Everything is coming up roses, for tomorrow is the 137th Kentucky Derby.The Run For The Roses is known as the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Sunday is Mother's Day. This represents a double whammy for florist as the use of roses and red ones in particular will abound.I'm having a Derby party tomorrow. It will be a small group. Just the DWI group of my Continue Reading
Everything Old Is New Again
Don't throw the pa-ast away You might need it some rainy day Dreams can come true again When everything old is new again Peter Allen wrote the song for "All That Jazz" in 1979. There are a lot of videos of it but I thought you'd like his performance with the Rockettes.https://youtu.be/lM9H1eYz-lc Sister Parish said, "You can never achieve anything in a Continue Reading
Go Fourth, Independently!
This Sunday is the day that only we, as Americans, can celebrate to the fullest, for it is the fourth of July, our Independence Day; the day in 1776 when we declared our independence from Great Britain. It's a day celebrated with parades, fireworks, concerts with patriotic music, displaying the American flag, gatherings to consume a bounty of hot dogs, hamburgers, Continue Reading
One Thing Leads to Another
Funny how one thing leads to another. I saw an article about restoring a ruin in Provence while thumbing through the latest issue of Veranda. The designer is Michel Biehn, a Frenchman who has an antique shop in the picturesque village of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which has a wonderful market where you can find everything from an armoire to zucchinis.When we were Continue Reading
Cool Spring Color Combination
Turquoise, lime green and chocolate make a great color palette and a cool spring color combination. With the right fabrics, wall coverings, furniture and accents anyone can pull a room together with little effort. Check out my styleboard below.The wall covering is our Faux Padded harlequin removable wallpaper in lime, pillow fabrics from Amy Butler, seating Continue Reading
