We're enjoying a cup of tea this morning in the library here at our Little Red House. Try to ignore the messy coats hanging up near the door, and the piles of books under the table. The morning sun streams in through the window, and it's the perfect place to waste a little time with a good book.
Well, not waste, exactly. More like use up time that might be more profitably spent doing the laundry or making the beds.
But the sunlight beckons, and the laundry will wait. And everybody needs a cup of tea in the morning, right?
I knew all these tole trays would come in handy one day! ;)
Wishing you all a wonderful morning! Give yourself a treat, and head over to Jeannie's place to join the Home Library Party. :)
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Absolutely beautiful. And the laundry will always wait for you;)
ReplyDeleteWhen you're drinking tea....you don't think of laundry anymore!! We'll join you in a cup today!
ReplyDeleteKarla & Karrie
love your trays and silverplate down below "sigh!"
It sounds like a wonderful way to begin a new day. I always love your library. It is so welcoming.
ReplyDeleteA good choice, not every morning is a sunny one and with autumn advancing the sunshine will become a dwindling resource *sigh*. Your library is so inviting I am afraid my laundry would be sky high:>)
ReplyDeletenow...that looks like.. my cup of tea!!..thanks for sharing!!..have a great weekend!!..Lacy
ReplyDeleteHow nice to have such a sweet place to spent time reading and having tea! Your home is so charming!
ReplyDeleteMary, thank you, I am enjoying this. It's wonderful to celebrate books and to find something new to love about our homes, isn't it?
ReplyDeletehey are you a capricorn like me who likes to avoid housework or are most stay at home moms like us....
ReplyDeleteincidentally it's supposed to be national stay at home week next week?
You have the most charming house. I am living through these pictures for my books are being sorted for packing or giving away. But I always have my one favorite that I read from in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary,
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice spot to have a cup of tea and read a good book. That book about Chez Panisse looks interesting - of course I'm always interested in "foodie" books.
The Library Party got me to clean ALL my bookshelves. What a job! But I was thinking we should have a party a month - then my house would surely get clean! Why don't you pick the next room?
Laura
Going to go make some tea right now. There's no sun this morning, it's raining, but a cup of tea is good anytime. I'll take it and sit by the window with the dog and ponder my chores for the day.
ReplyDeleteI only wish my library looked that cozy and welcoming. It's the last room in the house that I'd actually read in....some day I'll have bookcases and then maybe. Your home is so beautiful and inviting!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, how lovely. You know I was looking at that stack of books next to the sofa. You are so ahead of the curve. Just the other day I saw a photo in a decorating book that had a coffee table that was nothing more than a stack of coffee table art books!
ReplyDeleteI feel so much calmer now that I've had tea in your library. Now I'm off to scrub the newly tiled floor with some kind of acid!!!
- Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife
Laundry is highly over rated. I'm thinking a spot of tea and an hour browsing through magazines would be a lovely way to spend a morning. Your pictures are always so inviting!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, I found you via Jeannie's library tour. Your library is wonderful, so inviting. Thanks for sharing with us all!
ReplyDeleteYou have the right idea for a Friday morning. Your library is so inviting.
ReplyDeleteI just happened to stop by via Cranberry's corner.
I will now make a cup of tea and get to work (later)
OMG, first time here and I'm impressed with the coziness of your library. I still have to check out your previous posts.
ReplyDeleteHi Nola and Sharon! Welcome to our Little Red House. I'm so glad you stopped by, and please visit again. :)
ReplyDeleteMary
Everything goes together beautifully from the jackets hanging by the door to the books stacked upon the floor. Okay, that's it. When I start writing poetry in comments, I'm done. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, I have been enjoying your blog for a while now, thank you for those lovely and calming images-sunshine, tea, books,...perfect!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and it made me thirsty. I think I'll go make a cup a tea myself. My laundry can wait too.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
*hugs*
What a lovely place to sit and contemplate your day, as well as, your life. You have created an extremely cozy and content little corner for tea....thanks for showing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for my cup of tea...the sunlight is so pretty. Your tray is beautiful, too!
ReplyDeletelove, bj
Did you say tea?? It is always tea time at my house. You bring so much beauty to the world through your blog. Stop by my blog, I have something for you.
ReplyDeleteConnie
What a lovely spot to sit and sip tea and read a good book. I would love to stop by for a cup. lol.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Hugs;
Alaura
Your library looks so cozy. What a perfect place to have a cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteYour house is so beautiful and always looks so calm and restful.
ReplyDeleteI unfortunately spend too much time drinking cups of tea and having little breaks (aka procrastinating) or maybe my house would look a little more restful too!
What a good idea to read a book, have a cup of tea when the library looks so inviting and beckons with a little sunshine through the window. All the every day tasks that creep up every day without asking can wait. Tomorrow is an other day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful home you have! A perfect spot to enjoy a cup of tea and forget about the mundane things in life like laundry.
ReplyDeleteIt feels like everything's going to be okay when I look at this picture, Mary.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cozy way to start a new day. I'm ready to come for tea and a chat.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect way to spend a day in the most perfect spot...nothing to forgive about it at all. Those books look amazing and only show that someone who loves the written word lives here! besides, decorating with books is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteLaundry is one of those never ending jobs...a good book and a cuppa is just too sweet to pass up for a pile of dirty socks.*grin*
Love,
Sue
Mess, what mess?! The coats hanging up and piles of magazines and books make the room look extra cozy. I would love to sit in a room like that with the sun streaming in and drink tea. As long as everyone has clean underwear, the laundry can wait.
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those coats & books are honest and part of life. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI also love Alice Waters. What a nice place to curl up in that wing chair or settee in the window to read with a fire! Heaven.
Thanks for the nice comment on my new sofa!
what a lovely spot to enjoy a timeless ritual!
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