tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post687826932781263053..comments2024-01-31T07:54:13.816-08:00Comments on Diamonds in the Sky with Lucy: Hospitality, Abundance & ScarcityKayce aka lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-84351320654011628662009-10-11T16:43:55.084-07:002009-10-11T16:43:55.084-07:00hope - thanks for stopping by. i'd love to sh...hope - thanks for stopping by. i'd love to share a cup of tea from that blessed teapot...and the read does sound provocative!<br /><br />kigen - i would gladly share a sip of grand marnier with you.<br /><br />barbara - yes, "all is on loan." the audacity that we believe we have the power to hold onto anything or mete it out according to our whims is bold indeed!<br /><br />kel - i have spent so much of my life doing "practical" things. there was truly a level of scarcity in that mentality. i love what you have created with your home and pray for perfect abundance there.<br /><br />ss - i am delighted we are both learning how to enjoy NOW!<br /><br />tess - hmmmm. i'd love to peak inside your brain right now :-) see you soon. yippee!!Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-12688289040297521202009-10-11T16:01:28.365-07:002009-10-11T16:01:28.365-07:00I think there's a balance to be had between sa...I think there's a balance to be had between saving things "for best" and using them so often that they become commonplace. And I'm referring not only to material things.<br /><br />Such beautiful china!Tesshttp://www.anchormast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-85599673375042002042009-10-11T07:37:59.547-07:002009-10-11T07:37:59.547-07:00Lucy,
The photos accompanying this post are lovel...Lucy,<br /><br />The photos accompanying this post are lovely....those teacups, they still remain a surprise to behold on a more "regular" basis. BTW - Mother did always get them out for hosting her bridge club days. By doing that I believe she was bestowing her finest gift of hospitality to her friends.<br /><br />Being recently surrounded by many folks my age and much older, the song "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think" took hold of my supple brain and serenaded me personally for days. Rather a great tune to remind one that life is to be shared NOW, not saved for a "later" time:) <br /><br />Thanks for the visual and visceral:)Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-17726242728082502072009-10-10T20:00:57.317-07:002009-10-10T20:00:57.317-07:00hospitality and teacups
both things i can relate t...hospitality and teacups<br />both things i can relate to :)<br /><br />we built an entire home based on the premise of hospitality, what to put in, what to leave out, all focused on space for guests<br /><br />some have challenged our house design saying it will not have good resale as it is not 'family' home (well, we are not a family, we are a couple who host guests)and we did not build to sell<br /><br />even though our resources have been, and are continuing to be, scarce . . . people seem to sense an abundance here<br /><br />so perhaps abundance is not what we may normally think of <br />perhaps there is a scarcity of hospitality in the world <br />and when people find it <br />that seems abundant<br /><br />?Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425317942978557478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-41603678785707876652009-10-10T14:52:50.207-07:002009-10-10T14:52:50.207-07:00My parents and perhaps yours grew up in a time a s...My parents and perhaps yours grew up in a time a scarcity. My parents never outlived the feeling of such limited expectations. I must confess, some of it rubbed off on me. Keeping good stuff for some imagined suitable time in the future was part and parcel of their culture. <br /><br />Hospitality is a great Benedictine virtue, as you no doubt are aware. On more than one occasion, I have opened my home to someone (or some cat) in need. I must do more of that. Fear is what works against hospitality -- fear that there will not be enough, fear of rejection, fear of being taken advantage of, fear of the unknown ... <br /><br />BTW, this is Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and so your post is doubly appropriate. We are given good things that we may, in turn, redistribute them. All is on loan.<br /><br />It used to be a custom to collect pretty teacups here in Canada. Department stores dedicated shelves to that pursuit. I don't see it as much any more.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078914306329037697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-85590077768220273392009-10-10T14:15:40.416-07:002009-10-10T14:15:40.416-07:00Lucy, there is much warmth in this post, greatly ...Lucy, there is much warmth in this post, greatly enjoyed your cupboard of the heart! May you fulfill your prayer for an abundance of hospitality, given and received on your pilgrimage ahead. For me, tonight, Grand Marnier! ((-:kigenhttp://feministshepherd.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-83139931244928768242009-10-10T12:10:05.179-07:002009-10-10T12:10:05.179-07:00Yesterday and today I have been busy clearing out ...Yesterday and today I have been busy clearing out excess. Letting go of stuff, including 50+ books. I never thought I would be able to let go of books one day but here I am. <br /><br />I have my grandma's teapot on a high shelf....you can see it but I seldom use it. Methinks I need to use it more often. It is 80 years old now. My grandma used it every day even though it was delicate and fragile.<br /><br />There is a book on my shelf that I didn't get rid of that is called Nothing Left Over. A very interesting, thought provoking read.<br /><br />We are into winter here already....snow for days already. I am hoping it melts yet. Normally we don't get winter until Halloween.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.com