The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles

Yippee! Buckingham Palace has released details of the events due to take place between Saturday 6th and Monday 8th May - the Coronation Weekend! I actually took this day off from work so that I can ensure that I can watch it. I'll have a mini brunch as I watch it as well. lol 

The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will be taking place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6th May, 2023. I'm really hoping to see many of the long standing traditions and amazing pageantry take place. I've seen video's of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and it was beautiful. 

I know the Brits will be celebrating this historic event the entire weekend. Gathering for meals, having tea and all around celebrating in the streets. I would love to be there and experience it first hand, maybe when William takes the throne I can be there. 

Why I love Penelope on Bridgerton

 In a Bridgerton group I'm in, there is a thread about Penelope and how she's a bad person. I have to respectfully disagree with them as I see her as being a very misunderstood character. I kind of feel sorry for Pen because she had to deal with being in the shadow of two beautiful sisters and her mother was more concerned with her sisters finding husbands than herself. 

I do agree that Pen is a bit shady, but I think in order for her to be able to support herself as a spinster, I'm pretty sure she knew she would be one, then she had to do shady stuff to make the $$ to be able to support herself without a man. 

In my opinion Pen has almost ZERO self esteem and it showed by the way she acted. 

One was upset that Penelope told Eloise "Not all of us can be pretty Bridgerton's!" I can understand Pen saying that because it's 100% true... not all of them can be pretty Bridgerton's and everyone knows that the Bridgerton woman are very sought after when it comes to marriage.

If you were to put Eloise and Penelope in a room with suitable prospects.. who do you think will get the marriage proposals? Guarantee you it won't be Penelope.

Happy 96th Birthday!

Our beautiful Queen turned 96 today! She was seen out an about being driven around the Sandringham Estate located in Norfolk. It's the location where her husband, Prince Philip spent his final days. It's also the place where the family spends Christmas together.

There will be a public celebration of her birthday in June that is known as Trooping the Colour. This celebration happens every year and will include the royal family gathering on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a fly past — will coincide with a weekend of festivities to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her historic 70 years on the throne!

This photo was taken last month on the grounds of Windsor Castle. She is holding the reins of her fell ponies, Bybeck Katie and Bybeck Nightingale. She is a huge animal lover and has multitudes of horses and dogs. The coat is a subtle nod to Prince Philip who wore that color alot. 

 

Duchess of Cornwall's Victoria sponge recipe

INGREDIENTS

110g self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

110g soft margarine or butter (at room temperature)

110g caster sugar

2 large eggs

2-3 drops of pure vanilla essence

To finish:

Lemon curd or jam (with fresh cream, optional) or Nutella or your filling of choice

Sifted icing sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Pre-heat the oven to 170C, grease and line two 7-inch (18 cm) sponge tins, no less than 1 inch (2.5cm) deep

STEP 2

In a large bowl, mix sifted flour and baking powder into it, holding the sieve high to give the flour a good airing.

STEP 3

Add all the other ingredients to the bowl and whisk them (preferably with an electric hand whisk) till thoroughly combined. The mixture is ready when it can drop off a wooden spoon easily when tapped off the side of the bowl. If too dry, add 1-2 teaspoons of warm water.

STEP 4

Divide the mixture between the two tins. Bake in the centre of the oven for about 30 minutes.

When cooked leave them in the tins for only about 30 seconds, then loosen the edges by sliding a palette knife all round and turn them onto a wire cooling rack.

STEP 5

Once cool, sandwich the cakes together with lemon curd or jam (or jam and fresh cream) or Nutella or your filling of choice, and dust with icing sugar.

Quaintly Box: The Royal Edition

 

I just love these boxes! I really really do! As an American gal who dreams of living in Britain, this box makes my heart smile each time I get it and it makes me feel closer to Britain. I love the little magazine that comes with it. So much information about the country where my heart lies. It came with two tea bags and a package of shortbread cookies that I ate while reading the "Clanland" book. :) Last year I got two boxes, Quintessential and a snack box, and immediately wrapped them up and opened them on Christmas day. I love the contents and definitely recommend them to anyone I meet who says they love Britain.

Oh boy

 

In the complex that I live in the trash dumpsters are at either end of the complex and 

I live right in the MIDDLE of said complex. 

I walked some trash to the dumpster on Tuesday night and now I have a cough.

Nothing a few honey lemon cough drops and honey lemon tea won't help.

Ever since I started using the drops the coughing isn't as bad as it was.

I had called out that day because I wasn't feeling good, but the trash had to go out.

I go back on Sunday at 5pm.. have you ever had something coming up that makes you

dread going to work?

We have inventory coming up starting Sunday and ends Monday.

Our store isn't ready... the end results will not be good...

Calm among the Chaos

 

2020 feels like one HUGE game of Jumanji. Everything and everyplace feels like it's in complete chaos.  Who ever is playing the game, please for the love of all things cheese STOP! We've had enough already!!

On mornings when I work, it usually consists of me waking up and rushing to get dressed and out of the house on time. I'm usually rushing because I have been having a hard time sleeping. This bloody pandemic is messing with my sleep. lol No rest for the wicked eh?

My night time ritual is this owl on my desk that is lavender infused and is amazing. It sits on my desk and is very calming and makes me a bit sleepy. It's also super soft! 

A nice cup of It Work's Sleepy tea is amazing as well. 

On days when I'm not working, I'm usually up ay 7:30am and on Zoom with my ItWorks teammates. Getting some early morning work in before I crawl back in bed for a little more snoozing. I definitely sleep better on my days off because I can sleep in longer. 

I'm doing a lot of personal development in the early mornings as well and meditating at night when I'm laying in bed. It's what work's for me so I go with that. 

Drinking tea is actually good for you!

 

 Ever since this whole pandemic kicked in I have been feel very off kilter especially when it comes to mental health. OMG I've been so moody and climbing the walls.
I LOVE being home and in my own space away from everyone so this feeling is very unlike me. 

Long night's become shorter and the day's just seem to linger on and on like an eternal loop. I prefer the long night's personally, my energy levels are low and I'm just so tired all the time and I just want to sleep!

I feel sluggish and just.. bleh. No I'm not sick, just mentally worn out. I'm left alone in my head too much and it's scary at time's. lol

One thing aside from shopping on Amazon that has helped me to deal is drinking my endless supply of hot tea. I have a huge jar full of PG Tips tea bags and other jars with Yorkshire, Typhoo and Twinning's Earl Grey loose leaf tea. I'm literally set for the rest of this year and part of next year. lol

The Benefits of drinking tea are..
1. Drinking tea has the power to delay Dementia.
2. Tea reduces depression and anxiety.
3. Tea's flavonoid compounds boost the health of your blood vessels and it helps to manage your blood pressure.
Caffeine boosts your mental awareness and helps you to concentrate while the L-theanine helps you to remain calm.

Time for Tea! ~ PG Tips Tea

A few years ago I switched to PG Tips tea and I'm not regretting it at all!   
I love my tea to be strong and dark and this is perfect!
I know it's not the normal way to make it, but I tend to leave the tea bags in my cup while I drink it.
The tea is a dark, aromatic tea with a robust taste. I guarantee that you will like it. After about 5 to 10 minutes I'll add some milk to it.
I bought three boxes off of Amazon and am still going through them. I can get two cups of tea from one tea bag which is great!

PG Tips Pyramid Tea Bags Decaf, 80-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 3)