On Sunday morning, my fine husband made me some fabulous, tasty tres leches cake hot tea. He’s a keeper.
Tres Leches Cake Hot Tea
Daily Diversion #321: Tres Leches Cake Hot Tea
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Truman Capote: Inner Music
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make.”-Truman Capote
Daily Diversion #320: Duncan Giving Me “the Look”
“Whatcha doin’, mama? Why aren’t you playing with me? Pleeeeaasssee play with me!”
Dunc giving me “the look”
Daily Diversion #319: Tea in a Special Cup
My grandmother is downsizing. A couple of weeks ago, she gave me some of her Pope Gosser wedding dishes from 1952. I’ve made it a point to incorporate them into daily life, which, given their delicate prettiness, has been easy. The cups and saucers are a wonderful addition to my tea ritual.
Tea Time
A Reminder from Sylvia
I’ve shared this quote before, but it’s good enough to share again:
Wise words from Sylvia
J.M. Barrie Quote
J.M. Barrie Quote
Happy Birthday, Mr. Barrie!
Sir James Matthew Barrie was born on 9 May 1860.
Portrait of J.M. Barrie. 1904 or earlier.
Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie.
Daily Diversion #318: Vogue Coloring Book
This coloring book from American Vogue is so lovely. I cannot wait to give it a whirl!
Vogue Colors A to Z
Writers in Art: Charles Dickens Giving a Reading
Charles Dickens Giving a Reading, 1867
This engraving is from a sketch by Charles A. Barry. It appeared in Harper’s Weekly in December 1867.
[Alternative Muses] Birthday Mashup: Randall Jarrell/Orson Welles
“A poet is a man who manages, in a lifetime of standing out in thunderstorms, to be struck by lightning five or six times.”-Randall Jarrell (born 6 May 1914)
Orson Welles (born 6 May 1915), giving a press interview following the WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast, October 31, 1938.
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