tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35217213095105313942026-04-10T00:25:07.786-07:00Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.comBlogger798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-74136181401785335032017-08-17T11:25:00.003-07:002018-03-09T00:01:19.290-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My grandmother was a woman who </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> loved roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> she didn't grow them </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or indulge in fresh florist roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXsrFr5RhAkMABFy04g07SPo8KzFkEQMW7vjMTRTt5pr85wcTbjErTWtJlFFgQVB1jwzcfSUDk_1KR50sPVdkQUQxh18Hh-XiHOZL2PA9q66pYYJIYTlYSqSrK4sCW14y4nyNPOMwrsc/s1600/rubies+roses+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1600" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXsrFr5RhAkMABFy04g07SPo8KzFkEQMW7vjMTRTt5pr85wcTbjErTWtJlFFgQVB1jwzcfSUDk_1KR50sPVdkQUQxh18Hh-XiHOZL2PA9q66pYYJIYTlYSqSrK4sCW14y4nyNPOMwrsc/s640/rubies+roses+1.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> she painted them...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> her inspiration </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> came from the stacks of </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> old fashioned rose greeting cards...</div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxUhTJYKopGiOZGKRbL1duWGiqq1IvYmPv-F_hPbzzDHyPLlziI6yoRF5AAeWg3Ucjd3-wsB5ZhkMizkcMNNWScA2ADtSNz3zoieQz3r1YUslbqLGqu0Pn0BM7PtOVUPhFeaz_B_vros/s1600/rubies+roses+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1600" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxUhTJYKopGiOZGKRbL1duWGiqq1IvYmPv-F_hPbzzDHyPLlziI6yoRF5AAeWg3Ucjd3-wsB5ZhkMizkcMNNWScA2ADtSNz3zoieQz3r1YUslbqLGqu0Pn0BM7PtOVUPhFeaz_B_vros/s640/rubies+roses+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> this platter</div> <div align="center"> is my favorite piece she painted...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> fluffy pink cabbage roses...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq_mZEaj7UkQOrOgSCNQMWLlCjOUbfmmh0yIOMwj6_JMz0aDebyzWFcMgBDKdGD-drVUItqvqeEmzj94boHdzofvAlMidtoqDGuKmSBFrHTNAKwT7Pd00EGQWdErHPn4bZCAit9rjiTo/s1600/rubies+roses+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHCuB-rhpWwlNyKxqn9kj62mdLBaqI0EM0sZHG0yHKc76EDPN3e6sZHhxH-dsvJfujS0e-HfdZbW_x9iSUB0Lg7Y1Nttd6Tsw0z09mzGT_92W2rz1GGUjjx07oWjoRusMesydlVbdX1U/s1600/rubies+roses+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1600" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHCuB-rhpWwlNyKxqn9kj62mdLBaqI0EM0sZHG0yHKc76EDPN3e6sZHhxH-dsvJfujS0e-HfdZbW_x9iSUB0Lg7Y1Nttd6Tsw0z09mzGT_92W2rz1GGUjjx07oWjoRusMesydlVbdX1U/s640/rubies+roses+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWqHZQ8T9vs8CYoB1vvRSGkU5Ew7MhGiPXTVC6H2eb9DoUBeLcH3hpgHbQm_oZBvtOxNwMNhBxnKyGNZ-bGUQ5XviqqL589lS_84TX7Wt15-YlP-CQvk9Eh3hQ4JURSZ5xLvj7v66BwY/s1600/rubies+roses+0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWqHZQ8T9vs8CYoB1vvRSGkU5Ew7MhGiPXTVC6H2eb9DoUBeLcH3hpgHbQm_oZBvtOxNwMNhBxnKyGNZ-bGUQ5XviqqL589lS_84TX7Wt15-YlP-CQvk9Eh3hQ4JURSZ5xLvj7v66BwY/s640/rubies+roses+0010.JPG" width="608" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> as I look at her work</div> <div align="center"> I see so clearly</div> <div align="center"> where my love of roses began...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I loved the idea of creating a vignette,</div> <div align="center"> where her inspiration </div> <div align="center"> and mine</div> <div align="center"> were joined...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> blended...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl7alwWVG70qJ3nzBfenxenpNkRXyDVTIJ8ysStWVKQbjORpsCGVez_GiW3EyHi4CYetvabpBOthf59ezhzs2uUeATgF-dE0zeBYs46kqFksGVPe9tDfh2p983DHeq1zjhF220O0Bbqg/s1600/rubies+roses+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1600" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl7alwWVG70qJ3nzBfenxenpNkRXyDVTIJ8ysStWVKQbjORpsCGVez_GiW3EyHi4CYetvabpBOthf59ezhzs2uUeATgF-dE0zeBYs46kqFksGVPe9tDfh2p983DHeq1zjhF220O0Bbqg/s640/rubies+roses+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> my Grandmother Ruby,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> had a great friend</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> named Irma....</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> they would get together and paint...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> and when they had enough completed projects </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> they would fire them in the kiln together...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> that is how&nbsp;a funny mistake was made,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> my grandmothers plate was finished but unsigned...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Irma signed it for her...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Rubie </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I wonder is Ruby was disappointed</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> in the misspelling,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> or if they laughed it off...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> it may be a mistake,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> but to me...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I kinda like it...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I find it endearing.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> it makes me think of the happy hours they spent together,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the bond of friends...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoIeJfPLWqxK-EpbfQmBKrJIO8SaKILfGJwiM-p4wWtVodLP5obgDZFtvC3a6J8zWtFdMXC4pA4g-SG_1oUG0FJB_dCDA9FK0oGtX9_-HHc05s3GU8IOSmq6Y0ZlvaOi1NtBi9PThDEw/s1600/rubies+roses+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1600" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoIeJfPLWqxK-EpbfQmBKrJIO8SaKILfGJwiM-p4wWtVodLP5obgDZFtvC3a6J8zWtFdMXC4pA4g-SG_1oUG0FJB_dCDA9FK0oGtX9_-HHc05s3GU8IOSmq6Y0ZlvaOi1NtBi9PThDEw/s640/rubies+roses+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">She didn't want to be loved for her petals,</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">She wanted to be loved for her thorns.</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">She knew if someone loved her flaws,</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">they would love her whole.</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79;"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79;">j. iron wood</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79;"></span>&nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #a64d79;"></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK4IcRHrZBK6TW4QTnXKzQj6wUkGql3XDFoCKEw_n19CEg9Emo21PTntw9LMYvx-PH3I2mw5vhj4fDurZH2LrekHp_T1PTwZOyKAbHt29KKgkNPaiNOP776W7uCdH6McqBB87sfd3jAA/s1600/rubies+roses+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK4IcRHrZBK6TW4QTnXKzQj6wUkGql3XDFoCKEw_n19CEg9Emo21PTntw9LMYvx-PH3I2mw5vhj4fDurZH2LrekHp_T1PTwZOyKAbHt29KKgkNPaiNOP776W7uCdH6McqBB87sfd3jAA/s640/rubies+roses+016.JPG" width="482" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> sometimes the beauty in life lies in the flaws...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-56366716585193519172017-08-14T11:00:00.000-07:002018-03-09T00:03:12.130-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Here in Seattle we have been waiting for rain....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was a record breaking dry year...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was a big fan of the TV show Northern Exposure,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> there was an episode where the town </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> was waiting for the ice on the lake to break,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> everyone went a little crazy...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it felt like that here,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> waiting for the rain...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was at a friends birthday party</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when the rain began...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> people came out excited to be splatted by the first drizzle,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> breathing deep the smell of fresh rain...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we may at times complain </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> about too much rain here in the Northwest,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but secretly we love it...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rbJ4WOzlLabUzfQPHBKfVwJFX7ZCwPEpRLsfz3KIJK5_IQmrJYwTMU0VLqwU5nnLP6v4iw2otxWTHYKuUrd-Q-9iEmCLeddUzk6ZAmcNMqGQUiskBhiQYcjyVk1DeFKJYQ3lVNcOVKM/s1600/lake+tipsoo+mount+rainier+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1600" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rbJ4WOzlLabUzfQPHBKfVwJFX7ZCwPEpRLsfz3KIJK5_IQmrJYwTMU0VLqwU5nnLP6v4iw2otxWTHYKuUrd-Q-9iEmCLeddUzk6ZAmcNMqGQUiskBhiQYcjyVk1DeFKJYQ3lVNcOVKM/s640/lake+tipsoo+mount+rainier+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> after 55 dry days the rain came...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I decided to take a hike </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> up at Lake Tipsoo</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> on Mount Rainier...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCthyC7ImOR2_fXkmltU3a5n3GHqJrE5PPgPfqnBc8G-65PECyTG0vZFOqWCpBkg6tlR82aK2yFT6tt0DYNM7HcI7HN43_M1252G8811xfMKpqFjwdWwFh01BmxtkpWxD61x-cUZ4U-0/s1600/lake+tipsoo+mount+rainier+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1600" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCthyC7ImOR2_fXkmltU3a5n3GHqJrE5PPgPfqnBc8G-65PECyTG0vZFOqWCpBkg6tlR82aK2yFT6tt0DYNM7HcI7HN43_M1252G8811xfMKpqFjwdWwFh01BmxtkpWxD61x-cUZ4U-0/s640/lake+tipsoo+mount+rainier+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> hiking into the mist...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> it was so peaceful,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> so refreshing....</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_W_6m0z8Usv3YGPeWIm7v5g3Ozcc5GY3n0uGG-EW_J3QHt0MgrEkZWrhtQuXm7BTPpP2r3QNaVqqKarcsu7hpT702JnIIqEz_p-Awx0vnYQErrFJj4d5sG123JQpCi1495VBHafn_5A/s1600/lake+tipsoo+mount+rainier+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> Thank you for joining me today,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it's always more fun when you come along....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-43453703361829514562017-08-03T18:18:00.000-07:002017-08-03T18:18:25.021-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTWpNFPj_J6EmNzXnbXJlxWSprvnZ0qriTAwA73FaswOHUgXXom-KNoOJwqYkfATjYV4QVBsrW2H0aX9uRh-71PFbodJyItpOpNH-jHXR512oZ8RRYoqI9_VVrcPUw0VP8FwK6jJqQEo/s1600/silk+pillowcases+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1600" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTWpNFPj_J6EmNzXnbXJlxWSprvnZ0qriTAwA73FaswOHUgXXom-KNoOJwqYkfATjYV4QVBsrW2H0aX9uRh-71PFbodJyItpOpNH-jHXR512oZ8RRYoqI9_VVrcPUw0VP8FwK6jJqQEo/s640/silk+pillowcases+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> The heat wave has struck here in Seattle....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> after the long dry spell it is taking its toll</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> the roses look tired,</div> <div align="center"> I feel tired....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ4ZL82zZyKFkNtpUyDY5GIWGnuatXJ8s7T7ecxSO9fTwAu_IlQjq-ha8N6PZrAwm6Zhu_WSO09MrEchGQRqWI4mYy-tjnxYFyjxBxfqQ7W7noCeS4jA_gHEZbwIaRR04HNqwO2Is_L0/s1600/silk+pillowcases+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1600" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJ4ZL82zZyKFkNtpUyDY5GIWGnuatXJ8s7T7ecxSO9fTwAu_IlQjq-ha8N6PZrAwm6Zhu_WSO09MrEchGQRqWI4mYy-tjnxYFyjxBxfqQ7W7noCeS4jA_gHEZbwIaRR04HNqwO2Is_L0/s640/silk+pillowcases+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;a little relief </div> <div align="center"> arrived in the mail today....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I have always wanted Silk Pillowcases....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I have heard of so many good </div> <div align="center"> beauty benefits....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I have read that cotton is abrasive,</div> <div align="center"> and draws the moisture out of your skin and hair...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> where as Silk,</div> <div align="center"> is... well, Silky Smooth</div> <div align="center"> and will not draw</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;the natural moisture out of your skin and hair...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> it is hypoallergenic and </div> <div align="center"> best of all on these hot nights,</div> <div align="center"> a temperature regulator.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecN6Wv13L-HLHW-v1vd8fB3Lv8LoEz8_3olLRGec4KqoM5u7E8ZeHLVCXTLALW2UMdC6Lz4zMIaXhaFnhes-5QfqVJGjnAkN47u0qUaz80KAxzFc7jPXtJ49e4dElEZWZW0n76jf2QH8/s1600/silk+pillowcases+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1600" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecN6Wv13L-HLHW-v1vd8fB3Lv8LoEz8_3olLRGec4KqoM5u7E8ZeHLVCXTLALW2UMdC6Lz4zMIaXhaFnhes-5QfqVJGjnAkN47u0qUaz80KAxzFc7jPXtJ49e4dElEZWZW0n76jf2QH8/s640/silk+pillowcases+012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> I was offered these Pillowcases</div> <div align="center"> from <a href="https://www.oosilk.com/">OOSILK</a></div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> for sharing with you my honest opinion.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WueNZKt10OOO2uJEp4vuUZEMBHVzd6y9ynLo33uuML0HNJxA-gP6X74s12Y-T3YXTYYi4PSHwXemfWlNHJT18GmpMl4c2ds71ygqGCt5eupHx5MxxxgCcn8hm-lmrlhUskwlrkhLx3M/s1600/silk+pillowcases+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WueNZKt10OOO2uJEp4vuUZEMBHVzd6y9ynLo33uuML0HNJxA-gP6X74s12Y-T3YXTYYi4PSHwXemfWlNHJT18GmpMl4c2ds71ygqGCt5eupHx5MxxxgCcn8hm-lmrlhUskwlrkhLx3M/s640/silk+pillowcases+017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> first off they are beautiful,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I feel so decadent!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJjrZzRi4FONshoimVP0zwb8PNtzi2yC9e78m55NmTQl8qTzpMiuVsiGKHZpnh4zBXlhkeaxHTboBntebbwwlTcv76WCJR5-GnXfeXEhCsQY4wVPz6yxtJHfYUC-4fBp2XQAitMzbraw/s1600/silk+pillowcases+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1600" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJjrZzRi4FONshoimVP0zwb8PNtzi2yC9e78m55NmTQl8qTzpMiuVsiGKHZpnh4zBXlhkeaxHTboBntebbwwlTcv76WCJR5-GnXfeXEhCsQY4wVPz6yxtJHfYUC-4fBp2XQAitMzbraw/s640/silk+pillowcases+020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> they are petal soft,</div> <div align="center"> and when you lay your cheek on them at night,</div> <div align="center"> so cool and fresh....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGZOva3iyVICXGPEzIwZk0g5WzDiReOeXcEH-i4_koor3FzQLAkBcow8qWZgGgj6-JYI785R3P99sGc7nF54h5gsC7YNQ6V8OpoWGHhJttlRILzl7-8YrkYVT-iQgowMx7HKnelVbe7A/s1600/silk+pillowcases+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGZOva3iyVICXGPEzIwZk0g5WzDiReOeXcEH-i4_koor3FzQLAkBcow8qWZgGgj6-JYI785R3P99sGc7nF54h5gsC7YNQ6V8OpoWGHhJttlRILzl7-8YrkYVT-iQgowMx7HKnelVbe7A/s640/silk+pillowcases+023.JPG" width="624" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnfR7IJqtqbdtsUiGNEkhyphenhyphen81lxc0GIkIq9ZvefQOpI2YDNwjcRs8gqiy9lzMWInErvG7M2QZFLDlgqjF1vcUYwEFeIBfWaa2YBF67UGWMBGSTi1w13D-y5pZumZb1jv-xi1jifMTydU0/s1600/silk+pillowcases+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnfR7IJqtqbdtsUiGNEkhyphenhyphen81lxc0GIkIq9ZvefQOpI2YDNwjcRs8gqiy9lzMWInErvG7M2QZFLDlgqjF1vcUYwEFeIBfWaa2YBF67UGWMBGSTi1w13D-y5pZumZb1jv-xi1jifMTydU0/s640/silk+pillowcases+024.JPG" width="582" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> after sleeping with them a few nights...