'Tis the First Rose of Summer....

Here in the Pacific Northwest

bare root roses arrive on my door step

around the first of April...

 

last year I added Old China Blush to my garden...

 

it is said to be the Rose

Thomas Moore wrote about....

 

'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
Or give sigh for sigh.

 



wasn't I surprised

 to see...

 

it was my

First Rose of Summer...

 

maybe I should

write a poem...

 



 

 



sweet and petite...
 







 

Rose season has begun!

 

I am linking up to

Pink Saturday

and

Saturday Show Off

 

Happy Weekend Everyone....

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...