my new dawn rose....

my favorite climbing rose, is blooming like the dickens right now, and is just as sweet as it can be....


i just LOVE these blush pink beauties, so much! cascading over my swing on the back deck and dropping petals from heaven, to form a soft carpet underfoot...their scent is divine....

life goes way too fast,

please take the time to,

stop~and~smell~the~roses.mm

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playing along with

kim klassens

texture tuesday

this week the theme is "vintage".

after taking tons of photos of my new dawn roses in vintage vases,

i settled on a more simple look, just using a vintage lace tablecloth.

sometimes, simpler is better.

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and to simplify my own life a wee bit,

i will be taking a short bloggy break.

i'll see you soon.......i promise.......

erin

xxoo

sparkly waters.......

as i was driving home from a long day of gardening, tired and dirty,

i spotted this horse who always seems to be standing in this pond.

what was different this particular afternoon,

was all the sparkly water surrounding her...

so of course,

i had to stop my jeep and jump out

to capture this moment of glittery light, of sparkly waters, twinkling all around.

i am once again
playing along with
kim klassen
and her
texture tuesday.

my sparkly waters were made even more beautiful
by adding kim's texture called
"life is good".

happy mothers day....

i love being a mom.

it is the best job i have ever had.

my kids are the best.



i am so proud of the adults they have become.

it is a

happy mothers day.

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tthank you to my kiddos,

ash and rob

and

ian and sam

for making me such a happy mama.

i love you.

shattered faerie tale...

my latest paintings......

inspired by the news of the last week...

which started with something so beautiful.

a faerie tale wedding.

of a beautiful prince and a handsome princess.

in an exquisite church, decked out like an english garden.

we got swept away with it all.

we felt the love and the hope and the dreams of it all.

we escaped.

at least for just a little a while.....

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just to be yanked back into reality

with the killing of a hunted terrorist.