“Canned” – Illustration Friday

30Jul08

Am I taking her off the shelf or putting her on …

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Illustration Friday – “Enough”

24Jul08

I’ve been looking and thinking about it for awhile, and now I am finally posting on Illustration Friday.
My girl has enough wild flowers and has almost had enough sunset – one last glimpse.

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Nosegay Terrarium & Peony Rescue

22Jun08

This past week the kids spent a night at Auntie and Uncle’s house with the cousins and had a great time. When I came to pick them up – running behind, of course – I was greeted by my daughter with a hug and this cup of wild fleurs she picked on a walk. Then [...]

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Peonies

19Jun08

The pink peonies have burst into bloom. I had to bring some into the house. The white are just blooming. I only became a fan when we moved into this house with the pinks already here. Two years later my mother-in-law was given several white peonies from a friends mother’s home which [...]

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Tags: flowers, fragrance, joy, peonies, plants, smell-o-vision