This Weeks Favourites

Favorites found around the internet this week...

 

My dream entranceway...

 

and my dream car. photo - This is Glamorous

 

 

Looking stunning in really cold weather is not easy, but Jamie from Anne Street Studio always looks stylish.

 

This is Glamorous

 

 

The White Company

 

 

 

 

 

Love these tie backs but haven't been able to find online.

 

 

Black leather and soft pink - I love this combination.

So looking forward to Spring Flowers

I'm finally back at work today.  After venturing out into Arctic temperatures I made it to work where there is a pile waiting for me as feared.  We've had relatively mild winters the last few years, but this one makes up for all the others.  As such, I can't wait for spring and I'm really trying to find ways to bring it into our lives early so that we can keep hanging in there.  These images brought that to mind immediately.

 

Peonies are just so beautiful and smell like heaven.  I think my son accidentally killed my peony bush this past summer while killing and pulling weeds.  I'm hoping it still lives and will bloom again this spring.  We'll see.  At the moment it's no looking so good out there.

 

 

Images - Judy Stalus

How long until Spring?

 

I'm beginning to feel a lot like - well not Christmas.  I'm losing my spirit again.

 

 

 

Just Because

Some days I am just in the mood for pretty flowers...

Spring Gardening Disappointment

My peonie bush has bit the dust and only ever gave me one bloom ...

Caroline Reed Design

Peonies - Nature's Work of Art

Although these only appear in June, they always make me feel serene...

I faithfully planted a peonie bush and waited with baited breath for it to come.  And... I got one flower, but it was beautiful and worth the wait.

Peonies are my favourite flower.  I love the smell they give off and the way they can make a room seem so cheerful suddenly.  I love the delicacy of their petals and the way they open up layer upon layer.  They're a natural work of art on their own.  As such I felt they should be framed since I'm hoping to do something like this on a focal wall in my bathroom.  I got the idea to do these in black and white from Caroline Reed - she has some great suggestions on what do with your flower photos.

Peonies are quite hardy and love sunlight which is where I think I went wrong.  They are up against a fence and while it gets plenty of sunlight most of the time, this year hasn't been the best and I guess I'll just have to wait for next year.