FAVORITE WHITES

I am posting just a few of my favorite WHITES...
Please stop over at FADED CHARM COTTAGE for WHITE WEDNESDAY

I find myself searching HI and LO for more and more and more WHITE DISHES...

I'm pretty sure IT IS A SICKNESS....


It is spreading, as I write, all throughout the
LAND OF BLOG....

ONE more plate
One more platter
ONE more pitcher....sugar bowl...cup...ANYthing....WHITE
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One of my favorite pieces is this ironstone GRAVY BOAT..
I could not believe that I found it in a box of other dishes, in a thrift store,
for a dollar...
WHO would get rid of something this cute ??
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I think, sometimes, when younger ones are cleaning out a grandmother's belongings,
this sort of thing just SLIPS THRU THE CRACKS...
I'm afraid someday, they will think back and be so so sorry they didn't keep it...
Well....all I can say...THEY LOST IT...
I FOUND IT...
and
FINDERS KEEPERS !! :)) just kidding...
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I just had to include this photo FROM THE NET....

Now isn't this just about the cutest SLIPPER tub you've ever seen...

I would just LOVE to have one like it but it would HAVE to be

IN FRONT OF A STONE WALL

or it wouldn't be nearly this cute...right??!!
**♫"One the wings of a snow white dove....

HE sends HIS pure, sweet love...

A sign from above......

On the wings of a dove...♪♪♫

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL REST OF THE WEEK...

I love you all..

WE'RE HAVIN' A HEAT WAVE........

REPOSTING TO CORRECT LINK!

WHOA....

it has REALLY been HOT around WEST TEXAS
since the RAINS stopped...

Our temps have been down a little but now it's hot again....
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I bought a basket of the best KEY LIMES to make SOMEthing cool..

Little tiny muffins sounding so so good...!
Just looking at all this KEY LIME color is making me a little bit cooler...

you, too ??

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Knock Knock...Who's there?...Lime!...Lime who?...Lime bean!

Little tiny bites of pure BLISS...
I do love the color LIME GREEN...

AND I do love KEY LIME..ANYthing !


These little tiny bites of goodness are just COVERED in
CREME CHEESE, KEY LIME JUICE AND POWDERED SUGAR...
GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY !
.....just say'n
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I fixed us a pretty tray and let's head out to the
PORCH SWING ...
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NOW, I have to tell you, just in case you don't know....
I AM TOTALLY IN LUV WITH MY PORCH SWING..
I. JUST. LOVE. IT....
ahhh, but you already knew that !!
:))
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I can't grow HYDRANGEAS out in my part of the country..
Too hot, dry, windy and my thumb is BIG TIME BROWN...
I'll tell you someone that CAN grow them and grow them BEAUTIFULLY..
my sweet friend, KATHLEEN ...her's have been just breathtaking all summer.
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I bought these pretty BLUES at the market, in the clearance rack for $3.00...
In this heat, they won't last 15 minutes but.........
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My little PINK KNOCKOUT roses are doing GREAT, tho....
;>)
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I tried and tried to make my slices of Key Limes look pretty like YVONNE does but...
they didn't TWIST just the way I wanted them to...
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"come on let's TWIST...like we did last summer..."
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I think I sliced them too thick...next time, I'll slice them thin thin...
or, is there another trick?
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I KNOW ya'll are looking at that CUP back there....
and saying...THAT is NOT a TEA cup....
You are right...I needed something LIME and I also
LOVE drinking a HARDY tea out of a HARDY cup every now and then !
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These TWO things....

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the candle....
and the hot CUP of tea...
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are making me HOTTER by the minute...by the second !!
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I'm so hot, I'd put on a swim suit
IF I COULD EVER LOOK JUST LIKE
MARILYN...
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"IN YOUR DREAMS, bj "
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But, with my OLDEN figure, I would have to put one of these
1920 wool suits on to cover up my
HAIL DAMAGE....
(actually, I think these BATHING BEAUTIES are just PRECIOUS!)

