Summer Whites

It is so hot outside that I thought it would make us feel cooler to work with all whites on our table.....

the Blushing Bride hydrangeas have been absolutely beautiful this year so that is where I started..
gotta have flowers, right?..and the oasis ring I found while cleaning helped me with a centerpiece for an all white table setting.....

so here goes.

maybe a few stories thrown in but the flowers speak for themselves..My husband said  oh wow..are those your flowers? I knew I had a hit then.......and the plates.....well, you'll see......

Hydrangeas, dahlias, leather leaf fern...all from my garden...I truly do love white flowers..and this did not disappoint...aren't they beautiful?

 always a little retro thrown in..the glasses are definitely from the 60's....we had clear blue ones growing up....

the candle is a Claire Burke botanical candle with fern leaves in the sides...

 These plates are Coalport Countryware and when I saw them, I think I giggled out loud..that's what I do when I find something really good while browsing thrift stores....there were 5 of them @ $2 each....so I quickly looked them up on replacements.com   ...and yes, indeed, a bargain....later I found out they are a wedgwood china....but I was really just attracted to the flower like design and they were white.....

This is White Orchid silverplate.  I am slowly adding to what I have..it was my Grandmother Lewis' pattern and when my parents moved her entire set was lost or stolen.....My Mama grieved over that loss and never replaced it...I don't know why she didn't...that is just the way she was ..but when Daddy closed out his house, there were a few pieces left from grandmother's set and I brought them home......I love the pattern..she picked it because she said it looked like a daylily.....so when I spot a deal on ebay, I buy it.....one day a whole table full..but not yet....


I hope you like my table.....I placed the bowls there with ice cream in mind.....yep...first course..ice cream...there is great benefit to being empty nesters....and the little round spoons, perfect for that.....
Then a cold pasta salad would be quite refreshing.....

Thank you for stopping by today...

I hope you come again soon....

and visit here where there are lots of flowers and dogs....

Mona

Come join the fun 

I am sharing at Table Top Tuesday

Garden perspectives

I have been trying to capture the feel of my garden with a camera....I just don't think it is possible....especially the soft breeze, the fragrances, the birds singing......the nearness to heaven I feel as I walk around here...  the thrill of a new seedling emerging through the soil, the colors, the textures, and the absolute abundance of beauty that surrounds me here in my garden...

I am going to try to share a little bit through these pictures...I have used a 1960's filter on them because I just like the way it looks...like treasured photographs from an old homeplace...I plant heirloom plants and trees in order to stay true to the era of our house..built in the 1930's....

I hope you can imagine what it is like to be in this garden of mine..maybe one day I will open my garden for tours..one day....like my Grandmother did..she had people from all over the nation come to see her gardens and admire her daylilies and other flowers....she made an impact on the plant world from right there in a little south Georgia town.....she was a true example of  Bloom Where You Are Planted...the key is being planted in the right place...and then it is easy to BLOOM!   from looking at these flowers, we can see how exceptional it is to bloom....these blooms reflect that......they are just responding and opening to the SUN!  we can do that too...

                                       thank you for stopping by today..I hope to see you again soon...


                                                      I hope your garden is filled with blooms....

                                                                                 Mona

Rosemary

All around my yard and garden, I have rosemary growing.....it is by the front walk.and it is beside the driveway....it is by the vegetable garden gate..it is by the stone steps leading into the yard..it is in the perennial bed and it is in the boxwood hedge..it is at the edge of the yard too....I have it growing all over....it is such an easy herb to grow and it comes in many forms...This is the time of year that rosemary blooms so I took some pictures to share with you....
Let's walk around my yard and see what's blooming right now......

rosemary.with blue flowers

spilling over rock wall

lavender flowers

drought tolerant

rooted from rosemary at Jittery Joe's roasting store

As you can see, rosemary is very versatile and it is evergreen and it blooms..plus it has a nice fragrance and you can cook with it...it is truly an herb you should get familiar with ..it would even make a nice hedge or ground cover.....and it roots so easily.....it is one of my favorite plants in my garden...and it was the very first herb I ever bought......and I do love my herbs.....maybe next time we will look at them...for now, stop and smell the rosemary......

thank you for stopping by today...I hope to see you again soon...

                                                                           Mona