Elegant Rose

Friday 26 April 2013

It's A Wonderful World......

~ "Little lamb who made thee
dost thou know who made thee....
gave thee life and bid thee feed
by the stream and o'er the mead...
Gave thee clothing of delight,
softest clothing woolly bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice!
Little lamb who made thee...
 Dost thou know who made thee"
~ William Blake...


~ You would have needed your Rosey Tinted Spectacles to see the 'full pink moon' last evening....
I wore mine all day....
~ and little 'Larry' here was born....
Under the April full pink moon...
I think you can just see the pink glow about him...
~ His Mummy just managed to give him the gift of life and is still quite poorly...
He belongs to my lovely sister law, and lives on her small farm, close by me....
He is safe and warm by her open fire on a blanket of soft pink wool...
~ He is quite possibly a very lucky lamb indeed.....


~ I think you can guess the sheer size of him compared to Patrick's hand here..
A little guy, just new to the world....
~ and missing his mummy terribly!
~ He is being fed by bottle every few hours....


It's a wonderful world....
Don't you think ?
~ And I think I may just be in love........
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Told you that full April moon was special....!
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Have a weekend full of magic...
~ Love Maria x
After word....
Dear little Larry, didn't make it over the weekend....
~ but he did know kindness in those short days he was with us...
God bless. x



Monday 22 April 2013

The Full Pink Moon...

~ "A Dreamer is some one who can only find his way by moonlight, 
And his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of 
the world"...... ~ Oscar Wilde.


~ The Full Pink Moon...
For those who follow the moon cycles, like me....
You will be aware we have the full pink moon this week.
This moon marks the appearance of pink ground Phlox, an early pink flower...
The amount of hope in the air during a full pink moon makes it the best time to ask some one to marry....
~ Taken from The Girl Who chased The Moon....

Pink for as long as I can remember has been my favourite colour!
~ and because we have the full pink moon this week, I thought my post would simply be a post of  giddy pink thoughts and of course pink pretty pictures.......


Libby Page's beautiful book full to the brim of pink....
A celebration of the colour itself in all its glory!





If the colour pink was to have a smell, how best would you describe this?.....
"A beautiful dusky rose...in full bloom or a strawberry ice cream on the warmest day ever."..




"Cerise pink, pale pink, candy pink, shocking pink" !
I would have the world made up of all the shades.......
My favourite vintage pink dress...


~ Pink for me is feelings of comfort, happiness and love...
I always add a dash here and there....
Let's just face it...... Pink ....just makes the world go around!!





~ Pink to make the boys 'wink'!.
~ A favourite basket of mine along with my crocheting that never ever seems to grow....
Any suggestions, please and thank you!
~ Too much blogging, I hear you say!

~ And baby pinks that dance in your mind with thoughts of 'twinkly' stars...
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Olivia's first ballet slippers....
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The meaning of pink in flowers...
~ Taken from Libby's book....
Pink Tulip ~ Caring...
Pink rose ~ Friendship....
Pink carnation ~ Gratitude, the hearts memory...
Pink peony ~ Bashfulness....

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~ Any one for tea?
My very favourite teapot!
Only used when Mrs Thriftwood comes for tea , mind you!
hehe...
Ooh Lady Grey, if you please for me...


"But if you would be so kind...I am most certainly not pink", says Smokey!
"But you are most certainly pretty", says me.....



~ Do you have a colour that makes you feel happy, fun loving, or even more alive, when either worn or used to decorate or embellish? I wonder...
Or like me, is there a colour that makes you feel giddy?

~ I will close for now...and leave you with this card, sent from my best friend! 
"She said she couldn't help but think of me"......
I do wonder why?.... I am a thinking it could be just that it is pink!
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~ Thank you for the sweetest words on my earlier post!
They made my heart smile, they really did!
~ With giddy pink hugs to you all.......
 Maria x




Monday 15 April 2013

Never more..........

~" Old things are more beautiful.
than many things brand new...
Because they bring fond memories of things we used to do.
Old photographs in albums, love letters tied in red lace....
Recapture those old feelings that new ones can't replace..
Baby pink shoes, a teddy bear, a ring that Grandma wore 
are treasures waiting there behind a door marked 'never more'..........

~ Unknown....

Hello....
Today I am pondering on becoming vintage.... and wondering just when this happens... Does it creep up on you in the small hours of the night....or is it lurking there all along...I personally think the latter.......
How about YOU?
Olivia asked me to answer some questions for her media course work and it got me a- thinking a little...
The topic was VINTAGE, of course...
And this being very close to my heart.......



The Questions.....

~ "Mum did you always like 'things' that belonged to other people", she asked!
~ And did you wear second hand clothes in the eighties too ? 
( I still do, was my reply)
"Who was your favourite all time rock band during this time"
~ And what was your biggest desire and dream, when you were younger?



