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Spring Bouquet

Musings on Life and Beauty

We’ve had some cheerful flowers in the kitchen this week, a reminder of our Easter celebration.


Naturally I had to take some pictures.


I find myself doing this for two reasons:


One, to preserve the beauty, capture the memory, remind myself how much I have to appreciate.


Two, to practice using my camera.


Shallow depth of field and aperture is something that really fascinates me, and flowers are a fun subject to learn on.


They sit still much longer than my children do.


This little exercise also helps me look more closely at my flowers.


I always walk away marveling.


Did you know that fresh flowers in a home really do make people feel better?  Did you know that people who buy flowers for themselves tend to be happier?


It certainly works for me!  Food for the soul…

Hope your weekend has been lovely!

Hopeful Homemaker

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A Different White

Musings on Life and Beauty

Yesterday the weather was so warm that my children played outside all afternoon, then treated themselves to homemade snow cones.  I was able to begin painting a couple of things that I’m excited to finish.

The painting, however, will have to wait.

Today I’m sitting curled up on the couch in my husband’s favorite fleece blanket.  It has been raining and snowing all day, and our world is slowly turning white.  The temperatures have dropped significantly, and just looking outside makes me cold.

Although I know the precipitation is a blessing, I admit I prefer a different kind of white:


Remember my ranunculus from a couple of weeks ago?


They stayed fresh and gorgeous for over two weeks!   They simply continued opening up, wider and wider and bigger and fuller.  I am in awe of each perfect petal.


Now a couple of them are in my flower press, sure to bring a bit more happiness soon!

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Upon opening the press (an old yard sale find) I discovered some forgotten wildflowers, evidence of a summer’s day gift from my little girls.  The sight made me long for the carefree days of summer vacation.


For now, we’ll keep waiting while we watch the snowflakes fall…

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Tulips

Color, Musings on Life and Beauty

Sadi Gulistan said, “If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, & from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, sell one, & with the dole buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.”

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I will freely admit that the beauty of a hyacinth combined with its heady scent is wonderful.  Yet after years of quietly repeating that quote to myself, I must say I’ve found that many different flowers feed my soul.

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This week it was tulips.  They were a $5 splurge at the grocery store.

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I love the way tulips are both bold and delicate at the same time.  Strong but fragile.  Graceful yet dramatic.

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They’re so tall and straight and pretty when they’re all closed up, but then they begin to open…

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and the drama and beauty merely increase.

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People are like that.  Most of the time what’s on the inside is even better than what’s outside.

I like the way these two ended up leaning on each other.

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This week my tulips reminded me to have an open heart, to accept each day for what it offered, to find beauty in what I have.  Sometimes we need beauty as much as food to remain truly alive.  Flowers really are food for my soul.

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Which flowers feed your soul?  Please share!

Have a beautiful weekend!
Hopeful Homemaker Posted at The Inspired Room

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