The Rose

Which is loveliest in a rose?

 Its coy beauty when it's budding, or its splendour when it blooms?

~~ George Barlow~~

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

~~Leo Buscaglia~~

I want to go to the movies and see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

I was challenged by Anna from hurry slowly to tell you five random facts about myself. Well, I will have to think about that and let you know in my next posting. It is going to be hard, because it has to be something I have not told you yet.

I like Sofia's blog a lot...

Wishing you a good week ahead.

Beautiful month of May

It has been a busy few weeks:

Went to see Riverdance, on their final world tour, Celtic Woman, and Sierra Maestra.

Busy at work with the end of the semester and the summer semester just ahead;

Taking my son to the airport to go to Germany;

Buying and planting flowers and vegetables;

Reading and more reading;

and enjoying this lovely Spring.

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And today we are celebrating my husband Cary's Birthday.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Pretty in Pink

 I took these pics on the first of April

 when everything was in full bloom.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

by John Burroughs

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And the lucky winner of the photo album is Yvonne from Happy-Sonne . Please send me an e-mail with your address and I will get the album in the mail to you. Congratulations!!!

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See you next week!

Spring Giveaway

Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

We spent our time relaxing, away from the computer, reading a lot,

 and a little shopping.

While shopping, I came across these wonderful photo albums. They hold up to 160, 4" x 6" photos. So if you are in need of some more photo storage, just leave me a comment on this posting, Flickr, or Facebook, and I will enter your name for the grand drawing. The lucky winner will be drawn next Sunday, April 29th and announced on my next posting.

GOOD LUCK!!!

The Girls

 Gracie Pearl

 Lucy Lu

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday!

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Just an update on "the girls", Gracie and Lucy. They have become good friends and love to chase each other. But there is a big difference in having two dogs. Our house looks like a day care center. When I come home from work, all the pillows are on the floor and two sets of innocent eyes and wagging tails greet me at the door, happy that I am home...They are so sweet!

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Blog I love, Thea's Hearts and Bluebells. Her cottage is so beautiful, check it out.

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Book I am reading right now Lucette Lagnado's The Arrogant Years, one girl's search for her lost youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn.

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My plan for this afternoon - getting some of my flowers planted and also enjoy the sunshine with my book and girls on the patio. All too soon, it's Monday morning and back to work.

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P. S.: I have a new smart phone the HTC Amaze 4G and I have to say it is amazing!

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Have a great week everyone!

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Happy Easter

As spring comes to the world,
bringing sunshine and gladness...
...this comes to you
bringing wishes for joy.
Happy Easter, happy Spring,

and a sweet Passover!

Magnolias

I took these pics on our vacation to southern Indiana a few weeks ago. The weather turned extremely warm and made these beautiful and fragrant blooms come out in abundance. Sadly though, they don't bloom for a very long time...

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What are your favorite flowers?

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My favorite blog this week - Emilie's Daughter

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Book I am reading right now - Battles Lost and Won by Beryl Matthews

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Enjoy your weekend!

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Happy Spring!

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Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke