Grandparents Day ~ one month away ~ Sept. 8

Remember your grandparents on their special day...

GRANDPARENTS...

You are a unique treasure
A trusted friend and ally
As grandparents, you are unequalled,
My rainbow in the sky.

by Brenda Darlene Kijowski

August Feather Your Nest

                           August Feather  Your Nest

Hello Bloggers & Friends,

     All this cool weather is paying off, isn't it?  Yellow leaves dot every yard around here and the happy month of August has arrived!  We love everyrging
about this month, from the twirling leaves to school days again and the cool but not too cool weather...fall's official kick-off is just around the corner!

     In this month's issue of Feather Your Nest, we're celebrating a new cookbook, Having Tea With Mommy, with a collection of recipes, inspiration, and photos that remind us of days spent long ago with granny and our families.  We hope you'll find a new   favorite recipe for your next event.

     Thanks for joining us every month for this letter.  Leave your comments here and post your recipes in the comment section.

                                                                  Happy August,
                                                                Betty & Ed Ayers
                                                    
                                                                 (859) 687-0789

Welcome to Betty and Edward Ayers' Website

             Welcome to Betty and Edward Ayers' Website, all about TEA and feathering your nest...

                                  "Feather Your Nest"

                       Having Tea With Mommy Cookbook

I love tea so much, and I want to share with you some of my favorites.  As a publisher I am able to meet new and exciting people and share with them ways to have a delightful tea.  Everyday is a new experience and I discover the unlimited opportunities.  Let me share an interesting idea with you.  

We're making a new cookbook, Having Tea With Mommy and would love to include YOUR families tried and true recipes for
finger sandwiches, your favorite tea recipe, scones and more.

We're looking for basic recipes...simple and satisfying.

                           Can't wait to see what you share!

                                              Happy fall!

                                         Betty & Ed Ayers
                                           (859) 687-0789

Happy Sunday...

 

Feel free, as usual, to share your thoughts,

comments and ideas!  I look forward to hearing from you!  BJ

Feather your nest on this cold winters day...

The sky in Lexington Kentucky, January 22, 2013

 

Oooooh, don't you just love January?  The Cold

mornings, brisk wind and occasional snow storms

just give me the warm fuzzies.

I think what's so wonderful about winter months

is that they give us an excuse to stay indoors,

bundle up, and eat heart warming foods.

 

 

Our Precious Granddaughter, Kayla Marie

 

Kayla is in school training to become a CNA,

she has one brother, "Jay" James David

who manages an auto parts store.

 

Proud of Kara Emily Louise Cross, Granddaughter

 

So proud of my granddaughter, Emily (Kara Emily Louise) Cross.
In this photo, Emily reminds me of her Aunt Angie's daughters,
Elizabeth and Boots.  All gorgeous, fine ladies!

Grandmother Betty  xo

PROUD of all of my family!

PROUD of...

My daughter angie, and my great ganddaughters.  Baby Bree, Boots & Josh's,
and David & Angie's granddaughter.  Back is Sidney, Elizabeth & Nathan's
daughter, and David & Angie's granddaughter.  See their other family pics
in right column.

WELCOME Guest Bloggers!

WELCOME  Guest Bloggers!

Ask questions or give advice via
the comment  section under every post
and leave your tried and true recipes and
children's simple craft projects.

Boredom is never an option

Boredom is never an option...

Leave your comments posted on our posts.  Thanks!

Imperial Glass Old Williamsburg Deep Blue Stemmed Glasses

 

Deep Blue Water or Ice Tea Glass   " tall

 

These glasses are in supreme condition, no water spots, soaps staining, scratches or worn areas.  Looks like they were made yeaterday.

 

With multiple orders Betty's Needful Things will do our best to fill the package to save on shipping.

 

Shipping:  Have any questions?  Contact shop owner...Betty (859) 846-9087

Ships from United States

Ship to                      Cost                   With another item              

           United States                 $11.00 USD                          $11.00  .                             

 

Available:  10 Water/Ice Tea Glasses                        

 

 

Godinger Green Marble Cheese Board & Knife

Godinger green marble cheese board and knife (without box)

 

Thank you for taking a look in on my vintage  and antiques shop.

The item you see here is is a stunning green marble chees tray and knife set from Godinger Co.

