Beautiful Blogging & Pink Saturday

Cupid's Charm is celebrating being published in the new Artful Blogging magazine by hosting a Beautiful Blogging Party on Friday, May 1st. If you visit joy's blog you will find many beautiful blogs to visit. Thank you for hosting a lovely celebration of beautiful blogs, Joy.



Congratulations to all the blogging friends featured in this new issue, like the lovely Gabriela Delworth.






I will be away for a long weekend to sip lemonade with a dear sweet friend. So I thought I would create a post for this party and use my most beautiful pink images to celebrate our Pink Saturday.




The Beautiful Blogging party begins by Joy asking the question, why do we love to blog? I have used each letter in the word Blogging to choose one word that best describes for me why I love to blog.






eautiful. Blogging is a beautiful place to visit. The friends that I blog with are as beautiful as the beautiful blogs that they create.







oving. No where else in the world do you find a community of people who leave encouraging words on a daily basis for one another. People write from their heart, create from their heart and touch my heart. The loving nature that I find daily visiting blogs throughout the world seems to be pure oxygen.










pportunity. An opportunity to join in the large community of writers, artists and artisans in swaps, and challenges. Opportunities to network in a fabulous world of talented people. Opportunities to learn about things that I have never experienced before, and have questions answered that I didn’t even know to ask.









orgeous. The photography and graphics on everyone’s blog are simply gorgeous. Gorgeous tours of people’s homes, gardens, and places that they love to visit.










enerous. Giving awards, sending little gifts, extending invitations, tagging you for a special occasion all spell Generous.










nspirational. Whether I am reading a tutorial, joining a zine, or finding a new recipe, inspiration is everywhere in Blogland and available anytime night or day. I am inspired daily to create something wonderful for my post, as the creative muse continues to dance.










urturing. Reading so many blogs, it is so clear that blogging friends are always ready to help one another in times of need. With a nurturing spirit and a word of encouragement, everyone feels safe to ask when they are in need.










athering. There is a gathering of kindred spirits and a real sense of community amongst bloggers. Being an artist, a mother, and wife offers many gatherings in my day to day life, but the gathering I feel in Blogland is on a more personal level.





I chose a beautiful song to serenade this post. It's called Karen's Theme.



Of course Pink Saturday hosted by Bev From How Sweet The Sound is my weekly reason I love to blog. Please visit Bev this Saturday and see all the beautiful blogs celebrating Bev's inspiration.

Tea and Friendship Tuesday

Today is Tea and Friendship Tuesday over at Charli and Me's blog. Every Tuesday Carol writes a post on everything about tea. She invites us to join her to celebrate Tea and Friendship.





There is something so healing about a cup of tea.



I love coffee, but somehow I associate it with running to and fro busy with a "To Do List."



Yet a cup of tea means enjoying your favorite person's friendship and memorizing a special moment in time.



A cup of tea is a gift for you after a hard day. My sister, Susan used to make her own flavors of tea which she called Angel Tea. Now Susan creates a new Etsy shop called Cottage Style Threads.



As a young woman, I would often share a cup of tea with my Grandmother. We would have so many discussions about everything under the sun over a nice cup of tea at her kitchen table.



Oh, and then there are those enchanting places that serve tea.



Of course, I have been known to paint with tea...tee hee.



Please visit Charlie and Me and share your thoughts, recipes or favorite tea stories.



Or perhaps pour yourself a nice cup of tea and read the day's posts HERE.


The song for this post is Tea for Two.



Don't forget to stop by Gabriela's blog to see all the gorgeous gift wrapping ideas for Mother's Day.

Letters & Pink Saturday

Can you imagine



the thrill of that time long ago,



when a letter came for you in the mail,



from your love.



When it had been such a long, long time?



Letters must have been such a wonderful surprise.



Waiting without a cell phone, text message or e-mail.



Only the mailman could answer your question.



How is my love?



Today it is so easy to communicate long distances,



yet I still get joy when I find a letter in my mailbox.



Since it is Pink Saturday



after all, why not create a pink letter or two.










Please visit Bev from How Sweet The Sound to see today's pink posts.

The song for this post is a Harry James creation I'ts Been A Long Long Time.