A potpourri

My little niece turned three yesterday!
Here she is in her new tutu, lost
in her own potpourri of thoughts!

Potpourri: 

1. (n.) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room.
2. (n.) A piece of music made up of different airs strung together; a medley.
3. (n.) A medley or mixture.
4. (n.) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together.
5. (n.) A literary production composed of parts brought together without order or bond of connection.

Hello!

I had planned to

share a couple

of projects that

I've been working

on....Projects

inspired by YOU...

But the biggest

one won't be

ready for a few

days.

I harvested the

rest of my herbs

yesterday and strung

them to dry, which

reminded me of

potpourri.  

So

refill your

coffee or tea while I meander 

through some 

random updates....a

potpourri 

of thoughts
from me to you.

1.  6 cups dried petals { such as roses, chamomile,

 honeysuckle, violets, lilac, lily of the valley, 

carnations, white jasmine and nasturtium}

My dear friend Kathleen

is recuperating from

her third round of chemo,

administered last Thursday.

Three down, three to

go!  Thank you to all

who have written to ask

how she is doing as well

as to those who sent her

sweet gifts via me : ) !!

2.  Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of a 

lemon herb, such as lemon geranium

or lemon balm.

I joined Twitter on

Friday.  Facebook is

probably next.  After

seeing The Social Network

last week, I decided it

was time to step into

the 21st Century!

Twitter symbol from The Guardian UK

3.   Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon

I have FINALLY narrowed

down my choice of light

fixtures for our powder room.

However, now I'm considering

distressing the walls to look

like this inspiration photo.  And

maybe I'll start hunting flea markets

 for a different mirror.

4.  Add 1 1/2 tablespoons of  rosemary

Muchas gracias to all of you

sweet readers who took the

time to vote for my daughter's

design on Threadless.com!  With
your help, she garnered 625 votes.

  She inquired and was

told it takes one to two MONTHS

to hear whether or not a submitted

design will be offered as a tee shirt

on their site.  I'll keep you posted!

5.  Add 1/3 cup powdered fixative 

such as orrisroot and 3 drops of essential oil

both available at craft and florists shops. 

Add some citrus peel too.

We saw the movie Secretariat 

this weekend and despite what

some of the critics said, we found

it to be very touching and uplifting.

I love period pieces and true

stories and this one was both.

Magic!

6.  Mix everything together and place 

in airtight jars. Let the mixture stand for

 4-6 weeks and shake the bottle to mix every week. 

We had family photos

taken two weeks ago

by a talented friend  who 

is also a photographer by

trade and received our

disk of photos yesterday.

I'm excited to get a jump-

start on our Christmas cards.

Here is a fun one!

7.  Potpourri is beautifully displayed

 in glass dishes or small decorative baskets. 

Tie 1-2 cups of potpourri into a sachet of tulle 

and tie with a cinnamon stick and bow for 

a sweet way to freshen up a lingerie drawer.

I realized that my

six month blogiversary

tiptoed by without

me noticing this

month.  It has been

a wondrous ride and

I hope you will 

continue to journey

through this new

world with me!

There you have it.....my

potpourri of thoughts

as well as a very simple

recipe for a floral potpourri,

all jumbled up!  {The potpourri

recipe was taken from here.}

I'd love to know what

you did this weekend, 

so please  add
your reflections

to the potpourri!

xx

Suzanne

images:

1,2,3,8 Privet and Holly

4,7 Google

5 Source unknown

6 Amber Alexander
9, 10 Country Living