Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Year of the Dragon



Monday, January 23 begins 2012

Chinese New Year Celebration

THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON




The dragon is a symbol of
power, strength, and good luck.



 Gung Hay Fat Choy

Congratulations and be prosperous

in the Year of the Dragon!




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Sarah
Sarah

The summer we married, my husband was in graduate school, and I was employed as a teacher. We took a portion of our savings that summer and purchased a sailboat. We christened our Catalina 22, “Hyacinths For The Soul” after Saadi’s poem. Our "Hyacinths" provided years of pleasure.

27 comments:

  1. RettabugJanuary 22, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Happy Dragon New Year to you, Sarah! You have so many really cool things in your collections. "Eclectic" that's what you are!

    Friends of ours used to host a big Chinese New Year party on our block & they had all Chinese carry out, delivered. Easiest party she ever did! LOL

    Hugs,
    Rett

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  2. LynnJanuary 22, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    That's a neat dragon Sarah-Happy Chinese New Year! Love Rett's party idea, sounds like fun:@)

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  3. MaryJanuary 22, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    Happy Chinese New Year to you Sarah! I love the dragon teapot :)

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  4. SnapJanuary 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Happy Lunar New Year! Love the dragon teapot.

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  5. The TablescaperJanuary 22, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    What an amazing tea pot!!! Perfect for the year of the dragon!

    - The Tablescaper

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    :)

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  7. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)January 23, 2012 at 2:52 PM

    Happy New Year...may it be on fire for you all year through!

    Have a blessed week sweetie! :o)

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  8. PriscillaJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    Chinese for lunch, today, to pay homage to the Chinese festival. What fun.

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  9. French Girl in SeattleJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Happy Chinese New Year, Sarah. I love that this is the Year of the Dragon. The Harry Potter fan in me loves all dragons, big and small. ;-) Lovely photos, by the way. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)

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  10. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    Happy Year of the Dragon, Sarah! I love your dragon teapot.

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  11. Pat@Back Porch MusingsJanuary 24, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    Happy Year of the Dragon. Love the teapot.

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  12. MaggieJanuary 24, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Belated Happy Chinese New Year greetings to you too, dear friend.

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  13. KathleenJanuary 24, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    I have never seen a dragon tea pot! Only you would have that!
    Hope you have a good week. Our snow is all gone, yeah!

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  14. The French HutchJanuary 24, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    What a great dragon teapot Sarah. I have to admit I let this one slip by and forgot about the Chinese New Year.
    Hope it's not to late to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year, and all the good luck that goes with dragon symbol.


    ~Emily
    The French Hutch

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  15. podsoJanuary 24, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    Sarah I enjoyed the post but I really love the one on your thrift silver teapots...what amazing finds. I appreciate enjoying all the details as you display them in your photos. What a great idea to gather them and fill them with greenery! Happy New Year!

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  16. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeJanuary 24, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Happy New Year. Love the dragon teapot. Fantastic. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty

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  17. Johanna GehrleinJanuary 24, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Hi Sarah,
    may the Chines New Year bring all of us Happiness and Health. Your dragons are gorgous.
    Best greetings, Johanna

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  18. PondsideJanuary 24, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    We dragons thank you!

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  19. Anita at Cedar Hill January 24, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    Happy New Year!!

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  20. JessaJanuary 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM

    The Dragon year is to be one of drama! We shall see, love your tea pot!

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  21. JacquelineJanuary 24, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    What a fabulous dragon! I just love it. It would be perfect in the middle of my Chinese table. I hope the year of the Dragon is prosperous for all of us!

    What a fabulous silver find too! Never around here! All we have is junk at our thrift stores.

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  22. Ricki TreleavenJanuary 25, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    I hope you have a prosperous New Year, Sarah! Your little dragon teapot is the cutest little thing!

    xoxoxoox,
    Ricki Jill

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  23. Tammy@Beatrice BanksJanuary 25, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    I had forgotten about this! Happy Chinese New Year! ;)
    Love your silver in the previous post! Gorgeous.

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  24. BabsJanuary 25, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Sarah, Belated Happy Chinese New Year to you.
    Your little dragon teapot is darling.
    Hugs,
    Babs

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  25. Steph's StitchingJanuary 25, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Sarah-I missed you today. See you in February?

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  26. Bargain Decorating with LaurieJanuary 25, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Sarah, your beautiful collections never cease to amaze me. Happy Year of the Dragon. I hope you are not having any problems with the flooding down there. laurie

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  27. EviJanuary 25, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    that's an amazing dragon!
    Happy year of the dragon to you.
    We had delicious Chinese food today.
    We love it anyway....have it once a week.
    Wonder how you are faring with all the rain?
    Hope you are ok!!!!
    First the draught and now this...
    Hugs, Evi

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