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Showing posts with label pansies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pansies. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

New China

 
 So the last thing I need is a new china collection and I have been resisting this china for a very long time. 
It's from Anthropologie. The other day I was out shopping with my friend Deidra and
she wanted to stop in Anthropologie to look around.
 
 I picked up this plate and said...I've always loved this china.
She said "Oh..I love it too...we both need it!"
So she bought me the above plate.
 There are several designs in this collection and now I need one of each.
(which is why I'd been resisting buying it)
So thanks to Deidra, I'll be going back time to time and buying another dish till I have a set.
  
 
Each plate is cute in it's own way. But the lizard one is my favorite.
I wish the flamingo one was pink instead of red.
 
pretty little tea cups too
I love that it's almost time for flowers.
 I was driving by the farmer's market on Reno and Pam's Plants had all their pansies out.
I could not resist. I bought some pansies to add to the ones that made it through the winter here.
Last night...a big goodbye to Deidra dinner was had at Picasso's on the Paseo.
Once a month they do a vegetarian dinner and wine tasting.
Each course was better than the last with the dessert ending the evening.
Have you ever had lavender flavored ice cream? 
They served it with roasted figs and sprinkled with pistachio brittle.
Oh..my it was heavenly!

I said to everyone that I was so sad that I'd never have this dessert again.
Because it's not something they normally have on the menu and each month they 
do and entirely different meal.

Deidra said I could make it myself. But that is seriously doubtful.
But it would be very nice to eat lavender ice cream on my new china!

Friday, February 21, 2014

Pansies

Today I'm thinking about pansies.
Usually, I see them throughout the neighborhood in the winter.
But this winter has been so rough...they didn't make it.
Now would be a good time to plant them to enjoy them till May.
So sweet planted in a teacup!
I want that box!

 Baskets of pansies on the table...perfect for Easter.
Easter is late this year...plenty of time to plan for it. 

I was in Walmart the other night and they had some very very cute things.
Really! Walmart had super cute Easter stuff.

I didn't purchase...I don't need Easter stuff but it was soooo tempting.

Are you thinking of Spring?
I sure am.