Pink Saturday/ Pink Flowers

Welcome to another Pink Saturday! This is a weekly event hostessed by Beverly of How Sweet the Sound. Please stop by her blog to see a list of all the other participants.

Look what I found outside in my front yard last week! This tree had finally bloomed and was covered in delicate white buds.


I thought it was so pretty.


So where is the pink that I promised? It's in there somewhere!


Aha, here it is! I thought these were so lovely.







We won't talk about how all of those white petals eventually came off and stuck all over my vehicle. Today's rains washed it all off though. It sure was pretty while it lasted though!

I paid a visit to the house on Bonnie Lane, which is apparently still in our possession. I'm glad I could still see some of the spring flowers blooming. At least a couple of them were pink, and the lilacs were blooming too!












This is one reason I just love spring...all of the pretty flowers blooming everywhere!

Stay tuned this week for some posts featuring a visitor that just arrived at my door Friday afternoon! Oh, I am going to have so much fun with my guest. Some of you already know who it is. I should be posting something in the next day or two!

Happy Pink Saturday everyone!

Pink Saturday/ Pink from Pink Magazines

Geez, wasn't it Saturday just a few days ago? Time again for some more pink posts! This week I got too lazy to look for pink things in my house, though rest assured, there is much more pink stuff in my possession. It's been a crazy week so I took the easy way out, but I don't think you'll be disappointed!

Country Living is one of my favorite magazines. Sometimes they have the most amazing pink stuff within their pages. Recently, I was going through some boxes (I am still unpacking after 18 months in my house) and I came across this old edition from June 2002. I threw a lot of magazines out when I moved. I know...ouch! I wondered why I had kept this particular edition.

Oh, this is why! Pretty pink stuff! I particularly love plates on the wall, especially pink plates! And look at this sweet white chair with a pink gingham cushion! I would love to have this in my living room.
I also love teacups and saucers. Isn't this pretty in just plain pink? Love the roses behind it. I could see this with a contrasting pattern.
Oooo, Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet...drinking a cup of tea out of this pretty rosey cup! I want one!

I need to have someone serve me breakfast in bed off of this pretty tray. You could fill a couple of these cups with my raspberry whipped Yoplait yogurt. Did you know roses are edible? Would be a shame to chow down on these gorgeous roses though. Hmmm, if you eat these flowers, would your farts smell like roses?
Ah, more pretty plates and place settings! You know I am loving this!
I would love to see a pretty napkin like this decorated with such a pretty piece of jewelry! That's my idea of living well, the breakfast in bed thing with a gift of jewelry. That would work for me! Ha, don't quite think that's going to happen though, even if my poofs do smell like roses!
I adore these pitchers! Such pretty flowers too! I love it with those glasses and the tablecloth. Is it linen or lace? Either look gorgeous, and so feminine!
Here is another place setting with a more whimsical pattern. Just adorable!

I found another Country Living magazine. This one is more recent from June 2007. I remember why I saved this one! Just look at this patio!
I would really love an arbor for my yard. I love that the deck is hidden a bit behind the bushes. Just walk through the arbor and you reach paradise!
Oh my, I know I am cutting way back on carbs and sweets, but I'm not sure I could resist this! Love that pitcher that holds the flowers. The pink lemonade looks yummy too!
This whole area with the white picket fence, wicker chairs with floral and checked cushions, the lovely vases and linens...oh my! Utter perfection! This is my idea of the ideal outdoor area! I wouldn't change a thing!
Hope you enjoyed my little fantasy!

Pink Saturday

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Bev at How Sweet the Sound hosts a weekly Pink Saturday. This is my first week! I had planned to post pictures of my favorite pink shoes and purses, but the pictures turned out horrible. Instead, I am posting pictures of beautiful pink flowers from my garden. Many of these are reposts, but to those who are visiting this blog for the first time through Pink Saturday, these will be brand new. Please visit Bev's blog for a list of those participating in Pink Saturday.

I have four gardens in my yard, and they were lovingly planted by the previous owner.

The first two are roses from the garden at the back of my house. I just moved here last year, and was stunned at all the beautiful flowers that came up in my garden! I had the second picture made into a mousepad for work. It gets all kinds of compliments.





This is a daylily that I photographed on a visit to Ravenwood Castle in the Hocking Hills of Ohio. Click here to read my posting about our visit to the castle.



This picture is of a quince bush in the garden between my driveway and my garage.



Here is a beautiful, intensely dark pink peony growing near my deck.



And here are two more that were growing in the garden at the end of my driveway.





Here are my roses again, but these are from this summer.





And finally, here is a trumpet vine that bloomed a couple weeks ago on my deck.



Hope you enjoyed the beautiful pink blooms!