2nd Annual Parade of Roses....

Happy New Year!

I thought I would continue

 my New Years Day blog tradition

and host my own version of the Rose Parade....

if you missed the 2011 Rose Parade

the link is here...

the original posts are also linked under

each photo below...

(Rainy June Morn)

We had another wet spring,

but June brought the first

 of the roses to bloom...

(Rainy June Morn)

It's sometimes hard to love all that spring rain,

but the flowers do look pretty

 dripping wet...

(French China and Roses)

Eden Roses and Catmint

tucked in a Limoges sugar jar,

SWEET!

(Birds and Rose on the Mantle)

abundant and droopy...

(Tasha Tudor and Wild Roses)

wild...

(Bottling Summer Up)

pink summer Roses

and aqua Mason jars

are a naturally perfect pairing...

(Bonica Rose Tea)

Lazy summer days,

perfect for tea in the garden...

(Bonica Rose Tea)

(A Bouquet for the Weekend)

tender Ballerina Blooms...

(Playin' in the Sprinklers)

(Bonica Rose Tea)

this summer

I had a love affair with the simple

Bonica Roses...

(David Austin Roses)

and added some cherished David Austin Roses

to the garden...

(Are you a Bath or Shower Girl?)

petite bouquets...

(Just Pink Roses)

a curtain call,

September came too soon....

(The Queen of the Flowers)

Rose reigns Queen...

in my heart:-)

Don't you love a parade!

Today I am joining....

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Metamorphosis Monday

and

Masterpiece Monday

Thanks for stopping by today....

A Years Review in White...

Did you have a wonderful Christmas...

did you have a White Christmas?

If so I am a wee bit jealous :-)

Mike and I are in lazy mode..

so I thought I would share

a white year in review...

I am even late to the White Wednesday Party!

in January

Birdie Darling was looking for love...

in February

the Crocus pushed out from under a blanket of snow..

a welcome sight!

in March

I was eager for Easter

and made sugar bunnies...

in April the Snowbells bloomed...

in May

a sweet angel...

in June

a miniature boot bouquet...

in July,

a bouquet of Queen Anne's Lace

tucked in lace...

in August

white roses...

this one a Winchester Cathedral...

in September

Tea in the garden...

in October

 a cozy tea inside...

in November

I shared my Chandelier makeover...

in December

my storybook mantle decor...

that is my year in review...

it's been a lot of fun!

I have enjoyed my old friends

and the new friends I have met this year..

and a big hello to the new followers

who I haven't had time to get to know yet!

don't you love the expectation of the new year?

the blank page of possibilities??

What fun it will be!!

Today I am joining

White Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by....

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a day filled with wonder,

a day filled with love...

and if you don't forget the big guy,

maybe something special under the tree...

if you have been good

:-)

Christmas Hugs....