“After all," Anne had said to Marilla once, "I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”
~L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
And precious the tear as that rain from the sky,
Which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea.
Which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea.
~Thomas Moore
Wow, June has just flown by! I figured it was now or never for June's gemstone of the month post featuring...you guessed it...pearls!
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask?"
A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
~Inspired by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
A string of pearls is:
The simplicity and ease of begonias
but the beauty of the capricious rose.
The pure white of bone china
warming like a cup with tea
when pressed again skin.
When I was trying to think of what I was going to match with the pearls, I figured what would be better than my pretty new Royal Albert teacup with roses (June's flower of the month). This is one of those very lucky finds when you are in a random antique store and you find a cup for only $5! That is definitely within my budget :)