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I can say I couldn't be happier,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> my skin feels smooth </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and my hair feels so much smoother </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when I get out of bed...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> If you would like your own Silk Sweet Dreams just stop by <a href="https://www.oosilk.com/">OOSILK</a>....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> they make a full line of beautiful silk products</div> <div align="center"> bedding,</div> <div align="center"> nightgowns,</div> <div align="center"> baby items...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> they are the nicest people,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and my package arrived so fast too....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Thank You <a href="https://www.oosilk.com/">OOSILK</a>!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Sweet Silky Dreams...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-7569231536839277972017-07-31T09:00:00.001-07:002017-07-31T09:00:09.397-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Here in Seattle,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we are a week away from breaking a historic record....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for the longest dry spell</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> next Monday it will have been 52 days with no rain</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (yes Seattle,&nbsp; What?)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to beat that </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we have a really hot week ahead,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Thursday is forecasted at 102...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so needless to say the second flush of roses</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> has been minimal...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKudByLLD9i3o2v1f2S6clE-sAno2YEp459S8oqYWeu4tsByotu0qtdanBu8roIac8z01Y_U3FF-qCktHKJS5E5IlL6jizqS4l9ligm3D5KvZmlszPXuHb1s20c5ES0nP7kp7I9rdg9o/s1600/rose+basket+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKudByLLD9i3o2v1f2S6clE-sAno2YEp459S8oqYWeu4tsByotu0qtdanBu8roIac8z01Y_U3FF-qCktHKJS5E5IlL6jizqS4l9ligm3D5KvZmlszPXuHb1s20c5ES0nP7kp7I9rdg9o/s640/rose+basket+2.jpg" width="498" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I did forage up</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;this luscious basket of rose the other day...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOpFVbaoChSJVuU4KcsA17hoagZ31BhvzicJ5ejAMejN2Q5GV35Fhb2q6tbQHJULHbPfHFD0jZwpZM-U5DH2IhE6Adwn-n0EAWUMhmTjINv4ri5R1hs6N4XnRwXhca4GmxfcDSKllpKA/s1600/rose+basket+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1600" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOpFVbaoChSJVuU4KcsA17hoagZ31BhvzicJ5ejAMejN2Q5GV35Fhb2q6tbQHJULHbPfHFD0jZwpZM-U5DH2IhE6Adwn-n0EAWUMhmTjINv4ri5R1hs6N4XnRwXhca4GmxfcDSKllpKA/s640/rose+basket+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcjedf2mypblDMM3jJHJB5kFE2VKBEoWENsvUXUMi8_zJGkSlW803VXw57dFXW30UAC3qJERMR3mIk4BQJvTizyqlcXyrACEY01dQOmsIuf-CmNlrD9t7aBfLXOzDLwfswYhPnjr_zQM/s1600/rose+basket+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> what the Summer has not been in gardening </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it has been in road trips and daycations...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> if you wanna keep up with my everyday life </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> friend request me at my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bella.rogers.5264"> personal Face Book</a>...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have&nbsp;been having&nbsp;a really great Summer.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I hope you have too,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Stop and smell the roses,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Summer is flying by...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-20713845661937497082017-07-17T10:34:00.002-07:002017-07-17T10:34:53.245-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Oh, what a strange year we have had in Seattle...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> after a Winter of endless gloom, </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> now we have a Summer of endless dry days...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it hasn't rained here in my garden</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in&nbsp; about 32 days...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so unusual,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for Seattle...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqtyY2e5l80ktIb_Zw0q2MRWr4kRTyUTUROvwEqu4Hr8tGbbxifqKXwEYlxD5X5veq1uNUqvrC3BcahnXCiwElIUfE33MM_KOLoSrE3VkpFegv2G7nh-V1GYakwqlMQyKrJV9hbkaRq8/s1600/july+roses+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqtyY2e5l80ktIb_Zw0q2MRWr4kRTyUTUROvwEqu4Hr8tGbbxifqKXwEYlxD5X5veq1uNUqvrC3BcahnXCiwElIUfE33MM_KOLoSrE3VkpFegv2G7nh-V1GYakwqlMQyKrJV9hbkaRq8/s640/july+roses+001.JPG" width="458" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the first flush has ended </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the dry hot weather is taking a toll on the garden....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but, Climbing Blushing Lucy</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> just didn't get the memo,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> she is abundant and glorious....</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DgFtJVG961Fp_zG9KRm40pvnYTxbDvC66aBxXm29ag2uq7udmkq41UuuN2qfNapNnxPNFKVMXXxfUwYXqgMOsXy1Qmjy-0e4XM6ltLC3QmCErRp1pxuTFiVq2G_LySGHABxuoZVtzqs/s1600/july+roses+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1600" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DgFtJVG961Fp_zG9KRm40pvnYTxbDvC66aBxXm29ag2uq7udmkq41UuuN2qfNapNnxPNFKVMXXxfUwYXqgMOsXy1Qmjy-0e4XM6ltLC3QmCErRp1pxuTFiVq2G_LySGHABxuoZVtzqs/s640/july+roses+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmmGFZ1aBnza5-chNtB-oINXsRUqvXMHZ6dSMpQ31hMHt4WQIF18cOLvHZtJkrxLaSISfN1dMtaLvwh0G3rdPdDcw34vx_iaMwGe9RCqLHPn32EvTzB2MRq8yXOnsBnEkSuU_9M6kD40/s1600/july+roses+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="1600" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmmGFZ1aBnza5-chNtB-oINXsRUqvXMHZ6dSMpQ31hMHt4WQIF18cOLvHZtJkrxLaSISfN1dMtaLvwh0G3rdPdDcw34vx_iaMwGe9RCqLHPn32EvTzB2MRq8yXOnsBnEkSuU_9M6kD40/s640/july+roses+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> most of the other Roses,</div> <div align="center"> only have a stray rose here and there...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> a great time to get up close and enjoy the details...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> this is Brother Cadfael,</div> <div align="center"> an outstanding David Austin Roses...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA2VJxBFCE6-grVN9dhp212OdM0QKTEExMULvqPRn4vqpUe54SyWbvUytqb9OxC8aXhcfXso9OMicXmZXTiaOPBuirnEa83XudERNC652TZvc56qUwIIB6Dheuf21B1T5j-ufRf5cabM/s1600/july+roses+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1600" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA2VJxBFCE6-grVN9dhp212OdM0QKTEExMULvqPRn4vqpUe54SyWbvUytqb9OxC8aXhcfXso9OMicXmZXTiaOPBuirnEa83XudERNC652TZvc56qUwIIB6Dheuf21B1T5j-ufRf5cabM/s640/july+roses+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Blushing Lucy again...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMlZSi0iJFkZqVvY-ouTYO6O8CbxffVeTbq0sNDYpQ5iJx6QWGlcLPugiRhILIk5ahqD3iUiH5Lv_gcDx14Hqik0NLdKlKQwVX_ujMDY3nETfHv7FQ86CI8jODKk_M1gXQ0Y-UWVjhd8/s1600/july+roses+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1600" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMlZSi0iJFkZqVvY-ouTYO6O8CbxffVeTbq0sNDYpQ5iJx6QWGlcLPugiRhILIk5ahqD3iUiH5Lv_gcDx14Hqik0NLdKlKQwVX_ujMDY3nETfHv7FQ86CI8jODKk_M1gXQ0Y-UWVjhd8/s640/july+roses+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> Faded Eden Rose blooms,</div> <div align="center"> a hint of color...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> the weather really effects the coloring of my Eden Roses...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSNZnYnsCDnAgpjUGy9TEQ4F4EjcraH9J0VLscF5DifzH2pLuh-wIbogNQ7lIvGBnu-4vy69oiXGjyFA6fseY_-nb_1wTtX7GIvQMyn7mOoFx3n-h6sXPqSvmWjYxrOL1U9g51hgU_Jc/s1600/july+roses+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1600" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSNZnYnsCDnAgpjUGy9TEQ4F4EjcraH9J0VLscF5DifzH2pLuh-wIbogNQ7lIvGBnu-4vy69oiXGjyFA6fseY_-nb_1wTtX7GIvQMyn7mOoFx3n-h6sXPqSvmWjYxrOL1U9g51hgU_Jc/s640/july+roses+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;two more Blushing Lucy...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6AqQAp3EBJrswGutEC_xW8ugVEI_v7fu_GBo7rN8JS8XtdS_f8_nWyV1mwtQ42GNfYlI8upKOFVziSC18HZw20MknOcK9Afpf16au47lv9MwGUP4F3aaRPvmmJQZ9EbKnw3-NUOGbek/s1600/july+roses+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1600" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6AqQAp3EBJrswGutEC_xW8ugVEI_v7fu_GBo7rN8JS8XtdS_f8_nWyV1mwtQ42GNfYlI8upKOFVziSC18HZw20MknOcK9Afpf16au47lv9MwGUP4F3aaRPvmmJQZ9EbKnw3-NUOGbek/s640/july+roses+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d0XWfGZBgxh2z8LRy9zDnhNE-FlUUW9cgFKIp4NjGIIsqIIeTb1XA_ppH0RG7I8jioGDyww967meKapwY1q_6XH2HEIxScIW0iNmNND7uXSUf9cczTJOA_KH0gJNOIhPeEqSr4Hz5Zg/s1600/july+roses+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1600" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d0XWfGZBgxh2z8LRy9zDnhNE-FlUUW9cgFKIp4NjGIIsqIIeTb1XA_ppH0RG7I8jioGDyww967meKapwY1q_6XH2HEIxScIW0iNmNND7uXSUf9cczTJOA_KH0gJNOIhPeEqSr4Hz5Zg/s640/july+roses+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> The Fairy Rose,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> lovely open sprays...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfloJAM4GDDsAVEJ8-uuyzuzHnFo9447OeC17gdDLLgdNugaviUqN4PpiQbYoNMqt0MI05TJz1guiY8-oAwbooh7qft_kTxkH9n41X7J0JqGod_TF9ZS2bCxAGdvgIm35j_JI2uXFX9A/s1600/july+roses+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1600" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfloJAM4GDDsAVEJ8-uuyzuzHnFo9447OeC17gdDLLgdNugaviUqN4PpiQbYoNMqt0MI05TJz1guiY8-oAwbooh7qft_kTxkH9n41X7J0JqGod_TF9ZS2bCxAGdvgIm35j_JI2uXFX9A/s640/july+roses+019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> James Galway</div> <div align="center"> another beauty from David Austin....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> have you ever seen so many petals.</div> <div align="center"> all ruffled....</div> <div align="center"> sigh.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcDYqXeQSRQC7T3-EsUV5oOaRaN4QGzK6xOYCo3skKpsY4bVSb3ehHf4w7hDyZ4ZI-MV_1SPHSW9SHYKnN7nRrZc7uqR5OJhGYc98LCut1cTLpdhF1PqqBa7KhiTS37PNjbi-a8X1OM/s1600/july+roses+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1600" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxcDYqXeQSRQC7T3-EsUV5oOaRaN4QGzK6xOYCo3skKpsY4bVSb3ehHf4w7hDyZ4ZI-MV_1SPHSW9SHYKnN7nRrZc7uqR5OJhGYc98LCut1cTLpdhF1PqqBa7KhiTS37PNjbi-a8X1OM/s640/july+roses+024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> another David Austin rose...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Mortimer Sackler,</div> <div align="center"> a stray faded bloom...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJlHj_MUYN3-coFz_-2kkIcOFUBsydeECSUXvW74WRPHgPVw7OskYbn3KGONZjBEyxJXBjuFjPrZ3JAJriaEutj8nd45lu_E88K0dmSMlYemqOVxwmMOKV9ufqPvWc54m0rONZP8m46U/s1600/july+roses+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1600" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJlHj_MUYN3-coFz_-2kkIcOFUBsydeECSUXvW74WRPHgPVw7OskYbn3KGONZjBEyxJXBjuFjPrZ3JAJriaEutj8nd45lu_E88K0dmSMlYemqOVxwmMOKV9ufqPvWc54m0rONZP8m46U/s640/july+roses+026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we will end with Sweetness...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I hope that is how you day is going :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hugs....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-50474643850895566752017-07-10T09:36:00.000-07:002018-03-09T00:06:49.557-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Summer is for outings,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for exploring,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for&nbsp;embracing nature...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMdqX7EGHQbfOVW5_CJ_fa81KKK2CJTXni3KYZqfBSWb_WS5RYR9yXL4FMJ5tGN_q_QoML4KTDMID5KGH6fPewEHxq1-Qc8Ad-w13AhLbCHA1twNRI-Xr2ga5F0wPuG3NsUPUCyTs3Ak/s1600/falls+2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMdqX7EGHQbfOVW5_CJ_fa81KKK2CJTXni3KYZqfBSWb_WS5RYR9yXL4FMJ5tGN_q_QoML4KTDMID5KGH6fPewEHxq1-Qc8Ad-w13AhLbCHA1twNRI-Xr2ga5F0wPuG3NsUPUCyTs3Ak/s640/falls+2a.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> sitting on a rock </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> at the base of a waterfall,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this all happens...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the world fades out.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when I went on my hike</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I chose to enjoy the moment</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and not bring my camera...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but,&nbsp; I pulled my cell phone out so much</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;and the place was so beautiful</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I decided to share...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so bear with me and my blurry shots :-)</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQwsdUDkV4P3UHtg0i2N81UEkyUKiR_ARm405ojHrgbdhux3o_aWDT0v6RC1CSZmEJBWLVMpTxiSX0ZxDov5hXHG6NRILzA8ywGF6uSPzE55yrUskQGKbCcJ5oZd_8Prlwz7RfUINVRY/s1600/falls+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQwsdUDkV4P3UHtg0i2N81UEkyUKiR_ARm405ojHrgbdhux3o_aWDT0v6RC1CSZmEJBWLVMpTxiSX0ZxDov5hXHG6NRILzA8ywGF6uSPzE55yrUskQGKbCcJ5oZd_8Prlwz7RfUINVRY/s640/falls+3.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> walking along old train tracks...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DqKSo8gZdgAZ03KyAeIc7qS7JP6DCpB1RQirfj82TMt3c-5x9WKijREq3F6G2AE2v0_A4_TOsPTbwpRjMZEOcw-QMmSgNJ9BrN8y-OtmxtqlKZ43drxRIXDGOYf1PHe6N05NVZSuhbg/s1600/falls+4.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DqKSo8gZdgAZ03KyAeIc7qS7JP6DCpB1RQirfj82TMt3c-5x9WKijREq3F6G2AE2v0_A4_TOsPTbwpRjMZEOcw-QMmSgNJ9BrN8y-OtmxtqlKZ43drxRIXDGOYf1PHe6N05NVZSuhbg/s640/falls+4.1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and old growth forests,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was a five mile hike...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7KLyOIGfReOEbdNE69Mgq-_JttKkc9_NIamfnO04QSZbyiH3SNT5s6JFJyqunjcSD8uCdtKI0gkok2sX-bz-PNVFYbNR6dn4pgmwAay4Jre6fkGcuLcRy6Q47prManFvtT514HTIjdk/s1600/falls+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7KLyOIGfReOEbdNE69Mgq-_JttKkc9_NIamfnO04QSZbyiH3SNT5s6JFJyqunjcSD8uCdtKI0gkok2sX-bz-PNVFYbNR6dn4pgmwAay4Jre6fkGcuLcRy6Q47prManFvtT514HTIjdk/s640/falls+6.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the first glimpse </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of the big fall inspires me to pick up my pace...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> these are Little Mashel Falls</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in Eatonville, WA</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCBAyCvo9jh32Vf9fQdcg9cCHk8iBm6msvfuPy5pKkOXvD7914DwjwP30tC0AOFDRbkLhJ3BIE02AEEXX_2Jy7Oprm6HHtGEQ0_5v-Ij3hDf3ESiOzUd8WNxMgLFvmtFd_4QuaY3fUyQ/s1600/falls+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCBAyCvo9jh32Vf9fQdcg9cCHk8iBm6msvfuPy5pKkOXvD7914DwjwP30tC0AOFDRbkLhJ3BIE02AEEXX_2Jy7Oprm6HHtGEQ0_5v-Ij3hDf3ESiOzUd8WNxMgLFvmtFd_4QuaY3fUyQ/s640/falls+7.