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Believe me....a 72 year old body does NOT want to be seen in a SWIM SUIT of ANY kind....
just the thought of TRYING ONE ON makes me break out in a cold sweat !!
I just glanced at a rack of them hanging in the store the other day and got a spastic colon....

"Things" just seem to be ......uh......falling !! :))
My boobs are not where they SHOULD be...and I can't even TALK about where my booty is hanging....

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SOOO...
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I just BLEW out that candle...
took away that
HOT CUP OF TEA
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and made myself
another of my favorite
SHERBET and GINGER ALE....
YES, MA'AM....
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AHHHH......
MUCH BETTER!!
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OH...and does that LIME, inside my glass,
look a LITTLE like or WHOLE BUNCH like a

BIG MOUTHED MONKEY to you ??...;-)
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Ya'll do whatever it takes to ....
STAY KOOL...

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Linking with :

MOSAIC MONDAY

BLUE MONDAY

SHOW OFF YOUR COTTAGE

TEA TIME WITH THE LADY

TABLESCAPE TUESDAY

RUBY TUESDAY
OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY
REDNESDAY WEDNESDAY

THANK YOU TO ALL THE HOSTS.
*NOTE...since the preparation of this post, our temps have cooled off considerably and
things are MUCHO more comfy....:)
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IF YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME THIS WEEK (what's THAT?)....
YOU MIGHT ENJOY GOING OVER TO
BEVERLY'S PINK SATURDAY list of some
WONDERFUL BLESSINGS...
I didn't get to visit nearly as many as I wanted to...
but plan to do more through the week.

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES....

A MIRACLE PARTY
I am posting this EARLY because I want as many folks to read it as possible..

This party is being hosted by our very own

Kelee at The Katillac Shack.

Please visit her for more details.

We'll be celebrating Colette,

and sharing stories of inspiration this Saturday

at Pink Saturday.

I hope you'll all join in the celebration

of hope.
The above was taken from HOW SWEET THE SOUND.

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(The following MIRACLE was posted a few years ago....)

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IT IS THE MOST UPLIFTING STORY IN MY LIFE.

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Two of our precious grandsons each had their backs broken within a year of each other.BROOKS, 13 years old, a motorcycle accident, very serious, heartbreaking and heart-stopping for days, into weeks before we knew that he WOULD be okay, with time.

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At first, the doctors said he may not even SURVIVE such trauma...

then, if he did, he might not walk again.

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*I still cry, just reading this....each time I think of it...

and I still, and always will, give thanks to our Heavenly Father for his Mercy.

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We spent many nights, pacing, crying, praying, stomping feet and back to praying....

I thought, that in my lifetime, my heart had hurt before but nothing ever hurt like this.

We all were so scared, we could barely breath.

He spent many weeks in the hospital and wore a back brace for a year.

Now, a little over a year later, he is doing so well, it brings me to my knees every single night and it will for the rest of my LIFE !!

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UPDATE: NOV. '08 *HE AND HIS MOM returned from Dallas after another exam was done on Brooks..

He got an excellent report and doesn't have to go back for a whole YEAR...

We give thanks ! and all praise to GOD ..

and my heart is so full I can barely type...

UPDATE:

OCTOBER '09..Brooks is still doing good.

We are all so thankful we don't know what to do.

UPDATE as of August, 2010...

Brooks is a strong, healthy and MIGHTY good-looking 17 year old.

He has a slight hump on his back that will most likely stay with him

all his life but his doctors say his back is HEALTHY .

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The older brother, 16 years old, in a VERY serious automobile accident. Very serious broken back, cut his nose away from the top part of the lip....

another heartbreaking, heart- stopping few days, into weeks/months .

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Our hearts were hurting so, we could barely speak, breath; we just sobbed and prayed, declared "why not ME?" and back to praying...we ALWAYS CAME BACK TO PRAYING.

