Openings Connecting: A GOOD YEAR FOR FLOWERS

Friday, September 25, 2009

A GOOD YEAR FOR FLOWERS

LOVELY DAY.....finally out of the slump i've been in...out into apple orchards and big skies and chocolate gardens. that's where this hollyhock was, the chocolate garden. hand made truffles just down the road from the apple orchards around a few bends from the farm where i spent my childhood.

CAN FLOWERS BENEFIT FROM DARK CHOCOLATE TOO?
the
hollyhock about 12 feet high, leaning out and waving around.

And the little bouquet i brought home for the table.
more tomorrow. just pretty healthy stuff. fresh cool air. autumn sun. breezes and whispy clouds. tomorrow, more photos and the apple pie, oh my.

5 comments:

Caterina GiglioSeptember 25, 2009 at 7:38 PM
LOVELY! I have missed your creative light! xox cat
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Leslie Avon MillerSeptember 25, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Love the bouquet.
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LawendulaSeptember 25, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Life is sweet!

I once sat on a bench in an English park and there was written on it: "Take time to smell the flowers". So I did. With this life motto you can't go wrong, can you?
Enjoy your Weekend! xoxo
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ArtPropelledSeptember 26, 2009 at 5:32 AM
You did sample the truffles surely? The healthy ones :-)
Thats why you are out of your slump. Truffles work for me every time.
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Renee HowellSeptember 27, 2009 at 2:13 PM
blue and white
and
red and green

with a curl.

nice - makes me smile. THANKS amiga
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With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

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