A Return To Loveliness Blog Posts

Dreamy Days Do you ever have one of those days - that you feel like you're sleepwalking  barely roused from a deep dream.  That is how I'm feeling today. After long days of preparation and anticipation, our Chris...

Contentment Good morning Dear Ones. I apologize for the delay in getting this party  going. I was called in yesterday to replace someone who couldn't make it to work. This put a crimp in my day's plans, but I was pleased to be a...

Christmas Preparation and Rose Chintz I have been fluffing the dining room today in preparation for our annual Christmas party - I am so excited…it is also my Dearest's 50th birthday this year - so we're combining the celebratio...

What We Leave Behind My thoughts these past couple of days have been on our lives - how we live - what people remember us by and what we leave behind. I picked a few of the gorgeous Camelia's from Gladys' bush as I left the Estate Sale...

Come Gather At Victoria’s Table Was the invitation often given in the November issues. In the blue room I have set up a tray with blue and white coffee service. On the tray is a Christmas with Victoria book just ready for me to wand...

Gentle Candlelight 'There are two ways of spreading light; to be  The candle or the mirror that reflects it'. Edith Wharton Good morning Dear Ones, I must apologize for the delay in getting this post up. I have been ill for several...

Home Comforts The wind is howling outdoors causing the acorns and pecans to fall making popping noises as they fall on the carport's tin roof.  Despite this, the sky is a brilliant blue and the leaves that remain on the trees are vibrant...

Fairy Tales Sleeping Beauty and other Classic French Tales October is National Book Month. We are encouraged  to 'embark on a journey of a lifetime, travel to exotic  places, mythical lands and experience adventure&...

Charmed by Autumn There is a distinct crispness to the air today - we are in a fluctuating pattern  where it feels like autumn on day and summer the next. There's talk that we  may have an early light frost this October - I need to...

Pansies and Pumpkins James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,  coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no  variation or shadow due to change. It is gorgeously overcast today. The...

The Romance of Red I visited my dear friend Maria at her store Rooms U Love.  She had just changed over to her fall displays - I had my eye  on this tureen that she filled with lovely red flowers - I am  always drawn to...

 Autumn musings  " And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:  ...

Happiness or Joy in the Journey Inspiration can come to us from so very many different places. Whether it is from the sight of a single bloom, a butterfly floating in the air nearby, a person's thoughts or from the written word. I...

Why do we who love Victoria Magazine return time after time to the  pages of the issues treasured over the years, we are romantics. In the 1995 September issue of Victoria magazine - Nancy Lindemeyer shares just that sentime...

Inspired to Reflect Although it is still August, I have already pulled out my September Victoria Magazines in search of Autumnal Inspiration. I love rediscovering the themes to some of the monthly magazines - in September it is 'Finding...

Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child Taking afternoon tea and reading a good book is one of my favorite pastimes. I have been given the opportunity to review a delightful book, Dearie- The Remarkable Life of Julia Child,  by Bob Spitz. A&nbs...

With the ebb and flow of the things that you must do each week, I feel it is very important to take time to feed your romantic heart. We all have things that call for our attention, or things that weigh heavy on our minds - life is never sta...

Midsummer Delights In a few short weeks, we'll notice a change in the air and in the light.  The signs of autumn will be upon us. I think on these things with anticipation as I enjoy Chamomile tea in my Mary Kay pink teacup and Greek Yogur...

Welcome, Dear Friends I have unfortunately caught a nasty stomach virus from nursing my daughter who nursed my son late last week. Bad, bad bug! I tried to get up and to compose a post - I actually dreamed about what I wanted to share. But, I jus...

“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” ~L.M. Mon...