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> pools of still waters,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a perfect place to dig your toes...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I dipped mine several times </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> unintentionally</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as a crossed the slippery rocks...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO1EYuvymoo-r7L117htdqqYnE_O0O-vWftieFd2RxDNIyHcozyv7II0BzR3hJpcWilvlYLpORnBlbUAmkuJ62FSPSIgsmHcQQw-CkL60Rc2Ugs5LltrlhJwW3yh1kIq-D9bEUP-O030/s1600/falls+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheO1EYuvymoo-r7L117htdqqYnE_O0O-vWftieFd2RxDNIyHcozyv7II0BzR3hJpcWilvlYLpORnBlbUAmkuJ62FSPSIgsmHcQQw-CkL60Rc2Ugs5LltrlhJwW3yh1kIq-D9bEUP-O030/s640/falls+8.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUycSA5hSbr3_QGndGDpPsvSvRN3PZ1f056vz6JNm3_Kk7XGc0r3kDZuzbkNUxUo0xQ_RAbucBsP1VGxg6lv8AGMO5ctsNN0mXZxYeRbjTrOXy5u1xabNlnmXlGeQxz5gGRyAOntFkymA/s1600/falls+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUycSA5hSbr3_QGndGDpPsvSvRN3PZ1f056vz6JNm3_Kk7XGc0r3kDZuzbkNUxUo0xQ_RAbucBsP1VGxg6lv8AGMO5ctsNN0mXZxYeRbjTrOXy5u1xabNlnmXlGeQxz5gGRyAOntFkymA/s640/falls+9.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this blurry flower was actually </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> quite lovely...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK595N3yhFSFT0PJEW6fLoVpJypG8V7MvK9b7PDeUtrURUEojW5C9yn1nOUntnM7rC1zn-TEfFGDWJ1SKp5mSLcSIM8NiNn3t0Uf1mKbLioZmsvrVM9uIK-IbeEWLuh7m_GVxYrMUsvg/s1600/falls+10.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeK595N3yhFSFT0PJEW6fLoVpJypG8V7MvK9b7PDeUtrURUEojW5C9yn1nOUntnM7rC1zn-TEfFGDWJ1SKp5mSLcSIM8NiNn3t0Uf1mKbLioZmsvrVM9uIK-IbeEWLuh7m_GVxYrMUsvg/s640/falls+10.1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as I descended and drew near the falls </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I saw the swimming hole at the base...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a mini paradise,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am coming back soon with my swim suit...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-IHrTZFQ4nMRsJ1eEfakHaGuQM-XYudahS3JDxLgy50fPwdt3BVGglmyIA0-xS1wOz0TVFU8FTLsAnuot3nRJeUuF045EIj4QWLeqMG38S0rGeAdM42RCtC55iXC3WKeqSfVby3-TZc/s1600/falls+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-IHrTZFQ4nMRsJ1eEfakHaGuQM-XYudahS3JDxLgy50fPwdt3BVGglmyIA0-xS1wOz0TVFU8FTLsAnuot3nRJeUuF045EIj4QWLeqMG38S0rGeAdM42RCtC55iXC3WKeqSfVby3-TZc/s640/falls+10.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> on the return trip I saw an old foundation</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> where a building had once stood, </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> across from it this Rose grew...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzZRCKcYoYcnuWUTefMIxyq91CxaA7z9hIjPReyTWSvqaAM3IHBDQ-H0TLaN3wOFMhFZkZFrX5ELs-wEaFoxFhUZVb7-TyjeQtXEJ1j0xL96k_dgcNXXkZdsMRFnoUT1EAaoJC9_JlZg/s1600/falls+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzZRCKcYoYcnuWUTefMIxyq91CxaA7z9hIjPReyTWSvqaAM3IHBDQ-H0TLaN3wOFMhFZkZFrX5ELs-wEaFoxFhUZVb7-TyjeQtXEJ1j0xL96k_dgcNXXkZdsMRFnoUT1EAaoJC9_JlZg/s640/falls+11.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> left to itself in the shady forest</div> <div align="center"> it had survived,</div> <div align="center"> thrived...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> and climbed high into the trees...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> no shrinking violet,</div> <div align="center"> it had climbed high to find its own sunshine...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6lGaJer53pCAwRac1K3EqyZor2g4zda3yOZIvAcaxw1NgdaFa-Hpkwz3HThk_0Mmqpjfp9VU9cB7ZtECwfjV1upgC1AcFy9giqSpPrqbwPtLHas_H8aEW30_X_3Ib_EP_nOrNn0WnbQ/s1600/falls+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6lGaJer53pCAwRac1K3EqyZor2g4zda3yOZIvAcaxw1NgdaFa-Hpkwz3HThk_0Mmqpjfp9VU9cB7ZtECwfjV1upgC1AcFy9giqSpPrqbwPtLHas_H8aEW30_X_3Ib_EP_nOrNn0WnbQ/s640/falls+12.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J12agP7cS0wyybwVTQyyiSI2REhBFcxGp5Z_gFUt6h7_4txqdUakZE22PXFBkz-NunlJpszcBtsArW_m9D5X4c-xCyauCDx5HXjufHjzE0fYPqyxr4ysQJg_2Opw-aAjnZYVQh63twA/s1600/falls+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J12agP7cS0wyybwVTQyyiSI2REhBFcxGp5Z_gFUt6h7_4txqdUakZE22PXFBkz-NunlJpszcBtsArW_m9D5X4c-xCyauCDx5HXjufHjzE0fYPqyxr4ysQJg_2Opw-aAjnZYVQh63twA/s640/falls+13.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> after the hike,</div> <div align="center"> I decided to visit...</div> <div align="center"> <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60907-d4358806-Reviews-Recycled_spirits_of_iron_Sculpture-Ashford_Washington.html">Recycled Spirits of Iron</a></div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> it is always a delightful place to visit </div> <div align="center"> at the base of Mount Rainier in Ashford, WA</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LpOH2RzlehXWuokMY7aUYqAfL9DftTgonLNhgzRnRKOT8cd5-G6RYJ-6Il8Nq-xOxkz5MeZVb42XgRG55R2srrG-lsvsNDPHm-Pwv9Bm09wavrwpTDiuvQM9_EKM7TWw3E0W4lJyEIY/s1600/falls+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LpOH2RzlehXWuokMY7aUYqAfL9DftTgonLNhgzRnRKOT8cd5-G6RYJ-6Il8Nq-xOxkz5MeZVb42XgRG55R2srrG-lsvsNDPHm-Pwv9Bm09wavrwpTDiuvQM9_EKM7TWw3E0W4lJyEIY/s640/falls+14.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wNJZLYtOtsdBwxyPW3e82rXXfZ4xsK2KRYandiCH_2Zbo2DSTZ3I_9RAE2KGrM1377OHJXX8QujEbYIbobc1pOhaCtGfJ8TLfAUtyIkYEDHOWe_q5lhD8XLmLz99nk2VR6gnNhAzsxs/s1600/falls+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wNJZLYtOtsdBwxyPW3e82rXXfZ4xsK2KRYandiCH_2Zbo2DSTZ3I_9RAE2KGrM1377OHJXX8QujEbYIbobc1pOhaCtGfJ8TLfAUtyIkYEDHOWe_q5lhD8XLmLz99nk2VR6gnNhAzsxs/s640/falls+16.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> '<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;this caboose is a new addition,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> amazing in the details...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> if you ever visit Mount Rainier </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> make a trip down to visit</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Dan Klennert</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and enjoy his work...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Thanks for coming along....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-54684813267033073762017-07-05T08:08:00.000-07:002017-07-05T08:08:04.334-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> There are all kinds of weddings...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but none are sweeter than garden weddings...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCDiAREzt320EWvyihSIVsHI9yeA1Rwh_DG3HFbqy9F17XmAD4liWsd1hpEb_r9V3SUaQajtNEfxebScPHv4VRTTiHCPSQG-Fj1nqKDGliuUIDaBYP30tCDNJ9XEqCHC5rtp8RzoOlrM/s1600/wedding+1.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1600" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCDiAREzt320EWvyihSIVsHI9yeA1Rwh_DG3HFbqy9F17XmAD4liWsd1hpEb_r9V3SUaQajtNEfxebScPHv4VRTTiHCPSQG-Fj1nqKDGliuUIDaBYP30tCDNJ9XEqCHC5rtp8RzoOlrM/s640/wedding+1.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the beautiful photos</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;I will be sharing</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with you are photos my brother took of the wedding...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I had a date </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and I don't know if bringing my camera on a date is quite appropriate...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPHgA9P5vdOpstA56U2mMqG_Dr2xgU-jQMSIRlnEZTrf5hptV8BErQIUV_m-AL0Sp85Xw_Ay-ugVPh8c6LdcW6YUaGRoKTOXDsYpor7hOA3aFGfvWXhCZINLcsIAXI8kMX8KZhcab5_c/s1600/weddding+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPHgA9P5vdOpstA56U2mMqG_Dr2xgU-jQMSIRlnEZTrf5hptV8BErQIUV_m-AL0Sp85Xw_Ay-ugVPh8c6LdcW6YUaGRoKTOXDsYpor7hOA3aFGfvWXhCZINLcsIAXI8kMX8KZhcab5_c/s640/weddding+1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was a&nbsp;magical night last weekend </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as I watched two lovely friends</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Rob and Carrie wed...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2oekkk9hJpQeetQmpt6iCeUiahp-dmhAmWs5tTA5hV9z2MmXPzNir71Lot_CZTnTCAk0wnuhFpA6x220FaBdEkWzTSg49qhVow1f1z5pFdy7AuaBYscYe2skf3rURMs15nNDZo8BSiY/s1600/wedding+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="1600" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2oekkk9hJpQeetQmpt6iCeUiahp-dmhAmWs5tTA5hV9z2MmXPzNir71Lot_CZTnTCAk0wnuhFpA6x220FaBdEkWzTSg49qhVow1f1z5pFdy7AuaBYscYe2skf3rURMs15nNDZo8BSiY/s640/wedding+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> this was the first vignette</div> <div align="center"> as you walked into their garden.</div> <div align="center"> the guestbook table...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Carrie and her talented family did all the decorating.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> and truthfully it was the cutest</div> <div align="center"> wedding I have ever attended...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> it was beautiful</div> <div align="center"> and yet comfortable....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Cy92CZ_-ZIG411hSolNIhtRHELZqcXKT9oksZJs9WkonFeH3mX1G3XPTBEzyQwAe2m8GnPdYSN06bKjn76Z_PFjXQ97wtKxWaW0yR46ERIwY3FR3cdtySyCWQ6lO5WxKCH5gBqrUWg/s1600/wedding+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1600" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Cy92CZ_-ZIG411hSolNIhtRHELZqcXKT9oksZJs9WkonFeH3mX1G3XPTBEzyQwAe2m8GnPdYSN06bKjn76Z_PFjXQ97wtKxWaW0yR46ERIwY3FR3cdtySyCWQ6lO5WxKCH5gBqrUWg/s640/wedding+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;seating beneath the old growth forest,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> a late afternoon wedding...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> as they shared their vows,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> birds sang in the forest,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> butterflies fluttered by...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> it was pure magic.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxJaNvH8nVsos1eO-nyNeBZEGp3EtwtkQpv1a7oScqlCN0q0pdXCxIAVC0_SSKMDsdAsvup05AfmBfLKz2Z6xEUbDRE2QWS-aqjPKLpl_8FTEgC-LH5smyzfonS5cph7pKC76gaXdtfw/s1600/wedding+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1184" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxJaNvH8nVsos1eO-nyNeBZEGp3EtwtkQpv1a7oScqlCN0q0pdXCxIAVC0_SSKMDsdAsvup05AfmBfLKz2Z6xEUbDRE2QWS-aqjPKLpl_8FTEgC-LH5smyzfonS5cph7pKC76gaXdtfw/s640/wedding+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> each table centerpiece was unique</div> <div align="center"> but, each included</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;a bird, </div> <div align="center"> a bird cage,</div> <div align="center"> garden flowers,</div> <div align="center"> fairy lights,</div> <div align="center"> and a little chalk board with their names.</div> <div align="center"> The table I sat at the chalk board said </div> <div align="center"> Rob was Carried away :-)</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuVHmnlgxFlSrbYgxEMfMRaF5uKt1MW5s3bkPWnvgHalKYp24wgFg8F6_aocAL-PHd7u3aHu9RRf0yclb09wtDNFqpR8bkREpuYvPTYROlARgdtXjkdT0nUUVISwuxHr7wz-xFRxI5Qw/s1600/wedding+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="1600" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuVHmnlgxFlSrbYgxEMfMRaF5uKt1MW5s3bkPWnvgHalKYp24wgFg8F6_aocAL-PHd7u3aHu9RRf0yclb09wtDNFqpR8bkREpuYvPTYROlARgdtXjkdT0nUUVISwuxHr7wz-xFRxI5Qw/s640/wedding+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> no detail or comfort was forgotten,</div> <div align="center"> a scavenger hunt through the forest for the young </div> <div align="center"> and young at heart...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> bug spray with a sign</div> <div align="center"> "be&nbsp;BITTEN by LOVE not BUGS" </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5xs05iwBh5rMYg7FJFxJ_X0TxoFpfLb8vvXeJjeHo6M2ae8Ao9Z_050ystHIFL43br4dwQaMCWDFaOk89kRRql7bh-JlrgvfRrStaGM3mRpAD7DYH42TZ760TTdLL_XqJdNjlVOzC3E/s1600/wedding+22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1600" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5xs05iwBh5rMYg7FJFxJ_X0TxoFpfLb8vvXeJjeHo6M2ae8Ao9Z_050ystHIFL43br4dwQaMCWDFaOk89kRRql7bh-JlrgvfRrStaGM3mRpAD7DYH42TZ760TTdLL_XqJdNjlVOzC3E/s640/wedding+22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> each guest was given a spruce sapling as a wedding souvenir</div> <div align="center"> so their love could grow...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWZ5mP2pjNWd_qdwwO09Ocl7csOrBdXGhI44JgpaK-ixHKUhV6N3gvFIhRpZTbMnw8x2mtXLtfzFvWepO_qOclayv2KXd5wlSOGB_Tl1fh-kD-guk56rAyIuKEljUfMQBDv3TZkWyiIU/s1600/wedding+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1565" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWZ5mP2pjNWd_qdwwO09Ocl7csOrBdXGhI44JgpaK-ixHKUhV6N3gvFIhRpZTbMnw8x2mtXLtfzFvWepO_qOclayv2KXd5wlSOGB_Tl1fh-kD-guk56rAyIuKEljUfMQBDv3TZkWyiIU/s640/wedding+23.jpg" width="624" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was a beautiful night,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> they are a beautiful couple...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I wish them a long beautiful life,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ever after...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I want to thank my brother</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> James Walton</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for allowing me to share his lovely photos...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and I'd like to share with you his&nbsp;Red Bubble&nbsp;page </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> where you can have his work</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;printed onto dozens of different items from t-shirts to mugs...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/irekire">IreKire at Red Bubble</a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hugs to You all....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-43559125325284676032017-06-29T09:13:00.000-07:002017-06-29T09:13:48.446-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Roses,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Crowns,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Dogs...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> these are&nbsp;a few&nbsp;of my favorite things....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrrraocDbrWpcOr2ohe0HKdaXGxQPZXOQuR_AW8Fb0d1hnQ20rb_fI-0kWBzGtyRgMEl0kpkyL8JnSiV5E5jJGUAZU_w9IfzGK5Dq5GCtEpjrgfVEf9J0ZZv8BShpJSQ5XRtdXTHzV3g/s1600/rose+crown+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1600" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrrraocDbrWpcOr2ohe0HKdaXGxQPZXOQuR_AW8Fb0d1hnQ20rb_fI-0kWBzGtyRgMEl0kpkyL8JnSiV5E5jJGUAZU_w9IfzGK5Dq5GCtEpjrgfVEf9J0ZZv8BShpJSQ5XRtdXTHzV3g/s640/rose+crown+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> I made a crown of Roses,</div> <div align="center"> my heart </div> <div align="center"> made pitter pats of silly joy...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I'm going to make many more this Summer,</div> <div align="center"> I hope you don't tire of seeing them...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sZwl1tjDKlb8QHngkdK8MIYUq-syxhD0xl3FB4ZpnLkEyCP-Iy4zYkeY_51Ri1WMDWV5rLSsc22G6HI-LN6T-ZfERRfe8vnJ4ry-aiCav3_6F2_QHighXrgDVBVzOeJboF4VbU0KuDc/s1600/rose+crown+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1600" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sZwl1tjDKlb8QHngkdK8MIYUq-syxhD0xl3FB4ZpnLkEyCP-Iy4zYkeY_51Ri1WMDWV5rLSsc22G6HI-LN6T-ZfERRfe8vnJ4ry-aiCav3_6F2_QHighXrgDVBVzOeJboF4VbU0KuDc/s640/rose+crown+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> pure whimsy,</div> <div align="center"> pure romance...