An Early Snow, A Party, and Some Good News.

Every second brings a fresh beginning,

Every hour holds a new promise,

Every night our dreams can bring hope and 

Every day is what you make it. ~ author unknown

Good morning, bloggerettes! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

I got up the other morning, to see this white stuff on the ground. A little disheartening and far too early!

On November 4, we got up to see this. This is PEI in the Autumn. It has since melted but...Winter settles in too early and this is why there are so many snowbirds heading south every Autumn. I often wish I could join them!

The positive is that it brightens up the landscape.

As I mentioned already, I am considering hosting another NO PLACE LIKE HOME party between now and Christmas. If you are interested, please let me know in a comment. I would like at least ten participants before I commit to it. I will use the same format as last year so it will be a little more work doing it this way and I have to make it worthwhile.

Tea time is in red and white today because of the flowers. I love the red Gerber daisy.

The teapot is Valencia and the teacup is Mason's Vista of England. 

The muffins are bran muffins fresh from the oven. Most of my recipes you can find on my sidebar. Just print what you are looking for in the "search this blog." 

I went looking for some specific items for decorating this year. Our main tree will be in the family room this year so I wanted some red poinsettias, roses, gold mercury glass ornaments, a wide wired gold metallic ribbon as well as some gingham red and white.

The red and white ribbon is pretty but it is not exactly what I wanted. I will probably use it for something else.

  

I did find the red poinsettias but the roses were too small so I got hydrangeas instead. I have been into Michaels three times but merchandise is slim pickings this year. 

The stores are having trouble getting inventory, so I will have to make do with what I have. The poinsettias are flocked with just a bit of red sparkle on the edges. They are large and quite pretty! The hydrangeas are lovely too with just a touch of sparkle here and there on the petals. 

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. ~ Charles Dickens

I have some incredible news which I am allowed to share with you now. I had mentioned a few weeks ago that I had had some news from my son who lives out on the west coast. He has been offered a wonderful opportunity by the company he works for and he is going to be transferred to the east coast which is where we live. He and his family will be moving to my previous hometown in New Brunswick and they will be only two hours away from us. He will be very busy overseeing all four Atlantic provinces but that also includes the Island so whenever he comes over here on business, we will get to have a visit. But any weekend or holiday we can see them too. My youngest grandchildren will be closer to us and that includes my only granddaughter who is nine. Needless to say, we are over the moon excited about this! 

 

Twenty-one years ago our son left home to go out west to Bible College. He spent some time in the Ministry but left it for another vocation. Since then, I have been praying that he and his family might eventually move back this way. Just last year, I had given up hope when he told me that they were probably going to stay out there. Of course, I was very disappointed, but I just accepted that it must be the Lord's will for them. Now it appears that my prayer is being answered after all. 

They are hoping to move east in May, but the threat of a second wave of Covid could put a hold on things. So, I am praying that the second wave will not be as bad as they predict, for so many reasons, and my west coast family can move home sooner rather than later. 

The Atlantic Bubble is the safest place in North America to live right now and the sooner they can get here, the better. 

I am eternally grateful for this answer to prayer. God is an awesome God for he knew the cry of my heart and that of my son as well! I believe one must never give up on their hopes and dreams.

You can see by the photo, he is a big Cowboys fan! He just celebrated a birthday on Saturday.

His sweet little wife is a nurse and New Brunswick will be blessed to have her!

What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't happened yet. ~ Anne Frank

Thank you for visiting today and be sure to leave a comment if you would like to party with me. Have a delightful week everyone!

Sharing from my heart ~ Sandi

Autumn Moments and Thinking on a Party

Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~ Hans Christian Andersen

Hello dear friends! Autumn is in full swing here on Prince Edward Island and our maple tree out front is now filled with bare branches. The leaves turned bright yellow but were gone in less than a week. I didn't really get to enjoy them because they were gone almost overnight. 

Alas, we get hit with the wind here more than anyone else on our street. Every tree in the neighbourhood is still filled with colour except ours. When we first moved into our house, we decorated outside for Christmas. We put lights in our bushes but we had to keep going out and fixing them because the wind would blow them off. So, after that first Christmas in our home, we never decorated them again. A wreath on the front door is all we do outside now. In a couple of weeks I will probably change out the Autumn wreath for the Christmas one.

Have any of you started decorating for Christmas yet? I know many people have. I think we are all craving a little Christmas earlier this year because it has been such a difficult year.

I have been mulling over the idea of having another HOME party this year between November and Christmas. Would any of you be interested? My HOME party would include all things home such as tea time, baking, crafting, decorating, collections, etc. Let me know what you think.

I don't have anything new to share this week so I set the table for tea. A jug of gorgeous sunflowers lends a bright spot of colour to my blue and white table today.

A field full of sunflowers is a sight to see, isn't it? Their bright heads always turn to face the sun.   

I brought out these blue and white pieces. They haven't been used in a while so I decided this week is a good time before Christmas shows up on my table. The teacup as well as the teapot and creamer are called Botanic Blue made by Port Meirion.

Some of the flowers on the tea set appear to be sunflowers. We will pretend they are!

Seeds from sunflowers are very beneficial to one's health as we all know. I always fill our feeders with sunflower seeds as the songbirds seem to prefer them, and I am happy to oblige them!

Blue and yellow are such complimentary colours and they look pretty on a tea table. 

 The teacup above is Royal Homes of Britain made by Enoch Wedgwood of England which I have shared many times. I love transferware. I think it is because each piece tells a story. I am old-fashioned like that.

I am having a Cream Tea today. 

Flaky tea biscuits are fresh out of the oven, homemade strawberry preserves, and clotted cream, or in this case, whipped cream, make for a wonderful tea time.

So please make yourself at home and enjoy a tea break!

For your interest~ I'm sure most of you know that there are two ways to have a Cream Tea. 
Devonshire cream is not made here in Canada so we make do with clotted cream or plain whipped cream. 
The Devonshire tea is applying your clotted cream first, followed by the jam.
The Cornish tea is applying the jam first, then the cream. As you can see by my photo I have used the Devonshire way of doing it. This eliminates the need for butter, so a few less calories if you are watching your waistline. 

I hope you are all enjoying the Autumn in your area. 

Reflect on your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens 

There is an important election coming up next week for my family and friends in the US. I am praying that the right man will get voted in. Whoever that is will affect all of America as well as we Canadians and indeed, the world. This could very well be the most important election in American history. The Lord be with you all and give you wisdom as you go to the polls!

"There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven -" ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Sharing from my heart ~ Sandi