...and this wonderful 'ol girl is still blooming
...yep, even in February!
Jan
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
2/9/12
1/28/12
Metal
Today I want to share a few photos with you. They are of my copper container which I have used today to display a bouquet of flowers ...no surprise ...the flowers part that is.
This metal container has many different uses, one of which is for holding a candle. The sides to this copper container are pierced so that light from the candle shows right thru ...lovely!
The metal container isn't very large and fits perfectly in the middle of a charger as you can see above. It has two wire handles so the container resembles a shopping bag.
I have a small obsession with copper. When I bought my current home, the previous owner had remodeled the kitchen and replaced all cabinet handles with copper ones. Also, there is a copper ceiling fan in the breakfast room and a copper light fixture over the sink. The granite counter tops and flooring have copper colored accents in them ...so you see, copper goes with this house very well.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jan
This metal container has many different uses, one of which is for holding a candle. The sides to this copper container are pierced so that light from the candle shows right thru ...lovely!
The metal container isn't very large and fits perfectly in the middle of a charger as you can see above. It has two wire handles so the container resembles a shopping bag.
I have a small obsession with copper. When I bought my current home, the previous owner had remodeled the kitchen and replaced all cabinet handles with copper ones. Also, there is a copper ceiling fan in the breakfast room and a copper light fixture over the sink. The granite counter tops and flooring have copper colored accents in them ...so you see, copper goes with this house very well.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jan
Joining
My Romantic Home for Show And Tell Friday
12/28/11
Lifting my spirits
After Christmas there seems to be an ever-so slight dip in my mood ...a sort of lull in my level of motivation as I scramble to pick myself up to get back into the swing of things. Do you feel the same?
Could be the thought of having to take down and pack away all those Christmas decorations ... not sure.
Anyway, I got myself distracted from putting away Christmas (not hard to do) long enough to get something done just for me ... I cleaned the desk in my office.
I started removing the stuff from the top of my desk, which was covered with papers, books, camera gear, pens, etc. I knew it needed to be done but was having trouble getting motivated. I'm starting a new business in 2012 and thought I needed to get prepared. The best possible way to get started, I thought, was to begin by decluttering my work surface.
I began by removing everything ...everything except computers, phone, and lamps. Then I gave the desk a good dusting. WOW ...that alone made me feel better ... all those dust bunnies. Then I brought in these.
Could be the thought of having to take down and pack away all those Christmas decorations ... not sure.
Anyway, I got myself distracted from putting away Christmas (not hard to do) long enough to get something done just for me ... I cleaned the desk in my office.
I started removing the stuff from the top of my desk, which was covered with papers, books, camera gear, pens, etc. I knew it needed to be done but was having trouble getting motivated. I'm starting a new business in 2012 and thought I needed to get prepared. The best possible way to get started, I thought, was to begin by decluttering my work surface.
I began by removing everything ...everything except computers, phone, and lamps. Then I gave the desk a good dusting. WOW ...that alone made me feel better ... all those dust bunnies. Then I brought in these.
The flowers I received at Christmas.
These flowers made me smile ... and then I thought, I have procrastinated enough!
What a powerful force flowers can be for me.
~~~
Long experience has taught me that whereas people
will take advice about love, and about money, and
about nearly all the problems which beset us in life,
they will scarecely ever take advice about their gardens.
Well ... it may not really matter much, so long as
they love them.
BEVERLY NICHOLS,
from Garden Open Tomorrow
~~~
I do hope that you too will find a source of inspiration today ...and I also hope that you will come back and join me for tea soon and cookies soon!
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