Feeling Impatient...

Spring is almost here...

The sky is full of rainbows..

bulbs are blooming...

birds are beginning to flirt....

But... baby It's cold outside!

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I am beginning to feel impatient,

O.K. truthfully patience

is probably not one of my main virtues....

so I am bringing spring in...

starting with this Cyclamen

 from Whole Foods Market...

I have never seen such ruffly petals,

he had me at hello...

I have shown my vintage lavender bottle collection before...

I love to display small flowers in them

in the window with the light streaming through...

Crocus blooms fresh from the garden

made good stoppers...

I love candles all year long,

but I have switched to perkier scents,

like this Lavender and Lemon...

The fresh lemon scent

 should help chase away the mid-winter blahs....

A tattered rose bouquet

from summers past...

Crocus blooms

the promise of spring to come...

It is just around the corner...

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My French Inspiration...

When I saw that the French Cupboard

is hosting a new party...

French Inspiration Thursday...

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I thought I would share my favorite French delight

a treasure from Providence...

Lavender...

my treasured

 apothecary jar full of Lavender...

 collected last summer during my trip

to Martha Lane Lavender Farm...

at Lavender Festival,

in Sequim, WA

the Lavender capital of North America...

(here is a link if you missed my trip)

lavender makes the perfect mate

for vintage pillowcases..

a little bundle or sachet insures sweet dreams...

I have this beautiful handcrafted bath fizz

from my trip,

I still haven't had the heart to drop it in the bath

and watch it melt away...

besides it still smells like a summers day...

after my trip

I became obsessed with Lavender,

just a bit...

I made Lavender Lemonade

(click here if you missed it)

and then later on in the summer,

when my own Lavender bloomed...

I  made a batch of Lavender Sugar

 for enjoying throughout the winter...

(here is that link if you would like to see)

poking through my photos from last summer

I saw this one..

and had to share!

The vivid colors of summer!

Roses and Lavender a perfect pair :-)

Célébrer la lavande!!

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Life of a Doll...

Who would want a plastic doll,

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When they can look like this?

a frothy hanky

can become a ball gown...

she sits quietly,

ever so patiently!

and waits...

her only task

to keep her bonnet from blowing away...

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