The Story Tellers.....

“There either is or is not, that’s the way things are.

" The colour of the day. The way it felt to be a child.

 The salt water on your sunburnt legs.

 Sometimes the water is yellow, sometimes it’s red.

 But what colour it may be in memory, depends on the day.

 I’m not going to tell you the story the way it happened.

 I am going to tell it the way I remember it.” 

~ Mitch Glazer.

Life I believe is full to the very brim
 of interesting stories...

Or interesting people who can tell a tale or two.
I call these wonderful types:
The Story Tellers...

I  like to think all of us blog ladies
 are indeed story tellers...
who tell a little of our days on here
in delightful tales....

In my little day job in 'Bumble Bee' I do come across
all manner of interesting story telling folks...
Crafty chatty peeps who talk of their
wonderful creations...
Thrifty up cycling folks ,who can give new life to
old pieces, once more...
~  and old souls who have a heart and
 soul like me for the past....

( Our thought for your day)
x

They all seem to tumble through our doors!
Which makes for the most interesting days...
~ Now Patrick would say "like attracts like"...
And that I have the 'gift of the gab' also...
~ May be so..
I have mentioned in earlier posts of Victor, a jolly interesting nice,
chappie 
 Who just so happens to be
a Medium...
Oh my he's an interesting one....
I haven't seen Victor since my black bird post...
But I know I will one day soon...

Yesterday we had not only a towns jester
 and more interestingly a
 Ghost hunter come along to buy a little Halloween
fun from our little shop...
"Life's never dull when these people chat about 
their  interesting worlds"..
and I must confess i am all ears with any thing remotely 
SPOOKY!
( I am going to tell you all more on a Halloween post very soon)
~ and I am very often wondering just who
will pop in and say Hello
tomorrow..
I wonder have you chatted to an interesting story teller, this wonderful
October week?
hehe!

Oops Chapter TWO..
~ Remember my little charity shop find...
Little sweet dolly named Matilda...
Well she now has an old ~ new pram....
( It belonged in it's first life to my Olivia)
Who is all grown and almost flown now...
She's looking quite' the bees knees' here, me thinks!
A happy ending!!

And being story tellers
We simply love those....

Other interesting and kind and exciting
 things to happen to me are...

~ Receiving this super give away from my lovely friend 'Willow'
( and of course Buttercup and Honey Bee)
Who incidentally live across the pond from me.. 
In New England...
I call Willow 'Dr Doolittle' because she owns the most 
amazing and beautiful animals, I've ever seen on a blog! 
Thank you, lovely Willow!
I LOVE the pictures of buttercup , so very much!!
~ and the pretty scarf will keep me warm as the
days grow cooler!
Here' is Willow's blog link, so you can pop in and say hello!
http://whimsywillowsfarm.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/full-plume.html

~ You'll receive the warmest of welcomes...

( Taken with kindness from Google)
Sending kind Twinkles your way.
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~and reminding you also that we have a full
 moon on Friday...
" The hunters moon"
So ask a question or two on this moon...
The answers will become clear to you very soon...
Hugs Maria x
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October Gave a Party...

October gave a party

~ By George cooper.

"October gave a party
The leaves by hundreds came.
The chestnuts,oaks and maples
And leaves of every name
The sunshine spread a carpet
And everything was grand.
Miss weather led the dancing
professor wind the band,
the chestnuts came in yellow,
The oaks in crimson dressed,
The lovely Misses Maple
In scarlet looked their best..
All balanced to their partners
And gaily fluted by,
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky"....

~ Little words from me today!
But a few pretty pictures of my treats 
and buys during this lovely vibrant
 month of October...

( Lamp hand made with love)
From Bumble Bee.

~My new ~ old vintage tin...
Lots of charm.
Pansies and such lovely detail...
I am a thinking of  keeping ribbons and threads in this..

~Purchased with kindness from Mrs Thriftwoods
little vintage stall.
http://thriftwood114.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/all-leaves-are-brown-and-sky-is-grey.html

Autumn Dahlias.....
an array of colour..
Reminding me of when I was quite small.
Once upon a time.
~ We had a garden full of these little beauties....
~ 

One more for my growing collection of books!

~ Sarah Moore's wonderful Vintage 
Home .......
"Vintage ways make vintage days"!

In 'The Works' at a steal of a price just now..
( Thank you Claire)

~
I wonder
Have you been a spending ?
Or are you
" Drawing in your horns"
(till Christmas spends)
(My mama's wise words..)
always made me smile
When she said this...

Salem...
You may remember him 
from 'fall' last year!
~ He is back to greet guests at my front door once more....
I think I may have fallen
 in love with 'Fall'
how about you?

~ Take time to dream...
Maria x

Hocus Pocus....It's October!

"The fields are harvested and bare,

And winter whistles through the square.

October dresses in flame and gold

Like a woman afraid of growing old"...

- Anne Mary Lawler.

simple Abundance.

Happy October!

'The bewitching month has arrived once more'...

~ I love October and the way she kinda seduces us all 

with her wonderful colours and traditions...

~ Oh my hasn't the year flown  by though

~ in a short blink of an eye we seem to be

 here once more.

~

~ I remember my  Mama used to say

" Time waits for no man"...

~And I am a thinking as always she was quite

possibly right!

I have extra hours in 'Bumble Bee' at this busy time

~ which is lovely as the

 shop is quite

enchanting as always just now...

http://bumblebeeatthehive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/falling-into-fall.html

~

~' With Witches and Goblins

 and Spooky

 Jack ~O ~ Lanterns dancing away

merrily in the window displays'...

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"Hocus pocus"!!!

~ You can almost hear their

 shrills of laughter as 

they cast their magical spells...

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I could simply stay all day!...

so please forgive me as it leaves me

 little time to pop in on you all...

~ Today is all quiet....

A day for me!

 I will sweep my rooms with a smile.
~ always the best way to do house work!

~ and then make sweet tea and hot buttered crumpets 

and tune into your pretty worlds .....

 ~ Last week end saw me joyfully kicking those

 leaves and hugging some trees!

BLISS.....

And generally enjoying the magic in the 

seasons....

~ Just a perfect way to blow

 away any cobwebs that may

have been lingering in my thoughts..

~

Simple pleasures!

~ I am sending kind wishes your way 

with thoughts that

October will be just as enchanting as she always is...

~ and that we borrow the eyes of a  small child to see the 

magic and wonder of the season

~  that is all around us...

Have a magical new month!

~ and let the mystery begin....
Namaste to you all!

hugs Maria x

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