Another Teapot ... from Hooo ?

I love teapots!  I love tea!  My very cool hubby bought me this teapot after Christmas from Cracker Barrel. 

He is a cutey.  Oh, and so is the teapot owl! :)  Getting a little collection going here - teapots, not hubbys.

~ Kat

Happy 2014 !!!

A New Year has begun. 

Perfect calendar for me - all rusty stuff!  Bought it at Hobby Lobby.

Resolutions:
Last year I worked on being grateful - this year be even more grateful.
Last year I worked on reading the Bible - this year read the Bible more frequently.
Last year I worked on getting off of 2 medicines - this year get off 2 more.
Last year I tried to better understand people - this year keep trying.
Last year I worked on having a better relationship with my hubby - this year do a better job at this.
Last year I did NOT work on my weight - this year I will lose some weight.
Last year I worked on making myself quilt more - this year I want to quilt more.

Recommended book for the New Year:  Everyday Simplicity - A Practical Guide to Spiritual Growth by Robert J. Wicks.
Recommended tea for the New Year:  Tazo Refresh-mint  - peppermint, spearmint with a pinch of tarragon.

~ Kat

Simple Messages Meant from the Heart

My wonderful sister, Mary, sent me this as a gift - a Bari J Ackerman design - just because!  I have been wanting to start doing stitched works framed in an embroidery hoop.  She must have read my mind.  She knows I love TEA (hot or cold)!  And the sentiment, Stay Calm, always appropriate for my life!

Thank you Sis!!  BBH!!
Kat

Sleep Eluded Me...

It has been a busy week at work - especially the last three days.  Non-stop brain power - full throttle exhaustion.  Last night, I could not sleep - as it often happens, my mind goes into overdrive and won't let my tired body settle down and rest.  But instead of sitting or laying there worrying about not sleeping and about what will be going on the next day at work, I got up at 3am, made myself some Chamomile Tea, and sat in the recliner slowly doing some simple hand embroidery - until about an hour later when I was so relaxed, I fell right to sleep.  When I woke up this morning, the embroidery hoop was on my chest (luckily with the needle still in it) and my half-finished tea was on the wood chest next to the couch (luckily it wasn't spilled on me OR my hand embroidery).  

Now that is my SIMPLE cure for insomnia!

Blessings,

Kat