Spring tour time Madison Ga

Madison, Georgia had the annual spring tour last weekend. It is wonderful old period homes restored and wonderful gardens. It is just fun to visit Madison anytime and walk the streets in the historic area. The town square is so charming and there are some nice restaurants and shops to visit too. I've done posts about Madison before.
This is just one large garden that was on the tour. I will share more photos tomorrow.

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Pretty Boy candy dish

I found this fellow on EBay. It is Dresden or Meisen not too old. He is a serving dish. I enjoy these whimsical pieces. I keep finding men and would love to have a lady one like this. He is pink and blue.

Why not have some whimsey in your decorating?
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Peony time and peony scent from L'Occitane

                                                          The shimmer powder so girly!

Most of you know how I adore peonies. I live for the peonies opening in my garden. Sadly, this spring with the cold snap then the higher than normal temperatures has resulted in less than stellar peony bloom. Ah, such is life.

L'Occitane makes a peony scent and they just came out with a new one more subtle soft and I prefer it to the older one. The new one is aptly named Pivonine Delicate.

The packaging is so chic and pretty and I had to buy the powder that you spritz on with the pink atomiser --and it has a bit of shimmer! It will look good on tan or pale skin. So I leave you with some photos of the new peony scented items. The little tube is scent roll on on  one end and lip gloss on the other!

Those French are so clever!

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Momo arrived today

We added a new fancy gold fish to our pond. His name is Momo. He is tiny now but will be a fat little guy in a year or so. Momo joins Sushi, Spot, and Ting in our happy pond. Long live Momo

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Pink inwell-- last one and peonies

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Well my inkwell obsession is ongoing. But I must stop-- running out of places to put them in my small home. This is the final purchase ( at least for a long time) so dainty and pretty. It is Dresden or Limoges I believe. Not too expensive I collect only what I find pleasing. What a more gracious world it used to be. A time when people took the time to sit down and write letters and thank you notes.

I cut some peonies and mock orange from my garden to show you too.

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Preserving peonies

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My garden contains many pink and white peonies. I love them above all other flowers. I also grow sweet pea and iris which are also my favorites.

Peonies have such a short life span and I often cut them and make arrangements. As they get older I hang them upside down ( makes the color stay in the petals better) and dry them.

I then reuse them in December in one or two of my smaller Christmas trees or in garlands I place over doorways. The pinker the peony the prettier it dries. The raspberry ones that are sort of striped look great dried.

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Mud pit is now a flower bed- Wow Us Wednesday

Last week when the landscaper men came a month early and dug up our lawn in the back garden I had a real mud pit--because it rained the next day.  We ran out and bought annuals just to fill it in and add some pink color! I have more peonies and iris on the way and foxgloves coming too. We planted for 2 days- all pink or white flowers. Cleome, foxgloves, speedwell, pin cushion flowers. It was a lot of work but I love it and we no longer have to worry about that patch of grass that will never grow. I had fun pretending I was Marie Anotinette creating her little farm gardens.Pink Boy was an excellent garden helper.

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