~~~Ahh, Winter In Arizona~~~

Oh yes, life is rough in AZ in January. These are roses from my garden. I cut them and placed them on my kitchen sil.

My roses bloom best this time of year, because some summer, they get fried. I hope you enjoy.

I AM STILL HERE

Working on a roll pillow, I finally finished her today. Made with pink teacup fabric and lots of florals, this is as pretty as can be. Venise Lace across the top too.

I haven't been able to sit in front of the computer to blog in a very long time. I have missed all of you and hope in the next couple of weeks, things will begin to slow down for me.

I would love nothing more than to be able to sit down with something wonderful to drink, relax and visit. Until then, be well, be safe and thank you so much for stopping by my friends.

Shabby Lane Shops New Edition Is In

The New Edition of the Shabby Lane Shops magazine is now in and it's gorgeous. Filled with lots of tutorials, articles and recipes. Get yours now. Available on my website, Someplace In Thyme.

Changing Her Up

It's that time of year when it's still winter, but there is enough warm days to make you want to begin cleaning and moving your nest around. That is what I have begun to do with my kitchen.....move things around, kind of like starting over.

By my stove top I have a piece of pottery that my daughter made me while she was in grade school. I use it to hold those much needed cooking utensils. A pot from a trip to the VA hills holds my wooden spoons and Polish pottery keeps my everyday items close by. All this needs to be cleaned a couple times a year, at least.

A favorite platter and canisters get moved to a new area of the counter, just for a change.

Love this cookbook!

Cookbooks are a weakness of mine. I just can't seem to get enough. Do you also have that problem?

I just added this two cutie pies to my kitchen today. They fit in perfectly.

Just too cute.

This rooster was a gift from my son many years ago. I love his coloring and he has become my kitchen mascot.

Although I am not showing you the top of this sweetie pie, it's a candle with a ceramic top. This gives me a little color in an otherwise non exciting corner.

Hanging on the side of my pantry, between my refrigerator, I have a collection of mini baskets. I have never used them, but think they add texture and are just so pretty to look at. I am a weaver and have been weaving baskets for many years, I never tire of seeing them.  The colorful basket you see at the bottom was given to me during a basket swap. That was so fun!

My swap partner used dyed reed to weave this basket and the colors could not have been nicer.
Did you know that if you have a basket made from willow, it will grow pussy willows? Yep, it's true, especially if you live where it's humid. If you look closely at the little willow mini basket in this picture,  you can see a little pussy willow on the left hand side.

There is a rumor going around the blogs that I have a chef! I do, but he doesn't cook!! :)

He doesn't eat either and just look at that face.....he is so cute!!
I hope you have enjoyed a little tour of what I have been up to so far this week, more to come.

What's In Your Cupboard? Come Join The Etsy Cottage Style Fun!

We at Etsy Cottage Style want to see what's in your cabinets....so, if you have a cottage collection behind wood,glass, or anything else,  please show us!! Link with me and lets see what you are hiding. Now is the time to bring it all out. Today I am showing off some of my pitcher collection. Most of my pieces have been picked up on our travels, enjoy.

All of these are handmade, some from France and Germany, others from artists in the old ole U.S.A.

We bought this wine pitcher at a winery in France. It's very heavy, and holds the cold temps well.

The tall pitcher in the back is a Polish Pottery pitcher, the one in the front is from the great state of Virginia. I love to use it for maple syrup on the weekends.....pancakes and waffles, yumO!

These are from Germany, the large one in the back is wonderful for spirits :) or lemonade in the summer, the smaller one is perfect for gravy.

I feel very lucky to have found this little goodies. It's a warmer and I use it for apples and caramel. You probably could also use it for melted cheese, but I have not tried that yet.

You can tell by the colors that this goodie came from Italy. Great for juices and also sometimes I use these for holding my fresh cut flowers too.

Love the colors.....

Although this little Italian pretty is a water pitcher, I never use it for that. It just sits on the shelf and says "look at me."

If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be this one. Not only do I have a pitcher, but there is a matching bowl and platter....love that.

You can probably guess what this gets used for, especially in the spring and summer when the lemons are ripe.
I hope you enjoyed a peek into one of my cupboards. I can't wait to see what's inside yours.
Please join in and lets have some fun.