This serving tray is handsomly trimmed with silver leav and berry pod handles.  The matching knife completes this like new set.  There are no scratches, cracks or bends whatsoever on either the tray or knife.  This gorgeous set is priced to sell fast so why wait?  You know you love this and you're just not gonna find one anywhere cheaper than this so do yourself a favor and go ahead and buy it now, I'll wrap it up really good and safe and ship it to you lightening fast so you can start enjoying it this weekend!  Thank you for looking and please take a moment to look through my other shop items for more great collectible and antique pieces and I always combine shipping to save you money so look at it this way the more you buy, the more you save!!  Item will be shipped via Priority Mail with insurance and or delivery confirmation within 24 hours of time payment clears my account.

 

Price $35 plus shipping $12 = $47 total

Item location:  Midway, KY, USA

Shop owner:  bettysneedfulthings@aol.com

(859) 846-9087

Shafford Italy Ceramic Woven Basket

This listing is for a ceramic woven basket (similar to picture), shallow with lovely pink and yellow flowers and  red berries in the center.  Perfect for the home as a place for jewelry , on a tea table setting, for candy or as a display.

Basket says Shafford Italy on the bottom

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Contact shop owner, Betty (859) 846-9087

Toddler's Low Bed Frame

Frame is headboard (with Winnie the Pooh sticker decals) and footboard,
white french provincial style.  This low bed is a very exciting buy,
because the style is unique and it is very pretty to look at.  Plus, beneficial
to your toddler when leaving their baby crib.  You don't have to worry
about them rolling a great distance to the floor.  Use this low bed with a
mattress alone to create the coziest, most enviting, easiest-to-climb-into
bed for very young children.  Later, simply add a box spring to raise the
height.

Super buy at $20
Pick up only, call (859) 846-9087 in KY, Bluegrass area.

Valentine Delights! Vintage Carousel Cookie Jar

Valentine Delights!

Your pathway to beautiful moments...current items for sale.  (under construction..photos coming).
 

 

Vintage Carousel Cookie Jar  $20 + $5 shipping = $25

 

A great vintage carousel cookie jar with colorful horses going around and around.  This cookie jar is ceramic.  It's in good condition...some of the paint has worn off it's top.  It's a lovely and whimsicle cookie jar with it's beautiful horses, white, pink, blue, yellow, green, red, orange, black, and gold colors...especially if you have small children or grandchildren.  It measures

 

bettysneedfulthings@aol.com

(859) 846-9087

 

 There is a difference on my cookie jar of the top being red & white, with

the red paint being a little worn off.

My Special Friend...Martha

Please visit my special frend's blog at

marthasfavorites.blogspot.com

 

Martha's blog was my first inspiration for a business on line.  She has been a great help.

 

 

Daily Morning Wonderful

Daily Morning Wonderful...

Welcome to Betty's "Having Tea With Mommy"blog.
The ribbon has been cut, the bottle has been broken and Betty's , tea blog is ready.

Betty's tea blog is sure to be the place where you'll start and end your day.  Not only will you have quick access to tea finds,  you'll also see the latest postings.

Enjoy!
Betty

(859) 846-9087

Bedside

Bedside comfort...

Mix up a jar of almond oil spiked with frankencense and sweet orange, and place it at your bedside.  Make an evening ritual out of massaging it into your chest and arms, or ask your partner to rub it into your back for a gently spiced Winters evening journey to sleep.

Winter At Home

Winter At Home...

These have been tranquil, purposeful days focused on creating a life inside that will see us through Winter:  a home-centered, abundant Winter full of the gloriously cozy pleasures of the kitchen and fireside.

Having Tea With Mommy

Welcome to Betty's "Having Tea With Mommy" Business Blog

We hello there...I know, I know, how much blogging can one woman do? 
Well this my darlings is an entirely different kettle of fish to my usual meanderings.

Here you will monitor my progress as I write this blog, read plans for future developments as a publisher of Blackberry Patch Cookbooks and see my notes on all the exciting things happening on the world of the web...how I plan to implement new advertising policies and ideas, and how much chocolate I eat when post 12 hours a day!

Please feel free, as usual, to share your own thoughts and ideas about the wonderful world of blogging.

Sincerely, Betty

2013: We Reign Supreme!

2013:  We Reign Supreme!

