The lake yields her bones to the dry earth. Alas, the driftwood is too large for me to cart home.
So we skip stones and give earth offerings of feathers and pebbles in gratitude for things like;
buttercrunch ice cream with marshmallow sauce~
polaroid cameras & film to go with~
health, movement, thought~
freedoms both physical and spiritual, pineapple, root beer floats, coffee scented with mountain blueberry~
fireworks, freezies,
squirrels.
Gratitude works, it really has it's use. It cultivates more and then some of the abundance you have in your life already.
If you enjoyed the pasta salad recipe of last post, you'll lose your marbles over this next one.
Pineapple Mint White Tea
8 bags white tea
4.5 cups water, boiled
large handFULL of mint
pitcher with a cup and a half of fresh pineapple chunks
Make the tea in a pot on the stove with the mint. When steeped for four minutes strain into the pitcher with the pineapple. Chill for a day. ENJOY!!!
Sweeten this one or not, I don't like it sweetened. Nature has flavour all her own that shouldn't be messed with. But if you like a lump or two, then go right ahead! Whatever floats your boat. ;)
xoxo
Almost forgot, a song the lake would love for a summer day.
And tonight, yoga after I run.
Big smile.
love this post
and now I'm off to make tea
trah lah
Posted by: Leslie | July 11, 2011 at 08:50 PM
marshmallow sauce?!!! wow!
and yes to gratitude. we forget we have so much.
Posted by: Debi | July 11, 2011 at 09:50 PM
Oh hello pretty new blog banner! I am loving every morsel of this post.
Posted by: bella | July 12, 2011 at 06:16 AM
I love 'lake bones'. What do you create with drift wood?
Posted by: Sarah | July 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM
The tea sounds amazing, one I will for sure have to try. Now I must buy some white tea, not one I usually have in the cupboard.
Posted by: Marilyn | July 12, 2011 at 02:53 PM
marshmallow sauce. can you believe it? what a world!
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | July 12, 2011 at 11:09 PM
thanks Bella xo I'm back at 52 this week, was on vacation! :)
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | July 12, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Hey Sarah :)
Well, nothing! I just use it anywhere depending on it's size. I like it as is. Not sure but I think some people carve it or use it for furniture? I just like it to look at. Art. Courtesy of Mother Nature :)
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | July 12, 2011 at 11:14 PM
It is all about gratitude.What we focus on expands. Therefore when we ponder all of the good things... what do we get? More good things.
It's cool like that.
Posted by: gemma | July 18, 2011 at 11:21 PM