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> a fairytale...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOCN6tXDvLXSxlgGy-kLEwY2y1SdMKbYWrTEmo4YzKee-WHSNzkOEFeYGZkiRztw7qy-GOIPckyAHd5NAKdZia5E-VqhDJPAUFZoBbL05KxsNbWqDLbA9C7QFU70P2D4GPwWq7pux4UE/s1600/rose+crown+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1600" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOCN6tXDvLXSxlgGy-kLEwY2y1SdMKbYWrTEmo4YzKee-WHSNzkOEFeYGZkiRztw7qy-GOIPckyAHd5NAKdZia5E-VqhDJPAUFZoBbL05KxsNbWqDLbA9C7QFU70P2D4GPwWq7pux4UE/s640/rose+crown+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOnhvMPHVqXi58o9dZnUlbEunskTQnvryqR0FUaR1MTPw-44sLxUzusW4phor_YBj5ig0nFzCw4In-ZvLUX9LLPFK33H2ls89G0ZI3y-ZORZ1XlL18by52J6Oe584paLiLZLn3S8qsc8/s1600/rose+crown+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1600" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOnhvMPHVqXi58o9dZnUlbEunskTQnvryqR0FUaR1MTPw-44sLxUzusW4phor_YBj5ig0nFzCw4In-ZvLUX9LLPFK33H2ls89G0ZI3y-ZORZ1XlL18by52J6Oe584paLiLZLn3S8qsc8/s640/rose+crown+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> it is so simple,</div> <div align="center"> if anyone would like a tutorial </div> <div align="center"> I would&nbsp;be happy&nbsp;to make one...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJupJfNTFyBK7oPG02-sDf5Uqb6rxdSXrNop7nIVpJ_KdF1ICutIziJyNLNxaBFuBx3H5YzI_ic6q5VELs3jrim75m1I2QHed9UemnDBsQh3Ue59R6cKy8cqEx8Y7JiG_u7L6WsIdJYOE/s1600/rose+crown+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1600" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJupJfNTFyBK7oPG02-sDf5Uqb6rxdSXrNop7nIVpJ_KdF1ICutIziJyNLNxaBFuBx3H5YzI_ic6q5VELs3jrim75m1I2QHed9UemnDBsQh3Ue59R6cKy8cqEx8Y7JiG_u7L6WsIdJYOE/s640/rose+crown+010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> I used </div> <div align="center"> Feverfew </div> <div align="center"> and False Indigo </div> <div align="center"> for filler...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjQDaENuiqngb_hLyT0yCRLL9wTdv1qwOmxrJUY7ja3QpPnRAZiAgfoaw2-_e0FxCAw5aWG_lRDeeXzjx9xZPQmxnheoR_LPCVLkuxjgjj3My1ZhLBD-ntOCOG4Y3m3T8UPaZXSCSh4E/s1600/rose+crown+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjQDaENuiqngb_hLyT0yCRLL9wTdv1qwOmxrJUY7ja3QpPnRAZiAgfoaw2-_e0FxCAw5aWG_lRDeeXzjx9xZPQmxnheoR_LPCVLkuxjgjj3My1ZhLBD-ntOCOG4Y3m3T8UPaZXSCSh4E/s640/rose+crown+019.JPG" width="590" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> a perfect rose</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> under a veil...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbKw4MVNzUQR9Q3gkIPznqOY2dDzLEF4OZj7Oeo51LZK-6NeCAFH7-qy38yBvgEd1oOTN_HGuFWn2GfJHQR436Sif9GPYP5y0svgb2bL7N8zz87KqTCPGeAvhtHgJjo7ZAs6pwNO2Ko4/s1600/rose+crown+30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1600" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbKw4MVNzUQR9Q3gkIPznqOY2dDzLEF4OZj7Oeo51LZK-6NeCAFH7-qy38yBvgEd1oOTN_HGuFWn2GfJHQR436Sif9GPYP5y0svgb2bL7N8zz87KqTCPGeAvhtHgJjo7ZAs6pwNO2Ko4/s640/rose+crown+30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> ah, yes</div> <div align="center"> the Dogs...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> they are never far from me as I take photos</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> wondering if anything</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;I am working with&nbsp;is tasty</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;no doubt....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> here Cosmo sneaks in for a closer peek...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX1cy5dZvX9srROjQPzErL-jhtEVN0NXxs2N_c07x4jJKxIEXzaj7JYwFMdTmrM_FOTAIjplHyhp3hd67fzPpKNvcPUbHy0hEsb63c1f6nyl-jmbrpqgzUI8j8sRrPXlIiZN-OEZUW2g/s1600/rose+crown+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFX1cy5dZvX9srROjQPzErL-jhtEVN0NXxs2N_c07x4jJKxIEXzaj7JYwFMdTmrM_FOTAIjplHyhp3hd67fzPpKNvcPUbHy0hEsb63c1f6nyl-jmbrpqgzUI8j8sRrPXlIiZN-OEZUW2g/s640/rose+crown+031.JPG" width="600" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> the Girls</div> <div align="center"> (Daisy&nbsp;&amp; Iris)...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> they are coy,</div> <div align="center"> know how to play it cool </div> <div align="center"> and just lounge in the sun...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFxvM4_gddPDgFDvQAPeYlI55vUnsob7PiotUjpyEMbAck4kW63HiAtIR-nwF66MvYCz7ns8DFpakcKBFN3MGLu09FsuvnslfXO3sqE66b34lIeqYD7GY6UrkGItmgL3oaSHXYtKMr8Q/s1600/rose+crown+32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1600" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFxvM4_gddPDgFDvQAPeYlI55vUnsob7PiotUjpyEMbAck4kW63HiAtIR-nwF66MvYCz7ns8DFpakcKBFN3MGLu09FsuvnslfXO3sqE66b34lIeqYD7GY6UrkGItmgL3oaSHXYtKMr8Q/s640/rose+crown+32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">“She wore flowers in her hair </span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">and carried magic secrets in her eyes.</span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;She spoke to no one. </span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">She spent hours on the riverbank. </span></div> <div align="center"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">She smoked cigarettes and had midnight swims...”</span> <br /><span style="color: #a64d79;">― </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">Arundhati Roy</span></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTnbnX_9p2aNKuLPFdvyBFLWUGji9RFRVzRfqzfR1drdbzJVFUQXZdC4NSTSzM-dB-5ROa8AlbKGsiTPN8kUmDDcF8D0A-Tw_XRB5sybSmZYnrj2xr3qFuTlD8MGdokkM5YQf62K_u6s/s1600/rose+crown+33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1600" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTnbnX_9p2aNKuLPFdvyBFLWUGji9RFRVzRfqzfR1drdbzJVFUQXZdC4NSTSzM-dB-5ROa8AlbKGsiTPN8kUmDDcF8D0A-Tw_XRB5sybSmZYnrj2xr3qFuTlD8MGdokkM5YQf62K_u6s/s640/rose+crown+33.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Stop and Wear Flowers in Your Hair...</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-52069619147727596012017-06-26T08:52:00.003-07:002017-06-26T08:52:46.081-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Summer....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in theory the days are lazy,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but, for&nbsp;me they have been&nbsp;so busy...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> gardening,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> garage sales,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> long lunches with friends,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> dating &lt;3,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I joined a fitness competition at my gym,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and just</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> soaking up the sun...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBX2Ouhz-g70sClggZM77GHx_kfhrALTCKBxzoTyNowoU5cIS7ll5H74PgQixhUci3pc-VyEG7-Qs9hV0Hc5bS1W-JBCcnlNj2rACHhQFR-7MPsnGiHFCzQrdAMB2ZI_4-Gg9MJCMP0o/s1600/rose+book+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="1600" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBX2Ouhz-g70sClggZM77GHx_kfhrALTCKBxzoTyNowoU5cIS7ll5H74PgQixhUci3pc-VyEG7-Qs9hV0Hc5bS1W-JBCcnlNj2rACHhQFR-7MPsnGiHFCzQrdAMB2ZI_4-Gg9MJCMP0o/s640/rose+book+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> this beautiful Purple Book</div> <div align="center"> with a Crown on the front</div> <div align="center"> was my favorite and cheapest garage sale find last Summer...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> simple things thrill me &lt;3</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5XkOucEV5Ox4n3ooCxLJIv0fKjwoZuTwwviYy3RYX-20zrBhy2lK3BgDzW3C_BnSghtxUVxNT1u9s71eNWpTJjBgDuMPchEFp2zy0P-IBAC8XaGxqGNujo3nGVYK-84vEnnKbSj5xgY/s1600/rose+book+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5XkOucEV5Ox4n3ooCxLJIv0fKjwoZuTwwviYy3RYX-20zrBhy2lK3BgDzW3C_BnSghtxUVxNT1u9s71eNWpTJjBgDuMPchEFp2zy0P-IBAC8XaGxqGNujo3nGVYK-84vEnnKbSj5xgY/s640/rose+book+003.JPG" width="486" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I knew it would look lovely with roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> here the giant first flush</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of Gertrude Jekyll is drawing to a close,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> faded petal liter the gazebo floor...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> soaking up the sun</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;won over gardening the last few days</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> now there is much to catch up on...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC8f8RcC5_jzP8lG_O6kNH8lWR9Ppbg-8J8EWkLvMPQ771HHbdA8n6Ove4dOUSUCAVzKBMQfG75zL7ST0ep44Yy9lnWnSVy4n0fCd5N9VodNsfDcNgzKCrNUAeNBJNKpOfc3U_atQs34/s1600/rose+book+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1600" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC8f8RcC5_jzP8lG_O6kNH8lWR9Ppbg-8J8EWkLvMPQ771HHbdA8n6Ove4dOUSUCAVzKBMQfG75zL7ST0ep44Yy9lnWnSVy4n0fCd5N9VodNsfDcNgzKCrNUAeNBJNKpOfc3U_atQs34/s640/rose+book+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;“I feel as if I had opened a book</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;and found roses of yesterday</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.”</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />― L.M. Montgomery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="quote_book_link_77392">Anne of the Island</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span></span>&nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXDEBPuiJh2q6ukKcSwHJrQ59oziIZNcK5b1jAEB96ivXXF2Hquf3z1IlrpWplatSHL3qLHsDhFfUIYVo0PrOWcKxCknR5e0wcpveiVHWulwGYGaVkPpYc_3LVZG7Z03V49_3VomU9Rw/s1600/rose+book+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXDEBPuiJh2q6ukKcSwHJrQ59oziIZNcK5b1jAEB96ivXXF2Hquf3z1IlrpWplatSHL3qLHsDhFfUIYVo0PrOWcKxCknR5e0wcpveiVHWulwGYGaVkPpYc_3LVZG7Z03V49_3VomU9Rw/s640/rose+book+010.JPG" width="508" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dJ5sbRIB3MXm6KWG57wu4WVHdBvCHJRAC2eJwVrIXxSgBJTcQcG2l-eGDZsE_dQUnH3SjeV_rWKl4Fa-15-04iuhcQJ95yL1PIb7WFz4SCpMyMPl0SWB6mTrPQFlkAZjPvSUj79t13o/s1600/rose+book+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1600" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dJ5sbRIB3MXm6KWG57wu4WVHdBvCHJRAC2eJwVrIXxSgBJTcQcG2l-eGDZsE_dQUnH3SjeV_rWKl4Fa-15-04iuhcQJ95yL1PIb7WFz4SCpMyMPl0SWB6mTrPQFlkAZjPvSUj79t13o/s640/rose+book+012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRf0m4MqIoLgJTF3dTUMzcFH-ANCG0OgyhJ0l7XrPsrZk3Hsz4XSKAnSQhSZhKX4FC_-paeO2wCR4KVfxTkdKaIv2QgJyx6_i0P_1fUJtcdGs0yqO1CIO03nyfDOsIkNgNyVV7TEpRaQ/s1600/rose+book+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRf0m4MqIoLgJTF3dTUMzcFH-ANCG0OgyhJ0l7XrPsrZk3Hsz4XSKAnSQhSZhKX4FC_-paeO2wCR4KVfxTkdKaIv2QgJyx6_i0P_1fUJtcdGs0yqO1CIO03nyfDOsIkNgNyVV7TEpRaQ/s640/rose+book+18.jpg" width="478" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> books feel as though they have a soul,</div> <div align="center"> wisdom....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4rteC94KKgRU4gVew2lQ6Mr6FC9-h6nU0y-O7llo3mgJ-DUlx2KCm-8Ee4D1XMKJoan1-1_Xjv98_BPE7fu0AvgPvyymxZ85zf1e9uixgShftvYdQAMM5ZjP6NX6BYP7NTZhZXOobyQ/s1600/rose+book+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="1600" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4rteC94KKgRU4gVew2lQ6Mr6FC9-h6nU0y-O7llo3mgJ-DUlx2KCm-8Ee4D1XMKJoan1-1_Xjv98_BPE7fu0AvgPvyymxZ85zf1e9uixgShftvYdQAMM5ZjP6NX6BYP7NTZhZXOobyQ/s640/rose+book+020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> simple things,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> great joys...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> life is good.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy New Week....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-84027710822186482822017-06-22T10:14:00.002-07:002017-06-22T10:14:33.556-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What is better than June?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkT9auBryIzuboNOa2kuvjv1w-Scg9gs9tDyiS3zc69likU3q-ETaDm08WWxKO8vFA7sNnu4WoYuRNmSGa_D-qTyXEuDVVv-IrkNRwOcjBATGHmCaFDSzIHP0cxJacNUMz4PGdsuKew/s1600/june+roses+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1600" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkT9auBryIzuboNOa2kuvjv1w-Scg9gs9tDyiS3zc69likU3q-ETaDm08WWxKO8vFA7sNnu4WoYuRNmSGa_D-qTyXEuDVVv-IrkNRwOcjBATGHmCaFDSzIHP0cxJacNUMz4PGdsuKew/s640/june+roses+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><em>"It was June, </em></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><em>and the world smelled of roses. </em></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;"><em>The sunshine was like powdered gold </em></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <em><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">over the grassy hillside.”</span> </span></em></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />― <em> Maud Hart Lovelace</em></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fX_W4_wZOiKW4yve9Ap4hpr8eFc8gBs-Xva-KgNfHpjThLXeB-74o1rO30-J3p_VmLddfPMLUXQbt-yYM5hsm8rT4Ou2BmEIkTQnAT50IPbjJnISg_uufNXWqwIDgH9NLsuBHff67nk/s1600/june+roses+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1600" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fX_W4_wZOiKW4yve9Ap4hpr8eFc8gBs-Xva-KgNfHpjThLXeB-74o1rO30-J3p_VmLddfPMLUXQbt-yYM5hsm8rT4Ou2BmEIkTQnAT50IPbjJnISg_uufNXWqwIDgH9NLsuBHff67nk/s640/june+roses+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7U_wR8e8wEmiieISuo-_yAAveUyOAMuV35uo6-ovlVo6BgXBsrvcQ9Yyi8dfkF7qYNv7Pj1wIegFyCL-k-oEFInugVuTY-Ntl5l7WrJEv2w7Wz281KEPpC9w0rWObtOfnXabTBVIPcI/s1600/june+roses+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1600" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7U_wR8e8wEmiieISuo-_yAAveUyOAMuV35uo6-ovlVo6BgXBsrvcQ9Yyi8dfkF7qYNv7Pj1wIegFyCL-k-oEFInugVuTY-Ntl5l7WrJEv2w7Wz281KEPpC9w0rWObtOfnXabTBVIPcI/s640/june+roses+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> the roses </div> <div align="center"> have had their grand first flush....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> the first blooms beginning to wither,</div> <div align="center"> but fresh blooms are following closely behind...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Summer!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-17350221534821290222017-06-19T08:24:00.000-07:002017-06-19T08:24:07.020-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love a Sunday Drive...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and I am lucky to live somewhere that with in a couple hours </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I can be in the snow </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in the deep forest </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or at the beach...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Xd_Y97L9UP26gbcc17TK0uXlFmsujFCgl-U3eRNEwKfdgZHHFv9K5sigLY8QRyD7pL6j0ZEeWnTzfcZLRdgKLeXEUJ4bv9RhnWhL1ZAUkHDcwwgSAtlooxIaBRM-5BK9tq4qQclhaCE/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Xd_Y97L9UP26gbcc17TK0uXlFmsujFCgl-U3eRNEwKfdgZHHFv9K5sigLY8QRyD7pL6j0ZEeWnTzfcZLRdgKLeXEUJ4bv9RhnWhL1ZAUkHDcwwgSAtlooxIaBRM-5BK9tq4qQclhaCE/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+001.JPG" width="572" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this Sunday Drive,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> was very simple...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> only fifteen minutes away,</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to the tiny town of Wilkeson...</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I went specifically</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;to see the Wild Sweet Rocket in bloom...</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8tOJtndIQ1-bGhMakrw9_5Trmb0ddL1O5zMuqWBv__jrInF78ewGPZTLqsXLswNC6OqANQnx2FHcf4KekicfDcKHzc-9toq99tpkYKDPrzqOg_4aFkHDYllEx5K5IlSvuMNSY4-cmUU/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1600" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8tOJtndIQ1-bGhMakrw9_5Trmb0ddL1O5zMuqWBv__jrInF78ewGPZTLqsXLswNC6OqANQnx2FHcf4KekicfDcKHzc-9toq99tpkYKDPrzqOg_4aFkHDYllEx5K5IlSvuMNSY4-cmUU/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have taken you along to Wilkeson, WA before </div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to show you these coke ovens....