My Gal' Tippin with Tea!

Mammy lil baby luv shortnin-shortnin

mammy lil baby luv shortnin bread!

Lookin at my lil black gal....  brings a fond cuteness to mind!   "Shortnin' Bread" is the old song from the Deep South plantation.. first written by a white poet named James Whitcomb Riley not really a long time ago...in 1900 -- the year my Mama Dooley was born!  A part of the chorus is:

Fotch dat dough fum the kitchin-shed—

Rake de coals out hot an' red—

Putt on de oven an' putt on de led,—

Mammy's gwineter cook som short'nin' bread.

Later, another version of this song in 1915 - out of Tennessee... E.C. Perrow  captured the floating lyrics... here goes:

Mammy's little baby loves short'nin', short'nin',

Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread

What Shall I do ~ Philiss Wheatley

Shall I write - by chance?   Or stop and sip a cup of tea?

What CHAI ye? Pronunciation is everything!

chai  (noun)  ~   tea, esp as made in India with added spices.   A drink of tea made with cardamom and various other spices, milk, and a sweetener.

you haven’t had chai until you’ve had it with whole, fresh ingredients like actual cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and black pepper

Organized and Peaceful Tea drinker.....

Or might it be somedays..... it was my day off.  It started so blue, unorganized that I called in on a Monday!   I plugged in my computer, cleaned out closets (painted two closets clean - sparkling white!!!)  There was still time for tea (and meds) !

The morning sun.... in Oklahoma!

My  Day Lillies and Blooming Dianthus!

Definition Reminder!!!    The quintessential cottage flower, pinks are treasured for their grasslike blue-green foliage and abundant starry flowers, which are often spicily fragrant. Depending on the type of pink, flowers appear in spring or summer and tend to be pink, red, white, rose, or lavender, but come in nearly all shades except true blue. Plants range from tiny creeping groundcovers to 30-inch-tall cut flowers, which are a favorite with florists. Foliage is blue-green.

So here goes my beautiful clutter and calming afternoon tea!

A bit of sewing amongst my cleaning!   There's nothing better than de-clutter and create!

The afternoon threatened thunder storms and the USA is facing its tornado season!!