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A Crow and the Giveaway Winner

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I took a walk through the neighborhood the other day and saw a crow in this tree. Boy, those crows are big birds! I love the contrast of the black crow against the blue sky. I had to work quickly to capture this guy before he flew off again.

I’m trying to keep busy as homesickness has really engulfed me. So I am sewing, then cursing at the results of the sewing, then eating…you get the picture. One month to go.

The winner of the Giveaway is….drumroll, please….Vanessa at Vanilla Lavender! Congratulations, Vanessa! I have already sent you an email. Just get back to me with your address and I will get the Roses sign out to you in the mail.

Two Gentle Reminders

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As we near the end of glorious peony season, here is a photo of our peony bushes back at Mockingbird Hill Cottage. They are older bushes, planted near the road by a past owner of the cottage. I was thrilled when I discovered them the first time we saw our house. I wish I was there to gather them, put them in vases throughout the cottage and breathe in their wonderful scent. Now you see why I have been buying so many of them here in San Diego. I miss my sweet peony bushes.


Thanks to my husband for taking these photos and emailing them to me. He knows how much I miss gardening and sends me photo updates.

Two reminders: The deadline to leave a comment for the giveaway is tonight at Midnight EST. You must leave a comment on the original post. Scroll down and you will see it.

If you want to avail yourself of my friend Mandy’s fabulous offer of 8 sidebar labels for the price of 5, you must order by Tuesday, June 9th. The information is in the previous post.

Have a great Monday!

Pink Saturday

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Hello, fellow lovers of pink! Thank you to Beverly for hosting our weekly celebration of pink. Please visit her blog to see a list of everyone participating.

Here we go ~ this little dress was at the Barn Sale. So sweet.

These shoes are too gorgeous! The dress and the shoes? And the tiara? Princess.

This sweet hat reminds me of something sweet Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables fame might wear.

This is the delicate shade of pink that occurs as a peony starts to fade. Beautiful.


I saved my favorite until last. This photo is from my sister Meredith’s blog. This is Wilbur. He is a 550 pound pig that has a deformed back leg. He has been raised from birth by the people that own this farm in North Carolina. Pigs are quite intelligent. Meredith got to pet him ~ I’m jealous. Isn’t he adorable? Now, that’s pink!


Have a wonderful day. Don’t forget, I’m having a Giveaway. After you have finished commenting here, scroll down and leave your name on Thursday’s post. You have to comment on both posts!

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