</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you can view that <a href="http://bellasrosecottage.blogspot.com/2011/06/trip-to-coke-ovens.html">old post here...</a></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQu-oVJXlxkawvMLVIy7O1VXy972Af3kpQ33SkfvWqYH0vGioA7INO90XiFFCoKe5x2etbcpfVc_2TT3ycri6dIj3vM_l3FedOt77nlxt8QU4DYgbn4jrky6fijL20SZXy728zECN5Cu4/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1600" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp6hWy1PMdRHZhQJA0njnwXxkxtUKzqw9MwXJ7ykgQR-qgrXWLuhrJY6TgHhRmmfbqP9YR46e3fdUym-EEsFBG1PKQDWdPssqvDhBIqbhuVAud4NOM_l7nLWT6JkVZap8It1X9gq5_cg/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> Wild Geranium...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7uuGe0MPzdn_-xfslMhLh1mQ6EvZENZT9O2f5uzAuSakDDNtxTd8lhf3Uq3QrBdjvJ0dHSKd5nDyJJCVrPwFsS4pqqHzAy3kfKompAcW8jGcp4LpXIyEeb4ogoEzNOEaKyf1qW8Srk0/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1600" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7uuGe0MPzdn_-xfslMhLh1mQ6EvZENZT9O2f5uzAuSakDDNtxTd8lhf3Uq3QrBdjvJ0dHSKd5nDyJJCVrPwFsS4pqqHzAy3kfKompAcW8jGcp4LpXIyEeb4ogoEzNOEaKyf1qW8Srk0/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+9.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLzpVw02F4mNb__DAsaz_MMTOyMXm2wKwHaYth4xY5cICOEoXeZ8jvE6Dz6IfpacAd6i58bZ8Doz508bxrOSFT9jzLq_UxKLxUg4trD012CGYoyByUFgi4lxwzCMZhgxfTbfEYztYRDQ/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1600" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLzpVw02F4mNb__DAsaz_MMTOyMXm2wKwHaYth4xY5cICOEoXeZ8jvE6Dz6IfpacAd6i58bZ8Doz508bxrOSFT9jzLq_UxKLxUg4trD012CGYoyByUFgi4lxwzCMZhgxfTbfEYztYRDQ/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> ahhh,</div> <div align="center"> the Sweet Rocket....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> they are one of my favorite wildflowers...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31cJjA26ILq80zxkBvD83ch6PWUaMeYhg6wR93u7Y3FGDAhjgtQpmh7351J5rcVZMwMyrS0l6jNxUyQnLAcL40w4-tlBrkPHgpOem3pvWatlmfCFComJRkf07MqS1kvsK4vXXpSfYWUI/s1600/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31cJjA26ILq80zxkBvD83ch6PWUaMeYhg6wR93u7Y3FGDAhjgtQpmh7351J5rcVZMwMyrS0l6jNxUyQnLAcL40w4-tlBrkPHgpOem3pvWatlmfCFComJRkf07MqS1kvsK4vXXpSfYWUI/s640/wilkeson+rose+flush+begins+027.JPG" width="634" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the Foxgloves&nbsp;are&nbsp;almost ready to burst...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A reason to come back again soon...&nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Discover your own Backyard...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-41760757915142873442017-06-12T08:47:00.000-07:002017-06-12T08:47:24.417-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;these soft mornings...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> while the roses are abundant</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the mornings light </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> is clear and&nbsp;yet&nbsp;still cool...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> they are my favorite mornings of the year,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> my very favorite time of the year...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvqXhu1OJvoI78POmKJrckhsRg2Y76m5uKv8tyX2KVj0cjmlL7aEmaSUcD4r31rcBm4MURjzaguG_BPDUV31gESEi3GX2vZ9CXxB3Ldrf7cfmDGcP90aip3UoLhbAu5wRbj0aq8JOah0/s1600/white+sheets+and+roses+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1600" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvqXhu1OJvoI78POmKJrckhsRg2Y76m5uKv8tyX2KVj0cjmlL7aEmaSUcD4r31rcBm4MURjzaguG_BPDUV31gESEi3GX2vZ9CXxB3Ldrf7cfmDGcP90aip3UoLhbAu5wRbj0aq8JOah0/s640/white+sheets+and+roses+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> </div> <br /> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQxtIHWl9ksJGyORzvW3pFcJ0JfGDKk_42eSECbYF6fOXHjoMC7nrlZ6cfB8FbGE5aliWTEZKm-HlwxLMjwxARdIZKK8xBMKKQgFzGUvvHxXg4kvFIf4EUvIGMaGnTV3kZspaayjQdTs/s1600/white+sheets+and+roses+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1600" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQxtIHWl9ksJGyORzvW3pFcJ0JfGDKk_42eSECbYF6fOXHjoMC7nrlZ6cfB8FbGE5aliWTEZKm-HlwxLMjwxARdIZKK8xBMKKQgFzGUvvHxXg4kvFIf4EUvIGMaGnTV3kZspaayjQdTs/s640/white+sheets+and+roses+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">“I'd love to wake up</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;to complete silence, </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">white sheets,</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">&nbsp;and the smell of crisp air </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #741b47;">and roses.”</span>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp; </span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16076364.Maria_Elena"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Maria Elena</span></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL3_0N7oK2OFf6bjWSD0QJF2M39zcO30QrCV-PcAYoy9vuFLoHu08vSeyIxW1YGpgZYHw0DsXOYwsMkruNS2QdZOPuB41qffFy3BA3N-e7KSjN-yZWNZQNo4GtHHSTrAurMOldcKun0M/s1600/white+sheets+and+roses+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Stop and Smell the Roses &lt;3</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-22770870680237388832017-06-08T09:47:00.000-07:002017-06-08T09:47:09.216-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;What do you do </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when it all happens at once?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RpxLFLvDP0j90J1lznUhbmO4NGBsudIsX-Elk2IKOsSwKtEZ74mLwofAtXzSj5wD_5WGEkxYhWtmTThyZoP3-HAcAD7DlITP-5J2K9Lg6_8k46LRdUdk4qVZNu9WYQKxucz45LErspc/s1600/pretty+peonies+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1600" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RpxLFLvDP0j90J1lznUhbmO4NGBsudIsX-Elk2IKOsSwKtEZ74mLwofAtXzSj5wD_5WGEkxYhWtmTThyZoP3-HAcAD7DlITP-5J2K9Lg6_8k46LRdUdk4qVZNu9WYQKxucz45LErspc/s640/pretty+peonies+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> my Peonies</div> <div align="center"> went into bloom at he same time as the Roses...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL3L2da2RqXuqFOIcj7sxXwKnfCmNmwgyZSIsbHQZDSGaID5llaId72bRvdl_BZHfVxn224JG8-272_Ca4qi7_b1_I7k3_-5ARBt1M7OEOSoutuuAJhKhd7DJ2t9e60ODwBGA-DCunp4/s1600/pretty+peonies+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="1600" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHL3L2da2RqXuqFOIcj7sxXwKnfCmNmwgyZSIsbHQZDSGaID5llaId72bRvdl_BZHfVxn224JG8-272_Ca4qi7_b1_I7k3_-5ARBt1M7OEOSoutuuAJhKhd7DJ2t9e60ODwBGA-DCunp4/s640/pretty+peonies+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Pretty Peonies all in a row...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5ZoMVldfNKtG4KCpnCGFMQDgmT5QR-j_VnQ1Fvwbsf_LtEbvFPWuxwGyTJKZsWBffvQ7ZPyPonEyra0DbSMR67itt8MNRE_aDZppT58-0dxAkf-52we0tMVWTh4y80kKyxWWLVdK1mU/s1600/pretty+peonies+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkOSjfH_9KDhbn0RhKDhtw22FGgkmJqIKNzoy4gY7mahhCSiCLSDbG8uVXPo6xZSRnGsmmjXqS4yDDT4-FKw9D93QChb80CK6U3Lb5gD8zTSGio2sYVmO-UY5icSjJahP1rscls97FqA/s1600/pretty+peonies+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1600" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkOSjfH_9KDhbn0RhKDhtw22FGgkmJqIKNzoy4gY7mahhCSiCLSDbG8uVXPo6xZSRnGsmmjXqS4yDDT4-FKw9D93QChb80CK6U3Lb5gD8zTSGio2sYVmO-UY5icSjJahP1rscls97FqA/s640/pretty+peonies+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> these Peonies</div> <div align="center"> are the only plants that came with the house...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> as much as I love them I have planted some paler varieties</div> <div align="center"> but, they have yet to bloom....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;ah yes...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ants and peonies...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> When the Peonies begin to open</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that have a nectar the ants can't resist...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a natural attraction...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> some say the ants help the buds to open...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> others say the ants fight off other insects</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;that would eat the peony...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I believe nature knows how to take care of itself....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> like the plight of the bees due to our use of pesticides,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we need to let nature be...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> natural!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Stop and Smell the Peonies</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (but watch out, don't inhale an ant :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-10067696364173820552017-06-06T12:38:00.000-07:002017-06-06T13:27:23.962-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In my new Single Girl life,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have options </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I didn't have before...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> like dying my hair pink</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> redecorating in a way&nbsp;he didn't like...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have had&nbsp;an insane crush on anything tufted forever...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and you know what?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> all the pillows are always falling between the bars</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of that big iron bed anyway...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so on a lazy afternoon</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I began daydreaming about a&nbsp;white tufted headboard...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have wanted one forever...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I thought I would share this with you,</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> because,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;I know you too do this...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the internet makes it so easy to wile away an afternoon</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> shopping in your comfy clothes :-)</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q2KE_biaytGSMi9fWPkzFjJMetbCdhMBf9IKx4ypAFfqaJrO6oMejBQoB2pIMiCFDXVLvIVDTp50ovdGYVea6sUHqzuHr3afimvjDp_q2Kih0uWg0idHO3zG7a_woPaM2K7op-SrxIw/s1600/headboard+abbyson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q2KE_biaytGSMi9fWPkzFjJMetbCdhMBf9IKx4ypAFfqaJrO6oMejBQoB2pIMiCFDXVLvIVDTp50ovdGYVea6sUHqzuHr3afimvjDp_q2Kih0uWg0idHO3zG7a_woPaM2K7op-SrxIw/s640/headboard+abbyson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I shopped at <a href="https://www.furniture.com/">Furniture.com</a></div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> they had a great selection...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrUxg79GQCbJZQpSEi5VAThHEt99MvIBmxVGa0XfNjwatveCZvNk-Nm-ws6JOC8vR8T6Hdfe-n87_YZtxbg3rX3qbZ-4VCLPjEQtHilY-5b5zkyU9YvrmZFozRv21RIguXe11ytosHPI/s1600/headboard+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="936" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrUxg79GQCbJZQpSEi5VAThHEt99MvIBmxVGa0XfNjwatveCZvNk-Nm-ws6JOC8vR8T6Hdfe-n87_YZtxbg3rX3qbZ-4VCLPjEQtHilY-5b5zkyU9YvrmZFozRv21RIguXe11ytosHPI/s640/headboard+1.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was kind of a Goldilocks experience...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this one was too boxy...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eP1u9VuHWXCQ6DRSDmhF2B3UNCFWDAqToRW7I8sI4kRWN32KowGTdhtkaQmPi71ELQx4Pjouhb-mjb_OIZB3NP3-odrnrFe0NAa9K_biaTrEbfUN0oWduZU8gnVoiWPpbi_IpnGl4iw/s1600/headboard+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="936" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eP1u9VuHWXCQ6DRSDmhF2B3UNCFWDAqToRW7I8sI4kRWN32KowGTdhtkaQmPi71ELQx4Pjouhb-mjb_OIZB3NP3-odrnrFe0NAa9K_biaTrEbfUN0oWduZU8gnVoiWPpbi_IpnGl4iw/s640/headboard+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;I loved the fabric on this!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> but is satin dog friendly?</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIToIud2pqAasupmHM04k0kEm4Q-NiF67DyRQLx9fheRZB7ypf_aPYUpc-Bfo89omfFBwzFGcGXBUcfzpZO196kCz4r2wyQFdOyYkgXEVEGO0fBhB5Z5iRijhDIsXQVdFV78Q_PnUcCU/s1600/headboard+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="936" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIToIud2pqAasupmHM04k0kEm4Q-NiF67DyRQLx9fheRZB7ypf_aPYUpc-Bfo89omfFBwzFGcGXBUcfzpZO196kCz4r2wyQFdOyYkgXEVEGO0fBhB5Z5iRijhDIsXQVdFV78Q_PnUcCU/s640/headboard+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> this is almost,</div> <div align="center"> just right...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXbLC-kshAAe1E2EmeMMcd_C6pgx1kF_TV0PW4cvKpu_cPTZ4cDo7MbgKqDZA_ZLSNM1wP-qnkcB3mIY1lXSA7834m3ycT749UHiClyy_10WV0gmpK3Yo7waCMsPu1wKq-fmoTudg09w/s1600/headboard+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="936" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXbLC-kshAAe1E2EmeMMcd_C6pgx1kF_TV0PW4cvKpu_cPTZ4cDo7MbgKqDZA_ZLSNM1wP-qnkcB3mIY1lXSA7834m3ycT749UHiClyy_10WV0gmpK3Yo7waCMsPu1wKq-fmoTudg09w/s640/headboard+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;Now</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;this is just right!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> up against my pale pink walls....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> heaped with fluffy white linens,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> piles of soft pillows...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a perfect place to dream.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18zaQiPOfpCauzA2UIGGPrPo03BGfRTIO1FoclqybxB3QiMKd1IE61NjwFCzgn2IFiGq-CroJnv1eSuhJ3N6NpvmmXqsJGupXpdR5wHFd11S0NpBSQRcABELXRty0U4syCOQneaxPMZE/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="300" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18zaQiPOfpCauzA2UIGGPrPo03BGfRTIO1FoclqybxB3QiMKd1IE61NjwFCzgn2IFiGq-CroJnv1eSuhJ3N6NpvmmXqsJGupXpdR5wHFd11S0NpBSQRcABELXRty0U4syCOQneaxPMZE/s640/untitled.png" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> since I am daydreaming,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> maybe I need a loveseat too?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Day Dreaming...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-54898387933145760372017-06-05T10:07:00.002-07:002017-06-05T10:07:35.219-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The first flush of roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe0LADpxvx5_pTTldH35c3vwAUnZKtH3iwIC0n9Pr6NTyI1X74gU4lizj0mD53rxCfGiyL5WsQ0wGiYc10MXDMZJAi5h807URBLeYPrwEAv-hXpqc7qg1-y_Ap-4wWq3EtDCAN_8cPA/s1600/rose+flush+begins+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1600" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe0LADpxvx5_pTTldH35c3vwAUnZKtH3iwIC0n9Pr6NTyI1X74gU4lizj0mD53rxCfGiyL5WsQ0wGiYc10MXDMZJAi5h807URBLeYPrwEAv-hXpqc7qg1-y_Ap-4wWq3EtDCAN_8cPA/s640/rose+flush+begins+1.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> it is captivating...</div> <div align="center"> inspiring.</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C9x0YVyiWsfAc978UVFEhz2URKV9aMEsuPdTe8TjEMNaLzeTuqytO42sZeEAGsfuDY82yXuRybiY8E4gDWLleaVTLte1sfyMzKs8h7KQhrF6N8Jrk8qEYgya1xcDVrXIVuV8jNDabFg/s1600/rose+flush+begins+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1600" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C9x0YVyiWsfAc978UVFEhz2URKV9aMEsuPdTe8TjEMNaLzeTuqytO42sZeEAGsfuDY82yXuRybiY8E4gDWLleaVTLte1sfyMzKs8h7KQhrF6N8Jrk8qEYgya1xcDVrXIVuV8jNDabFg/s640/rose+flush+begins+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Eden on my now old arbor...