Pretty Peonies in a Row....

 What do you do

when it all happens at once?

 

 

my Peonies

went into bloom at he same time as the Roses...

 



 

Pretty Peonies all in a row...

 



 

the frills....

 

 

these Peonies

are the only plants that came with the house...

 

 

as much as I love them I have planted some paler varieties

but, they have yet to bloom....

 



 

 ah yes...

ants and peonies...

 

When the Peonies begin to open

that have a nectar the ants can't resist...

 

a natural attraction...

 

some say the ants help the buds to open...

others say the ants fight off other insects

 that would eat the peony...

 

I believe nature knows how to take care of itself....

like the plight of the bees due to our use of pesticides,

we need to let nature be...

natural!

 

 

 

Stop and Smell the Peonies

(but watch out, don't inhale an ant :-)

Daydreaming of Tufted Headboards...

 

In my new Single Girl life,

I have options

I didn't have before...

 

like dying my hair pink

or

redecorating in a way he didn't like...

 

I have had an insane crush on anything tufted forever...

and you know what?

all the pillows are always falling between the bars

of that big iron bed anyway...

 

so on a lazy afternoon

I began daydreaming about a white tufted headboard...

 

I have wanted one forever...

 

I thought I would share this with you,

because,

 I know you too do this...

 

the internet makes it so easy to wile away an afternoon

shopping in your comfy clothes :-)

 

 

I shopped at Furniture.com

they had a great selection...

 

 

it was kind of a Goldilocks experience...

 

this one was too boxy...

 I loved the fabric on this!

but is satin dog friendly?

 

this is almost,

just right...

 



 Now

 this is just right!

 

up against my pale pink walls....

heaped with fluffy white linens,

piles of soft pillows...

 

a perfect place to dream.

 

 

 

since I am daydreaming,

maybe I need a loveseat too?

 

 

Happy Day Dreaming...

First Rose Flush...

The first flush of roses...

 

 

it is captivating...

inspiring.

 



 

Eden on my now old arbor...

 

peeling paint

and fresh faced roses,

make such a pretty pairing...

 

 

my lovely lady appears to be humbly nodding

at Brother Cadfael Roses...

 

ah,

bright clear sunlight...

 



 

Gertrude Jekyll

tumbling into the gazebo...

 



 

and,

tumbling out...

 

so abundant!

I have never seen her bloom so heavily....

 

 

my climbing

Mortimer Sackler...

 

now so tall,

and painfully beautiful...

 



 

Eden Rose,

of course,

perfectly named...

 

Have  a Great New Week!

I'll have so many more photos to come!

 

Stop and Smell the Roses...