Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roses. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The vacation was great!!!!...

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Isn't this great??? It was in the garden of the log cabin we stayed in during our visit to Wells, Maine.....


This is the log cabin where we stayed.....


It is two blocks from the ocean and beach. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the ocean. We went there three times in two days. The best time was at night, when the stars are so huge and bright....



Built in 1929.....







The siding is really cool.....The inside is warm and cozy, plenty of room, it sleeps lots of people.






We passed this cottage on the way to the beach, which was about 2 blocks from our cottage.
I liked it because when I was a kid, my brother taunted me with "Jean, Jean, the jelly bean". It brought back some good memories.






That sign was on the front of this cottage.....


(look at those hanging petunias planters)



We were right near the salt marsh, two blocks down and two blocks over. We walked over there. It was so pretty...
















After we walked by the salt marsh we took a nice, wooded walk on the boardwalk to the estuary, which is part of the salt marsh.






Some of the beauty that we passed through on the way.....







The marsh grasses are beautiful...











The view from the platform at the end of the boardwalk.....























This house is famous and was on a TV show....I can't remember which one .....haha





Some other gorgeous home that we saw along the way.....





I can't imagine owning and living in a home like this one.....







These are Rugosa Roses, beach roses. The are prolific in the area and most homes have them as hedges along the fronts and sides of the homes. We saw a man trimming them with large gas hedge trimmers. They have the beautiful flowers and then they get big, beautiful red rose hips about the size of small crab apples.










An interesting tree, some type of pine...






Another beauty.....













We ate here twice... This place has an award from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives of Food Network fame. No wonder, the food is excellent and more than any one person could ever eat! I highly recommend it, if you are in the area!













The diner has a very friendly atmosphere and a nice gift shop next door.










This is a sunflower.........One of many varities that they grow in a garden behind the restaurant. They had many other vegetables out there that they use at the restaurant. Talk about fresh.....













a more familiar one.....








They had lots of bluebird boxes in the garden, too.....









I love this picture!!!!!









So, that's it for today. It has taken me over 3 1/2 hours to do this post. I don't know if it is Blogger or me, but it is rediculous to spend so much time on this.



Anyway, we had a wonderful time in Maine and I can't wait to do it again. My friends are wonderful people and very generous to share their vacation time with us. Thanks LJ and Hubby, it sure was fun!!!!



You can read more about the vacation HERE.



'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Flowering Beauties!......

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This rosebush is a gift from my daughter for Mother's Day last year. It is low in height, has beautiful orange buds that open to a peach color with a pale yellow center. Gorgeous!





This is a new variety of Cone Flower. It is called...Cone-fections (TM) Hot Papaya Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Hot Papaya' PPAF... Believe it or not, I found this beauty at Lowe's for $12.98! This is an immature flower, it will be much fuller when it opens up in a few days.






I found this beauty in my garden today. It is a rudbeckia--a double or triple one! It sure is pretty and I will save seeds from this one.






My garden is changing from lavender, pink and yellow to lavender, orange and yellow. It looks quite different from a few weeks ago.





This is a hydrangea that is just starting to color up. I planted this in 1990 and it has been beautiful every year, loaded with large blooms that are bright blue!




Another flower, close up! I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the beauties that live in my garden!




'Til next time, Love ya, Jean












Tuesday, November 2, 2010

...........................GIVEAWAY!..............

I am having a Giveaway to celebrate my 100 followers.......

WooHoo! I am so excited about this!

Roses are a gal's best friend......

And here are the goodies.......This 8" hand crocheted rose doily.....
This beautiful enameled rose pin.....
This paper rose covered treasure box.....


This beautiful Queen Anne Bone China Tea cup and Saucer, Made in England.....


And lastly, this vintage rose handkerchief.....

So, this is going to be easy.....
All you need to do is leave a comment on this post saying that you want to be entered in the drawing. If you want to help spread the word of the giveaway, post it on your blog and you will get a second entry. You will need to come back and leave another comment on this post, to let me know that you posted it on your blog. That's it! I will draw the winner on November 15, 2010. Thank you to all my followers, I appreciate each and every one of you. Good Luck to all!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

A gardener's best friend......

Especially in the dead of winter......




























When my soul is craving the beauty of the flowers.....
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean






Sunday, March 1, 2009

A Beautiful Floral Show!

I was supposed to go to a Spring Flower Show today, but unfortunately we had snow and I didn't want to drive 45 minutes in the mess to get there. Also, I didn't want to worry that it would be worse by the time I was finished looking at all the flowers, the vendors booths, and all that goes with it. So, I decided to make my own flower show, right here at home.........



First, here are some roses:


Some more roses:
A little birdie and some sparkly rocks:


More sparkly rocks and flowers:



Then we have the daisies:




More daisies and a rose:





And a roundup of all of the beauties........





A few more beauties: more daisies, a tulip, a palm leaf, and another rose.

This is my collection of old brooches, and enameled pins. I love the flowers and I have been fortunate to find so many. I have not spent much money on them, most of them I have found at yard sales or thrift stores. It's fun to pull them out and look at them. And then at times, I will take a few out and lay them on my dresser where I can see them and enjoy them. Sometimes, I will even wear one of them, they are so pretty. I hope you enjoyed my little show 'n tell, talk to you soon.
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean