From last year.

Wishing all of you a wonderful and 

Happy New Year!

frogs & flowers

I'm very ready to see spring flowers popping up through the ground and hear spring peepers singing their night song. Are you ready?!

Buttons, charms & pendants...

I'd like to share some very lovely ceramic and pottery components that have come my way  over the last several months.

 

The pendants and charms in these two photos are from- 

Visit Cheryl's website to see her great selection! 


  

 This little beauty is from-

Mud Dabbers website... gorgeous pottery!!




These were a birthday gift to me from my sister...

and they are from Dillsboro, NC
I can't wait to see some these shops next time I visit!

 Do you have any handcrafted pendants, charms or buttons that you are using to create something special?

Violet Syrup

Violets in my garden & dandelions, too!

 

Half gallon jar full- lots of picking!

 

Violet water & orange blossom honey... the fragrance was just divine!

Violet syrup ready for herbal tea, waffles or whatever you choose!

A favorite garden blog of mine,

 Suzy at Chiot's Run has a great post 

on making violet syrup 

and I followed her instructions.

Mothers

These leucojum are from my grandmother's garden, from many years gone by.

How Blessed

The little things of life are all so sweet,
The morning meadows wet with dew;
The dance of daisies in the noon, the blue
Of far-off hills where twilight shadows lie,

The night with all its tender of mystery of sound
And silence, and God's starry sky!
Oh! life--the whole life--is far too fleet,
The things of everyday are all so sweet,
The common things of life are all so dear.

The waking in the warm half-gloom
To find the old familiar room,
The scents and sounds and sights that never tire,
The homely work, the plans, the lilt of baby's laugh,
The crackle of the open fire;
The waiting, then the footsteps coming near,
The opening door, the handclasps and the kiss--
How blessed, after all, the now and here!
The common things of life are all so dear!
                              - Author Unknown


Happy Mother's Day

this moment

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 

-Amanda Blake Soule

Miscellaneous photos

 Goldfinch sporting new spring feathers.

Sunny yellow daffodils.

Blueberry breakfast bread.

 Vintage covered casserole dish with columbine flowers.

This Moment

''A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ''

-Amanda Blake Soule

Daylily

Looking forward to this!

Daylilies are...

photo courtesy: Seth Monroe

...simple garden pleasures. What is your favorite perennial flower?