Fickle Snow...

For three days

I have been taunted...

by a fickle snow...

she and I wait patiently,

for the big event...

it is expected to arrive tonight...

a big storm brews on the horizon,

6-12 inches of the fluffy stuff is expected..

I do say EXPECTED 'cause

you know how fickle mother nature can be...

I popped out pre-event

and ran some errands,

picked up some odds and ends...

in the end

I think mostly odds...

like a half a dozen cupcake bath melts...

I am envisioning a long walk

 in the freshly fallen snow,

followed by a long hot

cupcake sweet bath...

have you let the holidays go?

or have you held on,

just a little?

I have held on a little..

I couldn't part with my tiny wings,

quite yet...

and a tiny strand on rice lights,

an after Christmas sale purchase,

couldn't wait until next year...

to add a little sparkle to a winters day...

Today I am joining...

White Wednesday

and

Wow us Wednesday

Sending you all a warm winter hug....

The Old, the New and the Now?

Keeping old bits from the garden

around the house in the winter is the normal,

around here anyway...

I especially like petals scattered

around candles...

memories of days gone by,

a romantic nod to the past...

a few fresh new blooms

tucked in around the house

add life to a winters day...

how can you not

feel the warm sun on your face

when you inhale...

as for the now..

is it spring already?

have I overslept?

or are they teasing us...

the stores are rolling out the racks,

cyclamen,  pansies and primroses...

too tempting not to indulge a bit...

when really

I am still hoping for snow!

Happy

Pink Saturday

Have a Great Weekend!

An Afternoon with David, Berry and Daisy...

I am not lucky enough

to have a garden full of roses

in the middle of winter....

and the long wait from the last bloom

till the first new bloom,

seems endless

on dreary winter days...

David Austin knows this...

that is why his beautiful catalog arrives

right around Christmas time...

whether you are a gardener with dirty hands

or a gardener in your heart...

his dreamy catalog

will have you oohing and aahing...

and they are free here is the link...

New for 2012

Princess Anne

has already stolen my heart and is on the

top of my list...

can't you just smell the Tea Rose now?

aah...

Berry my ever at the ready to snuggle buddy

waits for me on the sofa...

Daisy decide to get in on the cuddle too...

I have learned I will never be a pet photographer,

getting one to be still and sit pretty is hard enough,

two has been nearly impossible..

I was glad to get a nice set of pics of the two together,

Daisy is like looking back in time,

she looks just like Berry did

when he was a pup...

pretty pink roses brighten the day!

Whole Foods has free trade roses,

for only ten dollars a dozen

that last and last...

that is when there are not two rebellious

 wild puppies on the loose...

you know those romantic movie scenes,

millions of rose petals scattered down the hall

and across the bed...

the girls could be set designers for this

except they include the stems and leaves...

well, at least I have pretty pics:-)

Puppy Love...

Tonight I am joining...

Fresh Cut Friday

Show and Tell Friday

Feathered Nest Friday

Home Sweet Home

and

Saturday Show Off

Thanks for stopping by today....