Mon Dieu ! J'adore les pivoines

Oh how I love this time of year. So many pretty blooms in my garden. Hope your garden is in fine form.

Have a Pink day!

Tea time with a pink tea cup on a gentle spring day

A new fun little tea cup with a bow!

Pink Tea Time!

Today was a gentle spring day--the type of day when you curl up and watch the birds and sip some tea, read poetry or write to a friend.

A recent purchase on Etsy-- another luster ware tea cup. I could not resist that bow and the curvy handle. I also can't resist showing off my peony I cut today. The peony is called Do Tell and is at the top of my favorite peonies list. She is charming.

For more fun with tea and tea things visit

Sandi at:

http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/2011/03/61st-tea-time-tuesday.html


Lady Katherine at:

http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/

Wanda Lee at:

http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/

Have a Pink day!

Pale pink and white bedrooms are serene

This image is perfect for today's Pink Saturday! Go to How Sweet the Sound blog to visit other Pink Saturday participants.

I was lucky to see this bedroom in person at the Atlanta Symphony Show House a few years ago. It was designed by Mrs. Howard of the company Mrs. Howard in Atlanta. She used this pale pink on walls and all white linens. I saw the photo on the Internet the other day and emailed her to find out the color of the pink paint. My next paint job for bedroom will be this shade. She even had a pink peony on the screen saver on her computer in the show house bedroom!

It is Sherwin-Williams White Dogwood SW6315 I know it says white but it looks pink on walls.

If you are coming to Atlanta area and want to visit her shop/design studio it is at:

425 Peachtree Hills Ave suite 23

Atlanta Ga 30305

Her studio is right next to our wonderful ADAC (design center if you are interior designer you can go visit that also). I also loved the chinoiserie style chair at the desk!

In the meantime I will be dreaming of this color for my next repainting of master bedroom.

Have a PINK day!

Peony party in the garden

Sunday was my peony garden party. My peonies were still in bloom-somewhat. All was not lost as foxgloves and saliva and roses were abundant.

What a delight to have my friends together sitting under the arbor sharing stories and enjoying the nice weather and flowers. This is what makes life so precious and fun.

Some of the photos of the table above were taken by the lovely Chelsea, on left at table --she is a much better photographer than I am and I am glad she took the shots as my camera died and I did not get pictures of the table.

We had crab salad and raspberry mousse and tea sandwiches and pink lemonade and peach iced tea and petite fours. I will have a few more pictures to share in another post.

Have a PINK day!

Tea cup joy!

I found this tea cup at the symphony show house gift shop- my favorite colors of pink and green. It is a joy to look at especially next to this peony that I think is the prettiest peony that bloomed this year--so fluffy and soft looking.

Garden Party photos to come- I hope this cheerful tea cup will help you to

Have a PINK day!

More Peony power

Just a few more shots of my lovely peonies. I love to watch them open and I love all the fluffy petals . There is something decadent about a full blown peony even more than an open rose-- there is such an abundance of petals, so voluptuous and feminine. I see them as female.Most have a scent and all bring joy and serenity to my heart. I can't be stressed looking at a peony.

I hope you find them soothing and beautifu also.

Have a PINK day!