minded young woman...  And I'm very glad to know her and see her change she didn't have the best surroundings but in my eyes she has conquered it and did something positive for her and her son...  I'm proud of her...  She is a great example of how it you put your mind to it, you can break the cycle of life and accomplish many things...

        Also giving me more strength to keep fighting for my children even though they are grown to also break the cycle of life, change, there is great hope in my mind and she proves it to be possible...

        I love love these beautiful roses, thank you Christiana very much, my soul was touched by your kindness and I enjoyed spending time with you...  I think God is amazing in how he sets the stage of life in front of you...  And bring things about...

        You made a difference in my my day and God blessed me with the presence of you, my son and my daughter,  who by the way made me a sweet cake, thank you Vee...  Just you three being together chillin in the kitchen was a nice feeling...  We formed a bond a long time ago, which can never be broken and last nite gave proof and with that brings strength for all of us and importance of good things...

        A touch of mere kindness can change the ways or thoughts in a persons soul...  It can bring a heart to overflow of happiness instead of sadness and make a mind to settle, to feel peace in ones heart...  It can bring hope and so many things...  Don't stop there continue to shine you have the gift to do so...  My heart was warmed by you yesterday thank you Christiana for a blessed moment...

Happy Saturday everyone, may someone also touch your heart and soul often...

                                             With love...

                                                   Janice

Ps check the last post...

One day older

     Well I don't really celebrate my birthday no more due to religion...  But i'm sitting here in my kitchen alone today thinking today I'am 58 years old single nothing to exciting about my life...  It's just another day older one more day closer to older and who knows...  I haven't had the grandesst of lifes nothing big...  But I have learned many things that I'am glad of and one of  the things is God, Jehovah...  He has taught me so much given me a grand opportunity to appreciate my life even though it has not been the best...  I have learned to forgive really forgive people for their wrongness and move forward...  A long the way I have gained some true loved ones in my life who aren't even my family...  He has blessed me by opening my mind heart eyes and soul up...  He has helped me learn to control my panic disorder...  He has shown me a more better way to live my life he has brought me back to my standards morals and principals I once had, he has made me more stronger and has given my life meaning, for all this I'am ever so grateful for...  Though I struggle at times I'am not alone, because I know he is with me and I believe this with all my heart...  He has proven this to me many of times...  Even though he is not here in the physical flesh, his Holy spirit is presence among me...  You know wisdom comes with experience and time and age,  as you age you become wiser...  You think it's because you have more time to think...  Possibly so...  I don't really know when or how or why it comes...   It seems for me because that I'am alone and I have more time to think on things but I also believe that when I started really seeking God my eyes were opened more...  The more that I studied the more things became clearer and the whys slowly lessened for me...  Though I have struggled much throughout my life I don't think it could have been any other way for I might have not become to know Jehovah,  he has made me who I have become,...  He constantly open the door for me never shutting it, allowing me to return again and again, his patience with me was very grand and still is...  I have not completed my total task towards him but I know this for sure he will bring me full circle in his time...  With Mama being gone there is only me...  Me and Jehovah, yes I have children but there's a difference...  Mama was always my confidant my go to, my saver my all...  I still miss her everyday in so many ways...  I still have more to learn I still have more to give though I have brief moments where I wish I wasn't here...  But they have lessen with the process of learning Jehovah's purpose for us, me...  In the end I'm grateful for another day of life to see my children to still be able to teach them in hopes that they might learn the real meaning of love and sharing giving not taking believing in God, Jehovah that he does exsit and can really change your life if you let it happen...  He awaits you with open arms...  You just have to open your mind, your eyes and mostly your heart...  And let the world go...  And realize your not losing anything because what the world has to offer will not save your life from the pains of life...  So I'm not here to celebrate my b day I'm here to thank Jehovah God for allowing me to be...   So I say this Thank you my heavenly Father, Jehovah and my Lord and King Jesus Christ for giving me life and to know you and for you Jehovah giving your only begotten son for our sins to be corrected...  Thank you...

             

        I have changed my dinning room table to some soft Pinks and different patterns of china...  I was already over the clear glass and red...  Of course you know this is Rose Chintz, by Johnson Bros...

And I really love it...  

        This is a combination of Rose Chintz and Royal Staffordshire ...   

                          Mix and match china, I'm loving it more and more...

                             Large Rose Chintz China dinner plate...

       A Homer Laughlin salad plate, which I truly love...  One of my first purchases from the tea shop...

                                Royal Staffordshire bread and butter plate...

                       And a square Rose Chintz bowl, I would use for salad...

                                     Pink wine glass, used for water and tumblers...

                               A lace napkin with regular flatware...  

                                                          The opposite...

        My Pink depression lage pitcher which came with the six tumblers, that I purchased several years ago...  I could live in depression glass if I could afford it...

        I believe I found these on dad's truck...  Funny I can not rightly remember though, that age thing again...

        A Teapot from Victoria trading co.  Which had a small nick in the bottom which they reinburst me and let me keep the pot...  it is still usuable... 

                        I love this sugar bowl from Homer Laughlin...  Seems so deleicate...

        I wish you all an enchanting weekend filled with love and affection and forgiving towards each other...

                                             with love...

                                                          Janice...