Summer Decor with Flowers

Welcome! Today I thought I'd share some photos of our public spaces bedecked with flowers! I love growing flowers in my garden and I love having flowers inside the house, particularly those which don't grow well in my hot, humid mostly shaded summer garden. There's also puppy challenges to consider when I'm planting any kind of flowers or shrubs.

  

I was thrilled to receive these flowers from my daughter in vivid shades of orange, pink and chartreuse!

A Summer of Colors

It's summertime! Time to leave the dark moody colors of winter far behind and embrace an explosion of summer colors! Whether you choose pastel or bold colors or any combination with white, summer tables revel in color.

Vintage Meets Modern on a Late Spring Table

Today I was inspired by the fading ephemeral flowers of spring to set a table. My vintage plates sprinkled with violets were the obvious choice because I think they're lovely and I don't get to use them that often. But I didn't want to set a vintage table — I wanted to set a modern table that incorporates beautiful vintage touches!

   

A Tea Room, a Botanical Garden and an Emergency

Doesn't it seem the last month or two has gone by in an instant? When what you really want to do is savor every moment?

That's the way it's been for me! Let me share with you the great and the not so good.

In mid April we headed to New Mexico to spend a week with our daughter and celebrate her birthday.

This is the view that greeted me every morning — the bosque along the Rio Grande with the Sandia Mountains in the background. A bosque is a type of forest habitat found along stream and river banks in an open country such as deserts or grasslands. It derives its name from the Spanish word for 'woodlands'. 

A Bit of Spring Decor

Do you revamp your whole house every season or holiday? I generally don't, though I do like to sprinkle seasonal decor throughout my home. Thanksgiving through the winter holidays is the exception, when I want to bring a festive touch to every room. My home then tends to go dormant through the winter with perhaps a single vignette to acknowledge special days.

But then spring arrives and I want to add cheery notes throughout the house! I thought I'd share this year's spring touches.

In the front entry