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> peeling paint </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> and fresh faced roses,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> make such a pretty pairing...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06HbqsUvXZFjKkctdCJ8e5B1iXHKcJpCB7FghRqW9JK1P4s3ojnkxqpccO3XxUv6iYzxnBl4FnDuzb42hJtJhMywVdWa74w6Uiq5GF0_Ru5rlEXjX42I-rKJ51dC4kuBUOOEF_IbjMJM/s1600/rose+flush+begins+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06HbqsUvXZFjKkctdCJ8e5B1iXHKcJpCB7FghRqW9JK1P4s3ojnkxqpccO3XxUv6iYzxnBl4FnDuzb42hJtJhMywVdWa74w6Uiq5GF0_Ru5rlEXjX42I-rKJ51dC4kuBUOOEF_IbjMJM/s640/rose+flush+begins+3.jpg" width="506" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> my lovely lady appears to be humbly&nbsp;nodding</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> at Brother Cadfael Roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsanMX_R5o7Zwv9t65WXEZy7mCj9Puq7ASNhJXA9Bw-j_7aw0YelHaADZMW5DcRVZGE8DDOjvJrIaqPidE2EZ3l1SGYoF_Lx8by7d5Vv3GtV0f69-PHfhqQZq-tBO7qn7B5G_rV5TKlT4/s1600/rose+flush+begins+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1600" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsanMX_R5o7Zwv9t65WXEZy7mCj9Puq7ASNhJXA9Bw-j_7aw0YelHaADZMW5DcRVZGE8DDOjvJrIaqPidE2EZ3l1SGYoF_Lx8by7d5Vv3GtV0f69-PHfhqQZq-tBO7qn7B5G_rV5TKlT4/s640/rose+flush+begins+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> ah,</div> <div align="center"> bright clear sunlight...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs4bcSyRLYh-xIInEwQaslmhi-w96H8RXJkFeyOjNPfl35mb6bNy_rQniuFr0oxD51KW_LbxbOE-GTItHG2G_j8bQYCFWcvvScYwe2TdGFXXl9DNWmrHvNoHP9a7Etb_K70QyROezXYk/s1600/rose+flush+begins+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1600" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs4bcSyRLYh-xIInEwQaslmhi-w96H8RXJkFeyOjNPfl35mb6bNy_rQniuFr0oxD51KW_LbxbOE-GTItHG2G_j8bQYCFWcvvScYwe2TdGFXXl9DNWmrHvNoHP9a7Etb_K70QyROezXYk/s640/rose+flush+begins+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> Gertrude Jekyll</div> <div align="center"> tumbling into the gazebo...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEVhY0l7mIGRPrTD9rk9iAyNcEO8AKjGCjok-U9EY_bjpkSJXIoq8GUpt8ZJemBOxOEuaIawjO7PGgmlVQukdXc7fJ_0GS6yFtqgBeXtnPx_yha-69ZAjF1mW7kkPIv_3_CX816JNsTw/s1600/rose+flush+begins+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEVhY0l7mIGRPrTD9rk9iAyNcEO8AKjGCjok-U9EY_bjpkSJXIoq8GUpt8ZJemBOxOEuaIawjO7PGgmlVQukdXc7fJ_0GS6yFtqgBeXtnPx_yha-69ZAjF1mW7kkPIv_3_CX816JNsTw/s640/rose+flush+begins+7.jpg" width="506" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> tumbling out...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so abundant!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have never seen her bloom so heavily....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4KCN5aItrIunJlZuk5z37o_Eat1myJd05m9H1V4t8UOHIFfpxWFQE-cO1Q0oOkU-zfRq_0WcNQpjPf8S51KNZilu2F4KIxL9OPqTRI-u7L11yYdqun-x1gih-pcYKYD0Ger5wV0iT-8/s1600/rose+flush+begins+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1600" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4KCN5aItrIunJlZuk5z37o_Eat1myJd05m9H1V4t8UOHIFfpxWFQE-cO1Q0oOkU-zfRq_0WcNQpjPf8S51KNZilu2F4KIxL9OPqTRI-u7L11yYdqun-x1gih-pcYKYD0Ger5wV0iT-8/s640/rose+flush+begins+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> my climbing </div> <div align="center"> Mortimer Sackler...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> now so tall,</div> <div align="center"> and painfully beautiful...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Eden Rose,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of course,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> perfectly named...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have&nbsp; a Great New Week!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'll have so many more photos to come!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Stop and Smell the Roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-90918016700021253482017-06-01T08:56:00.001-07:002017-06-01T08:56:14.945-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What is better than roses in the garden?</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> why, </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> roses in the house for sure!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4qjIWkTW3AB8zf2OdsQWjGSfiuAIaKYjNWBVqi3kK9jY5AdgeI-1u67D3jrDol2C8nv-x41xqC3fi6NwiqfYSTYIhSYBJuIKqG1HppoRq_kHFuwa3YPCAbPmOge3EnNGgMsjQv_SN40/s1600/gathering+roses+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1600" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4qjIWkTW3AB8zf2OdsQWjGSfiuAIaKYjNWBVqi3kK9jY5AdgeI-1u67D3jrDol2C8nv-x41xqC3fi6NwiqfYSTYIhSYBJuIKqG1HppoRq_kHFuwa3YPCAbPmOge3EnNGgMsjQv_SN40/s640/gathering+roses+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> gathering them is a tough job,</div> <div align="center"> but someone has to do it... ;)</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcJGiE2k5JkO7jqE0QpD7ZGZvFjMFnbaJB42DnYhuW1uB1eqi6tQ947ahY9cN0WeeYrEM4hhCKHgqtrCpRBBvK30dOj-sN4z8NVvbFQdbkTltcjvy0mOBhVvywxmMSWHC1hljv4xOcpQ/s640/gathering+roses+006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> my typical bouquet is a single type of rose</div> <div align="center"> or a pretty pairing...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> but when I gather</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;and I see the wide variety</div> <div align="center"> of shapes and colors,</div> <div align="center"> I am newly struck by the never ending beauty...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6ZVme78uMOb7FWw5EBwDklbHGD1QN-V7eQiD9lrFG9QMGYgTfMDRoeWn3upp4tIdykyy9loMzGHV-sFzztT9lkGvjo6WIWHuYDvld1JFUeOCHV7NaBeZ_0sei1BNqG0-Y6380YvZuMI/s1600/gathering+roses+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0hCi4c-0V69714kkcLXx-cRoC6QplDfijyw_hCBJ-pi9nqAT7iHPYhEwyFM5EsFU1s-XCaJmrjc7BYzVv4cCGOek9iuotSM_XQlq7BNCBE5FnTQ_zPnajhtF66HnA7qCug2MgEMBKCM/s1600/gathering+roses+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0hCi4c-0V69714kkcLXx-cRoC6QplDfijyw_hCBJ-pi9nqAT7iHPYhEwyFM5EsFU1s-XCaJmrjc7BYzVv4cCGOek9iuotSM_XQlq7BNCBE5FnTQ_zPnajhtF66HnA7qCug2MgEMBKCM/s640/gathering+roses+018.JPG" width="588" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;today,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I build bouquets...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so glad to dust off my vase collection</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for a new season...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;Stop and Smell the Roses,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> they are divine!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-65163901588054276952017-05-30T15:26:00.002-07:002017-05-30T15:26:37.057-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the beginning,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the first roses of the year...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-6W5yajv4OFL_2CY04SbyGCw5TkyHIHH4kwIKMCFhtsOsrUGxymQe_cuwvCxwRo8Y4p5B8HK3CVmkFmjqX-U4a1BZUO51fbnXUbGOQAw2jdrZDKuIOTs7OV75UtBR2eIpQF7RF7gL3E/s1600/roses+first+flush+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1600" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-6W5yajv4OFL_2CY04SbyGCw5TkyHIHH4kwIKMCFhtsOsrUGxymQe_cuwvCxwRo8Y4p5B8HK3CVmkFmjqX-U4a1BZUO51fbnXUbGOQAw2jdrZDKuIOTs7OV75UtBR2eIpQF7RF7gL3E/s640/roses+first+flush+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> all the work pays off...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">“But he who dares not grasp the thorn <br />Should never crave the rose.” </span>―<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8249.Anne_Bront_"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Anne Bronte</span></a> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViMx0mfh7hJ5yqAIpANN_oafTNGX67UZLRZianLqrJBZkchNFKCIn6hlsXWa8EbgtEbSmitT-yRfHLWoCkgEi4Dav4NVKt0PXXhh40DOCGJ78216zw7yGOJTDmvuvMJq0PsUJLhek54o/s1600/roses+first+flush+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViMx0mfh7hJ5yqAIpANN_oafTNGX67UZLRZianLqrJBZkchNFKCIn6hlsXWa8EbgtEbSmitT-yRfHLWoCkgEi4Dav4NVKt0PXXhh40DOCGJ78216zw7yGOJTDmvuvMJq0PsUJLhek54o/s640/roses+first+flush+2.jpg" width="548" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> after a gorgeous weekend away,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I come home to my garden...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the very first blooms have opened...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> a misty morning,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> holds the fragrance close to the ground...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> heavenly.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPxSY37KYaH1cxGhQZpbDva8uu8fDshdsjH-ioLODORhv0gMsotOj7Gc4PMtV14bQK1vQ1C49m6ofLnCwCMCJC1zmgaXyeCwClTq6SRWMaEzOEqAt77cnG9Vg3MVdPiwLEzBLhNxtDFs/s1600/roses+first+flush+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1211" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPxSY37KYaH1cxGhQZpbDva8uu8fDshdsjH-ioLODORhv0gMsotOj7Gc4PMtV14bQK1vQ1C49m6ofLnCwCMCJC1zmgaXyeCwClTq6SRWMaEzOEqAt77cnG9Vg3MVdPiwLEzBLhNxtDFs/s640/roses+first+flush+17.jpg" width="484" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> there is so much to see and enjoy...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and so much to come!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> anticipation!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Stop and Smell the Roses...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-79573731504975044912017-05-26T20:31:00.000-07:002017-05-26T20:31:57.894-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am having a little sale in my shop...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> now through the end of Memorial Day weekend </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am offering 20% off your order...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> just enter MemorialDay at checkout :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/bellasrosecottage?ref=seller-platform-mcnav" target="_blank">BellasRoseCottage</a> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> there too...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> here are a few items :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have a Great Weekend....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-88352818440063740212017-05-24T11:40:00.000-07:002017-05-24T11:40:08.940-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> With this crazy year we have had in the Northwest....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am still waiting on my first Roses blooms</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;of the year...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9OChvKrxHSlTOGGD880AxUaJvFEek3qHB-C4ZXaQIGCMIoMg2waJGfweD81v1bin7K9N2LiaL9uGxOCYXus2fI5Hr0D7FxwSBLzSqbf3rEkCSxYPjE8lDEq_ztnNr2PcXG3aL0i7Q8/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1600" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9OChvKrxHSlTOGGD880AxUaJvFEek3qHB-C4ZXaQIGCMIoMg2waJGfweD81v1bin7K9N2LiaL9uGxOCYXus2fI5Hr0D7FxwSBLzSqbf3rEkCSxYPjE8lDEq_ztnNr2PcXG3aL0i7Q8/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I check each day,</div> <div align="center"> full of anticipation...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5pUp_6lfSGHcmTLq99s_kCpPWXcX-afQ-rslCDNHhtue0nW6cMXXKvgLxts_KkwDSmXMCVWpxjaSu17q8_3xiTir3hBhV1Djm5yvbFfrIJ07l0zJd3urCgX-Y_5MaJjr20HQGtWsmQw/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1600" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5pUp_6lfSGHcmTLq99s_kCpPWXcX-afQ-rslCDNHhtue0nW6cMXXKvgLxts_KkwDSmXMCVWpxjaSu17q8_3xiTir3hBhV1Djm5yvbFfrIJ07l0zJd3urCgX-Y_5MaJjr20HQGtWsmQw/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> this Gertrude Jekyll</div> <div align="center"> is so close...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> so close when I bury my nose up against this bud</div> <div align="center"> I can get a faint whiff</div> <div align="center"> of what is to come...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> ahhhh</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56zsKcE2hEhwzuuc_BgoIZMYv6lwIU9YUrHTcYUg0hZHbXaJhXdy9HrOHih50Ljfni2sdgJL7L36UXRWDpGCUsbM_h3V5S0uoXh1dw37RoFB157knzCTQwqEp-_4yw_eH1oR4Q1Lorg/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56zsKcE2hEhwzuuc_BgoIZMYv6lwIU9YUrHTcYUg0hZHbXaJhXdy9HrOHih50Ljfni2sdgJL7L36UXRWDpGCUsbM_h3V5S0uoXh1dw37RoFB157knzCTQwqEp-_4yw_eH1oR4Q1Lorg/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+004.JPG" width="570" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> we have suddenly had a heat wave,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> our cold wet days </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> became a long dry spell,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the temperature soared into the mid eighties...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> and the blooms,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> withered&nbsp;so quickly&nbsp;on this Weigela...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu0VpkerRMbvCo-YoosbxjWy3rep3ugjQQmPvbb3dHIIrS_aPC8k8bFbX6YO0fJi92h4SpPEXeqM5Tp35n8r0jPJqJmhCv_JLnTq80r-WdacVQVpgD7PmQoxP6W73qGcFdJAgL6kO07M/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1600" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsu0VpkerRMbvCo-YoosbxjWy3rep3ugjQQmPvbb3dHIIrS_aPC8k8bFbX6YO0fJi92h4SpPEXeqM5Tp35n8r0jPJqJmhCv_JLnTq80r-WdacVQVpgD7PmQoxP6W73qGcFdJAgL6kO07M/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> the Pink-a-Boo </div> <div align="center"> has just begun to Peek :-)</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I love pairing these small sweet blooms </div> <div align="center"> with roses....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRie4uE8hEtikuuEvaCUJbBSE8R4rvU897kSq9diTw_pPvxilVdyKnbV3cj4n73gNoa3SmyPfapxcpXOgSJXM89SzRrx7vEwj_ssFkcAnnStfF8J0BVKG18nt_DUJtgQGDj8eqpTRG7Kc/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1600" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRie4uE8hEtikuuEvaCUJbBSE8R4rvU897kSq9diTw_pPvxilVdyKnbV3cj4n73gNoa3SmyPfapxcpXOgSJXM89SzRrx7vEwj_ssFkcAnnStfF8J0BVKG18nt_DUJtgQGDj8eqpTRG7Kc/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> the current show stoppers</div> <div align="center"> are the Columbines....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpfxXg7zWSswrt667h0jPNCRCKjp0-fnHV6WiKIfqykiJ6VnOfmZ_tqUCXOzkgrug-M8HhqJr1T-q21LT-O24MtBJB29JurpV3l_A4zC6XTQhDddkNLp6Q8CqSoWy3dwEegfhH52BbfU/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1600" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpfxXg7zWSswrt667h0jPNCRCKjp0-fnHV6WiKIfqykiJ6VnOfmZ_tqUCXOzkgrug-M8HhqJr1T-q21LT-O24MtBJB29JurpV3l_A4zC6XTQhDddkNLp6Q8CqSoWy3dwEegfhH52BbfU/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> there are so many varieties...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I love everything about them,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> their soft pastel colors,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the layered petals...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> that will forever make me think</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;of a flouncy ballerinas skirt...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> graceful</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9nA3aHDKBQ-cfBYYelC0ZEdKMLRHjQ0SZ07VLDJcToHjmpj9xyL7kDA6Zo5ypKiyPV0MeGW7CzI4GPtAfFMnGPZJpZYa_chhLmyvQ-8MSk5TK213TVuo7C8hCp8112XmzyS0ZCGSrwY/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1600" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9nA3aHDKBQ-cfBYYelC0ZEdKMLRHjQ0SZ07VLDJcToHjmpj9xyL7kDA6Zo5ypKiyPV0MeGW7CzI4GPtAfFMnGPZJpZYa_chhLmyvQ-8MSk5TK213TVuo7C8hCp8112XmzyS0ZCGSrwY/s640/waiting+for+roses+garden+015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> the Dutch Iris...