TEA IS THE SOLUTION TO EVERYTHING
~ Chapter title from The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
As the gentleman is Scottish, we had better not argue the point with him. Besides, I believe he explains the real meaning behind this statement later in the chapter. “Tea, of course, made the problem seem smaller . . . ”
Alexander McCall Smith
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Posted in Books!, C.S. Lewis, Misty British Isles, Uncategorized, tagged Books, British Literature, C.S. Lewis, Great Britain, Literature, Narnia, Tea, The Inklings on January 18, 2012|
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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ~ C. S. Lewis
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Posted in Anne of Green Gables, Books!, Misty British Isles, The Royals, tagged Anne of Green Gables, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, Lucy Maude Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Prince William on July 6, 2011|
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The newly wed Prince William and Kate Middleton were in Prince Edward Island, Canada, earlier this week. Prince Edward Island, as in home of Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables, by Canadian author Lucy Maude Montgomery.
Prince Edward Island, as in the setting for the Sullivan Entertainment program Road to Avonlea, also based on Lucy Maude Montgomery’s books. I can’t help but think that if Mrs. Linde and Aunt Hetty were alive . . . and, em, real people, this royal visit would have made their year!
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets an actess who is dressed as Anne of Green Gables after rowing dragon boats across Dalvay lake on July 4, 2011 in Charlottetown, Canada. George Pimentel/Getty Images
A royal visit to P.E. Island–now that is my sort of headline! Click on the link below to read about the visit and learn Kate’s opinion of Anne…
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Royal-Tour/2011-07-05/article-2631740/Duchess-says-she-read-Anne-of-Green-Gables-as-a-girl/1
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Finding beauty in the everyday ❤
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Spring. Who doesn’t like that word? For most of us, the mention of spring brings pleasant images of balmy weather, flowers in bloom, and wooly lambs frolicking in the fields. Spring can also make us think of new possibilities, new beginnings, and hope for a better future.
Now that spring is finally here again, pause for a moment to reflect on some of the hopes and dreams you have for this coming year. If you’re anything like me, your list includes improving the appearance of your home, creating more special memories with your family and friends, reading more books, and cooking better meals. And maybe, if you pause long enough, you’d find some other dreams, ones that seem even less likely to come true than the others, but are dear to your heart all the same–starting your own craft business, travelling to a different continent, or visiting the home of Jane Austen, perhaps?
Scottish daffodils in my friend’s garden
Those goals and dreams may not seem related, but they’re all ideas for making our lives more meaningful. More BEAUTIFUL. Having a more beautiful life is certainly one of my goals, which is why I created this blog. Happylittlesigh is a very special little place, created for all you hopeless romantics, bookworms, tea drinkers, period drama fans, and anyone who is looking for simple ways to bring more beauty into their lives. More beauty, more peace, and more reasons for letting escape from your lips . . . a happy little sigh.
I’d love for you to join me, and you can start today by pulling on your jacket and wellies (or trainers, if you don’t have boots), leaving the house, no matter what state it’s in, and escaping to the out doors to look for signs of spring. Bits of green poking through the rich dark soil. Fuzzy buds on the ends of delicate tree branches. Or daffodils, like the ones I photographed today in my friend’s garden. Aren’t they happy?
Hoping to see you back soon!
Saying Cheery-bye for now,
Avonlea x
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