Tonight we shall light the candle and open the bottle of wine, Grape Creek Vineyards Viognier, to celebrate the beginning of another hot summer in Texas.
HAPPY SUMMER SOLSTICE!
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and a Happy Summer Solstice to you as well.
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I know you will enjoy your French summer!
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thank you. Yes. We are heading North / North East this time next week.
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Love the new layout. Happy Saturday, Jo Nell!
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Thank you, Cara! I am sure you will have a happy Saturday with your new do! Take
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What a lovely post and shot of your welcoming home! Happy summer~
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Thank you, Cindy! Enjoy your summer in the hollow or wherever you travel next.
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Okay…………..yay, got to peek into your lovely home! Love the sofa, the great walking sticks and African totem or mask by the fireplace…….and you marvelous pagan candle display on the coffee table with the Sun god smiling down upon all!!! Grape Creek Viognier is the perfect wine to celebrate this hot Summer Solstice!!! May the gods smile upon you and yours!!
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Thank you, Tin Man! You got the message all around with our pagan alter and sun god. I have become more pagan as I have grown older. You don’t miss a thing. My father collected canes and walking sticks and I have several of his and some of my own. The statue is carved from horseflesh wood and is from the Bahamas. We try to celebrate the seasons with a Texas wine. May the gods be good to you also through this hot summer. I shall pray to Chac, the Rain God.
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Celebrate and appreciate. 🙂
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Yes, I do try to appreciate every day. Thanks for stopping by!
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A fine way to celebrate! I hope there’s some breeze or air conditioning available.
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Yes, we do have air conditioning (new units inside & out recently) and a breeze under the shade of the veranda. And chilled wine always helps! Thanks for taking time to visit.
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Lovely layout and great wine selection ! Happy summer, aren’t you glad to be in Tejas (at least for the weather).
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Thank you! I complain about the heat but I would rather have it than too much cold weather. Your area gets the bitter cold and the heat. Try to stay cool. I hope things are going well for you these days. I am sure you will have plenty to say about the governor election this year! Cheers!
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There we were. Rummaging for matches. Looking for the corkscrew. The room was so perfect for this celebration of the summer solstice I couldn’t keep The Tin Man away from the walking sticks(he simply never misses anything). What enormous joy to vicariously share this day with you Jo Nell.
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No, the Tin Man does not miss a thing! I have become more pagan as I have grown older so we celebrate the seasons with wine and a candle. Thank you for stopping by to share it with us. It was my pleasure to vicariously share your visit with the Tin Man! May you have a beautiful summer! Cheers!
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my, my, my by the end of the evening I was swooning about the house with the feathers in my hair, dancing with the walking sticks………..what a solstice it was…Oh, but this post was fun! I too have become fully paganized in my advanced age!
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You didn’t eve miss the feathers, did you? And a good time was had by all! I thought you may have had a slightly pagan heart, Tin Man, after all, it came from the Wizard!
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powerful and direct to my heart, happy solstice to you and everyone…
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Thank you for stopping by! I always enjoy your art.
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Lovely picture. I love all of the light. Sadly the longest day was not very sunny here. Storms rolled in and it was deep twilight from 5:30 in the afternoon on.
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Thank you! We are in a drought again so the sun is dominant but I am thankful for all that I have. Do drop by any time.
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Happy Summer Solstice to you as well!
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Summer cheers to you also! May you have just the right light for your art. Thanks for taking time to visit and comment.
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Wonderful idea to celebrate the longest day! Wonder if Hallmark will get hold of that idea for cards. Great photo by the way. I would love to crash your party. 🙂
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Great idea for Hallmark! They take advantage of every other holiday or event. You and your Bill would have been welcome!
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I’m a bit late to say Bon Apetite, but I wish you not just a happy summer solstice, but a very happy summer.
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It is never too late to receive wishes for a very happy summer! Many thanks, fasab!
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I also opened a bottle of wine my friend… It was Hubbies Birthday on the 21st.. So a double celebration… Love your home… 🙂 Have a beautiful weekend … And many thanks for your most welcome visits… as I catch up with everyone.. xox Love Sue
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How nice to celebrate both on the 21! Thank you for the visit. I am trying to catch up on my reading also. My weekend has been good.
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I am pleased you are well… Have a fantastic week… 🙂 Love and Blessings
Sue
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Love this, Jo Nell. I’m not sure that I dare to celebrate the beginning of summer! Soon enough, I’ll be whining to high heaven about the heat! Chuckle.. We had a lot of rain last week. I hope you got some of it too!
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Thanks, George! I thought we might as well celebrate and go with what is natural here. You all always get more rain than we do. As my father would say, “you must be paying the preacher!”
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It looks like you had a wonderful Summer Solstice. I always feel a little bittersweet (that may not be exactly the right word) when I realize that the days are now starting to get a little shorter.
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Hey, I forgot to tell you how much I like the new theme. Very sophisticated. 🙂
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Thank you! I wish my photos were as sophisticated as yours!
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