Above is......
~ The finished piece for her magazine in print!
It was an interesting little article to do with my daughter....
I think you can see I simply loved  INXS and Olivia now has the original album,' Kick' on her bed room wall.....
( It all comes back again, doesn't it just )
Never tear us apart is 'our' song.....
I also loved the Smiths...which Olivia plays too!
My one big dream was to visit the ice caps in Canada and 'Save Seals' from the terrible slaughter of seal clubbing...
I was passionately into animal rights campaigning and Green peace....
( still am)

~ Although I now listen to more 'vintage music'....
Julie London ....The original cover....
I found this copy just recently.
I can look back with fondness at the eighties....they were such fun years after all.....
~ I  did learn that loving  vintage didn't just creep up on me, during the 'wee' hours of the night.....NO it was there all along.....
From desiring my grandmothers pretty rose teas sets and Mums beautiful cards from her past with the most sweetest sentiments....
 To making my own zany frocks and wearing them rather oddly, I may confess!
(Olivia now does this ....)


(Mum's 21st birthday cards....)
I did have dreams of living in the capital in my younger years....
I am glad they no longer reside....
Our home, although an on going project.... is made up of pieces that have already had a past life!
It is just me....
It seems to have evolved gently through time just like we have....
Painted and cherished and brought back to life!
I do bring home a lot of pieces of furniture, that I have painted up from the little vintage shop were I spend my hours...
( I do have to sneak them in now)
~ as men nearly always notice some thing new! or old.... hehe......But we are birds of a feather and he nearly always LOVES it as much as me!
So that's fine!
~ The thatched cottage with wild pink roses will follow one day.........
I always had thought's that our town was just rather quiet ish!
~ and  never appreciated just how the lake district was on our door step, even though we spent all our summers, travelling in our little Triumph  Herald car.....all around them....
Olivia has added a really old  photograph of us all camping out with our beloved dog, Pip!
She was our companion on all our adventures.....
( This was the seventies)
but, Olivia liked the look of the old photography!
( I hope you can just make this out)
HAPPY DAYS ....



Talk about treading down memory lane....
We spent a good two hours reminiscing....such fun!
And do you know I had honestly forgotten about the 'Me', before becoming a Mum and Carer....
Actually I still wear second hand clothes and save animals, so much is just the same...hehe...





Moving swiftly on...with a skip and a jump!
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This week I received a lovely gift from a give away by Ted and Bunny blog spot!


~ A wonderful vintage address book, with the prettiest pictures inside... Just lovely!
Thank you once again!




Do pop on over and say a hello...
~ there is always such vintage loveliness to see and appreciate there....
Well that's a peek of my weekly pottering' s and puttering's....
~ I wonder has your week been one of the  reminiscing kinds.....?



I will close for now and I just wanted to say 'thank you for the kindest comments always..They do make my day a jolly one!


~ A few peeps asked just what was inside the Cath Kidston parcel from Dean..... from last postie!
~ I can tell you it was just as pretty as the wrap!
This pretty floral measuring jug and spatula.....
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~ Leaving you with this one thought...".Do you remember your one day dreams?
did they blow away in the wind, or did you grow gently into them" !
Take time to dream, my friends.....
Love Maria x










Sunday 7 April 2013

~ A Tickety Boo Week....

~ "April brings the promise that May is bound to keep."......


~ A special week for me....
~ Finding treasure from birthdays passed....
Notice just how many pretty flowers are on this delightful card.....Wild violets, Daisies, Pansies, buttercups....
~ and those sweet blue birds...
( Little Bambi card above from Mum, from a birthday I celebrated nearly thirty years ago.......)
Just perfect for this post...

~ Thank you for all your birthday wishes... ******
It has been a Tickety boo week indeed!
YOU know the ones....
Visits from friends....Candles and birthday cake....All topped off with lovely cards and good wishes...

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 ~ A Grand week indeed....
A visit from Dean with this beautiful gift!.
~ Making me smile, as he told me of rushing around Selfridge's  (nearly missing his train) with, indeed a sweaty brow.....eagerly looking for some thing....that in his words" I didn't  already own" from CK below.
hehe!
He knows me so well!



~ This last week has seemed to be an inchy~ wincy bit warmer too......
Mr sunshine has most certainly had his hat on for us, here in Cumbria!
Yippee! About time , I jolly well say too!






~ Furry feline friends have smiled in the warmth of the April sunshine....


~ On my travels and walks to work each morning, I happened to notice  the tiniest shades of pale greens showing through on the branches of the trees.....
Almost like someone has the paint box out and is gently brushing the palest streaks of colour onto each bough...
~ Spring is slow, but she is awakening gently from her long slumber....







~ My view on my walk to work.
I call these beautiful tree's 'far away trees'.....
( I wonder what tales they could tell me, if they could only talk)
~ I hope your week has been of the Grandest kind....~ and the extra hour of sunlight has warmed your spirit....


~ I even managed to wear 'THAT' floral frock, this last week too....
Still rather chilly, but I wore plenty layers....




~ That's all from me today!
As I have just peeked, The Time Travellers Wife is on our screens....
(LOVE THIS MOVIE)
Wishing you all a Tickety boo kind of week!
And thanking you always for the kindest of words....
~ I will be catching up with your week in words and pretty pictures, very shortly!
~ Love Maria x