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04Lfxe8oci82WpohNylhkW2qEO7f09Xsln6fBiL91BvhajdsBZ6uq0qKg4ScLQJwpi_jds2Sgh61-hBLwoTWGfHCL1BN78IfpUus7BlXUWTq3v8kK3tBQf7PRSbGUSpmJyiNLhJvauyo/s1600/waiting+for+roses+garden+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> waiting patiently,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> or at least I am trying to....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have a Beautiful Day....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-72678897885446926632017-05-15T09:38:00.000-07:002017-05-15T09:38:26.467-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Well,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you know I love flowers</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you know I love pretty tea things....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYHlfHRQ_j0BteI-q6aKlx1uJSNQs73o9Gh3umP-afdY0HQ-7vWIcAKo5qZ0by8rhbyn_L0fb79EWb4zELsaPHuFr15CYFYmOm_26nF4JXbnoomxIDwTSL7J2Vj3PFAMTGJu9A7W8GaY/s1600/aaa1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYHlfHRQ_j0BteI-q6aKlx1uJSNQs73o9Gh3umP-afdY0HQ-7vWIcAKo5qZ0by8rhbyn_L0fb79EWb4zELsaPHuFr15CYFYmOm_26nF4JXbnoomxIDwTSL7J2Vj3PFAMTGJu9A7W8GaY/s640/aaa1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> when you combine the two</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;it is magic!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> We have shared a lot of tea</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> together these past seven years....</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> so today I have pulled some of my favorites photos&nbsp;out </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> to re-share!</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKJFTHGzkvVmrlUG4vJfLDgALZZRdV36y79m8hMHfM_KfDDHgdI2WxUIprqGNB5WqT93NJolNb8n2-7emI7IioxFAFev4Bqy2VHydR0P0F1W9jbigmMc7Y2PvuNXJx8AzPrQXBJlPkuE/s1600/dappled+tea+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKJFTHGzkvVmrlUG4vJfLDgALZZRdV36y79m8hMHfM_KfDDHgdI2WxUIprqGNB5WqT93NJolNb8n2-7emI7IioxFAFev4Bqy2VHydR0P0F1W9jbigmMc7Y2PvuNXJx8AzPrQXBJlPkuE/s640/dappled+tea+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIolNZUDE84ynNM4b4GslmlyVykW-hnRrmSdAZ3BAjHatA8jqB3vfMhkXcIV5iJFfyGNa9jYYpJEnM1XbL516WJEuPrs2_k5Z27MXSojtne9SHGh8KZsQ7Gq0Aau6rGLpngBg87PkHhE/s1600/forget+me+not+tea+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIolNZUDE84ynNM4b4GslmlyVykW-hnRrmSdAZ3BAjHatA8jqB3vfMhkXcIV5iJFfyGNa9jYYpJEnM1XbL516WJEuPrs2_k5Z27MXSojtne9SHGh8KZsQ7Gq0Aau6rGLpngBg87PkHhE/s640/forget+me+not+tea+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45oIGutTGnNOswLPoVYvdgOlYKeR9eiX-nGflu5j5qTBtVK9XaDTtVEh__sPf8PZuFb2TQSCRwGlsCTfiAYYwUqlVq40kVSOqCxr-aiZRtl49dPwfw06JAlpKzoIpF5ddAbEsD1y0udE/s1600/sugared+lilac+tea+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45oIGutTGnNOswLPoVYvdgOlYKeR9eiX-nGflu5j5qTBtVK9XaDTtVEh__sPf8PZuFb2TQSCRwGlsCTfiAYYwUqlVq40kVSOqCxr-aiZRtl49dPwfw06JAlpKzoIpF5ddAbEsD1y0udE/s640/sugared+lilac+tea+029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacQvRLssVb8xT4N7PVYFMracy8bNT2dzVxvUWi9wXnM3cg0VdYl_m_R_zzkaETMUWAa74KwNT7sgeXKemdK2RbbVONnWcZJk4fD-d9E_VvJ1eweGb7bVVYpe3FCJUHrAljDt1JlS0coE/s1600/sweet+tea+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacQvRLssVb8xT4N7PVYFMracy8bNT2dzVxvUWi9wXnM3cg0VdYl_m_R_zzkaETMUWAa74KwNT7sgeXKemdK2RbbVONnWcZJk4fD-d9E_VvJ1eweGb7bVVYpe3FCJUHrAljDt1JlS0coE/s640/sweet+tea+13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I hope </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have inspired you</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to grab a cup,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a cookie</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and a pretty bloom...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to take a moment for yourself...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> love yourself today!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you deserve it!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Tea Time...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-68415919061010450482017-05-09T10:55:00.001-07:002017-05-09T10:55:24.941-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> When the sun shines </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and its a Sunday...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> well,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you got to take a little road trip...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhHRqyDwoNPOtB-S87pWACehyphenhyphenxqjQLzMknT96gL-_fqMrLa6J1eXetBl_jd-VDbwfqEB39DyRgQZ6HAhkm6M7onz1mer-CdNRzntK50drTa7Q3N4g5ToRCjig1QW6aKjCJxOfQyThTXo/s1600/dash+point+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhHRqyDwoNPOtB-S87pWACehyphenhyphenxqjQLzMknT96gL-_fqMrLa6J1eXetBl_jd-VDbwfqEB39DyRgQZ6HAhkm6M7onz1mer-CdNRzntK50drTa7Q3N4g5ToRCjig1QW6aKjCJxOfQyThTXo/s640/dash+point+1.1.jpg" width="462" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This is the view from Dash Point State Park...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I hadn't been here in years...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was actually married on this exact spot,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> many years ago...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we were young,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was a short marriage...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> he was a genuinely nice guy,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> just not the guy for me...</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblAWtRQGviqlbq6KsjfvbZD6OREg9PJECOFXeWvqUX4K2enIFegoI8nBLqsVRrtGtgU8-Edng_MMWfEXj0o-Z17GP6B418wxYLyLYgQnQfJZchticT-MKfPIeMPsbDLIZ0eVW-D1MsK0/s1600/dash+point+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblAWtRQGviqlbq6KsjfvbZD6OREg9PJECOFXeWvqUX4K2enIFegoI8nBLqsVRrtGtgU8-Edng_MMWfEXj0o-Z17GP6B418wxYLyLYgQnQfJZchticT-MKfPIeMPsbDLIZ0eVW-D1MsK0/s640/dash+point+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> lets head down to the water!</div> <div align="center"> I LOVE the Beach!</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpey3dzdWzRgOnde8k-clZB4x9Jar4FYDadoMCsspfw6NiNYzWW5uciBlHeUfEtDCFix_WmBp4gvIakcJ0AL_GFwxi7rr05A6FHAYwXfjDyDh2WMVNMJ37qFI6rL1NeJiHtrCAZCjociw/s1600/dash+point+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpey3dzdWzRgOnde8k-clZB4x9Jar4FYDadoMCsspfw6NiNYzWW5uciBlHeUfEtDCFix_WmBp4gvIakcJ0AL_GFwxi7rr05A6FHAYwXfjDyDh2WMVNMJ37qFI6rL1NeJiHtrCAZCjociw/s640/dash+point+2.jpg" width="516" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> frilly waves lapping the shore...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpfWt-Jc0eTl5-2_wGmHDYm4repfXz4YjzzTyr2wuEBq3yj1cmGGp-OjG3RZXe0gdU7hocWZl2t8rihbV1UyuJQMXVTgxbIGaukVXShy_U5sI_eiJPAXIl7ib6PCItY7aEhEyZNcl0Zs/s1600/dash+point+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpfWt-Jc0eTl5-2_wGmHDYm4repfXz4YjzzTyr2wuEBq3yj1cmGGp-OjG3RZXe0gdU7hocWZl2t8rihbV1UyuJQMXVTgxbIGaukVXShy_U5sI_eiJPAXIl7ib6PCItY7aEhEyZNcl0Zs/s640/dash+point+3.jpg" width="566" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> lots of people had the same Sunday Drive </div> <div align="center"> destination as me...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzrcN5nb8mzQm78FX_tbJQIkVsQ9S1O5e3EnJkFc5jWxQWlNWwZ1ygV-4vR-rZfH6Attp3LcoEWQ6XWXAV2zzIEBnx6k1wfrUGqu194R6P-EvLBxRA7nb9sJSngPBOsQ_H-pxEeYQGTk/s1600/dash+point+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzrcN5nb8mzQm78FX_tbJQIkVsQ9S1O5e3EnJkFc5jWxQWlNWwZ1ygV-4vR-rZfH6Attp3LcoEWQ6XWXAV2zzIEBnx6k1wfrUGqu194R6P-EvLBxRA7nb9sJSngPBOsQ_H-pxEeYQGTk/s640/dash+point+4.jpg" width="620" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> the beaches are so clean,</div> <div align="center"> so full of life...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2TAKsfsRIlEso0HoeN8mFsdCo23HA-6T0pA1YduHNxaL0_i3-VVtZ1v6Ho4x4HwXw73PPv1UCGHmHM2A6wkTnuOz8In0iqF49Jg3N7UAVMtPVj0BXETiPuGYhMd_Y3qvWrYXsqQTWgA/s1600/dash+point+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2TAKsfsRIlEso0HoeN8mFsdCo23HA-6T0pA1YduHNxaL0_i3-VVtZ1v6Ho4x4HwXw73PPv1UCGHmHM2A6wkTnuOz8In0iqF49Jg3N7UAVMtPVj0BXETiPuGYhMd_Y3qvWrYXsqQTWgA/s640/dash+point+5.jpg" width="504" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr8hEYHa_knWNxVTE9uIyYND21KqFLCqzjFhRFuNtRjlr_-txRemwEWD4BOj_sXX5-a5vj5-rHErRlMD5w2nPxOVZkmiRqWuej6JlMlalKW-PyuC7ybv_d3Fnj5GXO73h5QwrVkyUUh4/s1600/dash+point+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr8hEYHa_knWNxVTE9uIyYND21KqFLCqzjFhRFuNtRjlr_-txRemwEWD4BOj_sXX5-a5vj5-rHErRlMD5w2nPxOVZkmiRqWuej6JlMlalKW-PyuC7ybv_d3Fnj5GXO73h5QwrVkyUUh4/s640/dash+point+7.jpg" width="600" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Lucky Dog!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> thanks for coming along,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> don't forget to wipe the sand off your feet ;)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have a Beautiful Day!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-65807136764349749832017-05-08T10:20:00.003-07:002017-05-08T10:20:46.315-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love Mondays...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> usually...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this week I am dragging already,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I joined a fitness competition,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and am already feeling the pain</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;of my harder workouts...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that said...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I needed a little Monday cheer,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> there is no better place to get that than the garden...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so come along with me,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;the Lilacs are blooming!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lfRFWKi3GAzHtYk6jKqf9OzO4VPYq7jawbdJbxDVlD2slQh1OfIhu4XEk9unR7ukvNQOr8gKPBzQU7SX2nKYOYXI4pHkpJu-xCUySZb7__rRtp8XMXtAPqqMCL_AP3Gfvpw8Qqrps_k/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lfRFWKi3GAzHtYk6jKqf9OzO4VPYq7jawbdJbxDVlD2slQh1OfIhu4XEk9unR7ukvNQOr8gKPBzQU7SX2nKYOYXI4pHkpJu-xCUySZb7__rRtp8XMXtAPqqMCL_AP3Gfvpw8Qqrps_k/s640/lilacs+for+monday+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> can you smell them?</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I know you can</div> <div align="center"> we all hold in our memory the smell of Lilacs...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> they are so divine...</div> <div align="center"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismF7Woh5aIr6OBBp9z1fdpEai8_dAUsHTNzWw4mfzdjWttwhArde9XXyPPOM1zyMmNoThcasjgwEGwKRVb7xuTE2uvsq8iW-NB5qw8w8BHJM76s8pzMt1tqWFl9ErzwFQllDHvAUI6E4/s640/lilacs+for+monday+002.JPG" width="462" /></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaNEqkEZPFfWtZnrP7BqtkLNytSutwL3ttYXirOpcva4npXbm-b7usOfWAJBi5ELMYTch-Kij4tk23R7DTIrPauNirCZQ5uGifBo64VxehEQ4BOAsyBN8rju8qB1aXtXxyTkTJvWA91s/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaNEqkEZPFfWtZnrP7BqtkLNytSutwL3ttYXirOpcva4npXbm-b7usOfWAJBi5ELMYTch-Kij4tk23R7DTIrPauNirCZQ5uGifBo64VxehEQ4BOAsyBN8rju8qB1aXtXxyTkTJvWA91s/s640/lilacs+for+monday+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqmMcpjnHxcOuXuXcOEgokWh_k2X97jIapGwEhzwbtSirCgZFdwQTp0-71H3W64zyvpR_UBRGjy9lGtyYAlHak2C8hyphenhyphenUIitEaQRGlJEcQ_m9oJwGiuiPwUHlFzQL_eWIhJgjLRfZcJZ4/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqmMcpjnHxcOuXuXcOEgokWh_k2X97jIapGwEhzwbtSirCgZFdwQTp0-71H3W64zyvpR_UBRGjy9lGtyYAlHak2C8hyphenhyphenUIitEaQRGlJEcQ_m9oJwGiuiPwUHlFzQL_eWIhJgjLRfZcJZ4/s640/lilacs+for+monday+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> snippets of woody hyacinths </div> <div align="center"> perched on the edge of my dry birdbath...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU8CaK6J8vRhtx-DA1kQrvxbtXVj_Cun4XrzT4sEsIrSl7D4L3JU6EOsBkYgZL9LvKtgRG-qD6g9TtKjkB8xAST6zPklOVG6qEAyU8YxWpS1SPaKJ-YequccntjNmzZpDuMUZSDXLpSc/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU8CaK6J8vRhtx-DA1kQrvxbtXVj_Cun4XrzT4sEsIrSl7D4L3JU6EOsBkYgZL9LvKtgRG-qD6g9TtKjkB8xAST6zPklOVG6qEAyU8YxWpS1SPaKJ-YequccntjNmzZpDuMUZSDXLpSc/s640/lilacs+for+monday+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnsdmfcwM84ENECBo857jWegXmEp-ypOI732gTA1gaS6JxBXS0C-H2i5XMfg2ksc6PFiiOlBB6e3SeeB-fjRe7a3I44P8QL9jpFCSRx0kqpl0AArJQB3NcaVSbN1oefgg1Dlylvl-ZnM/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnsdmfcwM84ENECBo857jWegXmEp-ypOI732gTA1gaS6JxBXS0C-H2i5XMfg2ksc6PFiiOlBB6e3SeeB-fjRe7a3I44P8QL9jpFCSRx0kqpl0AArJQB3NcaVSbN1oefgg1Dlylvl-ZnM/s640/lilacs+for+monday+12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> a bundle of lilacs </div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;in a small white watering can </div> <div align="center"> to cheer my desk....</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq42fBt3UTkKnfBQ9LbAzf086bhyoQXzYgVVTDtguigMOu4y9gJY6Osl1md5suYMIM3f-egTpwzwhC3Xd7R9bBLpvE9jok48JG64FH2Jy1U-43ii6myPkP_ICWwqd4EBzgzjqfpixnJS0/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq42fBt3UTkKnfBQ9LbAzf086bhyoQXzYgVVTDtguigMOu4y9gJY6Osl1md5suYMIM3f-egTpwzwhC3Xd7R9bBLpvE9jok48JG64FH2Jy1U-43ii6myPkP_ICWwqd4EBzgzjqfpixnJS0/s640/lilacs+for+monday+19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the first&nbsp;bud of the tree peony </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> begins to unfurl...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> soon...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcmzTLbv2rOsgbOBGG1vyWYoPecInVi0sgv1oXq2flMiTpnN-x1Z9QN3rRUttBCkmhc0fXRBI2V-p51hwsUdUm5pzzicAz0Tu-QAul5JVeUe1wYmNguX1cL0pLvIt5DavDmVdqbUc4AA/s1600/lilacs+for+monday+21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcmzTLbv2rOsgbOBGG1vyWYoPecInVi0sgv1oXq2flMiTpnN-x1Z9QN3rRUttBCkmhc0fXRBI2V-p51hwsUdUm5pzzicAz0Tu-QAul5JVeUe1wYmNguX1cL0pLvIt5DavDmVdqbUc4AA/s640/lilacs+for+monday+21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy New Week!!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I hope great things happen for you!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Thanks for joining me today...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-78845838683870066712017-05-03T09:34:00.000-07:002017-05-03T09:34:53.412-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It was just a day,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as most are...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> nothing special happened,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> as happens most days...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> but...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the moments of simple beauty</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> are easily found....</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> appreciated</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and admired...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVcgKnYKZsOCFiMIRKmxRgny1LhieF3dFaHDNVjiGBR0-XpjQV-EZmN3mFUa-Bcgwyp7TyDfSoRlmOc6nazDWHwil6llx12d2eS8Pl1MnGqLaAcdg3DYxSB8mRm3Z7xI4XO31N43uFeo/s1600/a+day+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVcgKnYKZsOCFiMIRKmxRgny1LhieF3dFaHDNVjiGBR0-XpjQV-EZmN3mFUa-Bcgwyp7TyDfSoRlmOc6nazDWHwil6llx12d2eS8Pl1MnGqLaAcdg3DYxSB8mRm3Z7xI4XO31N43uFeo/s640/a+day+1.JPG" width="484" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love the view</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;of the cherry tree outside the window...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> through the wavy old glass </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it is distorted and dreamy...