tea on Tuesday - Gourd Crazy

 As I sit here sipping my yerba mate, thru a cane bombilla in a gourd- I thought I might post about gourds.

I found this lovely gourd basket at the flea market last week for a mere $2! I could NOT resist- number one it was a GOURD- and number two- it was a basket!!! One can never have too many baskets - and this one was rather unique.

 These others are thrift store finds over the past year or two. The larger green one is really pretty, with carving inside and out.

                                               Written inside one of the gourds........................

                       View of the inside of the large green gourd- such intricate carving...........

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I am inspired now to do something small with the leftover birdhouse gourds I grew 2 years ago.I sold about 70 of them - unadorned and au natural- to folks who are a bit more creative and organized than I.

I have an idea for some gourd jewelry,- a tiny enough attempt to test the waters in gourd creations!!

Zentangling, carving, painting, wood burning- the paths to recreating a simple gourd are endless.

Some of the gourds in the above links are truly works of art!




Feel free to join us every Tuesday for tea - visit Kimmie and Patty for links to other tea fanciers!!!

Happy May Day!!!!

Every year, at this time, I think.............NEXT year, I will be prepared for May Day!!

This has been going on for years, and I think I may have only been prepared once!!!!

I did leave a surprise basket on someone's doorstep years ago, but never got a Maypole ready for the kids!!!

At least, this year, I posted about it on FB, and wrote this blog post!!!

Here is a link to learn more about the history of May Day.

I hope you all enjoy a wonderful first Sunday in May and dance around the Maypole in your mind, if not in reality!