
Writing...
Hello Friends, I love writing, and I know a lot of you want to write but just can't seem to get started. There is nothing magical about writing, except maybe when your story is finally told, and you know you have created characters that seem like people you know. Actually sometimes they are people you know...but that is another story. People think stories just fall out of my head. And that the words just glow on my page. Well, that is not true at all. Some days I write a few

Artist of the Day...Introducing Minna Rosenwasser
I would like to introduce my readers to a Chicago artist Minna Rosenwasser. Though her talents go in many directions, she is best known for painting glass, wood, and plaster. Each piece is unique and what I call affordable artwork. Why give someone a mass-produced gift when you can give them a one-of-a-kind piece made by an artist? And why not enrich your own life with a piece that is both lovely to gaze on and functional and one of a kind. Minna, when did you start painting

Strawberry Season...
Strawberry season is starting...the berries are back at the grocers plump and sweet. I know they never really left, but as the season gets started, so the berries get better... I have tried to grow them but the bunnies always beat me to them, and in all honesty, I just didn't have the knack. But I love the idea of planting strawberries in a hanging basket! How lovely just to see all that sweet fruit dangling in the air... Of course they are delicious right out of the carton..

The Art Institute of Chicago and Monet
There is something about Claude Monet's art work, specifically his water lilies studies that not only brings joy to me but thousands of people...and always have. The Art Institute of Chicago has a wonderful opportunity for you to enjoy pieces of Monet's work from private collectors that are now there on exhibit through June 14. . This might be a chance to see work that has never been seen. The Arti Institute owns many spectacular pieces that together make a great viewing fo

Wings...
Your wings already exist, all you have to do is fly... Faerie pendant, silver. 9.99 plus postage. Available from teatimewithhermajesty.com call me at 309-370-4507 or email me at jackiegillam@frontier.com. Cheers, Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild facebook teatimewithhermajesty.com

Time for a Tiara...
Hello Friends, sometimes all we really need is a tiara and we can take on the world. Or our little part of the world. Well, that is not the hardest thing to do and let's face it, a tiara makes everything look better. And everyone... Okay I will admit, Princess Kate is so stunning a tiara is simply frosting on the cake...still, she does wear it well... So do the Queen's beloved Corgis... Piepie feels she is so darn cute she does not need a tiara...well, maybe not... It goes

Tea Time with Her Majesty--Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild
Welcome Friends, A lot has happened since you last heard from me. I have relocated and am starting a new online shoppe with my thoughts and precious merchandise. I hope you will follow along to see what is dear and tender that you can hold close be it words of encouragement or something to literally hold in your hands. Moving can be crazy, as I do tend to own way way too much or in my humble opinion, lots of room for new.... Things I hold dear, memories of a trip or another