what better way

to combat rainy skies than with cheerful flowers?

late-blooming amaryllis to brighten your Friday ~ have a great weekend!

zinnia friday – a collaboration*

Perfect…

They deserve to be shown off.

they are a flower with attitude…

borderline garish at times!

Not demure or understated,

they definitely have something to say…

loudly!
*photos by me, words by Cyndy, who’s a poet by nature. 
Happy Friday, everyone!

eye candy friday – food edition

We’ve been going to our local farmer’s market earlyearly Saturday mornings (we try to get there when they open at 7) and have definitely been enjoying our spoils.

Last week I bought an extra large basket of peaches which were a bit riper than I’d thought.  When bruises started appearing, I knew I had to make [...]

Don’t make underwear out of Lamb’s Pride

Honestly, that’s the title of a thread on Ravelry.  I had to share it.

Happy Friday, people!  Have a great weekend!!!

my neighbor’s roses

Have a great weekend everyone!!!  Happy Friday!

for my cold weather friends

Happy Friday!  I hope you have fun, fibery plans!  My plans involve washing fleece and sorting through many bags of clothes in the attic – time to clean up and clear out!  Have a great weekend!

I really am a Rita

So, we’re driving down 280 and the morning sun is KILLER, I can hardly see the car in front of me. I think that it’s because my windshield is dirty, so I hit the wiper spray and it doesn’t get any better. I keep hitting the wiper spray, to the chagrin of the car behind [...]

summer’s last hurrah

One taller-than-me cosmos plant won’t give up the summer.

Butterflies have been flocking to it for a couple of weeks now.

Vibrant colors cluster together before the world turns gray.
Have a great weekend!  And thank you for the annivesary wishes!
 

let’s go to the market!

Almost every summer Saturday morning, SB and I go to the market.  We get there as early as we can roll out of bed, and leave just when it’s getting crowded. 

I love these beans (peas?)(beans?).  I don’t even want to cook them, I just want to play with the pretty colors.

We brought some sweet white [...]

eye candy friday – beach sunset edition

Doesn’t matter how many times I see it

the sunset still takes my breath away

Have a wonderful weekend!
btw – I did not sew the collar on the sweater last night.  I’ve been influenced by all the participants of Tour de Fleece and their spinning pictures, so I spent the night spinning and watching Wonderfalls.  Only a [...]

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