Hello all, another week has passed and it’s time for Sunday Sevens (on Monday). Sunday Sevens is the great idea from Natalie of Threads and Bobbins. Why not check out the “rules” of Sunday Sevens on her blog and see if you’d like to join in?
This particular post is peppered with a preponderance of plant-filled pictures!
Walking weather
It’s warm now, so walking is wonderful! Except for mama, who fell out of bed and has quite the goose egg (dinosaur egg) on her bum. Walking, sitting, even breathing is very uncomfortable, but happily the x-rays showed no breaks or fractures. So I’m walking alone for the time being. Love the sunlight behind these trees.
Had to capture this whimsical duo for you.
Can you spot the butterfly? Light standards along this long avenue sport them in various colors. I like the subtlety of the green one here; it nearly fades into the background.
Flowers
We have tiny purple bunches, little pink bells, white petals up high.
Almost flowers
Soon-to-be beautiful peonies in white, blush, and my favorite – this glorious magenta!
Not flowers
These will have to go; they will be very tall soon, blocking out the rest of the yard.
Wedding updates
My daughter is getting married in the fall. I have my MOB dress. And it’s black!! What? Yes, lovely daughter picked it out (MOG is also wearing black), and it’s beautiful – a long, flowy chiffon with soft ruffles. Now I’m searching for a cropped jacket (bolero? short kimono? shrug?) in a nice purple. Found one option – a lovely silk bolero in iridescent amethyst, but still undecided. Any ideas? (I’m rather afraid to make one from a delicate fabric.)
Words
Starting a couple of new books.
Escape from web weirdness
And this is what’s been going on in my online world: I was sent to SPAM. And not the edible kind (ooh, wait, is there an edible kind?). At any rate, it is repaired now, and once again I’m free to spread my ramblings through blogland. I do still have earlier comments that are stuck spam jail cells, but from here on, we’re golden!
That’s it for this week. Hope you all are embarking upon a most wonderful, trouble-free week!
Let the Sewing Begin 
Oh how exciting a wedding. Love all those plants. Pretty butterfly
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Thanks Cathy. Yes, the wedding is coming up so quickly. Happy days!
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Enjoy your wedding planning. Plant images are very pretty this week.
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Thank you Theresa. Actually, she has done most of it already, and it’s coming together nicely. Glad you liked all the flowers…..I got a little carried away. 😉
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What lovely flowers, shrubs & trees you have to enjoy along your walks! Sorry to hear your mum took a bit of a wrong turn, but glad it’s nothing too serious. Also glad you’re no longer having Spam! 😀
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Thanks Del. Having a nice walking space makes it easier to keep at it. Mama’s doing fine, just pretty sore; it could have been so much worse! And, I was not actually having spam, I was the spam! (Wow, I was a marked woman) Very strange experience. 🙂
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Dear, you could neh-vah be Spam! 😉
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Oh but ’tis sadly true….. 😦
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Sorry to hear about your mum – she’s not been lucky, has she? We have but one peony in exactly the same shade of red which is not quite open yet, either. Happy wedding planning!
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Not so lucky lately. She’s 90, and was in near perfect health till in her 80s. These recent issues have certainly not been an easy change for her. Peonies are my favorite flower, so watching them come up more each day is exciting! Hope your lone peony (you might want another 😉 ) and mine are all healthy (we had spider mites last year, yuck).
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So wonderful to see all the trees and flowers coming into bloom. But sorry to hear about your mum, hope she mends quickly.
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It’s a lovely time of year isn’t it? Poor mama…she gets in a hurry I think, so used to going like gangbusters and finds it difficult to stop and rest. Her tiny bum took a pretty good wallop. But she’s coming along, thank you, and should be back to normal very soon.
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Good to hear your mum’s coming along. She must get so frustrated. Old age is so mean.
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Glad you managed to escape from the spam! You might find a chip shop than sells battered spam fritters when you’re on your trip! Love your peony, I bets it’s in full bloom now 😃
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Chip shop…yes! The peonies didn’t fare well this year, sorry to say. Must be more diligent for next spring, because they are my favorite!
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