The pleasures of a simple Rose

Orange, yellow and Pink. Such glorious companions, don't you think?

A touch of transferware always brings a bit of elegance to any image. I wish I had more of it in the color pink. I love pink, and roses. Maybe you noticed . . .

The last image is an Instagram photo with an added texture from Kim Klassen.


Orange you glad you stopped by? I hope so because I sure am! 


Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!

Forsythia

Good Monday to all! 

Did you have a nice week-end? Maybe get a bit of the snow that fell in the South? Here in NH the weather was beautiful with absolutely no snow. I think most New Englanders are enjoying the mild winter but we also know Old Man Winter could throw us a curve ball right up until April Fools Day! Oh how I hate it when that happens.

 Two Sundays ago I cut some Forsythia from our backyard to bring in and force. On Valentine's day, last Tuesday, it finally started to blossom. Here it is almost a week later and their golden-yellow petals are still gracing my windowsill. I thought you might like a peek.

The board behind the flowers and canning jars is a piece of driftwood I found at the beach last summer. I love that it's so weathered and beat up with nails still attached. My husband also found a piece of driftwood which was slightly longer and thinner but I haven't figured out where that one will go yet.  Over by the mason jars you'll also see a clear, almost beehive shaped container. That holds my dish detergent. The container was only a few dollars and I found it at Homegoods. So much more attractive than a plastic bottle, don't you think?

Last month I decided to put away my winter hand soaps and bring out the summer scents, given to me as a gift last year on my birthday. They're made by Just Naturals & Co and I love them both! The foaming soap is Summertime Breeze while the lotion is Ginger Lemongrass.  Oh goodness they smell divine!

Mixed in amongst the Forsythia on my windowsill are a few sprigs from the double-flowering Cherry. Just yesterday I noticed tiny buds beginning to appear so I'm hopeful they too will grace my kitchen in the coming weeks. And if they do you know you'll be seeing them here ; )

Sunday sunshine!

Our snow is g-o-n-e . . . for now. The forecast is for some snow mixed with rain tomorrow morning but thankfully without any accumulation. Spring is definitely a bit late this year!

All I know is that today was an incredibly sunny, blue sky kind of day and I embraced it.

This morning I was up at 5:50, the norm. At 8:00 I was washing windows, inside and out. The sun was so bright and I needed as much light to shine in as possible. My Sunday would have been perfect had it not been for the wind. I'd love to rake out the garden but the wind was blustery and rather bitter. The poor peepers aren't ever going to be able to peep!

Yesterday while at TJ Maxx I purchased the flower holder behind the sink (my faucet is rather ascew). It's au naturale and desperately needs to be painted. Since it was mixed in with a beach display at the store it's supposed to look like raw, weathered wood. I'm not a fan. I'll have to give it a rubbed look around the edges after it's' painted.

All of these photos were taken today, including Miss Luna

And this is my new iPad 2. Last Wednesday I just happened to get lucky and find one at a local Walmart. My girlfriends husband ordered one from Apple and they said it would be an 8 week wait! Holy cow!

While my husband and I were at TJ Maxx yesterday I found some several carrying cases to choose from in all different fabrics. I couldn't decide which one to choose so I bought two! They were only $9.99 each so that's not bad. The orange for Summer and blue for Winter. Or whatever. Now I just need to find a cover for the iPad itself before it gets broken. I still haven't taken the plastic cover off it for fear of scratching it.

When it comes to expensive electronics I really try to take good care of them and with good reason. My mom recently dropped my iPhone into a bucket of water at work. YIKES!!! Luckily I had the best Otterbox cover on it you could get or it would have been ruined. And with teenagers in the house, well, you probably know how that goes when it comes to electronics.

So that's my Sunday! That and a nap.

What did you do today? Was it warm where you are?

I hope so cause I just might come visit ; )

Hearts and lights, with just a little Christmas

Recently, while visiting one of my favorite blogs, Georgianna Lane, she brought to mind using a heart shaped filter. Although I'd seen the results before I'd never tried photographing with one. I won't lie, it's a challenge! At least it was for me.

Right after I started practicing I became distracted with dinner so my younger daughter took over and started shooting every Christmas light she could. Below are the results.

Elise had quite a few cool looking shots but these were a few of my favorites. The top photo was taken of a reflection of lights in the window on a rainy night. Such a cool result.

Interested in trying it yourself? Do a Google search for Heart Shaped Bokeh. I liked this tutorial!

We don't have a big house so I don't have many decorations. This is one of the spots that stands out so I try to make it look pretty for the holidays. I've had the feather trees for several years and still love them!

5 days until Christmas. Can you believe it? Me either. I'm not ready yet but I will be. Tomorrow morning I'll make my final list and head out for all the little things I still need. Here's hoping I can actually accomplish what I've set my mind too!

I'm hooking up with Mary's Little Red House for Mosaic Monday