Unforgettable...

Hello May,

don't you love May?

I do...

 

last week,

my friend Jacqueline at Cabin and Cottage

showed off some lovely vintage fashions,

and mentioned

 the PBS show Mr. Selfridge...

 

well,  I have learned when Jacqueline recommends a TV show

to pay attention,

she has very good taste!

 

she was the one who pointed me at Downton Abbey,

enough said....

 



 

on an episode

of Mr. Selfridge...
 

when designing a signature perfume

for the store,

Lily of the Valley was chosen to be the scent...

 

Henri Leclair

explains to Angnes Towler...

 

in Paris on the First Day of May

young lovers

give bundles of Lily of the Valley to each other...

 

I find that completely sweet...

 



I may not be in Paris,

or exactly young...

 

but, 
still...

 



I picked a bundle for my lover...

 

for truly,

love is always young at heart,

and we can dream of Paris...

 



 

Happy May Day!!

 

I am linking up at...

Shabbilicious Friday

and

Show and Tell Friday

 

Thanks for stopping by today...

Millinery Eggs for Easter....

I try to mix up my Easter decorating each year,

some years like this I just do a little

and other years I go all out...

 

I always bring out my millinery Easter Eggs...

 

I made them years ago

and shared them my first year blogging,

but back then

I didn't know most of you...

 

they are Paper Mache Eggs

covered in silk,

with vintage millinery flowers,

tulle and ribbons...

 

frilly and girlie...

 



 

my Mount Tacoma Tulips

are blooming

and made a pretty pairing...

 

 

Wishing You

a wonderful Easter Weekend...

 

I am linking up to...

Shabbilicious Friday

Home Sweet Home

Show and Tell Friday

Be Inspired 

and

Feathered Nest Friday

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today...

Lost in the Garden...

I have been lost

in the garden....

 

completely absorbed by the beauty of Spring....

 

 

Blue Skies

and

Pink Trees...

 

my utopia...

 

 

the flower beds

are filling out so quickly...

 

it is a wonder really,

how quickly it all happens...

 



like tissue paper pom poms...

 

the perfect blooms

of the Kwanzan Cherry...

 

the last tree to bloom here

and the best in show...

 



 

Pink Geraniums...

 



 

now fill

my front porch planter...

 

simple and cheery....

 



 

Woody Hyacinth...

 

I believe fairies

must dance beneath the forest of bells

in the moonlight...

 

 

Violets...

 

intoxicating...

 



 

Money Plants blooming...

 

 

Forget-Me-Not...

 

 



 

everyone has an

extra spring in their step...

 

 

or swish in their swim...

 



 

My newest back porch planter

and Paul's Himalayan Musk Roses

leaning in from the left...

 

I planted Paul last year...

he is as healthy as can be,

and already covered with tiny buds...

 

Roses soon...

ahhhh...

 

I am linking up to,

Outdoor Wednesday

Wow Us Wednesday

Home and Garden Thursday

 

Shabbilicious Friday

Home Sweet Home

Show and Tell Friday

Be Inspired 

and

Feathered Nest Friday

 

Thanks for stopping by...