On New Year's Eve night , all across the world, we counted down the seconds until the clock ticked over.  We kissed our lovers and friends and toasted with overflowing glasses of bubbly pink champagne.  We patted glitter onto our eyelids, we fluttered our false eyelashes (what was I thinking!), we slipped into those special slippers.  Then it came:  2013, and it's time to shine.
Let's choose to make this year the perfect mix of work and relaxation; of magic and of mirth; of parties and personal down-time.  Let's keep the balance.
Let's make the moments count.  Let's slow down, count our blessings, smile at our friends, and take lots of photos.
Let's take hugh risks and back them with immense faith.  Let's scare ourselves and do the so-called impossible.
Let's resolve to get back on the horse, no matter how hard it kicks.  We won't be sadder by rejection or put off by a big endeavour.  Let's push further, work harder, and start the most important task first. 
Let's make a pledge to really reward ourselves this year.  Let's celebrate with abandon.  Let's keep champagne chilled in the fridge at all times.
Let's gasp with delight, swoon with excitement and laugh with happiness.

It's your year, baby!
Betty xo

 

I have been blessed to meet wonderful ladies,

like Lisa Beth, who is so special to me.

I wish you all the blessings God has for you.

I want you to know how greatful and thankful

I am to know each of you.

My hopes are that God will continue

to grant you all the blessings he has for you.

 

Hugs, Betty (mom)

 

Please visit my daughter-inlaw, Lisa's Etsy Store

WillowTreeStudio@etsy.com

Never Stop Learning

                                                                 Never Stop Learning

Never Stop Learning

Today I want to chat about a subject that is close to my heart, lifelong learning.  Whether it's related to a career or strictly a hobby, I feel like trying new things is one of the biggest inspiration sources in my life.  Learning new things makes me feel alive.  Recently while Ed and I were reading about my project...this blog, I paused and said to him, "See!  This is the kind of stuff that makes me be the kind of woman I want to be!"

Book highlt recommended...Martha Stewart's business advice book, The Martha Rules.  One point is about lifelong learning.  She makes it a very big part of her daily life, even in her seventies, as i am doing in my seventies.  Very inspiring!

1.  Make A Secret List Of Dreams + Goals
2.  Carry them through

Sunday Poetry...New Year Resolve

Sunday Poetry

Sunday Poetry
 

New Year Resolve

The time has come
To stop allowing the clutter
To clutter my mind
Like dirty snow,
Shove it off and find
Clear time, clear water,
Time for a change,
Let silence in like a cat
Who sat at my door
Neither wild nor strange
Happy for food from my door
And shivering on the mat.
Let silence in.
He will barely mew,
He will sleep on our chair
And all I have ever been
Either false or true
Will live again in my head
For it is now or not
As old age silts the stream,
To shove away the clutter,
To untie every knot,
To take the time to dream,
To come back to still water.

Happy Friday Family & Friends...

"Happy Friday," family & friends,
Have a lovely weekend won't you?

Connect with me...

Today I am...concerned about my feet.  Diabetes and poor blood flow have taken over.
Feeling...cold.  The temperature seems to have dropped to gottahave the heat on 78 degrees permanently status and I am wearing a sweat shirt and long pants all day every day, along with my black and pink long bathrobe over them.  And proud of myself.  Because I am blazing my own trail through the darkest of days... 
Reading...a strange combination of bird and tea magazines and cookbooks.
Eating...a boiled egg, banana and milk for breakfast.  A super salad for lunch.  A dinner, something light from the freezer.
Planning...to put my feet and legs up on the footstool to rest them more and sleeping  in our bed every night.  Have slept in my living room chair ever since my surgery for my 3rd pacemaker 3 weeks ago.  Not too comfortable!
Dreaming of...
Coveting...a new set of diamond solitar wedding rings!  My fingers have gotten so fat since we married on Valentine's Day in 1985.
Wishing...Sleep came easier.  And how I long to close my eyes and wake up properly refreshed.
Working on...completing this site, which is similar to facebook.
Celebrating...Life! everyday.
Grateful for...having guts, even with diverticulitis.  Rocket fuel coffee first thing in the morning, and
remembering that not every meal has to be a production.  That eating isn't a performance art.  but is instead about taste.  And nibbling.  And flavor.  And easy!
And finally tomorrow will be...we are blessed to live only 6 miles away from roaming deer.  Last evening, we counted 80 deer!  Such a joy!

On my to-do list this month?

*  Write my personal manifesto...
*  Enjoy another weekend
*  Re-fill the stationery drawers under my desk
*  Gather all family photographs for new scrapbooks
*  Order a new black long sleeve sweater
*  Cook storebought frozen meatloaf

 Happy January Family & Friends!