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb2dnHzbusL21nMJkPAjrTB-xpYjP7j2tfKylrtISgFOFwHMZy_nOT5S0P3GprJvVL44XlnOqvG5h0S50kGlxVZKePsYEcxE-PBrSZLfaHVE6TZVt_oe37V4PMXZvQAUFhY1BEw-OY64/s1600/a+day+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCb2dnHzbusL21nMJkPAjrTB-xpYjP7j2tfKylrtISgFOFwHMZy_nOT5S0P3GprJvVL44XlnOqvG5h0S50kGlxVZKePsYEcxE-PBrSZLfaHVE6TZVt_oe37V4PMXZvQAUFhY1BEw-OY64/s640/a+day+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhywLqpt5Wpd1FONatgtf8NhKhCaWHZAY5uOYcrSZEYxsvUYaNiKDBayLrneFTJQ6krUbq2h4c_1PlxpJP6WjzbLYHrzCMKmHcW37uLVslrPUJGLqF3_V7W-kWQ26XflWbQWo2XLVF7Y/s1600/a+day+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhywLqpt5Wpd1FONatgtf8NhKhCaWHZAY5uOYcrSZEYxsvUYaNiKDBayLrneFTJQ6krUbq2h4c_1PlxpJP6WjzbLYHrzCMKmHcW37uLVslrPUJGLqF3_V7W-kWQ26XflWbQWo2XLVF7Y/s640/a+day+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I have been doing a little rearranging</div> <div align="center"> Spring Cleaning...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I was moving my hat boxes,</div> <div align="center"> when I remembered the contents...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> yes hats!</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNWgchAiC4gOwDE49Vjxuy-1bV0zuR4vVk_ylCglZcw92Ex3LdG4BsFV4IVZsBuyG_RdQG8CgMTilqjh9nt6us4y4GMJk_xpGGnCNz5_B1jXAWHWZAMhtXLA45uPE9WgFGrax0V5dPzU/s1600/a+day+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNWgchAiC4gOwDE49Vjxuy-1bV0zuR4vVk_ylCglZcw92Ex3LdG4BsFV4IVZsBuyG_RdQG8CgMTilqjh9nt6us4y4GMJk_xpGGnCNz5_B1jXAWHWZAMhtXLA45uPE9WgFGrax0V5dPzU/s640/a+day+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> vintage hats</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> covered in millinery flowers...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> oh....</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;to have lived in a day</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> to have worn such hats!</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEn8MsGGsVg8tD72fZmB_2eqGWZqxkKWdHgNZ6VXX1WMme86pmCL-If-h3OBkByCSgeJMAEDLSqqyxXvCcSuDkF30USAz6ceQJ_ORfb0zUOXNhn8xGvPZbWQlXSbHmMC2ZgH5iN4Q028/s1600/a+day+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEn8MsGGsVg8tD72fZmB_2eqGWZqxkKWdHgNZ6VXX1WMme86pmCL-If-h3OBkByCSgeJMAEDLSqqyxXvCcSuDkF30USAz6ceQJ_ORfb0zUOXNhn8xGvPZbWQlXSbHmMC2ZgH5iN4Q028/s640/a+day+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the wet garden </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> is busting with flowers..</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I love the way the tips of the</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Woody Hyacinths </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> fade from blue to white</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;as they sit too long in the vase...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtn51XSF08hWdyr9wncgmrYziE_x4f1tnSR8WfGKPkTFm4rCyhNoVlKspccuOipKuzhEihiAzsRy2vhQ1dwp8F63ocIIe7SwhhE3bphGocTBvzelt2gZeTi8nLqFXfa9XaV-iTQCmkDc/s1600/a+day+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtn51XSF08hWdyr9wncgmrYziE_x4f1tnSR8WfGKPkTFm4rCyhNoVlKspccuOipKuzhEihiAzsRy2vhQ1dwp8F63ocIIe7SwhhE3bphGocTBvzelt2gZeTi8nLqFXfa9XaV-iTQCmkDc/s640/a+day+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkJ-TTUL3JLsvyO318wS5Mkk9Any5ZPeT-P-VlVD4cwnndhnoVlae_hoA-k0CooDeDhhP7S81VR3X-QsK84WwZrDNz7T_VfLUeqBPSjgqt_AF2vuJ5YmfzqQHk1VVeIWcidTfeDBhEzo/s1600/a+day+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkJ-TTUL3JLsvyO318wS5Mkk9Any5ZPeT-P-VlVD4cwnndhnoVlae_hoA-k0CooDeDhhP7S81VR3X-QsK84WwZrDNz7T_VfLUeqBPSjgqt_AF2vuJ5YmfzqQHk1VVeIWcidTfeDBhEzo/s640/a+day+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> cheery cherry blossoms</div> <div align="center"> only made more cheery in white china...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAKGtdFfkzRDeBVaE6mBR0Xldv3Zdn_pWxyq866oa_PgR0MpmdZGeXONfDZc0gzuSGs9k8pWxSh5jH1MqPn4gToI3pYm-whV8qAq_pTwOqbXujLp5EqPmQTdXjzysx6IP-0R0kIVIDa8/s1600/a+day+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAKGtdFfkzRDeBVaE6mBR0Xldv3Zdn_pWxyq866oa_PgR0MpmdZGeXONfDZc0gzuSGs9k8pWxSh5jH1MqPn4gToI3pYm-whV8qAq_pTwOqbXujLp5EqPmQTdXjzysx6IP-0R0kIVIDa8/s640/a+day+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> simple and perfect...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> so much beauty slips by our eyes</div> <div align="center"> when we don't take the time to see it...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VBHpcveLty_2OtnraMKezHrjcJwXeMIpc7k2pxHxVJHSeA1ezOJBYmmzvkmdCN6ij6JH5uZhDFUuAvJB1-f7uyKYgIJLqeN_lw_LjfsYk5lgv_SY28XrQwCcqCJVlTbr4ZZ-peZ-XWA/s1600/a+day+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VBHpcveLty_2OtnraMKezHrjcJwXeMIpc7k2pxHxVJHSeA1ezOJBYmmzvkmdCN6ij6JH5uZhDFUuAvJB1-f7uyKYgIJLqeN_lw_LjfsYk5lgv_SY28XrQwCcqCJVlTbr4ZZ-peZ-XWA/s640/a+day+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> my favorite mug...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt855JmV0jF5FG9Jlm627QCdT-1GXtvFGYHFJGxCyCTXFxl3mhdt-U5Du890zR3MK1ESd0naA_TSRzgOp8vSnWqq4wWBLPwfJCjkmDGmFjOEDH2xPX4xubZm4SJHHSraSMWyYqIgBTYVU/s1600/a+day+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt855JmV0jF5FG9Jlm627QCdT-1GXtvFGYHFJGxCyCTXFxl3mhdt-U5Du890zR3MK1ESd0naA_TSRzgOp8vSnWqq4wWBLPwfJCjkmDGmFjOEDH2xPX4xubZm4SJHHSraSMWyYqIgBTYVU/s640/a+day+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> the sun peeks from the rain clouds</div> <div align="center"> pouring through my windows...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> after such a gloomy Seattle Winter,</div> <div align="center"> I bask in it,</div> <div align="center"> revitalized...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSfs3t8o7UYVa5cbOpoIV_D0B7tED0IahBaWmLhW-vbDhNhyphenhyphengPwTIu0WtUfyxcu2XS0ALi0R-x3gdjzPDTIBjZM-DKiXv59y51eYnRGJugxK-DzJ0dVm2j3v5V-ya1c8ygF3pT4WLnLM/s1600/a+day+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSfs3t8o7UYVa5cbOpoIV_D0B7tED0IahBaWmLhW-vbDhNhyphenhyphengPwTIu0WtUfyxcu2XS0ALi0R-x3gdjzPDTIBjZM-DKiXv59y51eYnRGJugxK-DzJ0dVm2j3v5V-ya1c8ygF3pT4WLnLM/s640/a+day+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcMYpUqO7dIupJWJzWAhSbG4ejLFp1TsT1oAvoB9Qs7MpeWhzzUXNsXQs2eYr0PYAfD0dcH9CEsrqRjucY5ix3dL_Ji6o4bMD7kjsyFckDAjsGgUqbPSZ9aKh62NC6gL_Y7I05z30If4/s1600/a+day+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcMYpUqO7dIupJWJzWAhSbG4ejLFp1TsT1oAvoB9Qs7MpeWhzzUXNsXQs2eYr0PYAfD0dcH9CEsrqRjucY5ix3dL_Ji6o4bMD7kjsyFckDAjsGgUqbPSZ9aKh62NC6gL_Y7I05z30If4/s640/a+day+12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> nature,</div> <div align="center"> bright and elegant...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ghDuOVYWCxa-wUANHZkm25alNyM9HwUqZ4yGEawwfkrS7ZYpxEpXhkbJQ_DH-mfLrWkNTFDIVHUn4gu7ATueqbRq7oqhyphenhyphenEoI03Qr3e1_iddt3A8KwFQCkk3QeU9PCA10v5iOYD1YxUU/s1600/a+day+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ghDuOVYWCxa-wUANHZkm25alNyM9HwUqZ4yGEawwfkrS7ZYpxEpXhkbJQ_DH-mfLrWkNTFDIVHUn4gu7ATueqbRq7oqhyphenhyphenEoI03Qr3e1_iddt3A8KwFQCkk3QeU9PCA10v5iOYD1YxUU/s640/a+day+13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> every time I photograph</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Cherry Blossoms..</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am freshly in awe of their delicate beauty...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Have&nbsp; a Great Day,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> look for the beauty,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it surround you!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-76133054656943917252017-05-01T08:30:00.003-07:002017-05-01T08:30:47.648-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIO5-AQ3XZZt9j8AQJU1G3yqW5YmXdRlWZGDfEnECtZxnTpRU9DiNSagU14VhGPgx7PmImXG05GvTeY-gAWjPQnRb35e4X6dsQq7Y34hbltYK2huLhoQ2E9KUOgH9xmJm6n7_-zi8olI/s1600/May+Day+Violets+1.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIO5-AQ3XZZt9j8AQJU1G3yqW5YmXdRlWZGDfEnECtZxnTpRU9DiNSagU14VhGPgx7PmImXG05GvTeY-gAWjPQnRb35e4X6dsQq7Y34hbltYK2huLhoQ2E9KUOgH9xmJm6n7_-zi8olI/s640/May+Day+Violets+1.1.jpg" width="582" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy May Day!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have always loved May Day...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so simple</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so sweet!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this year my basket and flowers are just that...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a cone made of sheet music </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and a bundle of Sweet Violets...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrynxtuUsr4Hfz-1CybT3dC8vVX6YrR_pkRSEur6AxKos58DL5DfidRdmDbxCvMHtatiAB0jgKtxHsMl8nJ4KI41Tw7QQ7QjhYUzsRhFJkhvs6-ZmTKwBhQkShmkBethFTOAAnWvNkBI/s1600/May+Day+Violets+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrynxtuUsr4Hfz-1CybT3dC8vVX6YrR_pkRSEur6AxKos58DL5DfidRdmDbxCvMHtatiAB0jgKtxHsMl8nJ4KI41Tw7QQ7QjhYUzsRhFJkhvs6-ZmTKwBhQkShmkBethFTOAAnWvNkBI/s640/May+Day+Violets+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R1niBNxBh-s5d-FN4hIYydnY8Dq3_82xf4XQBVLnztsxQ6eJD0brSj-gF8bDK-Lv1QwC3j7kVj57J9VNllJvAL0-Yc3dLGGI8ly5DlAFayVv2tp4didzBQGdyUhI6zuyK3QKFP8bNTM/s1600/May+Day+Violets+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R1niBNxBh-s5d-FN4hIYydnY8Dq3_82xf4XQBVLnztsxQ6eJD0brSj-gF8bDK-Lv1QwC3j7kVj57J9VNllJvAL0-Yc3dLGGI8ly5DlAFayVv2tp4didzBQGdyUhI6zuyK3QKFP8bNTM/s640/May+Day+Violets+3.jpg" width="492" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Wreaths&nbsp;for the May! </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">for happy&nbsp;Spring</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;Today shall all her dowry bring...</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">excerpt from May Day</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Ralph Waldo Emerson</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy May Day!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/valentinestudio123/Client%20Blog%20Design/Signatures/Bella-Signature4.png" style="background: none; border: currentColor;" /></a></div> <br />Bella's Rose Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963231717905608174noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521721309510531394.post-82034455209285009032017-04-29T08:42:00.003-07:002017-04-29T08:42:42.379-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am going to be doing some Spring Cleaning </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this weekend...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and I will be adding a lot of new item to my shop</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in the coming weeks...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so I need to make room for these new items!!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So I am having a sale!!!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> through the end of the&nbsp;April 2017</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;just enter SPRINGCLEANING </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in at check out and receive 20% off your order!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/bellasrosecottage?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">My Etsy Shop is Here</a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuRs3TP7gKojgiLW6pFeGSGInlgxmMgsfsDfxzyOzbKB85ZgzlWUdVpQfL-0gHtNMZMUrXDH3gOm_KZIABOjaNmlUXlK2asoraqbl4oRLHXSUEjl_e-x0sHYITUdq7OX7ZE1C0DY0ubM/s1600/paper+lantern+over+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuRs3TP7gKojgiLW6pFeGSGInlgxmMgsfsDfxzyOzbKB85ZgzlWUdVpQfL-0gHtNMZMUrXDH3gOm_KZIABOjaNmlUXlK2asoraqbl4oRLHXSUEjl_e-x0sHYITUdq7OX7ZE1C0DY0ubM/s640/paper+lantern+over+view.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> I have several sets of these Rachel Ashwell paper lanterns,</div> <div align="center"> they are a retired product </div> <div align="center"> and I have them in several colors...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE2Ne-P9EejQxUMs0GIR08NpcxdnmD9OSLUUeW9hzkszYppDdw8fK7jXZtGeCOK8FqaK1GlB_JSOlFxezM6PDnMPZ-VWqbVdwTo69wTdjzTZHtY3alFEuk9h6lT_5vivw5GhKkklwEZM/s1600/pancake+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE2Ne-P9EejQxUMs0GIR08NpcxdnmD9OSLUUeW9hzkszYppDdw8fK7jXZtGeCOK8FqaK1GlB_JSOlFxezM6PDnMPZ-VWqbVdwTo69wTdjzTZHtY3alFEuk9h6lT_5vivw5GhKkklwEZM/s640/pancake+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a luscious pancake server...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgwEc1fZXkWohV9tj_5d7L5Ae87Mfsts14YEbzd8ZIQCnTn3m4R_yFOUzecviLL8FpYxvSQBA15VzdGm3IMf-uEp627SPT0sidnUSA-DLjt8GOaCyRfiOmiPAaarc2j0T-Lb35QS5tyY/s1600/banner+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgwEc1fZXkWohV9tj_5d7L5Ae87Mfsts14YEbzd8ZIQCnTn3m4R_yFOUzecviLL8FpYxvSQBA15VzdGm3IMf-uEp627SPT0sidnUSA-DLjt8GOaCyRfiOmiPAaarc2j0T-Lb35QS5tyY/s640/banner+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;a do it yourself </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> reusable / customizable sign...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> this is also a retired Rachel Ashwell product...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WK46981zNhwTXsCIoIONIAnVir8rEYnz6Jdgi_W3OxgPfCAF7ockQg1q5LO7WIPEOFCREuCfx45Oi7ufi1ohh9-ihdcI1O0MohUMAk0u7HeZx9dPL3eIORJ4YBjXrFbe_NpXutAqY2Q/s1600/carnation+tea+pot+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WK46981zNhwTXsCIoIONIAnVir8rEYnz6Jdgi_W3OxgPfCAF7ockQg1q5LO7WIPEOFCREuCfx45Oi7ufi1ohh9-ihdcI1O0MohUMAk0u7HeZx9dPL3eIORJ4YBjXrFbe_NpXutAqY2Q/s640/carnation+tea+pot+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div align="center"> this sweet Carnation tea pot,</div> <div align="center"> with its delicate porcelain flower handle...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> I have one like it that features roses...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q3tx1i0fDPIBIXazKMLvPjF3mKCfjTxW3w0zwPWwS40xXhkfTHQBAUthknrtPnuiGYNlOZRr3Y-CRi2vMt_J13nIc_6rMMKaIAipGU6k3JXFEj0tSflp_qaMzlAtOHUNX-kbW7w0hGY/s1600/etsy+spring+pillow+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q3tx1i0fDPIBIXazKMLvPjF3mKCfjTxW3w0zwPWwS40xXhkfTHQBAUthknrtPnuiGYNlOZRr3Y-CRi2vMt_J13nIc_6rMMKaIAipGU6k3JXFEj0tSflp_qaMzlAtOHUNX-kbW7w0hGY/s640/etsy+spring+pillow+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> patterns for several embroidery </div> <div align="center"> and sewing projects...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fVTAgX2CQP9GDplLvP__IAK5hllejIB2bcklW1vf_K5I8N5nwsRLJuo_NEja4IW2nF2_b3RM8t1fLwSETkVHx5_6G5LFzuIKCRVkaM22ZQ0mfRx3IEmX4b8CMuXx-tJNkGIo7AFX98o/s1600/scale+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fVTAgX2CQP9GDplLvP__IAK5hllejIB2bcklW1vf_K5I8N5nwsRLJuo_NEja4IW2nF2_b3RM8t1fLwSETkVHx5_6G5LFzuIKCRVkaM22ZQ0mfRx3IEmX4b8CMuXx-tJNkGIo7AFX98o/s640/scale+1.jpg" width="532" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> this sweet baby scale,</div> <div align="center"> and also a green one...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT0Zs_kkMbmA-ZgCHUn5kKm2avl0dKQsKXc_eUrmaUQ-NmrYUT4CUsPVjE3q0pEZknY4M0w4TgClQg4wBjZHcJI_s3Ii5RVU6Zp8QYAvuixK-KMzVK2KKM64dTgW3saR757fwuo2j-tc/s1600/shabby+candlestick+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT0Zs_kkMbmA-ZgCHUn5kKm2avl0dKQsKXc_eUrmaUQ-NmrYUT4CUsPVjE3q0pEZknY4M0w4TgClQg4wBjZHcJI_s3Ii5RVU6Zp8QYAvuixK-KMzVK2KKM64dTgW3saR757fwuo2j-tc/s640/shabby+candlestick+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> shabby candle stick holders...</div> <div align="center"> &nbsp;</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvMhtniLmO8_JadN_jAx3hUyl6yt_y8bMLe65Sbl4nkhXKvWMdTL_OjWQPBOnafetj0oj_G1e3jYZxWaGUYTBh7fbEaPdXVlvZsYKkCR-w0kXO8dNxkAxfEyNTx45hq7-67ecdIpdRQ/s1600/sink+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvMhtniLmO8_JadN_jAx3hUyl6yt_y8bMLe65Sbl4nkhXKvWMdTL_OjWQPBOnafetj0oj_G1e3jYZxWaGUYTBh7fbEaPdXVlvZsYKkCR-w0kXO8dNxkAxfEyNTx45hq7-67ecdIpdRQ/s640/sink+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> maybe,</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> if you have a powder room </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that needs a special touch</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> this Rose Sink is a must have for you :-)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Spring Cleaning...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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