Staffordshire England peppermint cocoa

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A cup of hot cocoa stirred with a peppermint candy cane is/was delicious tonight.


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It has a sweet country scene on the cup.



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Two children dancing....are they in the flowers? When the fiddle is playing no one notices in the merriment.

On the bottom of the cup it has the mark "Barratts Staffordshire England". I don't know if this was truly manufactured in England or not, but it is beautiful to look at.

Valentine Westie Dogs Art Daily Painting

Westies are the cutest dogs around even when they are full grown. They are like white clouds that run as fast as the wind. My westie boy is wondering why I have not painted him lately. He is such a good sport and always looks at me with the cutest fluffy face. So, I sat down this morning and painted these two valentines. I have to keep the valentine chocolates way up high because Sir Salty has a nose for chocolates. He can't have any because it is not good for dogs! But he can find some for me that my husband might have hidden. He likes the dark chocolate and I like the light chocolate.

Two little bluebirds are sweet on each other too in the painting. Soon it will be spring and we will see the real bluebirds when they come back. Yay!

SHABBY CHIC Frida Kahlo Valentine Hearts Painting

My new Frida painting has those soft colors in it that we love Shabby Chic for. Especially the Shabby Chic sheets...the tiniest little soft pink roses sprinkled generously about on the white clouds of cotton. If you look closely Frida's bodice has some of those roses on it. Handpainted.

The pink heart swing is like a dream...who would want to sit on the dull black and gray ones when you can sit swing on this one for the romantics. Frida has yummy chocolate valentines, a red, rich-fragrant rose in her hair, fresh air whistling by her cheeks and a bluebird perched on her toe! That is love!

This cute heart painting is up for grabs on ebay today. And I think I have had chocolate myself every day for the last week which was around for grabs. That just comes from painting valentines and standing in lines at stores and of course, I love it.