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How quickly they have grown

Prom 2011

Had a glorious weekend

Hope you did too!

It's raining, it's pouring....

.....the old man is snoring.

Not really ;-) 

The air was so heavy with the scent of spring time flowers, I just had to pick more daffodils today. I can honestly say that I never remember my daffodils having such a lovely scent to them. Perhaps the long drawn out, cool and rainy spring has made all the difference.

It's rather stormy outside right now, so I am playing around with textures from a couple of my favorite sources just for something to do. Click on the links to check them out if you haven't done so already. I am positive you will like them just as much as I do!

Bliss and Folly

and 

Shadowhouse Creations

Hope you are enjoying your evening and wanted to remind you of my 

April Showers bring May flowers Sale 

Click here for more information.

 

Take care ~ Rebecca

Photo texture challenges

If you haven't noticed already from some of the images I have been sharing here ~ I am loving textures! Kim Klassen has been kind enough to share some of her lovely masterpieces and I have been in heaven. 

This last week she gave us a challenge to use two of her creations on a photograph

they were Silence and Sweettreat 

First I wanted to share my original image SOOC

And here are two versions using both textures on the same photo but

with two different looks...

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I love how the use of textures and subtle changes can change the entire mood of a picture. A big "thank you" Kim for sharing and inspiring.

Off to see more great work ~ have a beautiful day!!

Patience

Textures by Kim Klassen

...Not a virtue of mine.

Sweet Surprises

Woke to the smell of coffee this morning, rubbed the sand from my eyes, and wandered to the computer to check my email for messages left in the night.

Not really expecting much, I had to stop and rub my eyes twice more ~ For what I saw  was a note that...

I had won the book drawing over at Carol Spinski's!!!

Her blog is called Raised in Cotton

I had stopped by March 30 (which by the way is my Birthday ) to see what was new and she had posted a giveaway for one lucky person to receive their very own copy ofFifi O'Neill's

Romantic Prairie Style Book.

I am so excited!!!!

How wonderful is that!?!?!?

I always look forward to stopping by to visit Carol...I love her style and her photography ~ It is just like being at home for me. Carol's home was featured in Fifi's (of whom I have been an admirer for some time now) book and I am so anxious to curl up and read it from cover to cover!

Can you tell??? I am really, really excited!!!!

Woo-Hoo Happy Dance!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Carol!

It's like getting Whipped cream with Cherries on top ~ and all before breakfast!

So Sweet !!!!!!

Warmth on a cold Spring morning

Thanks Kim for use of your texture! :-)

A typical Spring day in March

Looks a bit more like the picture from a Christmas card doesn't it?

;-)

Happy St. Patrick's day

I have been thinking about my grandparents lately ~ I guess it's only natural, March 17th would have been their wedding anniversary and we always gathered at their home to have Corned beef and cabbage with Irish soda bread to celebrate. I sure do miss them both as do many others.

In celebration I wanted to share this Irish Blessing with you. It hung on the kitchen wall of their home for as long as I can remember.

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's day!!!!

I will be fixing the Corned beef this year (without the cabbage since the hubby doesn't like the smell) but there wil be pleanty of potatoes to go along side. Still thinking I might make some soda bread.....

An ordinary day

Not a very exciting routine today ~ paying bills, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up kids.

Upon my return home I looked at the branches of the lilacs poking through the snow and up towards the sky. To my delight I realized the buds on the lilacs are starting to swell!

Remembering this image I captured last year, I thought I'd share it with you....

Looking forward to their heavenly scent and the chance to sit on the porch once again . 

Typical March

Eight days in and March has arrived with it's usual mix of crazy weather....

50 one day and 4 the next.

Rain, sun, snow, sleet ~ you name it we have had it....and so have I.

I am litterally dreaming of hot sunny days and of mowing the grass (hey - it beats shoveling snow!) I even found myself watching golf on television on Sunday (not something I normally do) - jealous of those enjoying the weather without the need of parkas, boots, gloves and scarves!

All in good time I guess ~ till then I'll stay busy working inside as well as outside...

In anticipation of springtime blossoms and green green grass if you hadn't noticed, I decided to change the header here

and just listed these at SimplyStatedAntiques on Etsy this morning

keeping my fingers crossed March exits like a lamb.