Happy Monday....

Happy Monday!

 

I made a quick post over on Instagram

and thought I would invite you over to visit me there :-)

 

https://www.instagram.com/bellasrosecottage/

 

I am really enjoying it over there :-)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

At the End of Spring...

Spring...

 

it is my favorite season...

 

the freshness,

the anticipation,

the gentle days,

the fragrance of it all...

. . .

 

as it slips away

and we welcome Summer...

 

I thought I would share a few favorite things...

 

 

my very favorite Spring find

was this too sweet vintage millinery hat...

 

 

I don't know if its the simple innocence

of the fabric flowers....

 

or just the idea of wearing

such a whimsical hat...

 

they just

make me smile...

 

I like to start each season

with empty cloches...

 

a place to tuck and gather

small treasures...

 

 

Spring Treasures...

 

a blue Robins Egg,

and a lovely Swallowtail Butterfly...

 



 

the first flush of roses

is over...

 

but there are still plenty

of blooms to be found...

 

like this sweet smelling

 Cottage Rose,

still wet with morning dew...

 



 

Hankies,

another whimsical delight...

 

these will be hanging around well into Summer...



 

well those were a few of my favorite Spring things,

tied neatly with a bow...

At the End of Spring

Put down thy bonny head,
This is the end:
Thou wert a joyous love,
Thou wert a pleasing friend:
Soft-silken is the grass
Where thy twinkling colours blend.

 

John Shaw Neilson

 

 

Welcome to Summer....

Lazy Bouquet...

Well,

 I could try to look fancy,

and call this a simple bouquet...

 

but,

the truth is...

it's just plain lazy...

 

 

Sunday

was a day of yard work for me...

 

there are always a few blooms

still to nice to toss

when pruning...

 

they get tucked into whatever is quick and nearby...

 

today,

 that was my water glass...

 

 

sprigs of

    Fairy Roses...

 a trio

the Memorial Day Rose blooms...

with their ruffled petals
and sweet pink tone...

they are easily

one of my favorites..

 



 

it is lazy

and

I think it is perfect...

 

 

Happy New Week!!

 

Thanks for Stopping By...

Two of my Favorite Things...

Roses and Cake...

 

they are each simple

and wonderful unto themselves...

 

together perfection...

 

 

putting anything under glass,

ups its importance...

 

instant decadence...

 

tea,

keeps it humble...

 



 

tiny cakes for one...

 

OK, they are really just upside down cupcakes

shhhh  don't tell my secret :)

 



 

James Galway Roses...

 



 

ruffled and delicious....

 



 

I hope your day has been sweet

and simply decadent...

 

Thanks for stopping by....

My Mothers Bouquet...

 

I have been lucky

to have my mom here visiting...

 

I see her

each day walking through

the garden...

 

happily sniffing the Roses...

 

 

then,

I convinced her to build bouquets...

 

this beautiful creation is hers,

shabby perfection...

 



a tender collection...

 



drooping...

 



 

petals tumbling...

 

 

a sweet delight...

 

Thanks for stopping by...

Grandmothers Vase...

 We have had a string

of unseasonably hot days....

 

 

the means simplicity rules...

 



 

 

the mantle in the front parlor

is a perfect example of this...

 

bare but for a small bouquet of roses,

in a special vase..

 

when what you have is meaningful,

you need little,

to make your self happy...

 



 

the vase sits on a large vintage mirror...

 

the reflection is spotty and hazy...

 

I can get lost in its reflections,

like stepping into a dream word...

 

visions in a crystal ball...

 



 

this vase,

(which is actually a perfume bottle,  repurposed)

is the special part...

 

my Mother recently gifted it to me,

it had belonged to her mother...

 

a treasure...

 

 

I am curious if anyone

out there knows,

what this glassware is called...

 

it is hobnail...

and like milk glass,

  but with this fabulous transparency...

 

I am smitten.

 

Thanks So Much for Your Visit....