Ranunculus, my favorite flower

Do you have a favorite flower?

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I have several of them, actually (like these hydrangeas ).  But there is one that I love more than all the others.

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Ranunculus.  My all-time favorite.  The flower that makes my heart skip a beat.

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Earlier this week I ran into a florist shop looking for white flowers, and there, to my amazement, was a bucket of 6 white ranunculus, just arrived.  I was so excited!  The girl working in the shop had no clue what they were.  I purchased the prettiest ones and happily brought them home.

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They’ve been making me happy all week, so I thought I’d share.

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I love all the gorgeous fabric flowers floating around the fashion world, but when I see these, I just don’t think anything else comes close to the real thing.

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I stand in awe of the beauty in our world, and feel grateful to have a little drop of it in my home.

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No wonder so much has been written over the centuries about flowers…

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They bring happiness on a winter’s day.

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They bring happiness on any day!

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What’s your favorite flower?  Do tell!
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Have a great day!

Hopeful Homemaker

Vintage Tablecloth: Pink Flower Ovals

Today’s tablecloth is another that reminds me of vintage ticking, only without the stripes.

vintage pink flower tablecloth

The oval medallions remind me a lot of those that are so often scattered in vintage ticking patterns.  The flowers on this cloth are really more of a mauve.

From a distance, I like the way the ovals lay around the edges of the tablecloth, larger in the middle of each side and on an angle in the corners.

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Around the outside of the oval medallions there is a sweet little scalloped border with small roses.  It’s the perfect vintage touch for a little girls’ tea party or birthday party.

This cloth is cotton duck and has a lovely weight.  I noticed no flaws or stains.  It measures 47 by 53 inches.

So sweet and innocent.

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This morning I found…

someone’s lunch hidden in the corner of the family room, behind a chair.


My first thought:  why on earth wasn’t it eaten at school?

My second thought:  no wonder a certain child of mine is near tears with hunger after school every day!

I’m pretty sure there’s a reason kids have a lunch break at school, and I’m pretty sure it involves more than just recess.

Hmmmm…

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