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He, too, IS GOING TO RECOVER. He is still in a back brace and will wear it for awhile longer. His nose barely has a scar now; the doctors did a fine job with the stitching.

*NOTE: NOV. 08 *ONE YEAR LATER...

he has recovered from both injuries and is doing very well..

UPDATE AUGUST, 2010

Drew still has a little weakness in his back...it has healed good, the doctors say, but his back seems to bother him at times of tiredness...it may take a little longer to strenghten and we all pray for him and his brother ALL THE TIME.
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Every single morning, I wake up so thankful, so grateful, so full of life and joy that both of these fine young men that I love more than life itself, survived these accidents, came away still able to walk, still being able to plan on a full, smiling life....

and this is one of those mornings I just needed to talk about it and express, in writing, and to you, what I express to GOD every single day.

THANKFULNESS will follow me all the days of my life....

I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES....!!....AND I KNOW WHO PERFORMS THEM....

THERE IS NO DOUBT.

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I am linking with PINK SATURDAY, SPIRITUAL SUNDAYS

and KELEE at Katillac Shack for the MIRACLE PARTY ....
PLEASE go over and see what it is all about.

It's a wonderful way to help people so in need of a MIRACLE.

I am also linking with MY FAVORITE THINGS

A GRANDGIRL BREAKFAST...

YOUNGEST granddaughter, DEEDS, spent the night with me not long ago

and we, as usual, had
the best time...
Now she LOVES cinnamon rolls..
bacon...
cheesy scrambled eggs...
fresh fruit...
STRAWBERRY milk...
and SUNNY D...
sooooooo
don'chaknow that we had it ALL...

that's what grandmothers do !!

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OH, I know I might be partial....

but, isn't she the CUTEST little thing !!
She looks so much like her mom at that age...*suck in breath and heavy sigh...

...stretchhhh.....

She loves the cheery CHERRY dishes so of course, they were just perfect for our breakfast time together...


She said, "Oh, Memaw...a fresh strawberry in my milk..." and smiled the BIGGEST smile...
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and she was with me the day I stopped at a garage sale and bought vintage glasses for juice...

Do you know the PURE pleasure and heart-filling love of having breakfast with a tiny, little GRANDGIRL ?

So fulfilling that you ALMOST don't have to eat ANYthing!!

and every time they smile at you, your heart just fills totally UP with love !!

And, may I just say that I am blessed beyond measure with SEVEN grandgirls and THREE grandboys...WHEW....so awesome !!

"I love you to the moon and back, dear Deeds."

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LINKING WITH: SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY,
TABLESCAPE THURSDAY , FOODIE FRIDAY,FRIDAY FINDING BEAUTY, TICKLED PINK FRIDAY

MY LOVE, bj

Outside Whites....

Cupola

I've ALWAYS thought cupolas were pretty...
and added so much charm to a cottage.
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A few years back, MR. SWEET built one for OUR cottage and
I just love it.
I DO want a MUCH larger ROOSTER up there, tho.
Maybe for CHRISTMAS ?
Do people ask for ROOSTER WEATHERVANES for CHRISTMAS?
YEP....I think they DO !!

A stone-WHITE birdbath...
and I just liked the looks of this photo with the sun shining behind and through
that plant...whatever it might be...:))
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...a neighbor gave them to me and I THINK
she called them cannas or something like that.
SOMEtimes...not often, they will
bring out the prettiest RED flower...

my ONLY claim to a PICKET FENCE....

just a tiny few pickets but they're pretty cool in my tiny garden....
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My WHITE Rose of Sharon...
OMGosh, it has just about BLOOMED it's silly self to death this summer...
bloom bloom bloom.....bloomed it's little flowering brains out !!
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I'm pretty much gonna have to say that one of my FAVORITE WHITES....

WHITE WHIPPED CREAM on BRIGHT RED STRAWBERRIES....
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"Ya'll have a WHIPPED CREAM day !"
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Linking with
OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY
WHITE WEDNESDAY
REDNESDAY
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Thanks to all these lovely hosts.