The Charmers...

 

 

I heard from my friend David

this week..

 



 

he is a charmer...

 

It may be silly,

but seeing Lady Bella in writing,

just makes me feel like I should

find a lace fan to flutter...

 

the new David Austin Rose Catalog

is one of the things that I look forward to after Christmas,

 

just when I need a winter boost...

 



 my husband saw the catalog on my desk...

 

and said

 "We need to sit down and make an order"

 

now that is charming,

my man knows my heart so well...

 



 

for now,

I am still enjoying my seven dollar grocery store roses...

 

 

filling them in with Carnations...

 

tucking them into china dishes,

and retucking them...

 





they are a 

feast for the eyes,

but a famine for the nose...

 

I have been enjoying

these Moon Glow Carnations

for a couple weeks...

 

they just keep fading into softer shades,

lovely...

 



 

I hope you have found a mid winter diversion too,

stay cozy my friends...

 

I am linking up to

 

Home Sweet Home

and

Show and Tell Friday

 

 

I Love it when You stop by...

My Menagerie...

 

The quiet days of winter...

 

days spent curled up

with magazines...

 

 in this pretty picture
from Tea Time Magazine...

 

the milk-glass

just looked so fresh and springy

 to me on a dreary day...

 

it started a mild obsession...

 



I made a trip to a local charity shop

 a few days later

 and found this pretty piece...

 

I am smitten

with my new bright white vase,

it's so cheerful...

 



 

I couldn't resist bringing these sweet guys home...

 



 

Valentines Day is coming

and I know they will take center stage...

 



for now

they are tucked into my china cabinet...

 



 

I have a thing for mirrors with candles,

so romantic...

 

so I picked this one up,

it will fit right into a little nook

 in my sitting room...

 

I'll share it's make-over soon...

 



a perfect shopping day

 ends with Roses...

 

I found these for a steal!

seven dollars a dozen...

 

(photo source Tea Time Magazine)

 



 

I used some dried Hydrangea

for my

 glass menagerie knock-off...

 

I do think for a true menagerie,

I will need at least a few more pieces :-)

 

Centerpiece Wednesday

WOW Us Wednesday

What's It Wednesday

Home

Home and Garden Thursday

 

 

I Love it when You stop by...

After Christmas....

The days after Christmas

always seem to move so slowly...

 

life becomes much more simple,

I feel quiet and content...

 

Christmas Roses hung to dry
 on the kitchen chandelier...

 

simple,

perfection...

 



I bought these blooms

the same time as the roses,

they are still holding up well...

 

they are

 Moon Glow Carnations,

 in an amazing color...

 



 

quilts on laundry day,

it's hard not to just climb under them

while they are still warm from the drier...

 

the dogs agree...

 

 

a candle seems to always to burning...

 

a bright point of light

on a gloomy day...

 



 

right after Christmas...

 

I kept out only clear glass

and Mercury Glass,

enjoying the stark wintry feel...

 

today, I stared tucking in dry blooms,

from last years garden...

 

craving a pop of color...

 

 

a dried Lavender Peony,

faded...

 

my Pink Peonies...

 



dried vivid...

 



 

I was surprised last week

to see these bulbs

already popping up in my Dresser Planter...

 

but, more surprises today

to find my early Crocus are poking

their heads out from beneath their blanket of leaves...

 

so early,

 



 

the Camellia

dripping wet and loaded with maturing buds...

 

the small stirring of the garden,

keep my heart happy...

 

nothing in the garden

will move fast,

we have yet to have snow...

 

I am linking up to...

 

Home

                                                          Home and Garden Thursday
                                                           Open House Party Thursday

 

Show and Tell Friday

Shabbilicious Friday

Home Sweet Home 

 

keep cozy my friends!