Church Bazaar

Season's greetings! I find this greeting a wonderful way to celebrate a time, indeed a whole Season- Advent, Winter Solstice, New Year, the whole thing- rich in light and Joy and Divine message and Warmth. I don't think it is a joy restricted to Christmas or specific parties and I try and stretch the season a little more every year and one way to start it early is to go to Christmas bazaars!

A church bazaar is one of the most festive places I know.

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Suzanne Perazzini
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New Year
Reply #1 on : Sat January 03, 2009, 15:11:22

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Happy New Year and may 2009 be a time of new beginnings and simple successes.
I love your photos but forget to come and have a look because I can't add you to my Bloglines feed to alert me of your new posts.
I loved the memories of France too.

Memories of France

We were away for a bit. When we came back, my dad went into the hospital for over a month, so you so, I've been quiet for a reason. But now that I'm back I thought I would let you know:
 
What I miss...
 
I miss the coffee percolator in Paris. I miss its weight, the clunking sound it made when you put its aluminium body together, the coffee in the middle.

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Laura
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Missing and Waiting
Reply #1 on : Mon November 24, 2008, 12:56:32

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And we all missed you, too, my dear.

La fin des mysteres

I'm reading the French version of Mister Y. by Scarlett Thomas and that is an extraordinary thing. I usually read in English although French is my mother tongue. It is a remarkable fact that I'm reading this book in French when I could be reading it in its original English version. I usually read in English because I find the language explains reality as I would explain it.

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Karen Crawford
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Sending you Love...a bit off topic, admittedly.
Reply #2 on : Mon October 13, 2008, 23:37:08

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Bless your sweet, sweet heart, Chantal. I am sorry I didn't get your message sooner. I have been a naughty absent blogger and my email to my blog account was not forwarding as a result. I just updated my blog and got your message/offer to send my mom some postcards. How Sweet!!! I realize I am much too late for your trip, but wanted to pop by, say hello & tell you I hope it was a most wonderful one!
xoxo,
Karen

Laura
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voice
Reply #1 on : Fri September 26, 2008, 08:22:05

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I remember listening to your mother's voice in another room. Don't know where you were - I think off on some errand. She was going about her housework, and talking to her "chat". A light, dreamy, girlish tone - I could see in my mind who she had been years before.

Mountain mug

What would possess me to want to buy this? If you had shown me this mug about ten years ago, I would have made all the appropriate jokes of “I’m sure it would be a nice mug if you can wash off the crud that’s growing on it ” and “oh, my gosh, that’s like stuff my parents used to have when I was growing up in the 70’s!”

So, how come I like it now.

There might be a touch of nostalgia but that’s not entirely it, it really appeals to me. There is something to be said about handmade things.

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Laura
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Da Mug
Reply #1 on : Tue July 29, 2008, 12:39:09

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I had to think about this one for a while. Also to stop snickering at your shift in tastes. (I remember somebody who had to have a silver tray for the mail to land on....) Very seventies, indeed, and reminds me a bit of avocado kitchen appliances (I had a stove that color, and then a brown one in another house), and harvest gold shag rugs. But it is a substantial mug, no weensie little cups here that you have to constantly refill, and solidly-based. You can set him down with a thump and he will not tip over, nor can the cat easily overset him. And the texture is seductive. I can imagine the sort of waxy, lumpy feel of the golden glaze, and the contrasting smooth glassiness of the top part. All in all, an excellent mug for relaxed morning coffee.