Showing posts with label valentines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentines. Show all posts

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Hearts...Valentines and a confession.


 ~ HEART ~
inside a horse barn near the village of Auvillar France



~ HEARTS ~ 

I've been on the hunt for a new make up bag for several months.
The cloth pouch with a zipper I was using for the past few years was not easy to use.
All the contents were jumbled together
 Plus I always seemed to need the item in the very bottom of the pouch!

I found this at Walmart
I was buying another item in the store and just happened upon it.
Can you see the HEARTS?


The top compartment has a place for brushes and pencils.


Top left, is a zippered are where I have some sharp scissors and tweezers. 
In the bottom on the right hand side ~
Andalou CC cream, Burt's Bees cream blush, Marcelle eye make up, 
mascara underneath and a magnifying mirror.

Much better for storage and travel.
I think I paid under $15 for the bag...well worth it.


~ HEART ~
Cracker 
Cafe Des Beaux Arts
Quai Malaquais
Paris France


Found a HEART shaped rock on the beach at Browning.
I was hunting for sea glass and this caught my eye.


While this doesn't really qualify as a HEART item, it lifts my HEART.

I use a basic everyday lotion from the drugstore,
 then decant it into a glass jar with a pump for ease of use.
Looking at a plastic bottle with a bunch of text all over it looks rather unsightly.
I prefer a simple sleek container that I can leave out on display.
I use lotion after my bath or shower and it helps to keep my skin soft and supple.

This shea butter lotion is a drugstore brand and has a light scent of orchid.
It is very reasonably priced and works well
the ingredients are recognizable and it is free of any nasty chemical additives.


I received pearls from my husband on a Valentines Day about 25 years ago.

Last summer I fell at the beach and sprained my wrist very badly.
 When I got home I noticed that my beloved pearl necklace was missing.

I was devastated...
as I was in terrible pain I had to dash off to the pharmacy
 to buy some Voltaren, Aleve and a wrist brace.

For the next few days I kept returning to the same beach to hunt for the pearls.
(perhaps they returned to the ocean with the tide)

I decided to replace the pearls and thought perhaps my husband would not notice.
I went to the jeweler who sold him the pearls way back in the day 
purchased this Akoya strand 
almost the same as the original strand...
(except for the price)
I have been wearing them almost daily, for the past few months.

Well dear reader, 
guess what?

He found out that they were not the original pearls, 
so I had to confess...


I don't expect that we will exchange Valentine's Day gifts this year...
but perhaps we will dine out close to Valentines and celebrate.

What do you have planned for your Valentine?
Something special from the HEART.


~ Happy Valentine's Day ~

Take care and thank you for stopping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~

Sunday, February 16, 2020

OOTD ~ Valentine's Day

What to wear for Valentines Day?
I opted for a pop of red...


Jeans ~ Vintage America
Shirt ~ Tommy Hilfiger
Shoes ~ Joesph Seibel


I love these jeans
they fit well and are super soft
the length is perfect for my short frame.

I have another pair of these, in a different style
they are getting really faded and worn in
I've worn them SO MUCH!

I felt like upping my game a bit and purchased a new pair.



The pearls that my husband gave me many years ago on Valentine's Day.

We walked to our local pub in the village for a date night dinner.
A lot of people had the same idea and it was incredibly LOUD.
Hard to hear above the laughter 
and
with what we considered shouting at the nearby tables...
(some had obviously imbibed a bit too much)

We watched as they made their way to the exit and hoped that they were not driving home impaired.

The food was delicious and we both enjoyed our meal.
It was a lovely treat not to cook dinner.


Ballet flats are comfy to walk in and look great with ankle length jeans.


I am going on Jamie Cat Callan's Paris Tour this coming September and I am so excited to see her again and meet all the other women on the tour.
We all had such fun last time in 2015.

She has a couple of spaces left if you are interested.


Rose Hip with a raindrop...
a pop of colour on a grey day.

I love good chocolate and Pender Island has a wonderful shop.
One can sit and have tea or coffee and a sweet treat.


I'm looking forward to Summer 
when I can use this vintage bag that I bought a few years ago on Ebay.


I must get some things accomplished today so I will close for now...

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~ Be Well and Be Kind ~


Wearing red lipstick in my current favourite shade.


Luscious rose hips...

XO


Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Valentines Hearts...

Good morning from The Humble Bungalow.
It is Valentine's Day today so I am sharing a few hearts with you today...
and a message of love.


Chocolate hearts 
Paris

"All you need is love.
But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

~  Charles M. Schulz ~



"The most important thing in the world is family and love."

~ John Wooden ~




"Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses." 

~Ann Landers ~


I am sniffling today with a head cold so I plan on drinking loads of fluids.


Happy Valentines Day to my husband...

"in sickness and in health"
I remember our pledge on that wedding day back in 1974.

We've come a long way since that day and I love you more now than I did back then.



Happy Valentines Day

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."

~ Audrey Hepburn ~

I'll be taking a few days off while I am sick
will be back soon.

~ Be Well and Be Kind ~